Sure, we’re new to the neighbourhood, but the novelty still hasn’t worn off. Every morning, when any of the three looks out the south windows towards open water, we’re enthralled. The view is different, every day. No need to hang paintings; just stare out and breathe deeply.
posted in environment | Comments Off on Straight into the salt water soup | 264 words
I’m fascinated by the on-going trial of the senator from here. We’re in Day 55, but that means little. Legal kerfluffle for the first seven weeks. No, the interesting part actually started three days ago, and counting. Wherein the person of interest has decided to start filling pages with his story.
posted in health | Comments Off on Getting access to drugs | 273 words
During a lifetime, the average person learns how to do an amazing range of things. Not going to bore you with a partial list, but “it is true”. There. Sometimes, you hear about things that other people are doing, and the first question on the table is “how did they learn to do that“?
posted in humour | Comments Off on Consulting the “recently crashed” lists | 264 words
Is this a good example of a conditional sentence: “If you sit in the dark in a comfortable chair, with soothing music playing in the background, you will fall asleep.” Even without the question mark, I’ve answered my own question. Scratch another productive evening.
posted in education | Comments Off on Existential crises | 268 words
This afternoon, I succeeded in doubling the height of our Christmas tree-to-be. Found another section in the big cardboard box… Try doing that, you “natural tree” aficionados. I admit that I do envy your balsamic odour, though.
posted in technology | Comments Off on Doubling the height | 255 words
“Perhaps… just a small slice of the fruitcake.” No! That’s how the holiday begins, and once you’ve started, you can’t just stop the merry-go-round. I’ll wait; a little longer. The solstice isn’t far off.
posted in sports | Comments Off on A complicated calendar | 252 words
Despite the chilly weather, it’s that time of the year when everybody loves a parade. I knew this, and went along. The regional Santa walk, where every spare emergency vehicle from within a forty-five minute circle is found in the queue. OK, half that; the ocean provides one side of things.
posted in ham radio, travel | Comments Off on Everybody loves a parade | 306 words
Think I’ll kick back and enjoy some storm chips. Didn’t get around to it, last evening. Distracted; waiting for the rain to change format. And there was the power failure thing. Actually, that pretty much summed up today. Kill the lights, cue the standby, wait for the utility people to do their thing, reset the clocks. Three times…
posted in Wx | Comments Off on Delayed start on my storm chips | 257 words
I came awake to the sound of the laser printer exercising, but quickly decided that this was a symptom, not a cause. The generator had kicked in with that growl I’m still learning to appreciate, and even though the light was still on in the kitchen, we had moved from grid to self-sufficiency. With my ‘net feed sustained, Twitter confirmed that I had joined a community of close to twenty thousand “in the dark” residents.
posted in technology | Comments Off on Off the grid for the morning | 263 words
As I stood at the service counter, handing over the required amount for my land taxes (two days late, but not a penny short), I realized something important. I didn’t mind. Not at all. Taxes are the blood of our system, and without them, things collapse. Better accept that I’m not a Libertarian (and certainly not a Republican).
posted in politics | Comments Off on Not ready to calculate my total cost | 266 words
