Thanksgiving

Americans are kind of Thanksgiving crazy. The stress of a boot camp for a turkey dinner.

Temperature

 

When I woke up this morning the temp. was +1 C. I hesitate calling that a +

Electric Cars

Why all the push for electric cars? Consider this. The time it takes to charge an electric car can be as little as 30 minutes or more than 12 hours. This depends on the size of the battery and the speed of the charging point. Most of the models in the market have a driving range of less than 100 miles when fully charged. Charging an electric car is similar to charging a mobile phone; you top it up during the day if you need to and give it a full charge at home overnight. To do that, every parking lot and shopping center parking would need banks of charging units. A way out of this is that every car has to be its own solar panel with a continuous charge.  At this point in time electric cars are only feasible for city driving. It seems that it will take awhile for every driveway to have an electric car as the main mode of transport.

Protesters

Since world temperatures run in cycles, the protesters should be glad they won't be here for the ice age.

Married Couples

Sometimes you see couples together and the way they behave with each other and the way they act to each other, it's hard to imaging them having children together.  

Sold My Brass Coal Miner Statue on Kijiji

 

Sold it to a young man from Joggins. His grand-father was a coal miner and the town has a history of mining. He is going to put it in the Town Community Center.

The Squid Game

Watching the Korean Mini series 'Squid Game'. A violent copy of Survivor.

Sold my Gurkha Knife on Kijiji

 

Smart People

I know very few smart people. What I do know is a lot of people who think they are smart.

Sold my Moroccan Letter Opener on KiJiJi

 

Treadmill

 Did my walk this morning but on the treadmill. Too darn cold.

Old Age Pension

 

They say the elderly live on air. This is taken into consideration when they are granted a pension. 

Taxes

 You have to look at taxes as paying it forward.

Watching 'One Lane Bridge'. Good looking guard rails on that bridge.

True or False

In India they will not answer a question with the truth if a lie might serve better. Indian culture. Think about that when you are on the phone with them.

True North by Gary Eller

Gritty and sad. Be prepared for vivid living conditions of Indians, side by side with a white culture during and after the depression. It emphasises all the negative aspects of racism. Finding love in all the wrong places is a natural occurrence and its results are as expected. As we read we are flooded with the work ethic of the Indians which I find to be exaggerated although the living conditions have more than a hint of truth to it. 

I just saw an add for Zesty Insurance. That name just overwhelms me with confidence.

The New Mob

 

When you join others on Social Media to criticize someone or a group, you are part of the new mob. 

Tender Victory: A Novel by Caldwell Taylor

The title of this book should be "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". The preacher has overwhelming kindness bringing five orphans from war ravished Europe but naïve for thinking that humanity can separate prejudice. Evil can rear its ugly head no matter where you are or under what circumstances. Expecting a warm welcome, he is surprised at the hatred he faces. A Pulitzer Prize winner with emotions that run overboard, sometimes to the extreme. A book suited for those who wear their heart on their sleeve.

Witches

They say there are no such thing as witches but I can tell you I've run into a few.