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Bad place to lose a needle
The drive across the country was beautiful, quiet and uneventful. I talked to a guy in Northern Ontario that said everyone went home after Thanksgiving. The roads were open and free of RVs and o...
One month
Ho hey. It’s been a month since I’ve been here and wow and well, I’m half way across the country. It took five days and four nights to drive west and west and west and west into the warm embrac...
8 more days
I’ve been sitting around here since May. I am so ready to go. And go I will. Eight days, 8 more days till I start the road trip west to BC. And then after about a month there, setting up the new...
Stuff
I truly don’t need much. Access is more important than ownership. We’ve got the back of the truck half loaded. Two bed platforms and some Ikea chairs that have been taken apart. On the weekend...
Blissfully unaware
Sometimes the most reasonable explanation is conspiracy. Like there is a conspiracy for the New York Yankees to lose to the Blue Jays in the devision finals. Like there is a conspiracy for the A...
Evening and before that
I took a late afternoon nap and then barbecued hamburgers and sitting on the gossip bench, had a big glass of dark beer. The sun had set and the patio lights clicked on and I thought, “it is get...
H factor
The problem with some people is that they have high expectations. If you keep your expectations low, you’re easily satisfied. If your standards are high, normal people and normal services cannot...
Four hours in Mississauga
A perfect Autumn day today after yesterday’s day of intermittent showers. I sit on the front porch in my hoodie and crocs and watch all the neighbours walk by with their dogs, one after another....
Small section of a Venn
I had coffee yesterday with a new friend. We talked about living in Taiwan, the Taiwanese, retirement, Youtube and things related. I realized recently that all of all of my friends are new frien...
The two Joes
I heard from my friend Joe. He says he’s finally settling into his retired life. I think I know what he means. But I would like to hear it from him. Does it mean that he does not care about the ...
A new puppy
I made a long list of all the things I don’t miss about working now that I am retired. It was a satisfying exercise. My neighbour Mary has a new puppy. I confirmed that fact yesterday morning ...
Day 35
It looks like my neighbour Mary has a new puppy. She is leash training it in front of her house across the street. That makes me feel a little sad and envious. I really would like to have a dog....
Local colour
In most towns I’ve lived in there always seems to be the local character or characters that you always see around. In this town it is Tina the Hunchback. She’s awful. She’s not a character as mu...
Unsatisfied
And now it is the middle of the month and we are still waiting to hear from the builder about the completion date. So much waiting. Originally we were going to be spending the summer in BC, now ...
Day 2
It is so great having the whole house to myself. I just do what I want, when I want. If it wasn’t for the cat, I’d be completely free. The cat got into bed with me at 8 o’clock today. That’s a...
mini-vacation
With the ladies away for a couple of days, it’s just me and the cat at home. And we are both going feral. Despite my urgings at 9pm and again at 10:30pm the cat did not come home. She stayed out...
Bordering on lunacy
I am happy that no one that I can see from looking at the front page here is taking about Charlie Kirk. We have Facebook and Youtube for that. Podcasts too. And you know me, I’m Canadian and I’m...
Running uphill
The goal is to write here every day. Just three or four paragraphs. One topic. Sometimes two. It is a good intellectual exercise, getting thoughts down on paper. Writing here also has the qualit...
5 pillars of a happy day
It is weird that I have been retired for more than a year (maybe longer) and still I am not sure what retirement is all about. As such, I have recently been watching ‘retirement’ videos again. I...
The best kind of remote
We met for coffee at my favourite hotel coffee shop. It’s been more than a year since I’ve been there. I used to meet all of my real estate clients there. The Huether Hotel. A long and varied hi...
Purge
I signed up for Amazon Prime, (free for the first month) since I was buying a few things - watercolour paper, microphone, microphone wind mufflers - hobby stuff. And with Prime, you get movies a...
Cat and me
Most mornings I wake up with the cat sitting on my chest purring, purring, purring. Sometimes she paws my face if I’m deep in a slumber. It’s not a bad way to wake up. Better than an alarm clock...
Contentment is good enough
Three years ago, I thought I would be retired by now. And I am. I thought the missus would be retired too. And she almost is. But I retired sooner than I thought. Once I started thinking about i...
Year One
George Peppard’s character on the A-Team used to say at the end of every episode, “I love it when a plan comes together.” It was his by-line. It’s mine too. I love it that it is now September an...
Caterpillar days
I’m at the age where the kids of my friends are the same age as I was when I met my friends. I just realized that. And babies are starting to creep into the picture too. So, where did the time g...
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This is a restart
