Remembering

My main blog is still down, I hope to have it back running by next week.

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It’s November 11. I explained this week why we wear poppies to my friend who came from Vietnam. Here are some short stories from WWII:

My one grandfather was a bomber during WWII. He and his crew would take photos out of the bottom of the plane, and since the plane was not designed for this it was very dangerous. Someone held him into the plane as he snapped photos, but one time something happened and he slipped. At the last second he caught himself on the edge of the bomb bay, but injured his stomach. After the war he had to retire to a warmer climate than Toronto, and lived in southern California with his family.

My other grandfather was also injured in the war, before he went overseas. His leg was broken in an accident. In the hospital, to pass the time, soldiers were taught to smoke.

Warmth

Blog is still down this is for note taking.

 

It was another warm day in Regina, with the temperature high enough I felt like going for a bike ride. I got my tire filled with the purchase of a $1.00 Presta valve adapter at Western Cycle, and rode home.

The Rider game is on now, and they’re winning by 10 points in the first half.

Yesterday’s temperature almost broke a record, it missed by about 3 degrees, making it to +18 C. After being interviewed by Global Regina News in the morning, I finished working for the week. I went out to Classic Buffet, and had tons of strawberries. Then I was at the Plains bar, and listened to bad karaoke. Then I filled up with $1.049/L gasoline, and went home where I watched Ghost Whisperer.

And all’s been quiet on the Canadian Blog Awards front. It’s strange that there haven’t been the all out blog wars like the last two years spawned, and all we had to do was make the nominations closed to public view.

Blog Still Down ; On Global TV Tonight ; Where’s the Fish?

This is a national emergency! No, not my blog’s crippled state, rather the B.C. salmon stocks have crashed. Less than 10% of a commercially fished animal is still alive? Isn’t that what this means? This should have been the top story on CTV News last night, instead Charles and Camilla’s visit to Hamilton ran before this story! And the inquiry won’t even be finished by the salmon are supposed to spawn again. It’s a disaster unfolding in fast motion in front of an incapable federal government.

What if 7% of 7% show up next season, since that’s the new trend? Oh well, it’s just a unique and tasty life form.

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I’m on Global Regina News at 6:00 tonight, and on the late broadcast as well. The Regina Car Share Co-operative is commencing full operations this month, and we explain car sharing to Regina this evening thanks to the journalists at Global News, and RCS member Brett who agreed to be interviewed today as well.

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And my main blog software is still off, so you’re looking at my temporary blog where I can write until the main site is troubleshot and fixed.

Phone to go to 50 cents

I was in the US a few years ago and found that all of the payphones were asking 50 cents (USD!) to make a local phone call. What a rip off I thought, since it’s just 25 cents in Canada. Well, that’s about to change because the CRTC was keeping the rate at the reasonable quarter dollar. Now the blood thirsty phone companies will be asking double the rate.

I say we let them start charging 50 cents, as soon as they make their machines capable of accepting the 50 cent coins. That’ll kill two birds with one stone. Either they’ll not make the switch, or we’ll finally convince the Mint to start circulating the handy 50 cent coins, and possibly discontinue a now worthless coin like the nickel.

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I was about to add the above blog entry to my main blog site, but the Dreamhost server stopped responding just a minute after the hotel Internet went up after it was down for hours. Perfectly bad timing I think.