Been away from here since March 10th. Have been battling some health issues, NOT related to COVID, which meant my extended absence. And while I'm back, it's only going to be for a short time, since my issues will require another, hopefully shorter, absence from work. For obvious reasons, I will not divulge the nature of my complaint.
Suffice it to say I'm very glad to be back behind my desk, even if it's just for a few weeks.
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In fact, it's been 9 days since I posted anything, and it's time for another excuse as to why. We've been extremely short staffed, and I've been extremely busy helping out in a couple of areas outside my normal duties. I'm not saying why we've been down in staff, other than 1 person was taking some much needed holidays. Suffice it to say, we were all helping as best as we could.
Recently, we had a late winter storm roll through yesterday. And while it didn't drop as much snow as first forecast, we still got at least 10 cm, or 4 inches. I ended up having to shovel twice, and I know I tweaked a shoulder, and my back. The snow won't last long, as it's supposed to get up to 5 on the weekend.
Hopefully Old Man Winter's done with us, and I can get the summer tires put on the car soon.
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And it looks like it'll come in like a lamb, rather than a lion. Although it was -22C this morning with a windchill of -33, the cold snap won't last long. In fact, the temperature is forecast to rise to zero overnight, and we're looking at single digit highs for the balance of the week.
In fact, the next 2 weeks should see temperatures at or above zero. That likely will change as the month progresses, and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we got another cold snap, and even a storm or 2. That said, it is March, the days are getting longer and spring is just around the corner.
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I managed to grab that shot just as the sun was peaking above the horizon. I don't know how well you'll be able to see it, but what caught my attention was the apparent beam of light shooting upward from the sun.
I know, we've had literally billions of sunrises (and sunsets), and I've posted enough of them here and on social media. But again, it was that light-beam that caught my attention.
Yes, I'm working this Saturday, it's my day to do so. Short post, I know, but I figured I'd better do something.
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In this case, a co-worker with my wife came across this rather interesting tit-bit whilst cleaning. She was going through some old papers and found it. And rather than toss it in the bin, she gave it to my wife to have me give it to management at our station. I did have to break one picture down into 2 parts to make it a bit clearer.
My wife's friend says it goes back to the 1970's, but judging from one picture, it may be even older. Thanks Bev for giving us this.
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It's been brutally cold the past week or so, with windchills in the -50 Celsius range pretty much every day. And this morning, I did "dumb thing #2". Got in the car, scraped the windshield, got back in the car and started reversing out of my spot. And I forgot to unplug the block-heater and battery blanket. Luckily, the plug I lost was the battery blanket.
All the cold has myself and my morning show host Danny in a culinary creative mood. We've been talking about food for some reason during our morning chats, and one thing that came up was soup as a warmer for the body and mind. I told him about one I do, chicken-chili, and he responded with a turkey-chili. Yesterday, he brought me in some, and it was delicious. This morning, I'm returning the favour with my soup.
If you care to try it, here's the recipe:
As with most soups, it's better on the 2nd day. And stay tuned! There could be more from Craig and Danny's Covid Kitchen in the future.
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And due to the milder weather, it didn't seem to drag on forever like it normally does. I know, January has 31 days, just like 6 other months, but with what's normally bitter cold for extended periods, it does seem time stretches out. Not this year. True, we did have a few extremely cold days, and true, we did get some snow. But not what I can remember from a "normal" year.
And now February's here. Which can also be a brutal month for cold and snow. In fact, were going to get a shot of both by the time the week ends. Still, there are just 28 days in February, so it should go by fairly quickly. Then, there's March, which can also see some wicked winter weather. Still, the days are getting longer, and spring is only 47 days away. I'm just glad January went by in a flash.
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