11th
August
2020
While WordPress installed the latest version, I decided to reflect on just how long I’ve been “keeping track” of my thoughts using this software. Easy to do. I have tended to post, daily, since back in mid-2005. As the repository of all things WP tells me, I would have started with version 1.5, which today rolled over to version 5.5 with no noise.
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10th
August
2020
Unfair to complain about the post office, even if their service is spotty. Today, I received my granola bars. Ordered just over a week ago. And yes, I did receive a warning that the delivery might be delayed. Came all the way from the Prairies… In sharp contrast, my order of Cat-5 cable, ordered just over a week ago, is somewhere between Dieppe and here. Has been for a week now. And the rule is that I can’t complain (passive aggressive posts are permitted, however). I’m trying to imagine how it works in the trenches: do they choose the parcel to be handled based on some Magic 8-ball kept in the postie pocket? Yes, I want my cable, and the granola bars are for nourishment as I reconfigure the home network system.
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posted in environment |
9th
August
2020
The calendar reminds me that even summer will end. Already, the panic about school reopening is flooding social media (might be pandemic related). For me, a simple realization. I haven’t been out to do any of the typical seasonal things, yet. No beach time. No camping. No wandering off to get some seafood (came close on that one). When we look back on 2020, will this be the summer that never happened?
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8th
August
2020
I have a dream. It involves thousands of photographs taken years ago. Now that the world has turned digital, I would like to convert my beloved images into a format that doesn’t require a darkroom and litres of toxic chemicals. And, after receiving a hint from someone else, I turned to YouTube. Based on what I saw, I’ve ordered a small piece of hardware, produced using a 3D printer. If the postal people do their part, I should receive the unit before school reopens.
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posted in photography |
7th
August
2020
Two days ago, I admired the lush field just south of me. A full crop of what I suppose can be referred to as grass gone wild. Today, a very different view.
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posted in environment |
6th
August
2020
The current uptick in our fox population might require that I improve my graphing skills. This morning, we had five in the front yard, and a rumour of two more behind the house. All without any interaction on our part. No treats. No siren songs. A dog that is astonished over having new acquaintances.
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5th
August
2020
I wish I understood more about the whole video production thing. Imagine the moment:
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4th
August
2020
Yesterday, I was in awe of the fox in the garden. This morning, they were three. No, my camera was not ready, but I suspect they’ll be back. Turns out that it takes a village to raise a fox litter; in this case, the mother was killed in a traffic accident. Two of the litter also suffered the same fate, so the three in hand are technically orphans. I hope they succeeded in the first semester of hunting school.
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3rd
August
2020
If not for the dog, I might never know when some of my neighbours stop by. These are quiet neighbours, at least during daylight hours, and they tend to watch me from afar. So, this afternoon, when the dog put on a “song and dance routine”, I stepped outside. There he was, in full vulpine glory. Keeping a low profile beside the garden beds, with an ear tuned to every sound.
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posted in environment |
2nd
August
2020
Getting older means coming to grips with an expanding list of unfinished tasks. Remember those verbs from Latin that you were going to review? And still haven’t? Me too!
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