20th
February
2019
I have to give credit to the federal government. For all
their maladroit efforts to care for me, they manage to keep track of my address
and birthday. I had read, somewhere, that once I reached a certain age, there
would be “free money”. Yes, I know; my money, kept in trust until I was old
enough to spend it with wisdom. Still, free…
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in economy, sports |
20th
January
2019
The dog is sitting, quietly. While I wolf down a plate of stir fry, he reminds me, politely, that sharing is righteous. I am unsure if he realizes that I keep the best pieces of beef, while sending odd bits of broccoli stock and misshapen carrots in his direction.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in media, sports |
7th
December
2018
How about that? An afternoon of music from the Alan Parsons Project. Brings back a flood of memories; this was popular music in my circle of friends, in large part because we shared the “common wealth” of our LP purchases. One liked, we all listened. Similar tastes foster trust.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in health, politics, sports |
4th
December
2018
In one of my favourite sports movies, Kevin Costner goes to great lengths to construct a decent ball field, based on the imagined words “Build it and he will come”. In the movie, it worked. Perhaps it has to do with baseball, though.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in economy, sports |
25th
November
2018
Two afternoons in a row with championship football. Colour me unaccustomed. This time around, the Grey Cup game, which I’m watching “up close and personal” on my tablet.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in media, sports |
24th
November
2018
Finally! A game worth waiting for. You might know that I have a soft spot for Canadian university football, spawned by too many afternoons field-side, with my eye glued to the viewfinder of an SLR. Those times are gone, but when I can catch a game on TV, all is good.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in politics, sports |
17th
November
2018
Sunny day. Some new snow. Just enough to make installation of the new wiper blades into a game of snow removal. In passing, the tractor that clears our lane also stopped by. Winter has started.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in sports |
17th
October
2018
Each year, around this time, I go through a ritual. Call it “filled with the best of intentions”, but I change the road tire from my bicycle and install the roller tire. An important distinction.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in sports |
15th
July
2018
If I go outside, and I sit at a table, and I eat BBQ… does it qualify as a picnic? Have to think about this one. We went to our third Village Feast (their 11th) this afternoon. Good food, served hot, with lots of strangers around me. Sort of the story of my life. I’d learned during my two previous years, so I avoided the odd mashup of beans in strange spices. Ditto for the bread.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in environment, sports |
25th
February
2018
When the cauldron of fire dies out, the party is truly over. Now the citizens of a small city in South Korea can get back to whatever they do on a regular basis. After a quick check on the web, I learned that “they do tourism”, which means that life will actually go along with little change, other than the number of new faces in town.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in sports |
