A new pump at the ready
As an educator, you learn that “I have no idea” is acceptable only when coupled with “but I’ll find out”. This afternoon, as a result of a photo forwarded to a family member, I had to learn about the why behind our regional fields of tulips. It has nothing to do with the colourful display, nor do we grow the flowers for food. Rather, I’ve learned, the local farms harvest the bulbs, for sale to gardeners here and there (yes, here; my front yard serves as an example). I learned, and I passed the information along to my correspondent, in full magisterial form. It’s what teachers do.
I now have a better bike pump (I hope). The postal person delivered the oversize shipping carton today, and after I get in the mood, I’ll try to pump several tires up to the recommended pressure. If it doesn’t work any better (than the old pump), I will avail myself of the return policy at Amazon. The pump is pretty… canary yellow with black highlights.
There’s a whale in the port of Montreal. Highly unusual; according to the experts, the regular territory is a full four hundred kilometers downstream (or is it upstream? No matter). Photos of a whale jumping in full view of the city skyline is extraordinary. I wonder what’s next.
The former president of the US addressed the public via a webcast, this afternoon. For many, proof that the world could be normalized. We still haven’t heard from the current fellow, but I’m sure we will. He doesn’t like when anyone “casts shade” on his world.
