It's the last day of November. The weather today here in Ottawa has been seasonal for the time of year. It was a somewhat mixed day, with cloudy periods mixed with a few sunny moments, and a bit of rainfall. The temperature hit around 1oC today, with a wind chill that made it feel like -2oC. While my body pain issue continued today, augmented ( Read more... )

Well, it had to happen at some point given everything...but still ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all my friends and everyone down in the United States today ( Read more... )

Today is Sunday ( Read more... )

Today is one of those days when something remarkably good and life affirming comes along.

Today is a birthday, but not just of any one person, but of a special tv series.


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It's Friday. Tonight would have seen a gaming session with the Friday players this evening ( Read more... )

Today is Remembrance Day.


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It's another some cold day in the Ottawa valley with seasonal temperatures, a bit of a breeze outside and somewhat cloudy, overcast skies. The temperature is going up to a high of 12oC outside, and is currently at 8 degrees as I write this. I am very tired, as I didn't sleep well last night, have a bit of a blocked nose, and am in a lot of pain ( Read more... )

The start of a new month. Thus, as is my standard usage of my blog space at or near the beginning of the month, I present the listing of my October, 2024 reads.

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Books Read in October, 2024

Excession by Iain M. Banks

June, 2024 Locus

The Detail (RPG) (Scenario)

The New God of Finance (RPG) (Scenario)

The Boy Band Bandits (RPG) ( ( Read more... )

It's a new month. November. The weather today here in Ottawa was back to seasonal after the two summer-like days (including Halloween) this week. It was a somewhat mixed day, with sunny periods, cloudy moments and rain showers. The temperature hit around 10oC today, making it relatively cold, with a bit of a wind chill at times due to the mild ( Read more... )