Another day, another utility question and answer session. This time, I received a quick course on the needs for a proper waste water installation. Not rocket science, but better left to the experts. Trying this at home could lead to unsatisfactory results…
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Not sure if the dog appreciated my choice of “a good place for his morning constitutional”. He didn’t say anything, but that curious wiggle when he squatted had to involve the cloud of skeeters. I found a geocache, without my GPS.
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It wasn’t an impulse purchase; it was a rational need. I am being held prisoner in a dog-controlled room, and the lack of musical opportunity made me detour into that music store up the road. No impulse, either, because I waited a full ninety minutes for the store to open. OK, maybe there was some spontaneous behaviour, but the price was excellent. $50 for a Line 6 Mobile Keys 25… That comes out to $2/key, and I had the necessary cabling and related software and… OK, it followed me home. Final version.
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The last three evenings, I’ve been studying. Famous musicians. Thanks to Netflix, and the big screen and sound combo of an iPad Mini and my Bose headphones, my concert choices have been exceptionally good.
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A first day of classes (for someone else). I did my best to give example; up early, ate a hearty breakfast, loaded up and made the four minute ride to campus. And then, my buddy and I tried to find ways to kill time.
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Even storms run out of juice. By dawn the winds had died, and the sky cleared up for a good day of travel. Good, not long. Other than a quick calorie boost near the magnetic hill, we were on our way to the Island without pause. I couldn’t convince the driver to detour through good old “Torment In Time” and so we started the afternoon with a refreshing bridge transit.
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The sun rose, and so did we. Jammed the final bits of luggage into crannies, put the dog in charge of the cheap sears, waved to the paper lady, and off. Early enough that traffic wasn’t on our radar (and we weren’t on that of anyone else). Travel on a budget.
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Recalling an old tube about “My bags are packed, I’m ready to go” puts the evening in perspective. A miracle. The car is full, and the fridge is empty. The dog is waiting for his boarding announcement, and within a few hours we’ll be on the road east, through a hurricane if the weather probs are correct. Best way to start a summer vacation.
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Had to do some parental taxi service today, with added challenge of a foreign language guide. Sort of. We were off to find a government office in another part of the city. I know; even after thirty years, I don’t know where all the streets go, and so we turned things over to an iPhone. For the record, many of the streets around here are named after famous French people and places, and guessing what the next street might be was often “lost in translation”. The turn in so many metres I can handle, but when there are three lanes in each direction, the street name has to be precise. Not so much with our electronic guide. We did get there; recomputing helped ease the pain.
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Spare time gives me a chance to do things I haven’t done in years. This morning; a round of “crush the expensive boxes”. You see, I’ve always believed in keeping the original packaging for articles that might need warranty service. And after enough years go by, the boxes fill the space allotted. Even small boxes…
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