Time Change Weekend

   And it means people in most jurisdictions will lose an hours sleep when they set their clocks ahead an hour before going to bed tonight. It's the start of Daylight Saving Time, except in Saskatchewan and a few other places, where we don't make the seasonal adjustment.
   It's also the final time residents in Yukon will change their time, after the government decided to remain on DST year-round.
   And they could be joined by British Columbia, as that provincial government is also pondering scrapping the semi-annual time change.
   I've said many times in the past, I am not a fan of Daylight Saving Time. Never have been. While I did like getting an extra hour of sleep in the fall, I always hated losing  that hour in  the spring. And, honestly, with the hours I keep,  I really don't need the extra 60 minutes of daylight in the evenings. In fact, it tends to keep me awake when I need my sleep.
   Yes, I'm working this Saturday after drawing the short straw.

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It Was Time.

   The last time I shaved was October 2nd. Up to yesterday, I let the beard grow, ending up with this

   But, it was time to "take it off", since it was starting to get annoying and, I'll be honest, it was too long and scraggly. So, out came the beard trimmer to get rid of 5 months growth.
   It wasn't an easy task,  to say the least. The length guide broke as I was trying to shorten it (I should've used some scissors to cut it back first), meaning I ended up having to use the bare clippers. Which hurt. Not only due to the excess growth, but the thing actually ended up pulling some of the hair out. Ouch.
   The upshot of the whole exercise was two-fold. First, I'll need to get a new trimmer in the off-chance I grow the facial sweater out again next fall. The second was this:

   I do look a little younger without the fungus. As for the cookie-duster: That's staying. And I'll have to find my mustache wax again to try and tame it.
   I guess I got a bit of a jump on "spring cleaning".

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More Mundane Maundering

   As mentioned, we trekked to Regina recently, and stopped in at a home lighting shop looking to get some new ceiling fixtures to replace the builders specials installed when our place went up. This week, we had them installed, and no, I won't bore you with pictures.
   One of the issues I had the electrician address was changing light bulbs in a  fixture in our stairwell. One I could not change.I have a step ladder, and while not a fan of heights, I would've changed it myself. Except for one big issue

   The fixture in question was a good 20 feet off the ground. In the middle of the stairwell. It's a little hard to see in this picture, admittedly, but there was no way I was going to reach it and change the bulbs, which had burned out about 5 years ago.
   However, with the help of a very tall extension ladder, it got done, and there's now light in the stairwell again.
   Until these burn out.

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Been A Bit Boring Lately

   Hence, the lack of any posts. The past week has been mundane. Got over the cold I had last week. Took the car through the car-wash yesterday. Going to the eye doctor this week. Getting our new light fixtures installed today. Like I said, boring.
   And there's not much on the horizon, either. Mid to late February blahs, I guess.

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A Long Weekend Ahead.....And I'm Sick

    This is "Family Day" weekend in Saskatchewan and several other provinces,and mid-February was chosen (if memory serves) because it's a long stretch between New Years Day and Easter, and we need a break from winter. Not that I'm complaining, since I've got it off.
   But it's all been tinged somewhat by the  cold I've caught. It started Wednesday night with sneezing and coughing, followed by a runny nose that could give Niagra Falls a run for it's money. Thursday brought sinus congestion, more sneezing and nose-running. And  the aches started that evening. This morning (Friday) I came in to work with a sore throat plus all the rest, so it's not been a stellar day, by any means.
   But it is a long weekend, meaning I've got 3 days, not just 2, to try and kick this bug.
   And it raises a question as well. Which is worse? A summer cold or a winter one?

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A Successful,If Expensive, Weekend

   The weather co-operated, and we made it to Regina, and the specialty shops my wife likes to get into. Unlike a couple  of weeks ago, when we got freezing rain 45 minutes into the trip and had to turn back.
   In addition to her specialty shops, me hit a lighting store where we'd seen a very interesting fixture we were looking at for over the dining table. My wife saw it a few years ago, but hummed and hawed about buying it. She left it too late. The fixture we were after had long since gone out of production. Undeterred, we still looked through the shop, and came away with an alternative we could both agree on. Plus, a new fixture over the island in the kitchen.
   The current one, and the one over our table, are "builders grade", meaning they're cheap and nasty. Over the island, were putting a 4-pot LED adjustable fixture which we can aim better, giving more light to that workspace. Now, I've got to call an electrician to have them install them.
   All in all, a good weekend, capped by a visit from our son, who came up from Regina for supper Sunday.

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Trying Again

   2 weeks ago, my wife and I tried heading to Regina so she could get in to a few specialty stores we simply don't have here in Yorkton. The trip was not successful (see NOT A Good Weekend from January 27). We're going to try again tomorrow, and this time, the weather actually looks not too bad! Forecast calls for a partly sunny sky, no wind, and -9.
   We could get a few flurries today and tonight, but I'll check the highway hotline before we head out. I hope it's good, because I think we both need to "get out of town", even if it's just for a few hours.

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