Other then the

Doctors office and work, not much else is going on. The results of the chest x-Ray came back negative. I was concerned taking the lrt on the way home due to rush hour capacity. Lots of people on the train. So much for social distancing. 

That's what was of a concern for me this week, was being so close to strangers and Covid, even though I wore my mask the whole time. ETS won't let anyone on the train without a mask but I never saw any mask enforcement, and there was the odd person not wearing any mask.

The big news here in Edmonton this last week was the passing of Joey Moss. I think the best way to honor Moss would be to have his name on a banner along with people like Rod Phillips. While they were not players, the work they did as part of the Oilers organization and for the community deserves special recognition. Glen Sather's name should go up there as well as Joe Moss.

Its been a odd week for me despite the Doctors office, weight gain check (240) blood work and chest X-Ray. I hadn't been on the lrt since March. Also this week, I've I felt I had to block somebody on Facebook, and I had people block me on Facebook then apologizing asking for a friend request, and others blocking me on Twitter, yeesh.

This week I'm off today and tomorrow, work Monday, off for another appointment for Tuesday, then back at it Wednesday-Saturday. At least I'm getting the hours, which I'm happy about. Anyway, that's all for now.  

Yesterday was the firs time I've been

 downtown since the pandemic. I had a 2pm appointment Baker Clinic. I got weighed, did a blood test and even went for a chest X-ray to check for asbestos. After that it was out to Audrey's books. The door was locked? The sign said knock. Ok, I noticed a lady at the till she came to the door to stand in the threshold holding the door open, saying how they are only accepting phone orders and pick ups. So much for that. An eBook reader looks pretty good right now.

So I went across the street and got myself a Tim's breakfast sausage egg muffin and hash brown. I took it with me, and got the Corona station train to Clareview. It was rush hour about 60% capacity. I got home about 4:30pm had my snack and Anne came home. Anyway, that's all for now. 

I've been working

I 4-9 all week since Tuesday and maybe tomorrow for a bit. The Presidential debate last night killed my male demographic 🙄 yeesh. All the men were watching that time waster. 

Other then some work tomorrow, not much is going on for the weekend, except make some music.

Next week on Monday (hopefully the project will be done by then) I have a Doctor's 3pm. I haven't seen him since before the apocalypses. We have a bit of snow on the ground but its just a light dusting. Too cold to melt. Other wise, everything around here is ok, health wise. Have a nice weekend everyone, stay safe. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Off for my walk up to

Belmont dental for my 3pm appointment. Do some banking, Eb games see if I can get a screen protector for my Nintendo Switch, get some dinner for Anne and I and home for the night once the swelling eases off.

This week I'll be busy with the job thing but I'll try and get a mid week post in. I'm always posting stuff daily on Facebook. More Zelda game play tonight. Anyway, that's all for now.

Just chillin and relaxin

 this weekend. Not a lot going on, just playing Zelda on my Nintendo Switch, keeping up with my steps reading and internet stuff, Facebook, that sort of thing. I got my dentist appointment 1 of 3 fillings Monday. Not sure when my next project for work will be but tech support has been working on "my laptop" by remote. It was optional but I cancelled a shift Saturday because it was too short notice. I'm not sure even if there is a shift Saturday. I've also been reading my book "The Icarus hunt." Other then my dry eyes  from diabetes, not much else is going on other then the above. Anyway, that's all for now.  

Anne and I went out to

Smitty's up here by manning Crossing last Sunday  a few days ago. We could have walked it but Anne was tired and we just wanted to have our late brunch so we took a bus instead. ETS front bus signs read "No masks no board." I had the eggs benny. Really good.

We hadn't been at Smitty's since the Pandemic wasn't so widely known, last late February. I was surprised that at Smitty's they don't have regular salt shakers or even Ketchup or HP sauce bottle. They bring a serving to you in small cups and salt is in small packets. They say its because too many people handle them. Much safer and cleaner to do it their way. My right eye is a bit puffy in the above photo because I'm having an episode of dry eyes. We usually try and  get out once a month to eat. We were going to get into Sage's senior's enrichment program but haven't explored that due to the "apocalypses." 

I'm going to buckle down and produce some music this month. No pressure but I'd like to do something seasonal. Speaking about my music and channel, I'm thinking about subscribing to Tubebuddy. It has a Keyword generator much like password suggestions when signing up for something new. The Pass word suggestions will say stuff like "too week" or could be stronger, that type of thing. Tubebuddy has been out for some years now but I need to do more research on this before I subscribe and try it out for one year. They offer various subscription plans and no contracts. I'm subscribed to a subscription model like that with Output's Arcade. Other then good content I was wondering why so many of my favorite producers grow their channels so fast. 

Yesterday I got into playing more of the Zelda "Links awakening" game on my Nintendo Switch on my monitor. I really like this game. Its used but pricey for what you get. I was going to do a walk through but there is enough of those. I was also thinking about getting into World of Warcraft but its multi player. I don't don't do multi player online gaming. I played for 3 hours on my Nintendo Switch over Elgato HD 60s. No heat up issues at all. However near the end there were some latency issues. To be fair there was about a ten minute pause in the game when the screen fades out, which I think caused for the latency. A Stream deck is in my forecast though before years end.

As for today its a nice sunny day ~ -2. We're going to warm up to ~ +5 and for this time of year, we're lucky to get that. Next week we're supposed to get into the more seasonal +4-6 type temperatures. 3 more Sundays and its daylight savings. Now that's scary. Last night about 6:15 I went out for a walk just around by Sifton Park. I got close to 6000 steps on the day. Last week, I walked the steps of 30 Kilometers. Anyway, we're doing alright here in Clareview, that's all for now.

When tracking daily steps its

 called (unofficially) the 10k step challenge. I'll get to that shortly. Yesterday, I headed out of here about 1pm and walked up to Belmont dental. I hadn't eaten before I headed out and I was operating on 2 hours sleep over night but I could wait the hour I was expecting it would take to have 3 fillings done get a bite to eat nearby. I got there no problem. Did the Covid temp check thing: 35.2, and paper work. I was in the chair, had the needles in my mouth, easy peasy from here.  Then while waiting for the anesthesia to kick in, the lack of sleep, and food caught up with me. Also the Bp med I'm on has side effects that rushes to my head. Happens about 2 times a day. Just mild rushes. Plus my blood sugars we're dropping.

I wasn't feeling well, and I let the nurse know. They suggested we try this out again another day. I also needed my denture realigned. So I rebooked for the 19th. I didn't want the day to be a complete waste, and I was next door to Rexall drugs. I asked about the flu shot, and they could see me right away. Cool. I never did to something to eat. Next on my day was Eb games. I walked down to Eb games, and picked up Zelda "Links awakening"😀 Played.

Then I hobbled home. Anne was already on her shift. I explained everything to her. She wasn't all that happy. The delayed news is I ended up with 9,241 steps. Since I began this October 2019, I have yet to reach 10k. Reaching 10k was never a goal. My daily goal was 2k. Have a happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone, that's all for now. 

Today is the NHL draft

and I'll be following that. Oilers are drafting #14 in the first round. Thursday, I'll be going to Eb games to get a Switch game, get my flue shot, bank and dentist all in one go. We'll see how that goes.

I've been tinkering around with my live streaming set up and so far I'm almost there, except for the chat window. I don't like the Streamlabs chatbot as that takes too much space on he screen. Top chat is better because its off the playing area, idk. 

On another gaming note, I got my Xbox 360 Jasper ed, hooked up to my monitor through my Elgato HD60s capture card. It connects the same way the Nintendo Switch does: Xbox hdmi in to Elgato In, and hdmi out from Elgato to the monitor. Because I have 2 hdmi slots on my monitor, I had to hit an "enter" button when hdmi flashes on the monitor screen. Easy. The only problem is, all I could do is just get the 360 dashboard displayed. Even with a game dvd the game wouldn't load. Apparently its got something to do with the laser and the lens not reading the disk. Something like that. Anyway, that's all for now.

The project ended

an hour before shift last night, which is good. I missed my train but at least I got home by 9:30 last night. I still got some business to do over my break here.

Yesterday I left out of the hours about 2:10 for my bus to Clareview station but I ended up waiting for a bit long then bus tracker said. I was on "due" like for 5 minutes. At Clareview station as I was on the glass elevator  heading up I could see my train pulling out. I had lots of time. My trip to my bank was under cold grey skies. I got my form my employer needed and over to Audrey's for book and into work. I got into work to have my boss help me with my T1 paperwork because I'm on pension now. So because work finished early the client isn't ready for the next project. We're hoping by next Thursday. This means I have ~ a 6 day break. Happy days.

So tonight I'm watching The Oilers/Anaheim game on at 8pm. San Jose on Saturday and Florida on Monday. So I've got some Oilers hockey to watch and some time off to get some paper work done (tax time) and I'm going to try out a different technique to have 2 music apps running at the same time. One will be recording the music and my voice overs, the other one will be recording the screen capture. Then I just sync in Luma Touch and I'm in business. Anyway, that's all for now.

Friday

 already? Crazy. Just a recap. So Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley cup, here in Edmonton Monday. I got my work headset. My Elgato HD60 S+ is working ok with Nintendo Switch. I think its the same procedure for my Xbox 360 (Jasper ed) but I don't have the space to set all that up on my desk. I'm trying to set up an appointment for imaging. This is for my compression stockings as "Aids to daily living," needs another assessment (scan) of blood flow to my leg etc, so they can help fund these stockings. Its mainly because we're so low income here. I got a home call from my Doctor, of all things, last night. That was different. The Doctors office wants me to come in for a check up. Covid fatigue is making me a bit jumpy in that department. They are trying to set up a time when I can come in and when I can go get that assessment. I just hope its all done before work ramps up again. Rapid Covid testing kits? Covid air purification kits? And the big news being last night US President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid, wow. I'm gaming for a live stream on my gaming channel this weekend. "Jim on Gaming." Hopefully I can set up the chat room for that. Anne and I are holding on ok for now. Anyway, that's all for now.