In the car, coming back from one of those last minute runs to the frozen food store. On the radio, an interview with an author about his new cookbook. And, I’m gobsmacked. My kids missed out on some staples of the Canadian diet, probably because I was willing to thaw on their behalf.
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Wow! Forget sleeping and the next day just zooms on by. Seriously, I looked at the clock and realized that I’d spent the span of a day without pause. Kitchen efforts, mainly.
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Faced with a shortage of milk, I opened the local supermarket this morning. Of course, my brand of milk was out of stock, but there were other needs at home. Shopped for a bit and the lad with the super-pallet clued in that an empty cooler did nothing for sales. Saved.
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When TV stations are pushing their NYE guest list a full three weeks early, they may be tired of this year. Me, not so much. Still have a few things remaining on my “get ‘er done” work list.
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Turns out that crime DOES pay, at least if your job title is regal enough. The former (small mercy) lieutenant governor has decided to plead guilty to fraud charges after a half-decade of “We are not amused” defense of profligate spending. She is willing to repay almost $310K to the public purse; pity that the amount is short of the $700K considered to be MIA.
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I sense a great divide between the advertised and the available. That is, at my local sandwich emporium. Often, my role in an impromptu feast is to sally forth and purchase the denrée. Carefully, after consultation with all involved, a list is prepared. From the website, of course. In the local language, to avoid confusion.
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Let’s get it out of the way, quickly. This is a big day in university football. The Carabins beat the Bisons, in a reasonably close/balanced match. Entertaining, even if the Rouge et Or were conspicuously absent. On to part two of the afternoon, which didn’t make the TV scheduling cut. Thankfully, Twitter follows everything in the world (no matter how trivial), and the game between Mt.A and McMaster is almost over. The sacks against the Mt. A quarterback were enough that several twits pointed out that the team resides in Sackville. Enough.
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I shall not complain about how much snow fell. After seeing the reports from Buffalo, where better than 2 meters has fallen in 3 days, I know when someone else owns the bragging rights. Pity the poor dog that tries to find a place to play (or spray). Pity the people who own a shovel and not much else.
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I get it. Somebody started humming a ditty about it being “time for a change”, and it was all downhill from there. This afternoon, my football team, undefeated in Seventy Consecutive Home Games, lost. By three points (essentially a missed field goal, because a sack had shifted the line of scrimmage about four yards too far). And so ended the season. University Football players don’t get to play golf as a consolation prize. They simply continue on with their courses.
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Let the record show; this has been our quietest Hallowe’en, ever. Zero visitors. Or as I prefer to grade it; all the candy belongs to me.
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