Tomorrow

       It is the Day of Truth and Reconciliation, and Manitoba has declared it to be a stat holiday. Two facts to remember where tomorrow is concerned.

      "I wish to acknowledge that we are gathered on Treaty 1 territory, traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation." (https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/tools/jobaids/terr-acknowledgement-eng.aspx)

       This is the first thing usually said at school assemblies. Treaty 1 land encompasses all of Winnipeg and much of Southern Manitoba. The second thing to remember is that White People are Jerks. I'm as white as snow, so I can say that. Anyway, I will remember these two facts all throughout the day. Especially the second fact, as I am redolent with self-loathing.

        Anyway, Friday I'll be back to work. Also, here are some images.

        Also...

BYE.

Happy anniversary?

           By now, the milestone has been achieved and much virtual ink has been spilled. 9/11 has become a classic event in our history. Yes, anything eventful that took place at least 20 years ago is automatically a classic. Not something to be pleased about, mind you. However, enough virtual ink and soundwaves have gone into discussing 9/11 for another year. In 2026, I expect even more chatter and articles. A quarter-century since the skyline was rewritten, a quarter-century since the War on Terror was declared, and a quarter-century full of chatter and chyrons.

           In the meantime, simming continues. My aged compy gave me a flurry of worry, but it's still churning and working fine. A beast in the BIOS lurks and every once in a while, it pops up and beeps at me. However, it went back below the waves and all is well for the moment. Once my elder PC dies for real, that probably means the end of TS3. TS4 is a load of garbage (imho) and I will not be insulting my laptop by installing it there. I finished reading 'Villette' yesterday and have started reading 'Heathcliff redux'. Meh for the time being. Is Lily Tuck all that and more?

          Speaking of Sims, my departed fairy Donna was married twice. Her second husband noted that her first husband was buried in the garden, and with said hubby's ghost wandering around, became suspicious. Here is what happened when I finally let him accuse her of cheating.

         

 

 

 

         

And here are two townies making their own sweet music.

         I well remember the month of September. Will I be in clover the month of October?

BYE.

The stuff and the other stuff

    All the walking I've been doing has lead to me getting dry and cracking heels. I can lotion them until the cows come home and it does not seem to help. I've had suggestions on better lotions - more foot-specific but far more expensive lotions. Perhaps I will one day crack - puns, yeah - and purchase that incredible foot-specific stuff for my withered heels. Oh, and my cat just met the neighbour's dog a moment ago. My furry little turd hissed at that decent little doggy - bit of a jerk, eh?

    So here we are in September. The kids make their triumphant return this Friday. Gotta love the school system. Well, at least Goertzen took over from that insufferable piece of garbage Pallister. Yeah, another miserable Tory, but he proved he's at least human by trashing the loathsome Bill 64. We don't need such a miserable amalgamation gumming up the works. So, the last time I posted, I mentioned three books that had caught my eye. I also said something about mentioning three books I'd read in August. So here we go, ye awesome few!

 

 I don’t read LGBTQ+ titles very often; nor do I read coming-of-age stories very often. I chose to fill both gaps with Chris Gill’s “The Nowhere”. Seb and his crusty, grumpy father live out on the Outback – an isolated existence until Jake moves next door with his family. The story starts in medias res with Seb in his thirties and feeling a little lost. It jumps back to his teens and forward again as Seb strives to reconcile his feelings about the secrets he keeps.  (5 out of 5 stars)

 

Grace Lin’s “When the sea turned to silver” is a phenomenal read, and I  wanted to read more of her works. “Where the mountain meets the moon” is stellar as well. Young Minli goes on her story-telling quest to find the Man in the Moon and ask for his help. Warm, wise, and exciting, readers will be enthralled by the cast of immortal characters from Chinese legend.  It’s aimed at middle-school but would be great for nearly anyone. (5 out of 5 stars)

 

 

 

 

Chellamuthu’s journey from India to the U.S. and then back to India is heartbreaking and powerful. I’d never heard of him, but I was entranced by his story with Camron Wright’s “The orphan keeper”. Chellamuthu’s life as a child was hard, but losing his parents and his world crushed him. His reinvention as Taj Khyber Rowland when he reaches his new family in the U.S. is just something he has to do to keep himself together. It’s a potent, tragic story and one I am glad I got to read. (4½ out of 5 stars)

 

 

      

 

        So that is the book update. No, I don't plan to post my three favourite books for September. This was just something I said I would do. I need to post more entries here, don't I?

BYE.