31st
October
2014
Small bars
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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Small bars
30th
October
2014
And they all fell down
I find a certain satisfaction in the meme “You had one job to do…”, because most of us have had a defining moment or two in the workplace. We try to do our best, to do right, and circumstances twist the plastic hose and…
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29th
October
2014
Tape works… Once.
Finally, the call I wanted. A confirmation that our Big Plan can continue. No need to bore you with details, but some situations really are beyond my control. Now the sleep should be less interrupted by “what if?” worry.
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28th
October
2014
Will it be long enough?
Yet another situation for angst: will it be long enough?
The new garage, I mean. This will be a big addition to the new house. Although there have been other garages, at other addresses, this is the first time that I’ve made a deliberate choice to have “a room for a car”.
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27th
October
2014
Probably nutritious but devoid of flavour
I required three days to learn two important things. Guess I’m not as swift as I used to be. Here goes: if one piece of dry toast isn’t particularly good, then two pieces does not improve the appeal. If you must lie quietly on your back for (the best part) of those three days, beg for a pillow. Otherwise, you have returned to something that was considered a form of torture by earlier generation.
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26th
October
2014
These three trees
Continuing with recollections, there were once three trees. I checked, during the summer of ’14, and they’re now gone, but fifty years ago, our back yard had some wonderful woods. Not really OUR back yard; this was railroad property, but the wire fence kept outsiders out, so we’ll go with the possessive tone.
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25th
October
2014
Remembering past glories
There was a time in my life when I was a responsible gun owner. Not what you’re thinking, NRA types. I’m Canadian. My sidearms were special: they fired caps.
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24th
October
2014
Ready for my time off
Sometime later today, I’m going into the hospital for another round of eye surgery. You see, I suffer from that “rock star condition”, mentioned by “Don’t call me Sir” Bono earlier in the week: glaucoma. The suffer part isn’t every day; pain comes and goes, but the condition is real. On one side, my vision is limited to detection of light.
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23rd
October
2014
Intense stereo barking
There’s news, and then there’s news. While the PM was in the broom closet, and the lad from Souris West picked up a shot in the leg, the Island version of Assembly announced that they’re “moving next door” while the renos take place. Only for thirty to sixty months, though.
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22nd
October
2014
Now a world-class target
Although I deplore cheap nationalism, when something happens within “our” country, I wear the same symbolic jersey. This morning, for the second time in three days, somebody decided that the visible uniform, that of soldiers, is an invitation to attack. Not in a foreign war, as has been the usual detail of Canadian history. Here, at home. Just down the road.
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