I feel like I missed all the excitement. What? There wasn’t any? There you go; I’m officially a senior citizen. I reflect on all that was and could have been, I look ahead to see a clear route, and meanwhile the day just takes care of itself. In a matter of hours, the hours have gone by.
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At home, I am able to pour a cup of good coffee, whenever. However, when out in a restaurant, such a privilege is not apparent. We went for breakfast, just as in other years, and we drank the house coffee. Not much to say, other than that the colour and temperature were correct. The flavor… nope. I guess it keeps me from sitting there for an extended period.
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Is it wrong to want more power? Before I continue, a bit of disambiguation (I love that word; thank you, Wiki). I’m not lusting after political power here. More, a source of joules. Again, not jewels, for those who think in terms of treasure. Joules. That unit of energy that I never really understood, despite the best efforts of “Doc” Edwards in high school science.
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Rollover Day has come and gone, for my personal GPS. No, I didn’t test it on the “date”; I was distracted by other things, and got around to my testing several days later. Yes, the displayed time was correct, so I can put that particular worry away. I still have several other units to test (don’t we all), but if the time gets wonky on the unit in the car, there’s the dash clock as backup. That one doesn’t pass the Daylight Saving test, but I can compensate. There’s always a cellphone, somewhere.
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A shout out is due, to the genny guy. Based on my less than complete list of “symptoms”, he came to visit this morning. He went straight to the problem (two blown fuses) inside the big scary panel. Once replaced (and he explained exactly why they had blown), he also upgraded the genny firmware, checked the rest of the system, wrote up his invoice and left… all within forty-five minutes. No false moves. Just a guy that knew his job. I have to salute that.
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More proof that I have too much time on my hands: I’ve started “gaming” the Amazon ads that seem to fill my social media pages. Yesterday, I looked at toaster descriptions; today, toast at every turn. Next thing to see is how long an iteration takes. Perhaps I want to buy something less domestic, next round.
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Spring; the return of our ferry, now that the ice pack has retreated. Unlike a generation ago, when the ferry went into hibernation for several months, we now face weather delays measured in days. Take that, climate change deniers! First, a vineyard, and now the boat getting through almost all year. Puts my winter of storing food under the bed into something for that book that I should write.
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Something has changed, in the world of American Idol. The show, perhaps without planning to, has matured. I’m watching the auditions for the current season, and the gimmicks are gone. Nothing left but great talent, and I get the feeling that the next few months are going to be worth sitting down and watching. It’s been a while since I could say that; I’m glad the compass has stopped swinging wildly.
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In another, parallel universe, my post from yesterday would have served as the “drop that caused the vase to overflow”. It wasn’t, obviously, but Canada has grounded all 41 of the Boeing 737 Max 8/Max 9 planes used in Canada. The US followed, several hours later. Suddenly, Canadian airlines are “short” an estimated ten to twelve thousand seats, short term.
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Running a big corporation is hard. You take the investors’ money, and you buy things like shiny new aircraft, and when that same model starts to do unexpected things (like crash into the ground killing the passengers), you have to make sure the government doesn’t get antsy and forbid you to fly your planes. Sound familiar, Air Canada and WestJet?
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