This morning

 I'll be tuning into BabaLo's Fb chat this morning. At 5:30pm, I'll watching a bit of the Canadians/Buffalo game 7. Lets Go Habs. I'll be following the game whilte watching Wrestling. 

Not off to a good start this week for my steps. Best I could get is 2,590. I ususally try and get 3,100 steps minimum 

and or at least 2-3k per day on average. I'm at 660 so far. I like to be at 1,500 before bed. Last week it felt good out with the old walker. We need a new one.

Anne gave me half sammy before bed. Her bronchial condition is slowly improving. I hope she has a decent night's sleep. I hate having her in this condition. Anyway, that's all for now. 

I'm still Investigating

the easiest way to Homebrew my Nintendo 3DS XL Zelda A Link Between Worlds Limited Edition. I got it in 2017. Back then we had better internet then we do now. I charged my unit to see if it could connect to our wifi, but the connection failed due to our basic internet here. We got locked into that "Home security" with Telus at Wyndham but we couldn;t use our higher speed Internet at Wyndham because the basic plan here hyjacked what we had at Telus for another year.

An idea:💡We had to do an eTransfer to have the moving company move us. We used my iPad and transfered the funds to the moving company in the ground floor lounge here. Can I connect my 3DS XL to the lounge internet? It might be faster then what we're using now

St. Brendan, the 6th century Irish priest, is celebrated today. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary journey by boat to the Isle of the Blessed, as part of his search for the Garden of Eden. Along the way, he's said to have encountered fantastical creatures like a sea monster.

I've got possibly 2 outings this week: I've got to pick  up a replacement bank card Tuesday and Friday there is a multi lodge degree between my lodge and 2 others, and that's Friday. As musical director for my lodge doing the same degree later next month. Not sure if I'm going. It depends. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Yesterday Anne and I

got the Valley line LRT to Mill Woods. Destination: First time Dennys. First time I took the walker out. It was windy AF. One of the breaks is broken so it causes it to drift to the left a bit. What I like about Denny's is that it's open 24hours and the LRT there stops about 1:30 weekdays. I had the breakfast starter 2 eggs 2 sausges cubed hashbrowns. Of course diet cola.😀Anne had the "grand Slam" or whatever it was. We really enjoyed it. They've even got individual seats at the counter, which is cool. My bill came to $15, Anne's $20. I paid the $5 tip. Good vibe. The place was busy. We'll be back. We took a bus just outside by McDonalds because I had a craving for a strawberry Sundy. Anne got a brownie something. We enjoyed that got the bus back to Mill Woods Transit. We got home about 8pm.

Today is the International day for families. The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. The International Day of Families provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting them. It has inspired a series of awareness-raising events, including national family days. In many countries, this day is an opportunity to highlight different areas of interest and importance to families. More about this here

Sometime this weekend, our Junior Warden is organizing another Lodge breakfast. Anne can come out because it's for Lodge members and friends & family. That's a work night for Anne as she likes to sleep for as long as possible. I usually get a ride out to these things from my lodge brother. We both joined the lodge, same time 2002. 

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It was 46 years ago

Forty-six years ago, I set out to record my occult journey, but my "magical record" eventually shifted into a daily diary. Most of those pages ended up in a landfill during Anne’s downsizing, but my OTO and Masonic degrees remain safe. I’m still advancing, with three Scottish Rite degrees scheduled before the new year and the potential for AMD, given their quarterly Saturday meetings.

Last night was a struggle with only about an hour of sleep due to RLS, sleep apnea, and too much caffeine from late-night diet colas. 

I took the #524 bus to Bonnie Doon Mall at 11:09 am to pick up my prescriptions and free Alberta Seniors test strips from Shoppers. I was home by noon, napped from roughly 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, and finally managed to get a bit more rest.

My friend Frances suggested using a stationary bike to help manage my RLS, so I’m going to try a quick session before bed to keep the symptoms at bay. There’s one in the rec room downstairs, and Anne is going to show me how to use it. She mentioned they have two types—one with arm movement and one that’s just pedalling—but I plan to start off slowly. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Yesterday morning

I attended our biweekly mens breakfast prayer group. It's just a small gathering of about half a dozen men. it's usually about 2 hours. No mention bout mothers day weekend. 

One of the new guys, offered me a ride anywhere I wanted to go. Highlands Hall area. He dropped me off within a block. Lodge was still in progress. Eventually breathren started filing out and I went inside. I excused my appearence not bing in suit and tie. I bought some tickets for a raffle to support the lodge. I probably could have dressed in my suit but I wasn't there long. I took the #8 bus to Coliseum, and the #53 to Capilano mall, #501 Davis drops me right off in front of our place and home. 

Anne wasn't up yet and I was exausted but WWE "Backlash" was on. It was over by 7pm. Anne had laundry to do nd I just relaxed the rest of the evening. That's all for now. 

Last night at lodge was

fun. Our stand in SD did an excellent presentation. We had a great debate taking place. I had no issues with the music. 

While I never met Ted Turner, he Robert (Ted) Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel. Ted Turner had a massive impact 

on professional wrestling. In 1988, he purchased Jim Crockett Promotions and rebranded it as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which became the primary competitor to Vince McMahon's WWF (now WWE) in the 1990s and helped launch the "Monday Night Wars". I remember the WCW WWF rivalry well. Good times Thanks Ted. He passed May 6th 2026. 

I'm busy tomorrow, leaving out of here about 7:30am for Clareview, and BoB. If possible and there is time, I might be able to make Ye old Craft's festive board, call Shoppers Drug Mart, see if my meds are ready for pick up, and come home to get ready for WWE Backlash. In theory. We'll see how that goes.

I helped Anne fill out

her census which took all of about 10 minutes to do. Very simple. The last survey project we did at work was more time consuming then this. 

Montreal Canadians/Buffalo Sabres are opening round 1 today. This should be a good series. I'm hoping for a Canadian team in the finale. The Habs are our only hope

Last Friday I met a new AASR brother same situaion as me health wise. He encouraged me to apply for a Dissability tax credit. I don't have a family Doctor, so I'm going to a walk in clinic and see if I can get some help. I'll be investigating this next week but this is not an easy process. I'm sure this wont be easy. Anyway, that's all for now.