Welcome to my Blog. Anne and I live here in Strathearn Edmonton Alberta, with our 2 cats etc. This blog is about my life, rants, politics, books, music production, Sports, some gaming, Freemasonry and some WTF-ish moments that give me pause. Feel free to contact me on my or YouTube channel Shannon on Sounds. Thanks for dropping by
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Anne made her ususal Sunday
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Yesterday was one of those
days where all I did was slept ate, watched TV. I missed the Vancouver Oilers game. I'm sure it was a good game. I "overdosed" on TV. 🤣
The good news is The Elks had 40,000 fans at Commonwealth. and won 16-28 over the BC lions.
I was getting a bit concerned when the game was tied at 9. But Elks D and fan support made all the difference. The above graphic says it all.
The Elks game was a tough act to follow, when it came to the Canucks at Rogers Place arena. Oilers won 4-2. A perfect day.
I enjoyed going out to
Scottish Rite as my first time as 32° Mason😀these meetings usually last about 2 hours. Next meeting (in my case) will be in January.
My collar looks a little sloppy but it's a selfie.
I'm not getting up at 8am to watch WWE's Crown Jewel. I'll catch the replay later during the day and skim through the highlights.
If the Elks win the game today, they go to the finale. If BC wins, the Lions go to the finale. Pretty straight forward. Anyway, that's all for tonight.
Friday, November 6, 2026
Great time at lodge
last night. For some reason, I thought I paid my lodge dues last week. It was step up night. We did Balloting. It was a full night. When I got home I checked my eTransfer history. Ooops. I made the correction and paid my dues. Tonight (unless Gordon is going to Eastern Star, I'll be heading out to Scottish Rite.
From here on in, no more major spending. I can get out of debt by this time next year. I don't need anything major. I was going to get the iPhon Duo. It's a $40 increase in my monthly plan, but we'll see. I'll need to make that decision when I go get my shots tomorrow. Anyway, that's all for now.
Thursday, November 5, 2026
I'm wondering
It being the 1st Wednesday of the month, and there is no laptop mainteance? For October and November? Then I get the call from my boss. They are retiring me. They know that my employment with this company is compromising my rent. Based on my line 1500 of my NOA. With each project I do, my rent increases. So that's one reason they are retiring me. The other reason is they want staff that put more then just 1 project in/year. I understand this. They are having the staff Christmas party mid next month. I'm invited and all, but this retirerment came out of left field. I wanted to go out on my terms. At least I get to keep the work laptop when they clean it.
Right after the above Anne received a call from her new dentest. I took the call because she was out at the time. They didn't have a dental hygenist for the date Anne had booked. Could she come in today? I said I'd leave a message. I asked if they do reline dentures, and yes they do. So, I might make an appointment next week. I might have enough in provincial dental insurance. Not saying that reline dentures are a magic cure.
Lodge tonight. It's going to be great. We're doing some balloting and our remembrance day observance. Friday, its Scottish Rite and I get to go in as a 32 degree. When I get home after that, it's "Friday night Smackdown." Then Saturday its WWE's Crown Jewel and BC/Elks football game. Anyway, that's all for now.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
No notice of
I've got nothing on my plate today. I might mess around with my Anbenic RG35XXSP, on this new monitor. Play around with this for a bit. Not sure. I have some lodge music to upload to my phone, I need to take care of.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
New month, new week
Apparently the Ulanzy k3 key lights aren't that great for lighting up a green screen. The Elgato Key lights are industry standard, which is why I'm going to give the Ulanzy a try anyway.
The drive happiness ride share program was a bit of a let down. It's hours of operation are from 9am-4pm. No weekends. Doesn't work for me. So if I wanted to get to BoB say at 8:30am for 9am, I'd need to book for 9am and get there at 9:15pm at the earliest. Pending traffic. Going to Al Shamal would be alright, because I can book for 3:30pm on a Friday. I already have a ride for that. Anyway, that's all for now.












