Posers?

31 May 19
20:45 hrs

     I have had this past week off work and believe it or not I actually got some shit done. In fact tomorrow I am taking the Jr. Couch Monkey out to drown some worms ar my favourite fishing lake. Now, he has bee working 0700 to 1500 every day and it's hard work. Not coal mine hard work but hard work just the same. He was a bit ticked offense I said we were departing at 05:00 hrs. The reason I want to go so early is to beat the heat. There will be no traffic, except maybe a couple of elk on the road, but the temp is going up to 25°C. Once you factor in the sun reflecting off of the water it's going to be bloody warm out. If I leave at 08:00 I won't be at the lake until after 09:00. Once it gets hot out the fishing turns off so you either wait until the late afternoon to try your luck or you pack up and go home. Going fishing for three hours is a waste of my time.

     Speaking of high temperatures, The Onion is back in her homeland for a wedding where it is 47°C  fir the daytime high cooling to 35°C at night. She says that no one leaves the comfort of the air conditioned house until well in the afternoon. My Better Half has said that if we were invited to The Onion's wedding that we would be going. Uh...no. I experienced my high temps in the Sinai in 1986 and if I wanted searing heat it would be on a beach in Cuba. Sorry, you're on your own babe.

01 Jun 19
O4:30 hrs.

     I am up at the crack of dawn and not just because I like to look at it. I'm taking my Jr. Loin Fruit out fishing. Last year we had gone out to the big lake and the outboard motor died forcing me to row the boat a mile back to the boat launch. Not good. Today we're going to one of my favourite fishing spots. It never disappoints me.

17:30 hrs.

     We are back at the Wayward  Inn. It was a pretty good day out on the water. The standard bet is a loonie for the first fish, a loonie for the most and a loonie for the largest. When I was growing up the price was two bits for each but with inflation it's now a loonie. It was also decided that in the absence of a clear largest fish then the person who caught the smallest fish will owe a loonie as a penalty. At the end of the day all bets were even. My Jr. Loin Fruit caught the first - a loonie to him, we tied in the number of fish boated - eight each, so no monies owed and there was no clear largest fish but he did catch this sardine sized trout - a loonie owed to me.

     After fishing I figured that we should cap things off with something special. Across the street from the Tea Shoppe in River City is a micro-brewery that serves some interesting foods. It's the kind of place you would want to go hide in for a week some day. With the boat trailered behind the Ram we found a stretch of road to occupy. An hour later we we were done. The beer, a blonde ale, was good and the pretzel was outstanding. I was fine but the Couch Monkey had a buzz on after a single pint. It must have been all the sun he got.

02 Jun 19
17:00 hrs

     If you know me then you would be wondering what in the hell I'm doing watching the NBA finals. I really dislike pro sports. Hate it in fact. But I have to watch simply because this is such an event that it is doubtful that having a Canadian team in the finals will be repeated. Hey, if the Toronto Maple Leafs were vying for the Stanley Cup I'd have to watch that too for the same reason. Maybe. I doubt it.

     Today at The Giant Box Store I saw not one but two different vehicles parked in a spot that is not a parking spot. Time and time again I see some lazy lame ass who has parked in a spot that blocks up the parking lot because a twenty metre walk would be an inconvenience. These are the dickheads that are compelling me to carry a big piece of road chalk so I can outline the vehicle before adding the words "Reserved for Assholes". Or maybe put up a sign, since there is soft soil nearby, identifying the spot as the "Lazy Shoppers Parking".

03 Jun 19
21:00 hrs

     We all went to the Roy's Town pub to celebrate my Bday. The food was great. I mean really great. I left the place quite sated. Later on gifts were presented. New books to read and a new Japanese nakiri knife from my Sr. Couch Monkey. I'm thoroughly impressed.

     My Better Half is prepping for her trip abroad - more to follow - and my up coming work schedule is in a constant flux. That's okay. It's good to be busy.