Escape

 All is well on the tax front. Felt pretty good about the good news. Meanwhile, I'm making progress on "Hunchback of Notre-Dame". 1400s Paris was full of horrible people, wasn't it? A heartbreaking character and a heartbreaking ending. Nothing like Disney's take on things, right? No, I haven't watched the movie. I haven't seen any media relating to the book.

 The vet wants Neko to come in for a visit, so we're going there next week. Five minutes of screaming bloody murder, half hour to an hour of being good as gold, and five minutes of screaming bloody murder. I already brought out the carrier. She's pretty nervous about the carrier being out. I keep promising her that she's not going anywhere... yet.

 There was talk of snow but nothing has happened. Nothing will happen, I expect. Come on, the winter needs to end. That's all for now.

BYE.

More snow?

 So an Alberta Clipper is going to slap us with more snow. At least it won't stick around. Spring Break was productive. Haircut, car wash, laundry, stubbed toe... it's a full rich life. So I'm back to work. Had a weird sad dream last night. A meandering dream of sodden cellars, ditches, and a sepia-tone graveyard to finish it up. No idea what it meant.

 I yawned all day... because of the dream? Because of my cat bothering me when I was awake? Anyway, it's evening and my cat is yammering. It's almost feeding time. So now the final grind begins. Summer is too far away to count. Nothing else to say.

BYE.

Ahhhhh

 Spring Break at long last. Oh... and tax season. Now I need to grab slips... assuming I can get in. It snowed a little the other day. I've been feeling brittle lately. Probably summat to do with work and such. So... what am I doing next week? Nuttin' much. A number of my co-workers are going to the Mayan Riviera. The danger appears to have passed.

 I finished reading a fascinating book about King Tut. I tried to get into "Guy Mannering" and found it too slow. Page 17 for days. Sigh... so back it goes to the library tomorrow.  I have a book by Nevil Shute to read now. Perhaps I'll let you know how it went later.

 Not sure if this post is going to get posted as I might be having saving issues. So that's all for now.

BYE.

Getting political

 Nahhhh. I'm not posting my thoughts on matters political. Nobody reads this blog but better safe than sorry. Anyway, today was all shamrocks and luck o'the Irish. I don't think I have very much Irish blood. Explains why I don't have that much luck. No real troubles, either. Ooh. Got political there for a moment. My bad.

 Here comes Wednesday. Spring Break is closing in. It cannot come fast enough. Snow and blowing snow is whirling around. Last night, I was taking the garbage out and I saw something wonderful. 

 Glad it let me get close enough to take a picture. Anyway, that's what's going on with me. Ugh. Blowing snow.

BYE.

Hey...

 I figured I should post something. My birthday approaches. Already booked the day off. Mi hermana and I are supposed to meet for lunch. The awesome brother-in-law might be with us too. Hard to say. Anyway, the freezing rain came down thick last week; which has made things iffy and frustrating. Now I'm moving cautiously because of this messed-up situation.

 I'm reading 'Tsarina' by Ellen Alpsten. I remember reading a Russian folk tale where the ruler was called Czar. Must be the Americanized version of the term. Visceral stuff thus far. Pretty good. So Spring Break approaches. Not sure what my plans are. Also not sure where we're meeting for lunch on the big day. Nothing expensive, honestly.

 Been thinking about Dylan's 'The times they are a-changin'. Because of my advanced age? Anyway, that's all for now.

BYE.

This went on for too long

 For such a short month... AUGH! This past week passed horrendously slowly. I kept waking up in the morning going "...oh, it's not Friday." At least it's the 28th today. A short month shouldn't be so freaking full. My school had a fun assembly yesterday to celebrate ILTR. During the 10 drop everything and read segment, I busied myself with Virgil.

 The temperature bounced up and down during the month. It's -28 with a windchill count of -38 this morning. Climate change is mercurial. I don't really want to go anywhere today. Hey... here comes March! Spring Break is on the horizon. Cannot wait for that.

 I hope my viewers are doing well and keeping warm. Spring Break is coming. Just have to be patient.

BYE.

Louis Riel

 In honour of a three-day weekend, I'm posting. I'm not going to talk about the school shooting as so many other people have said plenty and have said it better. School shootings hit close to work. It could happen to any school. I wonder if/when it will happen at my workplace. I've been thinking about the shooting in Taber, Alberta. 

 It happened not long after Columbine, so only Canadians would remember it. If the recent situation that happened at work is any indication, we might not be ready for the real thing. I don't want to tempt fate but... I cannot help but wonder. Anyway, I just wrapped up reading "The Antiquary". A fun romp. Worth rereading in a few years.

 The temperature continues to go up and down. Aurgh, climate change. But that's all for now.

BYE.

Love, reading, Black history, and Les Voyageurs

 So much packed into the shortest month. The temperature keeps tiptoeing into the little numbers. I am doing well. Apologies that I really don't have much to say. Been doing a lot of reading. I like this month. I hope to do lots of reading to kids this month. "Duck! Rabbit!" is one of my selections. It's a great trompe d'oeil story. Personally, I see the rabbit first.

  I also plan to read some Curious George. Maybe I'll shake it up with something from Munsch. Always a kid pleaser. That or some Mo Willems. That darn pigeon! The kids were asking me what my favourite book is. I have a top 10 list, actually. Life's too short to have one favourite title.

  My favourite part of this month is probably La Festival du Voyageur. Fantastic music, burned tongues, and gorgeous ice sculptures. A shame the festival itself is extortion exemplified. Probably costs more than the furs the Voyageurs dragged to the outpost. Anyway, I hope you, my awesome followers, are doing well.

BYE.

The end of January

 Cold snap, eh? Worst time for the fire alarm to go off at work. Horrible time for the kids until the fire truck arrived to save the afternoon. Meanwhile, the smoke alarms at the complex have been checked. All is well... sorta. On the literary front, I've been getting into Rilke. Good, introspective stuff. Now I've moved on to summat absurdist.

  Been thinking about a dude I went to school with. He died when I was in 11th grade. Every now and then, I think about the dude and wonder what he might have done had the Crab not moved in. Now I'm 45 and he would have been 47 had Grimmie not had other plans. He was a fantastic artist. Would he have continued down that creative path? Maybe settled down and started a family.

  Or maybe he would have joined the group Springsteen sang of in 'Glory Days'. What might have been, amirite? Anyway, I hope my viewers are doing well and keeping warm.

BYE.

Climate change, amirite?

 The temperature's been up and down all this month. Blowing snow started this afternoon. All that snow will cover the intensely slippery stuff beneath. I caught up on my reading recently. Helps to read lighter fare. I updated my Goodreads today. I update it often.

 Anyway, I'm reading a murder mystery right now. Read some Rilke just before that. I'd heard of Rilke before but I don't recall reading any of his works. Ergh, it looks pretty messy outside. At least I plugged my vehicle in when I got home. It's supposed to go down to 20ish tonight. Ergh. At least the kids have been going out for recess.

 Nobody needs that kind of pent-up situation. That's really all I have to say. Hope my several viewers are doing well thus far. You guys are great. Here comes the weekend.

BYE.

Salutations 2026!

 Going back to work this week. Nice weather these days. I've been doing a fair bit of reading these past two weeks. No doorstops, however. I just finished reading a book that was more talk than action. I love detail and world-building but climactic action is welcome as well. No climax in this book. Yawn. However, the next book on my horizon looks promising.

 Short stories set in Cornwall. I have great respect for the British southwest. Especially for some of the folk out there. That's all for now.

BYE.