Two interesting documentaries on TV today. Well, perhaps not exactly that simple. Let’s correct things, and go with a filmed view of a situation that is open to interpretation.
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In front of the local market, there are several hundred carefully delineated spaces. Designed to hold even oversize vehicles (including the extinct Hummer), and almost always available, they are a credit to the willingness of the market owner to provide free parking. In contrast, another carefully marked area has been maintained, in case of an emergency. Signs, coloured pavement, even fold-up space holders.
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I guess it’s a question of perspective. This morning, a flight into Halifax didn’t end as planned. When asked, the airline described the situation as a “hard landing”. The passengers, perhaps more involved, used the alternative descriptive: “crash”. The plane (not interviewed as of press time) seems to be missing an engine, and landing gear, and a nose, and the important part of one wing. As I said, perspective.
posted in sports | Comments Off on A matter of perspective | 258 words
Given the percentage of expendable income I’ve left there over the years, I would have expected a head’s up. Instead, Twitter brought the news, at breakfast time. Future Shop is closed. Not “it’s early, we’re still closed”; the brown paper over the doors and a polite farewell to the staff kind of closed. That’s big news in Canada.
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For all those who wish that politicians would keep their promises: be careful what you wish for. The Supreme Court has agreed that the long gun registry data (which we were told, over and over, cost AT LEAST a billion dollars) will be erased. Completely. Maybe today. The king prime minister promised his friends and followers that he would get rid of the hated symbol of oppression. One province appealed that there might still be something of use in the files, but the leader doesn’t agree. Now, that province will have to recollect the data. You see, the registry isn’t a bad thing. However, a promise is a promise. (Facepalm inserted here).
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Back when my teachers still provided report cards, there were places for marks, and there were places for evaluation of character. One of the important check boxes involved “playing well with others”. After all, society is based on that fundamental. And as life progresses, one learns that it applies to a whole range of areas.
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I had good intentions, but the technology wasn’t ready for the moment. Earlier in the afternoon, son #2 had sent an invitation to listen to a press conference. Involving him, I think. I’ll have to ask about it, the next time we’re together.
posted in technology | Comments Off on You crank or you listen | 272 words
One of the better ways to avoid temptation is to put the desired element out of sight. Works for chocolate. Works for a bed that might beckon with the “siren call” of a quick afternoon nap. Of course, chocolate is easier to hide than a bed.
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I may be developing cabin fever. Not sure yet, but there are symptoms that can’t easily be attributed to other, classic ailments.
posted in environment | Comments Off on None, in isolation | 259 words
Following my plan, I stayed up late last evening. Past my normal bedtime. And although the intention was there, I didn’t stay up as long as I had hoped. Try to imagine watching a curling match, direct from Japan. By the sixth end, I was nodding off between each stone. Not for long, but hardly what my body would have permitted when I was younger. I might be in the golden years, if I can remain awake long enough to profit.
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