I’ve been wanting to post to my blog ever since I finished the last one, but had nothing interesting to say.  I had nothing fun or exciting going on in my life, so I just left it.  I’ve been surfing the ‘net to find something to rant about, but nothing piqued my interest.

I spend a lot of time on Twitter, following people, getting to know them, reading their blogs and checking out their sites.  I’ve been watching the trending topics on Twitter to see if anything  would inspire me, but it’s just been a lot of crap like American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent, and jokes about sex.  There are sometimes topics regarding American politics, but I only follow the basics of that, I’m not interested in all the nitty gritty.

Today I tried to start a trending topic on Twitter, #truenorthstrongandfree.  I posted about 15 to 20 facts about Canada, hoping to get people talking about our beautiful country for a change.  I got a few other Canadians involved and some questions from a guy in Singapore regarding the claim that a Canadian invented the zipper, but for the most part, nobody was interested!  Why is Canada perceived as being so boring?

Again, I lost several followers, this time because of my pro-Canadian tweets.  There’s one thing that really bothers me, a patriotic person that doesn’t want to hear about how others love their own country.  And what about all the other Canadians on Twitter?  Why are they not interested in sharing that information with their followers?  Show the world what an amazing, beautiful and diverse place we have here!

We are so lucky as Canadians to have fresh air (in most places), clean water and health care.  I know that our health care has fallen down a bit, with long waiting times and a shortage of staff, but it is there for all of us and we are well taken care of, for the most part.  We are among the wealthiest of nations, have an excellent track record when it comes to education, and have long life expectancies.  Most of our children get jobs to earn money for themselves, not sold into slavery or supporting their entire family.

I think that we take things for granted and forget that even though we all struggle, our lives seem like luxury to a large portion of the world’s population.  I want Canadians to open their eyes and look at the beauty we have!  From the autumnal foliage on the east cost that dazzles the eyes, to the amazing rain forest on the west coast, boasting some of the oldest trees on the planet.  We have golden fields of wheat that feed the world, vast forests that house a multitude of species and cities that have become home to innovative and creative masses.

I love Canada and being a Canadian.  I want the world to know!  Pass it on.