I need a Nudge

26 Nov 16
06:25 hrs

     I have noticed that I have been slipping in my posts. Could some of you Dear Readers give me a nudge if you see that I haven't posted anything in a week? Thanks. Mind you, I doubt very much that you will hold up your end of the bargain.

     Big news for the day. Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader and revered president, has died. There will be nine days of official mourning. His brother, Raul Castro has been in power for the past number of years when Fidel fell into poor health. My Lobster and I went to Cuba last year and although we saw neither of the Castro brothers we had a great time.

     We have snow. That's right! There is snow on the Beaufort Mountains. Nothing down in the Valley. It's just not allowed. Mount Washington is due to be open on the 9th of December for all those who enjoy sliding down a slippery slope at a high rate of velocity and who have the money to do so. Daily lift tickets are $85.

     A friend of mine, Russ Ball, has a new endeavour. He has coupled his passion for fossil hunting with education and love of the great outdoors. It's called Comox Valley Fossil Adventures, www.comoxvalleyfossiladventures.canic.ws. Come on out and have some fun. It will be worth your while.

     I saw something of intetest the other day. There was a truck parked with a roof rack mounted on the cap on the box. That in itself is nothing new. Seen it hundreds of times. But, connected to the roof rack was an rolled awning that could be switched from one side to the other as required. An interesting  idea. When I still had the Sport Trac I was planning on building a cap for the back with a workman's side panel for tools and a roof rack. The addition of a rolled awning or at the very least some means of securing a tarp to the vehicle would provide some environmental protection.

27 Nov 16
19:45 hrs

     Well, the CFL season is over for 2016. According to my Lobster there really was only one team to cheer for and that would be Ottawa's Red Blacks. It's not that I can't cheer for Ottawa's team. They were rated as the underdog so I had to root for them anyways. My issue is with their name. My Better Half says it's for the red and black clothes of a lumberjack.  So why not call them the Ottawa Lumberjacks. It would make things a lot clearer. Or the Ottawa Paper Pushers or the Ottawa Bureaucrats.  I just think the whole Red Black thing is funny. Regardless of their name Ottawa won the 2016 Grey Cup besting the Calgary Stampeders, 39 to 33 in overtime. An impressive game.