Looking out my bedroom windowindow yesterday.
Have a writing board, and that is home for this sticker collection. Thx to @ericmwalk
Had a micro.blog problem that was quickly resolved by @manton It feels so good to be on a platform that shows such kindness and generosity.
November is the beginning of fall. Leaves going or gone and the rain comes. It is only 30 days long.
The night of the years biggest sugar fix - Hallowe’en.
Was at the dermatologist yesterday. Had to fill out the personal information form. When the doctor got it he said it was the nicest writing he has seen in a while.
It was printing with a fountain pen. Next forms are going to be cursive writing.
Realized today that working with people takes time and needs a regular cycle of attention. You don’t come together to solve a problem. You come together to understand and share each others views in the contexts each person lives in. That appreciation takes time and builds trust. When that domain exists the problems seem to solve themselves. Dialogue is deliberate and affirming.
I am beginning to rethink these streaming chanels. If I am having to pay money for their service and they are broadcasting commercial after commercial maybe it just isn’t worth it anymore. Seems ludicrous to pay to watch some company constantly attempting to to sell me something I have no interest in buying.
There is somethingng pristine about Lake Huron.
Niagra Falls. Always amazing
The Mets seem to always wait to do something at the end of the game.
The transistor radio is 70 years old today. Still have a few Sony ones somewhere.
When thinking about the characteristics of blogging one aspect would be “crafted”. What you write is open. It is a message that you spend a moment to craft. Another aspect would be “shared”. It is being sent to those that follow you.
Always interesting to see.
Riding my bike home yesterday and a young man asked how I liked my ebike. So the conversation began. We were riding on a designated bike lane street so could ride side by side and talk. Came up to a roundabout, he said this is where he turns and we departed. This is the joy of riding a bike enhanced by a safe bike route. Cars are just plain transportation.
My adult sons and families live a distance away (Northern BC and Denmark). I so appreciate text messages. Sending them the occasional note from the love of a father, then to receive that simple icon of a heart back.
Dickens has a way with words.
NY Times article “Would You Pay to Attend a Wedding? As wedding costs continue to increase, some couples are charging guests to attend their special day.” Do you get your money back if they get divorced?
One of the workable solutions for calendars that hasn’t really been adopted in North America is the use of the week number. Some digital calendars and paper calendars have it, but it is usually rare. Instead of saying “we can meet the Tuesday of the week of Aug. 18” you can say “week 34”. The catch - All weeks are starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. There are multiple systems for week numbering, this is the ISO week date standard (ISO-8601), other systems use weeks starting on Sunday (US) or Saturday (Islamic).
Took this picture years ago in a UNHCR refugee campee camp in Eastern Ethiopia, close to the Somalian border. Bare existence in this camp of 25,000 yet the children showed this response when you smiled and showed your camera.
Back in the city after being on Quadra Island for a week. Am really noticing the constant city noise, it does not stop.
A morning view on Quadra Island. Spent a week there. Realized what silence was.
Annual car insurance premium is due today. Having an ebike and not driving as much you wonder at the expense per km for insurance.
Getting ready for a heatwave.