20th
June
2017
Tock! I’m providing sound effects to go with the narration. That’s the sound of a small pebble, driven out from beneath a truck tire, as it makes contact with (my) windshield. The resulting crazing of the glass has no real noise, other than the wailing and gnashing of teeth as the driver realizes that something “bad” has happened. No passing the yearly inspection, now.
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19th
June
2017
There are certainly better ways of preparing meat for my BBQ. I’m not interested. As long as the meat comes off, cooked, with a minimum of char I believe I’ve won my battle. This evening, pork. Earlier in the cycle, beef. The process varies only in minor detail. Yes, I do add a touch of seasoning, and I’ve learned to wait until the grill is hot before offering up my sacrifice. Other than that?
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posted in environment, genealogy |
18th
June
2017
Perhaps living in the country has changed my perception of “season change”, but there is no doubt that we’re rolling into the summer side of life. More familiar faces at the Trivia evening. (Yes, our team won, again.) The strawberry plants in bloom. The return of my neighbour from down at the bottom of the hill, back from wherever folks go to avoid winter weather. All the signs point to a need for a beach day in my life.
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17th
June
2017
Two ships, in the middle of the ocean. One large, the other larger. Drawn together, inexorably. The details are lacking, but a naval destroyer managed to get hit by one of those container ships. Messy. By the time all of the inquests are over, the rest of the world will have forgotten about it.
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16th
June
2017
Received a small package today, containing a fret rocker. You can find them closer to home, but I opted for the out of China via eBay plan, which requires patience. In this day of instant gratification, waiting forty-seven days is just a way of teaching us that the world is large, and that a “slow boat from China” is still a thing.
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15th
June
2017
So many new tunes… I know what I like, and I quickly recognize that which I don’t. It’s just… so many. If I was to do nothing else but listen from now until the end of (my) time, I’d hardly dent the playlist. How then to get direction?
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14th
June
2017
Suddenly, it’s summer. The first rescue of swimmers on the North Side. The nightly parades of foxes with offspring, criss-crossing the roads. And musical performance. Winter forces a hiatus… a hibernation. Now that the tourists are returning, so are the concerts.
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13th
June
2017
Some fads come along at the wrong time. After seeing a mention of a “stress reduction device for the office”, I had to peek. In essence, an expensive “fidget spinner”. You might have heard those mentioned as the newest plague to invade the teaching zone in a school near you. I’m now left trying to imagine the reaction my department head (or the nice people over in HR) might have given, if I had placed a few of these in plain view.
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12th
June
2017
Well now, that was slower than I remembered. I had reason to install Adobe Reader this evening. On a virtualized XP system… the job is done, without hiccups, but my beard feels longer.
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posted in food, genealogy |
11th
June
2017
I continue to be amazed by the space available. Inside. Our car. Leave the passenger(s) at home, and you can put the oddest things into the area behind the driver’s seat.
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