Canada is getting another National Holiday. Everyone loves a holiday but it's brutal for small business.

So, food prices will be going up, across the board, because of the tariffs.

The American have put tariffs on some of our goods and now we retaliate. Our government has decided to put tariffs on foodstuff so when we go to the grocery store everything will be more expensive. The Americans will pay the tariffs and the money goes into our government coffers. I think that the money collected should be given back to the food industry so that our food prices stay the same. As I look at it, it seems to be a roundabout way of taxing food. And you can bet that when the tariffs are removed, the food prices will remain the same. 

I wonder if the recent media coverage in the U.S. is a look into the future of their Presidency. When elected, will he have to spend the next four years being constantly attacked by his own country? Will this dictate policy? The fate of the nation taking a back burner to warding off attacks and enacting personal vendettas?

I expect there will be more than one movie made about Omarosa.

When I saw the news about the bridge collapse in Italy,

the first thing that came to my mind was cruise ships. That sounds odd and I’ll explain. Most ships are built in Germany and Italy. They are built in sections and welded together. As you walk down the passageway you can see where the sections come together. If the passageway is level and smooth, it was built in Germany. If you come along the passageway and you have to take a step up where they meet, then that ship was built in Italy. The collapse of the bridge does not surprise me.

After saying the same thing on CNN day after day, their brains must turn to mush.

In Canada, unlike some countries, everyone is allowed to dress casually, although, at times, we wish some wouldn't.

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Shopping at the IKEA in Dartmouth, the checkout is fast but if you want to return something, you had better bring a lunch.

I learned a new word today. Pansexual.

 Far as I can tell, it means someone who likes everyone. I know a lot of people like that but they don’t run around and say they are pansexual. Nor do others. They just call them nice people.

This name is for people who want to feel special, to belong to a special minority, like saying their family is descendant from Royalty. Of course they would want the P added to the ever growing list, giving them the right to march in the parade.

Where's there's a Will, there's a relative.

Temp today is 33 C/ 91 F with humidity at 42 C / 107 F

I hate white tee shirts. Too soon they get dark around the neck.

Trimming the bushes yesterday, Boxwoods.

And whoops, there was a Wasp nest inside one of the bushes. Only got one sting. Didn't know they put the nest inside of bushes.

This is a new phrase I've heard lately, which I don't like to hear. "Life Changing Injuries."

Last Night’s Dream.

In this alternate universe, I am a Taser Technician. My job was to go and retrieve the Taser wires that were expended. Drag them back and restore them to the Taser.

In our present world, Taser wires extend to about 15”. In my other world, the wires fly out to about 150”. I saw myself crawling over bushes, through windows and around buildings. Not surprising, because these are DNA seeking Taser wires. Fire the weapon and it seeks the person. Taking the path of least resistance, it went through thorn bushes, not around them.

I have nothing to do with the firing of the Taser. I think I am in the Police and I am definitely on the bottom of that totem pole. I just have to collect all these strung out wires and stuff them back into a box for next time. Frustrating job done and then I wake up.

Going on a cruise this fall, from Boston to the Caribbean. Expect the ship to be filled with drunken Irish Catholics.

For some, a time of prayer is begging for a lottery win.

It’s the thought that counts.

 Rubbish. If the idea is no good, it amounts to nothing. If the idea is good but not acted on, it amounts to nothing. It is the most inexpensive of gifts and does not require wrapping. Although the receiver may say, "It's the thought that counts," I'm sure they feel dejected.

I wake up in the morning with great intentions, then reality sets in...

In this case, I was going to cut the grass this morning but then saw that it rained last night. You know what? I can't be sure I would really have cut the grass.