I wish my education had included more “civics”, as it used to be called. I’d like to have a better understanding of political process. Beyond the whole “vote every few years and be quiet the rest of time”, if that helps.
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Beware the wordsmith! A certain president-elect was called out, last evening, during a major Hollywood award show. The recipient of a very prestigious award used the time allotted for the standard speech to mention that P/E and his shortcomings. Without ever uttering his name, no less. I’ll let you seek out the actual delivery (via YouTube, for example). Just a reminder that some have the ability to address the public without resorting to the word “huge” repeatedly.
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Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I, but I did my best. Stayed up for most of the night, as the house shook and the trees made the kind of keening sound rarely heard by here.
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Now this is fun! On one side, the man who would be king of the world (no, not the guy on the Titanic). On the other side, the owner of a magazine with circulation numbers over the million mark. On one hand, a restaurateur (at least by ownership). On the other hand, someone with the ability to write coherently. Let the games begin.
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Another item stricken from the todo list. That laptop is now in the hands of Canada Post; I paid just over $40 for delivery by early next week, with tracking and signature. For a change, I couldn’t have done this job more cheaply by myself. Having the original shipping carton was reassuring, because if it didn’t destruct on the way here from China, it should make the trek (truck?) to Upper Canada just fine.
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Today’s version of augmented reality: that can of chili from the local market with all the extra ground beef I found in the fridge. Not bad, actually.
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Second day with an old movie as a distraction. This time, Morocco. After ninety minutes, I’m still unsure what the whole thing was about. That Foreign Legion business is familiar, thanks to Bugs Bunny. The rest was just window dressing.
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Bewildering, the variety of screw types and sizes that are stocked in my local hardware store. And this is a small outlet; I imagine that the factor is related to the size of the city. I had to go looking for some small washers, this afternoon, to avoid resizing a sack of machine screws, and spent far too long trying to make a choice. Got home, and still wasn’t completely satisfied, but there are many workarounds possible.
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I may have found a way to lessen the stress of “jumping forward and falling back”. Ignore the clocks around me. Now if I can convince the dog that it works for everyone in the house.
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Pardon me for feeling a bit bemused. Turns out that (if and when) a certain drug prohibition is lifted in Canada, one of the largest pharmacy chains will be ready, willing and able. Shoppers has applied to provide. That should keep the small time entrepreneurs in check.
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