11th
November
2020
Tomorrow, the old car gets loaded on a trailer and heads out for the next chapter in its life. It has served us well, for the last eight years. Anyhow, I decided to make good use of the cargo space available. It will be transporting four complete wheel/tires in the back seat, and down close to the floor level I managed to squeeze in a wood lathe. Not wanting to push my luck, so the promised chopsaw will wait for another time.
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31st
October
2020
The correct answer will remain a mystery, but I wonder: if I don’t cook my frozen fish fillets quite long enough, is that like eating sushi?
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28th
October
2020
Getting older has some good points. For example, we’re heading into Hallowe’en, where I once had to plan a costume, and a route plan. Oh, and find a pillow case that wouldn’t be missed (at least not immediately). Then I could head out, collect some candy, come home and sort out the chaff from the wheat…
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23rd
October
2020
My daily plan? There wasn’t one. When the afternoon seemed to require my getting something done, I fell back on the old standby of doing laundry. And with that off the list, I moved along to seasonal jobs. Today? Why, putting the BBQ in the garage, of course.
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21st
October
2020
The next time you commit to the creation of a doodle image, think big. I’m unsure how people missed this one until recently (although I suspect that the lack of personal drones played a role), but in Peru the announcement of the discovery of an enormous cat drawing on a hillside has made news around the world.
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20th
October
2020
When I first decided that having my own domain name might be worthwhile, it seemed like a whim. I mean, very few individuals were bothering with what seemed to be the ultimate in ego driven activity. Today, I renewed two of them, for another three years, and took note that my domain has been active (on a daily basis) for more than fifteen years. A worthwhile investment, in retrospect.
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17th
October
2020
Another bit of winter prep completed. My parka is now clean. Freshly laundered, as it was. The tag inside the coat explained the details: temperature, detergent choice, closing the zippers, drying. And although I don’t claim great background in coatwashing, I’m able to follow instructions. So, I did. Imagine my having that done, before the sudden onset of cold. The purchase I made (nine long years ago) will get me through another season or two.
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15th
October
2020
Not every question has an answer. Today, I wanted to know about the sudden infestation of flies on my dining room window, so I turned to Google. And of course, the first clue that this was not a new problem for mankind came with the reference to the “Plagues of Egypt”. Flies were mentioned, along with the note that this could be an error in translation. It could also refer to wild beasts. I know a fly when I see one, and although these were wild, beasts didn’t fit the bill of sale.
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4th
October
2020
Each morning, with the sunrise, I dream of a new day where my home energy cost drops to “net zero”. The space for solar is available. I dream; fully aware of the truth. I can’t quite afford to make the leap. All those photos of home with an array leave out the crucial detail. All of those homes belong to the rich. Now, I say this, while at the bottom of the hill there are several cottages that are off grid. And so, I continue to dream.
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