Monday, September 21, 2026

Monday 4:13 PM


 Back from BSD.

Two online classes tonight.

I went to Dollarama and bought five Crunchie Bars when I meant to buy Wunderbars.  A moment of absent-mindedness.

École New Era School



 Another grade 3 class.

New Era is a two minutes’ walk from Staug.

Saint Augustine School


 Grade Three.


Wuxi is on the map, but not Suzhou.

Fog


 Low lying fog on the first street bridge.

None on the North Hill.

Monday 5:25 AM


 I got a full day of work today.

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Finished Reading


 This book is the inspiration for David Warren’s Essays in Idleness Blog.  A Bhuddist retires to a simple hut and writes his thoughts.  Sometimes, these thoughts are about macro things; sometimes, micro. They’re always very instructive.  I have copied some of them into this blog.

Minnedosa


 

Driving to Minnedosa



 On the #10 Highway.

I decided to try something different.  Instead of taking the first exit into Minnedosa, I took the third.  This involved me going through a valley, and then entering the town of Minnedosa from the North.


Taking that way, I saw skid marks.  I suppose some so-and-so wants to test out his brakes on a lonely road.

The road, as it descended into ‘dosa:





I then sought out the local Catholic Church;



St. Alphonsus.

Sunday 9:00 AM Mass


 Gas is 1.86 a litre.  Good lord!

Sunday 5:45 AM


 The sky! She be interesting looking this morning!

Though I’d save time by making my bed while the coffeemaker did its thing, Then I saw I forgot to turn her into the on position.

I needed to buy some rubbing alcohol. I couldn’t find it on the shelves at the pharmacy.  I asked a worker where the Isospropyl Alcohol was.  He told me it was behind the counter because people would steal it.

Monday 4:13 PM

 Back from BSD. Two online classes tonight. I went to Dollarama and bought five Crunchie Bars when I meant to buy Wunderbars.  A moment of a...