31st
July
2021
The gap between headquarters and the local branch came back to bite us, today. We’ve been wanting to install a trailer hitch on the new car for about a year, already; finally made the move to get the job done about a month ago. I’ll not name the firm, but if you ever want to haul a trailer, they’re the goto people. Or maybe not.
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30th
July
2021
I didn’t know that nature could evolve so quickly. Everything I’ve learned about viral pandemics is being proven wrong. The latest catch, coming days after I proudly told the world that I was vaccinated is that the virus might not be thwarted by my efforts. That I may be just as deadly to others as before. That I’m staying home for the foreseeable future, wearing a mask and scrubbing my hands like someone from the cast of Macbeth.
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posted in health |
29th
July
2021
My hunger for power continues. Nothing political; I want access to AC, everywhere. Especially when away from home, in the RV. Several months ago, I purchased a “solar generator”, and today the Fedex truck delivered a second battery pack. Power! My recharge tests, using solar panels were great fun, and now I feel confident that I can make it through a long, dark night. Maybe not with A/C (the chilled air variety), but at least with most other comforts.
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posted in environment |
28th
July
2021
Getting old comes at a cost. Too many hours spent trying to decide what I should simply purchase to replace broken things. Today, a bike seat post. Works well, with the current saddle. And not so much with a newer saddle. All a question of angles, really.
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posted in technology |
27th
July
2021
I think that the job description for federal politicians can be reduced to one phrase: Lurch from one mud hole to another. Today, the feds decided to promise billions of dollars to pay for a large hydroelectric project. One that is well underway… and that wouldn’t even have been built if the feds had handled an earlier involvement properly. Yes, I know we need the “juice”. But, at what cost? The produced power is parallel to another mega-project, and in both cases we’re feeding the hungry market to the south. So, why the taxpayer dollars? I really don’t know.
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26th
July
2021
Over the years, I’ve had certain moments of criticism for what can be classified as “cooking odours”. My fault, for not running the appropriate ventilation fans and opening strategic windows. However, I have to mention that the smell of a steamed clam is stronger than I would have thought. And those same fans can carry traces into parts of the house that my pizza accidents never have. Or maybe the scent of commercial pasta is easier to accept than something organic and “fresh from the sea”.
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posted in health |
25th
July
2021
As I hang with two hounds for the day, I stopped to remember. Sixty years back, when we had our own pair of black spaniels. Two dogs that like one another makes having them together into a relaxed game. Which one will react to, say, a car in the lane. Or… no, that’s about the only way to interrupt the naps.
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posted in environment |
24th
July
2021
This afternoon, I followed a number of musical threads. First of all, for those on compressed budgets, let’s consider compressed instruments.
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posted in music |
23rd
July
2021
Residence space (on campus) just became a little tougher to score. Certain schools are restricting the number of spaces available, due to the pandemic. That’s a big deal.
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22nd
July
2021
Proof that having the official permits in hand not being sufficient? Look no further than the region of Gatineau, QC. Someone (with a really expensive home) has learned that their house is too close to the street. How close? That doesn’t matter. What does is that the neighbours were out of sorts. It was their neighbourhood, after all. And following a long meander through the court system, the verdict has been rendered. Since the street won’t move, the house must. A demolition order has been give. I’ll let you learn the official version here.
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