Thursday 4:00 PM

 

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This morning, I signed my contract with the BSD.

This afternoon, I prayed the Rosary for the first time in a while.

Thursday 7:30 AM

 

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Again I go to my laptop...

Voila!!!

The sun shines through the trees.

Wednesday 5:07 PM

 Photo!

I’m trying to upload a photo.

Blogger. Won’t let me.  Here’s the link for the photo in X:  

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The photo seems to appear after I paste it, using my laptop.

Now. Let’s see if I can direct you to a video.

That works.  I just watched this video. A good analysis of what is happening in the world.

He’s no fan of Trump or Carney.

I had one Twenix class with a woman living in Spain.  She had lived for thirty years in France.

I practiced some Chinese on a clerk.  She responded in rapid fire Chinese. I got the gist.

Sign my contract with the BSD tomorrow.  Hurray!

Wednesday 6:46 AM

 

The weather is autumn-like.

I need to prepare for some classes.

I expect that the BSD will start classes today. I don’t know whether to expect work this week.

My nephew is taking part in tunnel-drilling in British Columbia.

Hoping for some Twenix Bookings.

Wendell Berry (all e’s in spelling) died recently.  He wrote this:

True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation.

I crave solitude. I enjoy the hints I have of it. 

Tuesday 2:18 PM

 

This picture makes the weather appear better than it really is.  It’s actually windy and unsettled. By unsettled, I mean the clouds look dirty like they haven’t showered for a couple days.  I look at these clouds and I get depressed.

School hasn’t started today in the Brandon School Division.  It’s an administration day.  So tomorrow.  I had assumed it was.

Tony’s ACC has started however.  I drove him for his morning to the North Hill campus.

I’m watching this:

This painting reminded me of my past weekend’s driving:

This photo I took has garnered over 7,000 views on WeChat:

50 years ago today

 Mao Zedong, aka Chairman Mao died.

Where was I on September 8, 1976?  Did I recall where I was when I heard the news?  Vaguely. I believe I was in Shilo.

In my time in China, I wondered what Chairman Mao would have thought of the new China.  Would he have despised it capitalism? Would he have admired its increase in status?

Many Chinese can remember where they were when they heard the news.

Tuesday 5:45 AM

 I can see the moon this morning.

It’s the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary.

Let us celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

for from her arose the sun of justice, Christ our God.

Monday 11:20 AM

 Rainy Long Weekend Monday.

What to do?  No Twenix bookings. Tony wants me to take to a place where he can buy a lock.

I need to be able to concentrate, to focus.  Too many things pulling me from what I am trying to do in the instance.  God or Reading or Getting Income or Trying to please people in my life or dealing with chores or putting out metaphorical fires or blogging or learning.

NGD:  The Soul is man’s task.  I should concentrate on that.  The rest is details.

Basement Flooding

 Someone I know had their basement flood last night because of severe rain.

I had somehow managed to avoid the big rain’s yesterday.  In Killarney, the rain was more menacing than actually torrential.

I did see lightning against the back drop of a blue sky.  It was strange to behold:  the lightning looked like the electric charges you would see in a static globe: the one you would see in a science museum.  

It’s the 250th Day of the year!

 115 days to go!

Speak the truth in love and always with respect and discretion, but speak the truth.