Some days bring change. Of all sorts. For example, today I put away my winter parka and returned to trusty Goretex. The impending rains might have had something to do with that choice, but the thermometer did make it into double digit territory for the first time in a long time.
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Enough already! Enough of the empty promises, and the mudslinging. Enough of the really photogenic telephone posters. I want the campaign to end, preferably with fireworks. And fueled with the promise of hot pizza, I went to the local advance poll and did the “fill in the circle with the provided pencil” game.
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Wow! An evening as a spectator, with lots of conflict going on. I’m not much of a TV sports fan, but sometimes you have to indulge.
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In the news out of Ottawa: the finance minister resigns. Another will take his place, tomorrow. The nice thing about our one pony show is that nothing really matters.
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During the period of elections, the level of optimism is impressive. Much like those who purchase lottery tickets, candidates believe. After all, lightning does strike. Someone has to win. Etc. This evening, a different tale.
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Wow! For supper, I decided to finish off the stir fry from a couple days back. After two days of hibernation, the microwave woke up the flavonoids. Both hot and spicy! There will be some regret, later this evening, but my food wasn’t bland.
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Possessing power (political or financial) seems to be akin to a disease. When you have both; I’d prefer not to go there. However, this election campaign just revealed the first “name candidate”, and it’s a whopper. In control of too much of the media, sitting on the board of important organizations, someone now wants the minor orders that go with “winning” a seat. Is winning like buying?
posted in politics, science | Comments Off on Before the sun sets | 263 words
One local dairy should start planning for the future. When we move, they’re going to notice a drop in sales. I can’t keep up; despite purchasing eight litres at a time, milk remains the most requested “remember to buy more” item on the household list.
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As surely as nature abhors a vacuum, politicians detest sharing the special kind of power that they enjoy. The writ was dropped, this morning, and we’re off for another thirty-three days of provincial angst. So many words, so little coherent thought.
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Oh, to have a magic wand! To zap all around me and fix the tales of woe. To grant a sense of common courtesy to so many (the guy who never stops or signals, in our neighbourhood, comes to mind). To convince the young and restless that it’s better to ‘live long and prosper”, without ever dressing in a uniform (not even one copied from an old TV series).
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