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Jan 27 Repaying Debt, Oxygen

Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale. Zig Ziglar I just moved 6 boards from outside in. I had to rest for ten minutes. Now I just cut two of the shorter boards into smaller pieces. I am so out of breath…


Jan 26 Polar Vortex Coming

There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. William Halsey They say a weak polar vortex causes it to swirl southward, bringing with it frigid temps. I have seen a half dozen or more of these arrive here in the last few years. They are never pleasant….


Jan 25 Driveway Done

You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. George Burns Just before 9 AM the grader showed up to do my driveway. All thanks go to my local councilor,  Susan. I won’t go into my thoughts as to why it wasn’t done before now. Not today. I am just thankful it…


Jan 24 Toothache

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H. G. Wells Good news today. My driveway is going to get done tomorrow.  I have parcels at the post office ready for pickup. Bad news my toothache is back with a vengance. I am holding off antibiotics for now. I will try treating it with honey…


Jan 23 Nocturia & Chest Pain

Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.  Jon Foreman Up at 5 same reason, enlarged prostate, fatty liver, cysts on my kidneys take your pick. All cause the need to pee every two hours. Within 15 seconds of getting vertical I need to be…


Jan 22 Sunday

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. Albert Schweitzer Woke at 3 AM. Stayed up till 5, slept till nine. My eye hurts more than usual today. I should be more concerned, I think. I seem to just take care of what is right…


Jan 21 New Gen

Cats were fed and watered. My new gen filled with exactly 500 ml of 10w30. I double checked the fill level. I just wanted to make sure there was no extra oil from the factory. I pulled the starter rope ten times with no gas to get the oil moving around. I filled it with…


Jan 20 Another One bites the dust

Another Chinese made generator bites the dust same as the first one only quicker. Thank God for th3 Homehardware in Fairview Alberta. They replaced my gen with a new one no questions asked. I will do breakin tommorrow. I drove into town and picked it up. It is a lifesaver, all my batteries are low…


Jan 19 Driveway Weather

My neighbor has a circular driveway… he can’t get out. Steven Wright Filled the flat tire, shovelled a little so I could make the trip to the post office to pick up my orders. While I was there, I made the decision to drive in to town. I didn’t know if the tire would hold…


Jan 18 Wood You

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. Carlo Collodi Wood was getting hard to…