The date may change, but the stress level remains the same. This is tax season; even though every cent (or nickel, now that the penny has been officially made “non-status”) passes through the hands of the government before I touch it, the level of inane backflips varies not one iota. I use software, and I do my best to learn from past experience.
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On TV, an interview. With DJ, who is the GG of CA. There: total shorthand description of the holder of a job that doesn’t have a description. The head of the whole shebang, and yet the role comes down to an endless series of “meet and greet” sessions.
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Based on this morning’s view from my window, the weather folk down in the “city” have an eye on their navel. Up here, it was cold AND it was storming. Full “wall of white” from time to time. Now, I didn’t have to leave the driveway (did all that yesterday), but the lesson is clear. Find a more reliable source for my local forecast needs, and leave the winter tires in rotation for now.
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Here’s an odd parallel for you. Locally, we’ve been warned that “mud season” is nigh. Sounds scary; I find myself checking online prices for a pair of gum rubbers. The high kind, just in case. And we’ve arranged welcoming mats near the doors, in an attempt to stem the tide. Still too early to announce success (it hasn’t really stopped snowing yet), but I’ve lived here in a past life and as long as I avoid back road shortcuts until mid-July, I should be safe.
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Maybe I’m too polite to watch the contenders. Political ones, I mean. That dogfight, down south, is getting nasty. True, there may not be many gaping wounds from canine lock, but still. The election day is still 250 days off (I used an online calculator, rather than test my ability to touch my toes, repeatedly), but the parties with the monies are, for the next few weeks, locked into some loonie toon game called “primaries”; that’s where you refine your mudslinging skills among friends with similar lapel pins.
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Never forget that today’s happenings are tomorrow’s history. As someone that researches the “who is related to whom” (did I get that right?), part of the game is to read through old newspapers. Looking for mention of particular individuals… and it is a happy side effect that newspapers are as interesting, after the fact, as when they were first published.
posted in humour, politics | Comments Off on Pull back from the brink, in time | 265 words
Crispy chilly out, but worth a few minutes. Right now, the full moon and Jupiter are in the same “frame”. I’m too lazy to play with camera gear (crispy chilly cancels concentration). Just the same, one of those moments for the astro-neophytes in the family. Even the dog would peek, if he could figure out how.
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Sometimes, the only way to react is to shake your head and move along. I mean, there’s silly and then there’s downright stupid. Particularly with respect to government decisions.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Surrealistic spending | 281 words
Tonight, I’m watching (sic) the neighbours to the south, as they work through their convoluted method of choosing a leader. If we thought our last federal election campaign seemed long… those folk take the process to surreal lengths.
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As I stood at the service counter, handing over the required amount for my land taxes (two days late, but not a penny short), I realized something important. I didn’t mind. Not at all. Taxes are the blood of our system, and without them, things collapse. Better accept that I’m not a Libertarian (and certainly not a Republican).
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