Semi-retired. Busy!
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Semi-retired. Busy!
Tag: education
Best advice? That would be an old Estonian proverb…
Daily writing promptWhat's the best piece of advice you've ever received?View all responses I know that I have had some harsh things to say about my father, Rein Neem. However, he did give me some sage advice (and skills needed to be in the bush): "before you are about to say something, take a sip … Continue reading Best advice? That would be an old Estonian proverb…
I enjoy(?!) practicing writing. And stand up philosophy… don’t forget that.
When writing doesn't come naturally, one must practice. No?
My adopted city has rude drivers
This delivery truck raced ahead of the queue & pushed himself in.
I’d like to share a few of my favourite content providers (from YouTube and Patreon)…
https://youtu.be/8UpsbyHL3GI?si=YGrMwScOIJVogTFq This narrator's Patreon account can be found here (link). For a measly $1USD/story, I get a whole metric f&&k-ton of additional content. The narrator's voice (or at least his recording gear) makes him sound an awful lot like a British actor who co-stared in one of my favourite remakes of Sherlock Holmes stories... and … Continue reading I’d like to share a few of my favourite content providers (from YouTube and Patreon)…
If I want to (gently) alarm my spouse, I share my (Wikipedia) browsing history with her.
our build progression
The boy/girl/xie from Ipanema
https://youtu.be/okHYxlqBkes After grocery shopping at No Frills, this became my ear-worm. TS & Jupiter are now ignoring me. 🙂
Meditation. THAT gives me peace.
What brings you peace? Headspace… I’m a long term patron. Welp, I just found out that I need to pay closer attention to my blood sugar levels. With proper diet (easier since TS is a master-chief-chef) and moar frequent (and intense) exercise, I can manage my blood chemistry. Translation #1 = lifestyle choices. Less sedentary … Continue reading Meditation. THAT gives me peace.
List 30 things that make you happy. And these items are in no particular order (at least as of 11:15 a.m.)… House panthers; domesticated wolves; full-tang cutlery; hovering mid-water column; polishing hardwood; October Black (spouse); chess pieces; getting into the right headspace; a singing ulu as it comes out of its sheath; mynoise.net … Aural … Continue reading
Welcome home
Thank you, Canada Customs agent (at booth T5 [12:21 EST, June 19, 2023], US I-81… ON-401 crossing). 1000 Islands. TS and I were welcomed back from our 4-night funeral trip to/from CT. It was said to us sincerely. Thanks, eh.
No, WordPress, I haven’t fractured a major skeletal part…
Have you ever broken a bone? …however, I did destroy a Sthil MS250 chainsaw bar and chain. This weekend. Ugly, part 1 (at 368 Lindsay Road 40). Our neighbour, MS, helped me take down the other half of this leaning, dead, ash (that’s smack dab in the middle of our future BCB&B build site). I … Continue reading No, WordPress, I haven’t fractured a major skeletal part…
TS is getting stronger…
She’s been faithful to her assigned exercises. Including the dreadful crouching-crab-walk with the rubber band of doom!
Here are some tasks caretakers do…
From CBC-Hamilton. Link.
Educate Yourself…
I am very aware that I earn a fantastic salary, posess excellent medical benefits, and a have a pension fund that can't be beat. I have the luxury of retiring in June. My CUPE colleagues -- no. My colleagues in CUPE (especially in caretaking, as a CYW, or performing EA duties) often do the same … Continue reading Educate Yourself…
Bionic Woman!
TS returned from her knee surgery. Now. Now the rehab begins…
October 2022 360-degree image
You are looking at my 2nd attempt at making a full-sphere image of our driveway at the build-site. My iDevice did its very best at knitting together images into an image bubble. Yes, PN is wearing red wooly socks in his Birkenstocks. TS is accepting of my fashion crimes. PN & TS also cut away … Continue reading October 2022 360-degree image
Another year of stand-up philosophy!
I'm looking forward to this contract year (as a high school science teacher). Would I rather be on the property clearing the build site? Would I rather be pulling out deadfall and Widowmakers on our 10Ha woodlot? Would I rather be maintaining the tractor/ATV trails with my Sthil saws & cutters? Would I rather be … Continue reading Another year of stand-up philosophy!
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