8th
February
2022
Years ago, (many years ago), one of my met tech instructors (Norm, it was you, right?) explained that there were conversion factors. To evaluate just how much water had fallen, no matter the temperature. He then explained that water would melt snow, and at that point my math skills fell short. No matter.
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7th
February
2022
This is our fourth week of trying to convince a large corporation to sell us some of their product. In our case, propane, with delivery. The firm brags that they’re open, 24/7/365. And I can’t argue, because you can call them. Eventually, a live human will get involved.
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6th
February
2022
Trying to trace my family roots has given me a keen sense of place. This place. I come from people that arrived here, two centuries ago. And, on the whole, stayed close by. Yes, some went off to find work; myself included. But, we all came back. To be buried, I guess.
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5th
February
2022
My effort to find some newsworthy news has come up empty. However… proof that not everyone is on “your side” with the decision by the lawyer for those truckers that are MIA from real life and believed to be parked in downtown Ottwara.
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4th
February
2022
I have limited, specific preferences in the sports I watch on TV. For anyone that tries to follow certain sports, you need subscriptions to specialty channels. In our case, trying to watch Canadian university football is very difficult. However, I do get to watch curling tournaments. One is sponsored by two products: hygenic tissues and farm machinery. And I have watched for enough years to actually recognize names and faces. Quite a feat!f
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3rd
February
2022
On the news, a heads-up that the Games are about to begin. I’m sorry; what games? Seems that two years before the mast of a pandemic have eraased aby memories of the event. Sorry, events.
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2nd
February
2022
The day was sunny and bright. Excellent chance for a near-sighted rodent to see its shadow. Slight problem, locally, because we don’t seem to have any (I asked the oracle) nevertheless, I also checked with Twitter, and the reesults 0f shadowseeking were mixed. Some saw. Some didn’t. Guess I’ll have to rely on other sources for the approximate date of spring.
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1st
February
2022
I live with something anacronistic: an actual landline telephone, with a standard apparatus attached to the wire. In an age where people carry their telephone in a deep pocket, I’ve found my own way to be amused. You see, I actually answer the phone.
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