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Just a Reminder
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The Day Off
Tempting, isn’t it? For me, maybe next month.
Dangerously Beautiful
I was walking by my neighbor’s place when I noticed the icicles growing from the roof, down past the second floor windows. That makes them close to two metres (six feet) long. They look pretty, don’t they? If you think about it, they are also hazardous. One really sunny day and a little more melting, […]
Stuck!
Ottawa’s transit commission has said that this winter they will keep their articulated bus fleet off the road when more than 30 centimetres of snow is forecast. Buses not on the road don’t get in stuck the snow Problem is, 30 centimetres isn’t a magic number. As I headed downtown this morning there was a […]
A Take of Two Stores
They may be the world’s biggest retailer, but Walmart doesn’t appear to know much about Canada. Or at least about Canadian weather. My snow shovel broke. Not surprising after 20 Canadian winters. It is still usable, just a chunk missing from the blade, which broke off when I hit ice. Still, with at least two […]
Another Year Begins
Welcome to 2023. Does this new year feel any different than the old one? If it does, I hope it feels better. This year has so much unrealized potential. I feel as if it is going to be a good one. I say that every year – I’m an optimist. In print anyway. Or maybe […]
Another Year Ends…
I feel as if I should be marking the end of 2022 here somehow, but I am not sure exactly how. For many people it has been a year best forgotten quickly. The COVID -19 pandemic seems to drag on, though at least the panic part seems to have died down as we have come […]
Completely Random
Looking through half-finished blog posts on my phone I came across one dealing with pandemic restrictions. It’s out of date now, of course, and I presume I had reasons for not publishing it at the time, though I don’t remember what they were. The post had this graphic inserted into it. I don’t know why. […]
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