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- From the “Urbi et Orbi” Dept:
OK, so it probably won’t be as momentous as the “To The City and the World” blessing given by His Holiness the Pope but reflecting on the year that was and the thoughts for the year that is yet to be is a tradition I truly do enjoy. There’s no getting round the fact that […] - From the “To Every Thing There Is A Season” Dept:
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, […] - From the “It’s Still a Great Conjunction” Dept:
Even though these pictures were taken the day after the closest approach of Jupiter and Saturn to each other that has been observed in 800 years, it was still an impressive sight. I wasn’t sure how good the viewing angle would be from the cul-de-sac last night so I was content to see where they […] - From the “Neither Sleet Nor Snow Nor Buggered A/C Units” Dept:
As I’m waiting to make the right turn onto the I-440 East ramp, I happened to notice that this particular mail van is delivering a bit more than the usual pile of bills and junk mail. I love it that this particular carrier managed to requisition a decent sense of humour which is decidedly lacking […] - From the “Messing About With the Electrics” Dept:
So a couple of days ago, the light kit on the ceiling fan in the living room decides it wants to arc inside the casing and trip the breaker merely because I had the temerity to flip the sodding wall switch and actually desire the room to be illuminated. Not that it happens very often […] - From the “Happy Hanukkah, Y’all” Dept:
As my “Favourite Troublemaker of the Absolute Very Best Kind”(tm) has reminded us, today marks the start of Hanukkah. I was intrigued a couple of years back by the notion of the shamash candle (the “servant” or “attendant” candle that is used to light the eight candles on the Menorah)…the idea of celebrating that which […] - From the “Once A Ramp Rat, Always A Ramp Rat!” Dept:
After dropping Alex off at school, the return to the house was a bit more interesting than is usual. The Knightdale Bypass (I-87) was already massively jammed due to a MVC for luckily for me, the jam didn’t impede my ability to get off at the usual exit at the New Hope Road. As I’m […] - From the “This Is My Hope For Tomorrow” Dept:
2020 has been a brutal year and this election has certainly had more than a little to contribute to the strife and anguish and division we are all feeling. COVID-19 is bad enough but eventually we will find a vaccine for it and life will return to some semblance of normal. But the intense hatred […] - Happy You Day Ben! 🙂
With best wishes for all those wandering about in fancy dress canvassing their neighbourhoods for candies and treats…this evening is for looking at history back some 39 years. My father was stationed at Ft Sam Houston near San Antonio TX and Halloween came round as it always does. But this year was going to be […] - Creative Film Scanning
I’ve loved my little PlusTek 8200i film scanner…with the exception of medium format 120 film, it’s handled just about every set of negatives and slides I’ve thrown at it. It is designed to scan 35mm (135 format) film and it does it very well…having three trays to hold the negative strips is very nice as […]