Category: musings
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Things I missed about Ottawa number 4597: visiting Pembroke.
I always said Pembroke was the kind of place I loved to visit, but wouldn’t want to live there. Having lived here several times and visited several more, every time I switch I become more and more convinced of that. Which is another of the reasons I’m in love with … Read the rest
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This apartment now feels like home. Complete with the lazy approach to dishes…
In yet another example of things that didn’t happen when I lived in Ottawa last time, the company what takes my rent money every month–the same company I was with before I left the city 3 years ago–now gives you a lazy type option for doing, in my opinion anyway, … Read the rest
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Victoria day done… well… done.
For folks over there in the US who may not know it, every year on the unofficial first long weekend of the summer, we cellebrate Queen victoria’s birthday–which, as luck would have it, would be today were she still breathing, apparently. Which, escentially, means everyone with a government contract gets … Read the rest
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Why they should never let me near Ottawa. But they did.
Every time I come to Ottawa, whether it’s to live or visit, I always have this wicked huge list of things to do. And almost always, within the first week or two, I end up making a sizeable dent in that list. Which is exactly why it is they should … Read the rest
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Happy unraptured day!
Yeah, I know. I fail this hard at updating and that’s my best title? I blame recovering from the last week, which kind of went like this in no particular order. Get moved out of the old place, into the new place, fight with our ISP to actually get online, … Read the rest
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I has an oh my god busy.
Things that happen when you go 3 weeks without updating, episode number I’m not sure how many. House hunting, of a sort, didn’t turn out to be a complete and total flop–hence the, well, nearly a month without updating this thing. Which, yes, means I’m once again nearly a month … Read the rest
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A jackpot dinner I could get into.
An Ontario resident learned over the weekend he’d won himself a share of a $50 million jackpot, his share totaling we’ll call it $16 million. So what’s he do to cellebrate? He orders pizza. $16 million coming to him and he spends anywhere from $30 to $50 on pizza. … Read the rest
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Fourth time’s a charm? Second career thinks so.
For the better part of the last two years, I’ve been dealing with the second career program up here in the name of trying to find a non-retail job in a town of primarily retail jobs. After going a round or two with the local college–note to self: round 3 … Read the rest
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Pembroke gives this accessibility thing a try. About time.
Say what you will about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), it’s got people talking about the disabled which almost always can’t hurt. You didn’t usually hear more than a word out of folks in this area about it, though, in spite of the fact it’s kind of … Read the rest
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The US has pot insurance? And health insurance is a problem?
I didn’t even know there were companies out there who’d insure a property used for growing marijuana. Or, for that matter, who’d insure the actual operation for growing marijuana. Apparently, not only are there companies that do these things, but there’s actually people who want them up here–they’re currently … Read the rest