I was going to go out today

but I’ve got all week. Anne’s going to get some things she wants to do like look into a medical subsidy for us her Doctor referred us to. She also wants to check on insurance as well.

Saturday here in Edmonton we had “A Taste of Animethon.” It had 1,505 people for the event, which wasn’t to bad. I’m not a fan of Anime per se’ but it looked like a fun event. And I hope next years event is even bigger August 22nd weekend is the annual Fan Expo Canada and it's got a lot of stuff going on for that 4 day event. Including, Stan Lee, Joe Sakic, David Hasselhoff, Joe Montana, SLASH, Zachary Quinto, Alice Cooper and even Hulk Hogan brother! There's more about it here:

At first I thought getting a new PC has it's advantages. I can use it for gaming and of course music and I haven't ruled that out yet. Then I cam across the Akai Synthstation. It's been around for awhile but what I like about it is it can be used in conjunction with the iPad 3rd Gen. The only thing it's missing is 2 midi out cables. I'm looking at getting this and at under $75 it looks pretty good. 

Coast had a great show this morning UFO's & Wormholes: Joining John B. Wells on Sunday night, UFO researcher Wilbur Allen presented an update on UFO sightings that he believes are beyond this world, and demonstrate craft entering and leaving our atmosphere through a wormhole or stargate. Apparently he caught this stuff on cameras with very high frame rates and presented a video taken of frame rates per second. It's an interesting topic. I'm not sure why ET would come to this planet unless it's a staging ground between galaxies. Maybe we're the only civilization that hasn't the capability to detect them, who knows? A wormhole would be the only way to span large distances between systems not as advanced as theirs. We should be able to detect a wormhole by its magnetic field. it's a science that's beyond our capability.   

So this means I can check for my school transcripts this week and Tuesday I’m going out to start my cpp. Wednesday I’m in for a few hours and off for the rest of the week. I like having a couple of weeks off. Tonight it's Monday night Raw and after that Anne and I are going across the street to "Bo'diddly's Pub." I'm thinking about treating us to some nacho' but this is my chance to have a Guinness. Anyway, that's about all for now.

There are still a few

Horus Heresy books in that series to pick up and I think I can get "Fallen Angel's" when we go to WEM on the 18th to see Summer slam. "Fallen Angel's" is the only book missing from the series I have so far that's right in the middle of the series because Audrey's supplier didn't have it. So when we go to WEM that day Anne wants to go see something else other then Summer slam and after I get my ticket I'm going Games Workshop to see about picking the above book up and the August issue of "White Dwarf." Well, that's the general idea.

As for today I'm working on a composition that I've been tinkering around with. I've must have had about a dozen stops and starts to this track but it's a work in progress. 

The laptop I'm currently working with for music production wasn't designed for that in mind when I bought it late 2009. It was just an every day laptop. In the last 3 years I've been "working at" this, I've been acquiring various components. Once I get the various pieces together I can begin and that's where the upgrade to my desktop comes in. Once I get that completed, I can start but I'm doing a couple of demo tracks in the meantime.

We're in the middle of "Heritage days" weekend here in Edmonton. I first came to Edmonton the (City I call Home) was just before my birthday week about August 16th on Via rail 1978. Hard to believe that was 35 years ago. The upcoming weekend of the 19th the day after I go see Summer slam is the 35th wedding anniversary of my brother Mike and his wife Doris. That deserves a special nod. It was that wedding that brought me to Edmonton in the first place. When I got here there was lots of buzz about this up-and-coming hockey kid, Wayne Gretzky that might be playing for the Edmonton Oiler's. 

There were several factors that made me stay here in Edmonton rather then live in the lower mainland. First of all the economy. I had been unemployed from the time I left Calgary in May of 1977. I was unemployed that whole year and my prospects of finding employment there were not great in the lower mainland. I was on unemployment insurance living in a apartment I couldn't afford. I had all my stuff in New Westminster. I had even bought a new stereo and color TV when I received a lot of unemployment back pay and I had a ton of wargames books etc. When I bought the TV and stereo I had no idea I'd live in Edmonton a few weeks latter. I probably could have returned gathered my things and shipped everything to Edmonton but it was more hassle then it was worth. Besides I had no resources to return to New West to get my stuff together and the land lady would have wanted a months rent in advance and that I didn't have. I'm sure before the end of that month I would have had enough saved for a return flight, settled everything and have my stuff shipped but it would have been too much of a hassle. It was easier to cut my losses and begin with a fresh start and I was 25 years old. The second thing that decided me to live here was family. I had most of my family established here. The other deciding factor was Edmonton was a smaller city and easier to get around although I didn't like the prospect of winter looming on the horizon there was and is lots to do here. In September 1979 my parents said they were moving back to Coquitlam to retire but by that time I had a job and I didn't mind and the rest is history.

Speaking about Heritage days and all Anne and I went a couple of years ago. The other thing about Edmonton I've been noticing then and now, is the demographic makeup of the City has changed. In 1978 if you lived here, you'd be hard pressed find any African Americans. We didn't have a Muslims population like we do today and there were no women wearing robes or covering there faces in black hoods. We always had a ethnic population here in Edmonton and that's great and is good for the city but lets face it the only reason the population ethnicity growth here is because of the economy. If it wasn't for the economy many of the people mentioned above wouldn't even be here. Too be honest same here. In 1978 according to this site Edmonton's population was just over 478,000 people. We're now at 817,498. Our population has almost doubled in the last 35 years. I like Edmonton because it still has that mid size feel to it. The above are observations nothing more then that. Anyway, that's about all for now.

This morning I opted out of going

to the preparing to be an officer course. I've held various chairs in my Lodge since 2007, and I've seen how the Lodge opens and closes and I have the work, I think I know how it's done after all these years. Based on that I opted out. I wish I knew about this Last week as I would have made it out to Commercial Lodge yesterday. March's meeting is penciled into my calendar. 

If Happy Harbor is open tomorrow, I'm considering heading over to pick up that Marvel Legends Iron Man action figure as I'm trying to build a Avengers assemble roll call of heroes. The 6 and 8" are to big for my display. Also, I can get some Chinese food from the place a few doors down from Happy Harbor. Sounds like a good plan. So I'm glad I didn't go to that officer's training thing this morning. Check out this guys set up:

Today is Random act's of kindness day. If you know this and have opportunity try and take advantage of this today. The world could use as much positive energy as possible. 

I'm not sure if Anne wants to go out today to Capital Pizza or do this tomorrow. If we go tomorrow ETS is running on Holiday scheduled. If we're going out later this afternoon then great. I prefer "Rose Bowl" Pizza but I'm not up to taking a bus a train and another bus on my Sunday afternoon. I think we go down to Clareview catch the #10 and out to 144th Ave. I can get myself a hamburger platter and a beer. In this strip mall, they also have Dairy Queen and "Giant Tiger." Giant Tiger is like a small department store but they have odd selections. I think they close at 6pm on Sunday's.

Hey, the Oiler's won a game last night! Wow. The best part about it was the game was a 6-4 comeback win. This win puts the Oiler's within striking range of the last playoff spot. If they can float around this area and near the end of the season and go on a wining streak and play meaningful games the 2nd half of April, they have a chance of making the playoffs. Anyway's that's all from me for today. 

Lots going on this week.

Monday night Raw, Tuesday Oiler game, Wednesday Lodge, Thursday valentines day, Friday the beginning of a long weekend.

I’ve been having a bit of a problem with my right heal. It seems to dry up with crackling skin. We think it’s diabetes so I’m putting some Vaseline on it and covering it up with a sock. Hopefully that will help out.

My favorite board game Advance Squad leader seems to have a active presence on YouTube. Multi Man Publications most recent ASL offering has been one of their Historical modules called “Festung Budapest.” There is an un-boxing of this game and it’s a huge game. The only thing I don’t like about it is that MMP went and changed the SS counters from their traditional white on black to like every other counter in the German OOB. I don’t know why they did this and some of the comments about the SS counters not being their traditional colors put some players off. Even 3rd party ASL treatments keep their SS counters in their traditional color. The other thing about the game it’s like a $130 price tag. I’m thinking about buying this because it might have a limited print one.

Finally the Oiler’s won on the road. They are still in 9th place but I think this is where they will be all season. Roughly between 10 and 9th. Dubnyk was in net and he stole the show. Hall was called for goal tender interface and with his speed propelled him up onto the net and over. Made me laugh. 

I’ve got a full day ahead today as I’m up at 7am and out the door at 8am. I should be home about 5:45pm. Next week I’ll be able to pencil in my own hours. 34 hours is full time. I’m used to 37.5 at my last job but that was including Saturdays. I’m glad I don’t have to do them anymore. Anyway, that’s about all for now.

If it hadn’t been

for Anne discovering an entry in my paper diary September 25th 2005 I might not have been bothered to open a blog. I stopped writing in my physical diary September 25th of that week and put my diary in a word processor and began my blog that same week. It began on another company other then Blogger called Zanga, which is defunct. I think I had about maybe 3 blog posts on it before I found Blogger that week. Since then on my website I’ve posted close to 1,700 posts and on blogger maybe about 500 more on Blogger.

At this hour Hurricane Sandy has been downgraded to a tropical storm. A serious storm non the less. I hope my friend Keith is Ok in new Jersey. I can't believe this storm could have wiped out the Atlantic City Boardwalk, wow.

 I was doing some more music production and I got this one YouTube video on creating a drum map in Cubase, which got me to get some sound out of Battery 3 in Cubase 6. I’m getting closer but my next piece of hardware is going to be Machine anyway.

This week, its Tuesday for 8 hours, Halloween Wednesday for 8 hours and Thursday for 7 hours and Lodge night and Friday I’ve got to go to my RBC and then take Anne’s cash out to deposit it in my Scotia account for the rent and for my LM payment and I’ll 7.5 hours on the day and Saturday for 6 for a total of 36.7 hours. If I’m up for any bonus money during the week, I’m going to maybe squeeze an extra hour or two in, maybe pull in a 12 hour day just to get a minimum of 37.5 hours. It’s going to be a mild week.

The Eskimos still have a shot at making the playoffs, if they can win in Calgary and or if Hamilton loses in Toronto on Thursday. Our game is on Friday night in Calgary. If we can win then despite what Hamilton does, we have our playoff spot.

Earlier when Anne left to do her banking and stuff, I checked my account from here and I could “track her” from her spending using my Scotia card. I checked about 4:45pm and there was our lunch purchase from Wendy’s just down the street. I got things ready as I knew she was moments away and sure enough she was.

This week is kind of a lame week for shows on Coast. They’re big “Ghost to Ghost” Halloween show is Halloween night, which doesn’t do anything for me. I’m going to read for a bit after I post this and go to bead. Anyway, that’s all I have for now.

Wow

Monday night Raw ended with a bit of a wow factor. CM Punk riding in the front of a black car with the driver being Paul Hyman!

Sometime in the afternoon tomorrow I’m calling Service Canada to book an appointment to set up my CPP. I don’t think this is like a walk in service or anything. With so many Baby boomers like myself out there reaching 60 the more they can discourage, delay the Government from paying us out what we can get the better. I have no idea how many people will be turning 60 this year but my guess it’s probably a lot. Ottawa already delayed the OAS so what’s to stop them from delaying CPP next budget? I better grab it while I can.

Hard to believe that the CFL this year is celebrating it’s 100th Grey Cup in November and also this weekend the province is celebrating it’s 100th year as well. Two milestones. Sunday at the “Ledge” (Legislature as we here in Edmonton refer to call it.)

I had a nice Labor Day weekend with lots of Football a chance to winsome money and a nice relaxing day off. Anyway, that's about all for now.

August has been one

long month to say the least and I’m glad its almost over. At the moment its +13 out there overcast with a hint of rain in the forecast.

An interesting side note about the Mars rover Curiosity mission “Black eyed peas,” singer Will.I.am had the song “Reach for the stars” beamed down to earth. The first song ever to be sent (downloaded) from another planet. The song was stored on the rover and beamed back to earth. Pretty cool.

Last night a late story reported (must have been a slow news day) but a starving cougar saw what looked a large morsel attacked a woman looking after her 2 puppies in her yard in the small community of Trail BC. There was also another cougar incident in White Rock BC (know it well) So here I go ranting again but what do these Troglodyte “wildlife officials” do? Hunt the poor animal down and kill it. Now I could see this as an option (maybe) if it were say North Vancouver, would it have been too much forward thinking to tranquilize the animal, give it something to eat and then release it between the Columbia river and the US boarder? Unbelievable. Most of these wildlife officials can barely think outside of the handbook. Is my rant unfair? Maybe but I see this kind of thing happening all to often. Why doesn’t Peta get behind an issue like this? Because they’re not to bright either. I don’t blame the woman that was attacked and she probably would have hoped for a better option then what “wildlife officials” did last Saturday. Trail BC is just 7 clicks away from the US boarder.

I’m not going to worry about my job any more, I can always get another one. Its not going to be the end of the world. I don’t see the place full every night and with all the past employees coming and going and those that seem to show up whenever they want, doesn’t bother me that much. Also, I don’t see a lot of stellar totals out there from my peers either. My place of employment seems to be like a revolving door. “lets use it as a point to something better.“ I don’t know how many people that get a “better job” only to come back to where I work for a couple of months and then leave again. There are these people that show up for a week and then you don’t see them for a month and they’re back again for another few days and off again. I’m just taking things day by day now. I go in put my 8 hours and leave but its when I‘m there and yes I get down because I get maybe 1 sale for the day. It‘s a tough job but it‘s something I can do, it‘s stability.

Last night about an hour before I got home, Anne called Earls and they had a jacket left over resembling mine. She went there about 8pm and picked it up for me just before she got home it began to rain and just before she got within a few feet from the outside door she got drenched by a bucket of rain, LOL, sorry Anne but thanks for rescuing my jacket. Anyway, that‘s about all I have for now. 

I got up a little bit

early to do a few backing vocal takes. I did about 8 of them and I'll review them a bit more on my morning commute later. 

Not a lot going on for today. I'm not at all that concerned about HO leaning on me and my colleagues. HO must think that we're all in a recession or something, which here in Northern Alberta (for now) we're not. This is Edmonton, not 10% unemployment rate in some US city. Also, I think we have about 30% of our office empty during the day and about 60% empty at night. I'm hearing what management said (improver your diallers or add more diallers.) If I get a pink slip in my pay check, fine I'll deal with it when it happens. If I can get passed the end of July (and I'm taking it day by day) I'm taking 2 weeks off to get my CPP in order and I'll be looking to see what my options are. I'd like to check out a few operations maybe even go in for a few interviews and talk to some people, get some names and numbers etc. You know, I like my job and I like the management I'm working with, I'm there every day and if they want to kick out a solid employee like me because I'm not up to the national average sales wise, well they may as well fire everybody in the office and shut the whole company down. I think HO knows all of this and I met most of my higher ups and they're good people.

Anyhow, that's enough of that. Today it's in for my usual 8 hours. It was this week, 32 years ago I fled the Meyer's place. By 6pm on that Wednesday afternoon it was all over. I was in my new place breathing a sigh of relief. I didn't stay very long because the land lord that let me hadn't realized that the previous tenant before me had left temporarily and said they'd be back. I had a week to find something before said tenant returned. I did the same thing when I left uptown New Westminster for Calgary in late November 1976 living in the Anderson house. I returned back to New West in May back to my old room which was awaiting for me. I think I was paying $100/month at the time, which in 1976 dollars would have been like about $200 in purchasing power today.

Other then the job thing, I slept ok over night, except around 6am I find it hard to fall back to sleep. I got another 8 hour shift ahead of me my 3rd one for the week then tomorrow and 6 hours Saturday (I hope) Saturday I'm going out with the guys and splitting a jug of beer with Warren. A jug is $13 and I'll give him $7. There's about 3 pints of beer in it, which I only drink 1, watch some of the Argo/Edmonton game and at half time head for home to watch the 2nd half. Anyway, that's enough silliness for now, it's a beautiful summer say out there and I'm going to enjoy my commute. This time I'm bringing my headphones. Anyway, that's about all I have for now.

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I didn’t sleep

well over night. Not even the warm glass of milk helped. I was up until about 4:30 this morning working on a music track in FL Studio 10. I want to get the update 10.5 but I can’t view my licenses for some reason.

It‘s been a rough week so far. I got six Tuesday morning, I lost 4 hours of work, I bought a credit card I can‘t use where I want to use it, my sales volume has been low all week, I busted a tooth last night (diabetes) The only good news was winning that $10 on my 6/49 draw and Anne buying me that new windbreaker and this morning I couldn’t sleep. I got 2 more days off and Saturday, I‘m going to buy my Tim‘s breakfast and bring $25 with me to head over to the casino have a beer and relax and play the penny slots.

It was on this week 32 years ago I moved out of the Meyer house. They were getting freaked out over my (Wicca) “occult activities.” Of course I can understand my land lady‘s concern, with her and her husband being Pentecostal supporters and all. I wasn‘t into Thelema when I first moved into that house just behind where Peoples Church is now. Matter of fact if I hadn’t stumbled into Thelema chasing Ellen around I would have probably had thought I was a bit off my rocker as well. I moved in there almost a month after mom and dad moved back to Coquitlam my home town. My stay there was October 1979-June 25th 1980. I never had a woman in my room but it wasn’t much bigger then my office here. It was my land lady‘s nosing around into my business that eventually led to my decision to leave. It was an ugly scene when I left and I didn’t have to much with me to pack either. I even have the hand written letter or a copy of it I made just before I moved out of that residence.

Today I got 7.5 hours ahead of me and it‘s the NHL entry draft. I don‘t really care because the Oiler‘s can have all the star power they want to but if Nikolai Khabibulin still ends up being our starting goal tender we‘re going to win about 50% of our games with Dubnyk and less with NK The result is going to be similar to last season near last place. We could have all the first round draft picks in the world but if we don’t have that goal tender, then all we’re going to be is just a team that doesn’t make the playoffs. And of course Hall gets injured every Spring and gets taken out about 2 weeks before the regular season. 

And the Eskimo’s are no better. Last night they lost hosting BC 24-16. That’s 2 pre season losses now. We lost all of our 3 pre-season games, Toronto, Calgary and last night BC. It’s tough being a Sports fan in the “City of champions.”

So, today being payday, I’ll have a full 37.5 hours on my check and at 8:30 I’ll be heading towards my bank RBC bank cash my check and head for home to work on my track and watch some Smackdown have a bite to eat and then done for the day. Anyway, that’s all I have for now.  

Summer, day 1. June

is one of my favorite months of the year. The mix of rain Sun and cloud and the colors are amazing. The Sun setting about 10pm is a bonus as well.

I’ve been following the sequel to Star Trek 2 the next movie by JJ Abrams but it’s probably way to early for a Summer release date. If anything I’d say May 2013 but I have no conformation about this, it’s just a guess on my part. 

I was visiting various places around Google earth earlier around the Swedish Island of Gotland. It’s a big place with only a few small communities and it kind of reminds me of Alberta without the hills and mountains. It’s more of a farming area. It’s largest community is Visby a community of some 22,000. If I ever get the money I’d love to visit there maybe during the fall. A flight would leave out of here from Edmonton International>Seattle>Frankfort>Stockholm on a return trip first class about $1,500. It’d be about 12-14 hours not including stopovers. I’d love to go by myself spend a week there explore and return (with a lot of photos of course.) But if I didn’t have Anne with me, I’d save up the money and go for 10 days. That’s if I ever win the lottery.

Speaking of which Friday’s Max draw is for $50M, tomorrow’s draw is for $17M. I’m getting 1 for each today.

I had a decent day yesterday pulling in a $500 sale (but not on card) I had a couple of $50’s and a $110 sale on card. That’s almost $800! I love days like those. We had a different campaign as well which helped a lot.

About 4:30 this morning I was feeling my stomach tighten as I was breaking out into a sweat. I ran to the toilet moaning and groaning. My head was spinning. Vomit erupted from my mouth, it was a disaster. I must have sat there on the toilet in the dark. Anne was just going to bed about this time helping me out. I was gasping for air when I break out into another sweat. She helped clean me up as I was in a mess. I had a shower and went back to bed. Twenty minutes or so latter, here we go again with more of the above. I hurled about 4 times into a bucket this time Anne had given me. At this time she called into the office for me saying I won’t be in for the morning shift. I felt a little better and went back to bed. We both agreed it was a case of food poisoning. Something I ate yesterday played havoc with my system.

This evening I’m heading out of here shortly before 4pm so I can head on over to the Backer Centre and get a 6/49 and a Max and a $20 Visa card. Loopmasters has a product I want called “Essential dubstep.” I’ve never ordered from this company before and their ordering set up doesn’t seem to work properly for some reason. I hope to place an order for tonight when I get home

I feel a lot better now. I got up about 10am had a owl of cereal and that was kept down and my insulin and fed the cats and went back to bed. So I’m in for 4 hours this evening and I’m going to ask the boss if I can come in for Thursday morning for 3.5 and the rest of the day for a total of 11 hours to make up for missing today. We’ll see how that goes. Anyway, that’s all I have for today.

Its a nice cool

breeze out there, which is perfect for sleeping overnight. At the moment its +18* out there.

On our local news they were talking about a Venus transit of the Sun, which should be taking place just after 4pm this afternoon. I’ll be inside the office as the transit will be able to be seen here on earth but weather forecasters are calling for a partially overcast day so we might not be able to see it here. This is going to be the opening topic on Coast tonight. The next one wont be until 2117.

Affiliates of these foreign funded radical groups and even local ones like the David Suzuki foundation went and partially dimmed their websites in protest to Ottawa’s plans to fast track important energy projects. I’d like to see them shut down myself. I don’t visit them. I know where their money comes from.

It’s hard to believe that “A Game of Thorns” (AGT) is in its 10th week. I read the first novel and I hope to go back to the series and read the book #2 and when the first year of the series is over, I’ll order it on iTunes

Edmonton Oiler’s first round Nail Yakapov was in town the other day and he seems to like Edmonton. We should use him as trade bait and make a play for, Alexander Semin, Zach Parise or Shane Doan and maybe trade Yakapov and a couple of others for him. Parise is the most hot after potential free agent this summer. We maybe sign them for a 2 year contract. Anyway, that’s about all I have for now.

I had a good day yesterday.. This

morning while watching “The Attack of the Show” (ATOS) I heard what thought of the last ATOS but as I checked on my morning commute I got some  more info. Apparently     Kevin Pereira, the shows host for the last 10 years or so is leaving to pursue other interests. He has a production company called “LeeUp” and another endeavor called  “Super Creative” or something. His last show is from E3 in early June. I got in about noon and did some internet stuff on my tablet on Kevin Pereira and it looks like he‘s going to be well taken care of but he‘s going to be a tough act to follow.

I had a pretty good day on the job and got about $200 in card and about $500 in sales, not bad on a cold campaign. We watched a little bit of hockey to see the Rangers lose game #5. I was thinking about heading over to BP‘s for a beer and meet up with Anne at Bay Station as she‘s getting off work. I still might do that tonight when I get off work. Instead I popped into Tim‘s for a Boston cream donut and ate that and played with my iPad on the way home. I have 3 days on and I‘m off for 2.

I didn’t win on my 6/49 ticket, not that I‘m ever expecting to. Nobody claimed the prize of $11M anyway, so that‘s ok.

Also, Edmonton Oiler ex coach was in town today to give a press conference type thing. He said he didn’t feel too bad about being let go but kind of felt that he got cheated out of getting to the good stuff. Tom Renney coached 600 games with the Oiler’s, and this was his 3rd NHL coaching job. He said he has other NHL teams talking to him, so lets hope he’ll get another coaching position.

On Coast Author and lecturer on Magick and the occult, Lon DuQuette, “will discuss his recent work on spirit evocation for the purposes of self illumination and life mastery, as well as The Book of Enoch, one of the first ancient texts that describes a hierarchy of spiritual beings, angels and demons, who interact with humanity.” This guy has been on before and is an old favorite of Coast. DuQuette follows in the tradition of Aleister Crowley. Should be a good show. Anyway, that’s all for now.

Its very Vancouver

type weather out there. Overcast with intermittent rain showers.

Anne's still in bed sleeping as I'm up at my laptop Boots curled up beside me.

I know this is my 3rd entry for today but I'm not feeling ambitious to get into a big project here at the moment. I'm just reading and drinking my coffee.

There's a lot of good players coming up in the 2011 NHL entry level draft. About 20% of the entry level draft prospects this year are from the WHL. Other then the top goal scorers we're going to see a lot of clubs introducing new players not only to keep salaries/costs down but because there is so much talent out there. I mean nothing like a Taylor Hall or anything like that.

Sure enough its teaming rain out there at this hour 2:05pm.
I've been having trouble with Google Earth lately. It keeps disappearing on me. When I try yo install after giving the pop up blocker permission to install the file I can't find it anywhere on my system. Since I noticed it missing this weekend I must have tried 3 times to download and install and each time it's failing to show up in my computer.

Lately I've been musing about the future. In August I'll be 59 years old and while most men die in their mid 70's (So I've seen) I figure I've got maybe 15 years left. What with diabetes against me etc, I'd say 10-15. That's not a good prospect but it is what it is I guess. Of course there is medical science that might make progress to increase ones chances of living longer. The thing with the Future I've always brooded over what will this area be like say in a hundred years from now in 2111? Most likely Capital Place apartments (where I live now) will be long gone. What will be here in it's place? Maybe another apartment complex with the same name? If I could live for another hundred years and read this, I'd be amazed. Will society as we know it now even exist? Is don't see Edmonton (world) being involved in another world war. If anything that will wipe us out within the next 100 years will be natural disasters like Solar flare activity, (2012) maybe an asteroid. The other thing I was thinking about seems kind of far fetched but what if all the people here went somewhere else. I'm not talking about Science Fiction but what if physicists have discovered an aspect of the time space continuum. A dimensional rift anyone can walk through.

Physicist Michio Kaku talks about a multi verse where just a hairs width behind a veil we can't see is another dimension in space. This isn't time travel because I'm talking about space travel. Not out to the stars but right in front of our noses. I'm advancing the concept not alien to Science Fiction of the quantum universe one step beyond. Will that universe be exactly the same as this one? If say I begin my hypothetical journey and begin my step would I see another Jim Shannon in front of me typing what I'm typing right now on the screen? If I could stretch that veil would I see dozens of Jim Shannon's all lined up in a linear fashion? Or would the harmonics be slightly different in each universe? I would argue they wouldn't be because every universe would be the same relative to the person observing it. I'd be the same Jim Shannon in the same spot indefinitely. Time and space would be the same. But that doesn't mean that the first Jim Shannon ahead of me has the same advantage as I do. What if that Jim Shannon turned to see me standing there if I lingered there long enough? That's one of the properties of a quantum universe I'm musing. The other is by changing the harmonics of the universe or their value. Maybe we can find an earth that say existed 1000 years before the time of Christ and people or whole cultures stepped through into that universe.

Anyway, these are just some of the things I've been pondering about lately.Anyway, that's about all for now.