Now You've Done It!

09 Nov 16
22:50 hrs.

     The impossible has happened. I'm not going to mention his name because he is, in my opinion, such a Farging Icehole but you all know who I mean. All I can say is thank God he is not the leader of my Country.

10 Nov 16
05:00 hrs.

    As I was saying, the World Stage has certainly changed with the addition of this  clown on the political stage. I'm not advocating that you should become a prepper, especially since we live above the 49th Parallel but I would pay close attention to the developments down south. Last night there were demonstrations all across their country and the Mook hasn't even been inaugurated yet.

     Set all of that shit aside, and you really have to or it will eat you up one piece at a time. Focus on what is important. Your health. Your family. Your home. Your community. Your work. If these spheres or inter-connecting circles are in a flux then you have to bring them back into balance. Look after that which you have control over because raging against the machine is not going to do you any good. It doesn't mean that you should ignore the machine. By all means no. Pay attention to it. Monitor it. Be a witness to it. Change what you can when you can.

     I have been back filling in another work position this week. Pay is good. Better than good and the tasking is a no brainer. I started re-reading Shogun, which is an all time fave, and I am more than half way through 1100 pages in a few days. What I need to do is to find time at home to continue the transcription of the notes for my next book. I am way behind in doing that but I have filled in some the gaps in a chapter or two. I should have had the rough copy completed for editing and I don't. Sitting out at my job site I have drank so much coffee that the caffeine is now leaching out of my pores and the taste is constantly hanging around in the back of my throat. Now, I love my coffee but I think this maybe just a wee bit much for my system.  What do you think?

     Our eldest is celebrating his 18th birthday this weekend. Although he is coming home from University his dance card is full so I don't think we will be seeing much of him. I also have no clue as to what to get him for a gift. Maybe a $20 Tims card.

     My Lobster is suffering from the effects of her first winter cold. It is not pretty and I really feel for her. I was sick too. It lasted about 10 hours. It wasn't bad enough to bail into the Buckleys but I was ready for it. I don't know what its made of but The Sages swear by that stuff and believe me when I say that it works as bad as it tastes.

     The weather here in the Valley has finally cleared. Yesterday and today has been devoid of rain and wind. A drastic change from the past month. October had rain for 28 of 31 days. Rivers on the Island are flooding and the road from Over the Hump to the far Left Coast was cut off yesterday when the Somass River burst it's banks. A dozen homes were threatened with water. On our side of the Hump the local creeks and rivers are at an all time high. These couple of days will give a bit of a respite. Vancouver and some other ocean side cities are now threatened with what is termed as a king tide. With a vast amount of lands level with or barely above the ocean it won't take much for the sea to wipe out vast areas of farm land. Salt water is not too good growing crops. Maybe it's time for the citizens of the lower mainland to take a look at Holland's active measures to hold back the sea.