30th
September
2021
Housework is a drudge, right? What if you have motivation? In today’s case, we have a visitor. Total stranger, spending the night. The obligation, then, is to quickly clean up. Pretend to be socially civilized. Even go with the idea that we keep the place this neat and tidy, all the time. I know, a myth in the making. But, we did our best, and when the supper table was set, we seemed like normal folk. I think.
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posted in environment |
29th
September
2021
RUNNING JOKE CALENDAR
Our refrigerator collects odd things. Photos of other people’s children. A detailed recycling/garbage schedule. And most importantly, a calendar that details future appointments, of sorts. We have a special sliding date sticker that shows when the border to the US might reopen for vehicle traffic. It’s been sliding, month after month, for more than a year and a half; the latest forecast is next October 21st. I feel secure in knowing that I don’t have any travel option involving four wheels on the ground any time soon.
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posted in economy, travel |
28th
September
2021
There’s a fellow from one of the major credit card companies that keeps in touch with me. I assume he’s one fellow, even if his name changes regularly. I recognize his voice, and he does have an accent that betrays him as someone who has never gone to school with me. Anyhow, he worries about my financial dealings. Real or otherwise.
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posted in humour |
27th
September
2021
Some of the tiny pleasures of summer are still around. Out there. Tonight, we have noted an upsurge in the numbers (volume?) of mosquitos. That last stretch of rain must have resuscitated a hatch that should have been gone for the year. And we’re paying the price, in blood. There is a new gadget here, still in its box. Thermocell. No, I don’t want to go out on the deck and test its efficiency. Next year will be soon enough. For tonight, we’re going old school, with arm flailing and a swatter.
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posted in environment, health |
26th
September
2021
A couple of months back, a visitor decided to get involved in home cooking. Perfect vacation goal. Anyhow, the recipe called for a “pressure cooker”, and we had just the thing. Except for one flaw. The little bouncy pressure thingie that goes on top was MIA, so we had to abort that plan and find a workaround. Nothing McGyver, if you’re worried about the direction.
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posted in technology |
25th
September
2021
The message from our neighbours was clar: they are on “the Rock”, doing what tourists do. A twinge of jealousy in our house. Idle chatter about putting the dog in his magic harness and going off to explore. But, everything comes with a balance. A message from one of the local schools, letting us know that a good part of their population is now in quarantine. And there’s more.
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posted in health, travel |
24th
September
2021
After a recent effort to fill my RV water tank using a funnel, I decided that we need to step up our game. Not to deny the utility of the funnel, but the fill port is located on the exterior vertical wall of the rig, and water obeys gravity. That is, we managed to pour a lot of water on the ground.
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23rd
September
2021
Did you hear my new song? Of course you didn’t. That refers to a possible future event, and we are not there, yet. Somewhere, on my bucket list, is a great musical moment. Involving me. And when the gears of progress are turning ever-so-slowly, it might take a while before I become famous.
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22nd
September
2021
Outside my kitchen window, within a stone’s throw, there is a pin. Not something insignificant; this is one of those pins that surveyors like to leave behind. In fact, according to some legal papers, I own four of them. Corner pins, on my trapezoid. And invisible, for what they’re worth.
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21st
September
2021
Sometimes, a home cooked meal counts as a wonder of the civilized world. Don’t get all uppity about that 5-star restaurant in a world class vacation spot. Go closer to home. There, are you hungry yet?
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