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wxrentoo cummcu; - Wednesday. iuiy 20. 201 I - 9 j ., . t ) t » , r w ‘ y 1 1 , 11.1 1121‘s 10 rue (.HROMCii. . Oh S ann _ Awash us as , I “an is meant for with many hills that make‘it dificult cyclists as havmg the right to be on . l to see cyclists. Benjamin [5 also he the roads. Lon Black Hal n t the pUbliC, too ‘ quently used by horse driven vehi- I find each week I have near g I udos to Angela Vieth for her cles. The cars. buggies. farming misses with motorists that i believe } Kinsighlful column in the July 13 equipment and cyclists all need to do not see me, espeCially in the n theopeningterseofthesonglong Black Train. Oh Susanna l Chronicle. share this two»lane road. The test- moming With some being impaired ISingS: “Always said to leave the light on, always said that you 1 As a resident that ““35 in the dents that are opposed to this with an unawake condition. would come home. Nowit’s just me and our little baby. and 4 Benjamin pal-k Area. 1 welcome the change may need to move to the Too many motorists use the this heart coldasastone." ; Trans Canada Trail to the Benjamin country, where they can pay for and marked bike lane line'to drive on, Oh Susanna's hauntingly beautiful folk-inspired music “an guarantee forested privacy. and I see Side View mirrors barely hooked me the first time 1 saw her perform live [0 years ago at Our family uses the path daily. I am Proud to “V8 In Waleflm- I miss"!!! Une- _ , 3 Fred Eaglesmith concert in St. lambs. So 1 spoke with on We find it a haven of shade to help am proud of where l liye. I am Also. it would be appreCIated if Susanna. whose ml name is Suzie Unger'leider. this pastweek foster a healthy lifestyle for walkers proud to welcome new VISIIOI’S. the roads were taken better care ”f to chat about her new CD. Soon the Birds. along with my I and cyclists. as there are many uneven 58W" favourite song on the album. Long Black Train. The residents who moved onto a Cheryl Mallory grates and th°|85 that we cyclists “I wrote that song after] met a woman in Austin. Texas, who i path need to be reminded of the wa‘e’ioo have ‘0 manoeuvre around. was telling me how her friend's son had just been killed over in importance of sharing a publicly W t I“ till t Probably as a consequence of Iraq by an IED (improvised explosive device, or roadside funded and maintained trail. a e 00 S no 0‘" recycling 9'09”“ we.ha"° bro- bomb)." Ungerleider told me over the phone from Vancouver. Their taxes are the some as all safe for cyclists k9“ glass and 01h" debris ”‘3‘ “’9- “and how it was bringing back all these memories and grief other homeowners in Waterloo. . _ encounter. , because her husband, whom she married when she was a They need to be reminded of the H awng read the article on Water- _ I find I have to repair Probably a teenager, was a pilot who died in a plane crash while she was choice to buy property abutting a loo as a bike‘friendly Clly, I tire or two each month because of pregnant with their daughter.” i wooded trail. must 533" "‘3‘ we have a long way ‘9 this. . . In the song, Oh Susanna sings over soaring melodies: I They should be proud to share go to really deserve such recogniâ€" .Oertainly. bike lanesare a good “When I saw the officers coming. then I knew you were gone; ' ' this native forested area with others. tion. . thingtand lappiectate CRY planners Then I saw nothing but that long 1 Daily l we people riding down I bicycle between 60 to 120 km thinking of cyclists. but we really black train rolling home.’ ‘ , \ 1 Benjamin Road. Daily it concerns each, week through Waterloo and don't have a safe enVIronment for Oh Susanna vividly expresses the \ I \! \\} i i E i : me. This concern greatly increases Kitchener and find it qu1te a hostile bicyclists yet. anger of a soldier's widow in the 1 i .‘ | \ i when it is a family with children It ent'ironment. bri :“When u flew into the hi t, l ‘ I often times can be a speedway. “‘9 his problem i5 "‘3‘ ‘09 many Paul Sdlolz ‘ [ {3:81;}- kiddng’oinside of me. but E; j I There are changes in terrain. motorists do not recognize us Waterloo she's here and you are gone I'm as : [â€"_______ _ .W lonesome as somebody could be.” ‘ 1 Soon the Birds is the Canadian ‘ -' t J . . singer~songwriter’s sixth release, and . 5 fl 1 . n Interest ets re is fast becoming my favourite 0h ‘ i 1 Susanna album â€" which is remark~ { ‘ able. given how highlyl regard her 1 . on are a very fortunate reader. I am here to That has NW3.“ been the C389 With 80” previous albums like Iohnstown. 4 a i help. and uniquely qualified to offer you lam fanatical about the 5P0"- . ~ and my Wife has Sleepy Little Sailor, and Short : advice on a great many thingSâ€" from general always been very good about pretending to actually Stories. MARSHALL : thought processes, to home renovations, and in par care abOUl my game, and the many spectacular On her site, ohsusanna.com. she WARD 1 1 ocular. long-term relationships. 5’10“] may have hi“ mOSUY in my head. explains: “My songs are often about a . : ibis is because I have been married for She WOUld 9V9" happily 5“ through crossroads in someone's life. about someone facing a dioice. [ ‘ 32 years. Matty of them happy. Probably the blow-by-blow descriptions. love when a song unwraps the layers of a person or situation more of my years have been happy than I )1 i ( I ( ) I And taking her Charade ‘0 "‘9 ultiâ€" and makes us look at all the facets and contradictions.Wedon't \ my wife's Amt again. knowing that is an I ;( ) l J R K I ' mate “EV?!- she W011“ actually play “V0 always understand our own desires and motivations. and I like .. indication of the depth of my insight into ‘ 0’ three times a year. songs that ask questions rather than give answers" ‘ relationships. and how theywork. ’, , 31" “0W. something hi5 changed. She told me the song Long Black Rain was a challenging } One of the key things I can tell you is -‘ , She likes ‘0 80” one to write. . the sllt‘tt‘\\ of a relationship is based on g * She's even trying ‘0 gel better a! if. “f guess I was working through my fears of what is going to . honesty. and open communication. and a 3.: - ' and has PiCki‘d UP some or the ““80- happen to me. when difficult things happen. because every- 1 general init'l’t'st in what your partner finds E ‘q am] "[15955in (‘UmPUlSiVl‘ tendencies body suffers through these kinds of things,” she said. while her 1 important. 1 '. ‘2 " 0f Poop"? ““0 8"“ Mid â€" flask she's young son could be heard playing in the background. ; l)r ill the very least. the ability to fake ’ , » , suggesting we 8“ "l" and Play on a "I'm always impressed by people's strength, their humanin 1 some of those things comes in awful '. v! regular basis and ability to carry on. and I like to imagine what these people 3 handy. Anyone who feeds that hunt-st and UP until now- I've been able '0 ”1" discover about themselves once they're faced with these sitiia- I open line. isiiot telling you thetmth. 8'9 a WSW"! where if W9 went 01" tions. for example. I have spent many years ‘ “*9th once every Six W99“ 0T 50- if “And what struck me about this woman's story was she had ‘ pretending to ht‘ interested in birds and BRIAN W1“ enough to 1“ch "It; "you don't all this potential in her life. but then something happened that gardening. I am always sincerely pretend BOURKE 500ml any “I"? Wllh me dISClHSIOn changed the course ofherlife forever." ing in) inn-rest. ht‘t‘flllSI' l dt‘t'ply care away mm“ the table. While fu'fi'lmg my After a ponderous silence. she continued. “I just thought it about my wife. and don't want to hurt her ""’ A ’ A ’ " need 10 Wth a little white ball. was such an interesting and very sad story. which. for me. was feelings I do “WW the time "3801"”. but I'm quite con- also in light ofCanadiaii soldiers who went to Afghanistan and truthfully. I am really not all that excited about cemed lhl‘ quantum change in “I" relationship Will lost their lives. whitli [lilfflt'lllklr bird has arrived at our feeders. be troubling. After all. we've SP0!“ years forging a “And then there's the people left behind who lost their loved unl('\\ its .. t‘hlt'kt'll, and i can taut-n it up for the special bond largely based on an accepted and ones.” harbor or \o for that has not happened. agreed upon system of mutual deception. Do we It's a tragedy too many young families have bad to endure. flout-wt. I am quite good at feigning inn-rest “6P away “'0'“ what has worked 50 well? [5 ”'9"? Songs like Oh Susanna's Long Black Train remind us ofthepre- And lint-K rhi- st‘t‘rt‘l of why our relationship work. going ‘0 be a It" 0' honCSly and 0P6" communica- ciousness and frailty of life. and the senselessnas of lives cut Diana is quitt- talented at pretending that she tion?l'in not “if" I'm ready ‘0' that yet. short hywar. bellt‘u'x that I am sincerely interested. Of course. I know she is pretending. But I'm good with that. “‘ So we have forged a relationship which may, in Brian Bourke.a memberofrhe H53KOOLFM _ fact. hi- haSL‘d on the ability to accept each others morningcmw. can bermchedbye-mailat Marshall Wardisa visual artist and wrestling reporter. own tlm‘t'ptinnx ind that's okay. WuM‘mlfmwm E-mail is welcome at marshaleaIdGhotmaime W...“ - ,______‘