With the packing of the car completed, we bid farewell to Halifax. Getting out of the city is less complicated than getting in; makes little sense, but the GPS seemed to have a working strategy. Fun to watch the inbound traffic, when you aren’t “involved”.
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One advantage to choosing a hotel close to our destination was that we could leave the car, parked and guarded by the dog. We simply walked several blocks, managing to avoid the near-death experience of black ice. Once inside the health complex, I played with their self-registration kiosk, and accepted that my “other province” status merited an interview with a real human attendant.
posted in food, health, travel | Comments Off on Good news for my eye | 262 words
I’m probably too old for a steady routine. Today was anything but. I’m away from home; over to the other side to meet with another eye doctor. Getting there requires a concerted effort.
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Still early in the day (supper yet to come) but I’m in a preemptive mode. This cold is degenerating, so I’ve upped the meds. Moved past the simple pill to tried-and-true bluish Benylin. Sleep will follow.
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I don’t dance. Heck, with this current cold (that is bound to enter my lungs, it seems) I hardly sing. Missed a big “do” last evening, with a live cover band and everything, and I swear, I am the better for it. Let this pass, before they quarantine me on the outside step of a hospital.
posted in environment | Comments Off on Getting the steam “up” | 256 words
Hard to believe that we’re down to “the last weekend before the holidays”. What happened? Did I buy a calendar with less than the standard quota of pages?
posted in environment | Comments Off on Limits to my dialogue | 251 words
I suspect the little kid. The one I haven’t seen. After several years away from contact with the “germ pool”, we’re right back in the puddle, and today I woke up with that telltale sign of being puddled. My nose; in full drip mode. Now, recent research confirms that a “man cold” really is worse than others believe. I just know that I’ll be back to bed, really soon. And as for other advances in medical knowledge, we now are supposed to “feed a cold AND feed a fever”. At a minimum, attempt to replace the constant loss of fluids (see full drip).
posted in economy, health | Comments Off on Back in the germ puddle | 252 words
The BBQ is clean and stored for the winter. I’d done most of the job, last week, but there were still two grills that needed TLC. I ran out of excuses today, and so with a proper scraper, I removed enough flavour to start next summer with a clean grate. Slate. Whatever.
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Who needs to watch sports, when we have politics. Red vs Blue. Technical fouls. Fans that are fanatics. Last night, that battle down in “the South” came down to the usual winner/loser, even if the loser (in so many senses) claims that he won’t accept the victory of his opponent until after an official recount. No matter. It was just a game, right. In fact, I’m already waiting for the next matchup. Pity that I can’t find a season schedule.
posted in politics, Wx | Comments Off on Red vs Blue | 256 words
Without reading too much into things, I have to mention that there were four byelections yesterday, for the federal Parliament. The party in power won three out of four. Can’t sit well with the new kids on the block (two other parties), who have to be aware that the level of satisfaction with the older kid on the block means that their quest for power (in the next general round) won’t be an easy one. Politics is a video game, in many ways.
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