My wife is hard at work with her in bound

call center job. She's taking pizza orders and customer service calls. Lot's of delivery order are late due to it being Halloween. Most of them are late. Crazy. 

Held on this day was the ancient Celtic's Samhain harvest feast (the precursor to today's Halloween). The date later became associated with All Hallows Eve, honoring the Christian saints. On this day in 1926, magician Harry Houdini passed over to the Other Side. Every year since then, a Halloween séance has been conducted to try and contact him. 

Lately I've been having tremors in my lower left leg. Lewy body dementia: Movement symptoms are common, mirroring Parkinson's disease, and may include stiffness, slow movement, tremors, or a shuffling walk. These can lead to falls. I received a fall at last Chapter meeting. Should I be concerned? I need to get to the Doctors across the street for a consultation and see what's going on. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Not much going on except my mens breafast

on except my mens breafast meeting Saturday morning. I need to get my flue shot at Shoppers drug Mart nearby nearby anyway.

I love Halloween week. The weather channel usually plays some spooky music. This year it's it's rather bland. Hopefully the weather channel has got some feedback and next year, they'll fix this. 

Earlier Anne went out to get Chinese food at Red Diamond. Just over here off 82nd. It looked like at one time it was a buffet but Anne didn't see a buffet when she was there . Anyway, that's all for now. 

I think that

Sustane ointment I received from the eye clinic Friday, is workinging. The side efffect, however is a slight blurring of vision for about the first hour after I woke up. 

Earkier this month I made my first You Tube short from my iPhone. I was using Launcpad. after about an hour, the video earlned a huge amount of views. I was excited. The next day, 180 as views began to taper off after that. I made another short yesterday

 from the computer and the aspect ratiion was not the same as from the iPhone. I even added a link to the existing video I took the short from. 60 seconds. An hour later, 5 views. I even added an extensive keyword list to my channel. I think from now on, I'll be making my shorts on my iPhone, and not on the computer. I think that first 180 views was a fluke. I'll make the nessecary changes next Short.

I was supposed to have meeting with Mack and his wife here but we're booiking it for Wedness day in the observation lounge upstairs. Anyway, that's all for now.

The Sustane

ointment I applied to my lower inside eyelid might have worked. The itch in my left eye is AWOL. I don't think though the itch is from sugar but psoriasis. 

I just went and changed my Facebook accout to go from public to friends. This means that only Friends can read my posts and future posts. Unless they have another account and are going in via a friend in cognito. If Don wants to see what I post on Fb, he'll find it empty.. 

This week I have no outings except a meeting maybe Thursday, and that's here. I do have a breakfast thing early Saturday morning and Lodge Practice next Sunday night. Anyway, that's all for now.

An update on my

fitbit. It needs an update. My firewall might be the issue or my crappy internet speeds that wont let me do it.

Anyway, I was at my optometrist yesterday and asking about glasses for distance. Those are progressives and might not be a good fit for me because of my cataract operation i had early 2000's. Bifocals might be better. My optical insurance is up for renewal next April. 

Our senioirs residence is holding a Halloween costume party next Thursday. Should be a lot of fun. Anway that's all for now.  

Having a nice day off

before heading out to Chapter tomorrow night and, tomorrow I have an eye appointment. After that I'm connecting with someone from the OTO after that here at my place. Busy couple of days.

My place of employment has another project lined up but mercully I wont be working on it. I'm ok with that as it would compromise my Alberta Pension. 2026 could be my last year doing the job. It's draining on me, and I'm making errors. Plus, Anne said with her job and once I have my debt paid off this Spring, I can retire. Plus, I'll be 74 next year. The other option is when I have my bill paid the new desk and the new computer, I could just work until 75. I like that idea better.

My new podometer seems to be holding up okay however, 2955 with Versa 3 was over 2k in distance. This is saying it's 1.5k. I have another software app on the computer when Versa gave me say 3.5, I'd enter the steps in to get the correct @ I might need to do that in this case Anyway, that's all for now.

My fitbit Versa 3

died on me. it wouldn't sync. I think this has to do with my week internet here. So I found this free podometer called Podometer ++. I'll be applying the steps from my Versa 3 watch and using the free podmeter on my iPhone from now on. 

Early this morning I was looking for my OTO degree certificates. I looked through the closet. Nothing. Did Anne toss them out? I confronted this with her and she insisted, she kept them. This caused a bit of a melee,

but then I heard her unzip something and there they were. Intact. She placed then in a Teleprompter luggage I had bought and didn't use. She repurposed it. I wanted to show them to my OTO contact when they get here Friday. I'd only join if I can get my 4th degree, and go once a month to the Mass. Again, I don't know yet.

I've got nothing going on today but I'm going to Chapter tomorrow. I have the music ready in AUM for the M.E.M.° Should be a good time. Anyway, that's all for now.

I had a good day

yesterday. I received a text from Chapter asking if I need a ride. He would pick me up shortly afternoon That would be great. I decided because I didn't tell Anne to swap the USB cable from the headphones to use it for the iPad, before she went to bed, the iPad battery was dead. I thought I would bring the iPhone in and get the music from Chapter website. I asked my ride if we cculd we make a side trip to Tims for a coffee. "I'll buy." He picked me up out front here and as we got to the Coliseum Tim's their drive through gate was boarded off. So much for that idea. I messed up the music only because it was difficult to do from a cell phone. I said I'd have the music ready for Thursday. We did practice and a board of General purposes meeting. We were out of there by 2:30pm. I was home shortly before 3pm. 

The idea was Anne and I were going out to Mill Creek Rickies. We like this location. 

Yeesh. I need a haircut. lol. Not bad though for 73. We had the large breakfast but I wasn't that hungry. At this hour Anne is tired and it shows.

The good news for yours truly is I have 3 days off and no place to go.😀 Friday I have the Iris optical appointment downtown. After that I'm meeting someone from the OTO. Last time I had OTO contact was back in the mid 90's. Should also be a good day.

We ended up with

8 completes between 3 of us. I got 6 of them. We need 5 more to finish the project. I'm hoping I get some help and we finish this by noon at the latest. It's a 3 hour shift tomorrow. 

The Elks playoff chances were dashed in BC last night. 24-37 Lions. The Elks gave up four turnovers in their game last night against the BC Lions. These turnovers included one interception and one forced fumble by the Lions' defense and on turnover by a missed field goal and a turnover on Downs. Farjardo threw 3 interceptions, including a pick 6. This marks the fifth straight season that the Elks have missed the postseason. 

I'm not what's going on after Chapter practice Sunday. There may be an inside chance Anne and I are going out to dinner. We'll see. Anyway, that's all for now.

My lightning/hdmi cable should

 be arriving today between 5-9pm. Hopefully, it gets here before I start my shift at 4pm. I can always pause my dialer before I check my door.

I'm starting 4-9pm today. We need ~ 28 more completes. There's only 3 of us on the project. If we have 2 nights like last night, we'd need 4 more completes and we can finish this project by the end of the shift Saturday, which ends at 1pm. I thin we can do it, even though the source is oretty beat up. 

The inspector arrived earlier just after 9am. All she did was open the door, stuck her head in sniffed for dog urine, make a note and moved on. Anne was thinking it was a suite inspection. No big deal. Anyway, that's all for now.

We got a few more

shifts to complete the project. We're working to Saturday 1pm. Then, that's it for me until after the New year.

We recieved our order for these reading glasses, They are better then anything most local venders can offer. The only issue I have is that they are so fragil. Probably why the glasses arrived as a pair.   

I think I ordered the Lightning/HDMI cable Sunday and its Friday. That's better then I expected. The good news is that MFi certified. I only realized this when I saw the order update. Its a happy accident. Anyway, that's all for now.                                                     

At first I thought about

getting a dedicated gaming computer. I like to game but mostly DOS, Retro or online games. Although I'm thinking about getting another handheld that has Onion OS pre installed and or maybe a Steam or Legion Go 2 device. I'm still not sure about any of the above yet.

On this date in 1987, an extensive search for the Loch Ness Monster reached its conclusion. Dubbed Operation Deepscan, the week-long project utilized sonar equipment valued at over one million pounds as well as a fleet of 24 boats. Aside from a few anomalous sonar blips, the expedition ended

with no tangible results to suggest the existence of the creature. It would not be the last massive undertaking to scour the Loch for the infamous beast, as the BBC used a myriad of modern technological devices to look for Nessie in 2003. Much like its predecessor 16 years earlier, this project also failed to yield an answer to the cryptozoological enigma.

Not only did the Elks break the 13 game winning streak against us the Visitors had but the Oilers  won as well. It was a good day for Edmonton sports teams. Also last nights Elks win means our playoff hopes are still in our hands. Anyway, that's all for now. 

When Super announced the shift

was ending at 7pm I was totaly elated. All of us were. An early start to the long weekend. That means 3 days off. We return Tuesday & Wednesday and wrap the project up Wednesday.

Today I have the Elks game at 5pm, an Plus there is WWE Crown Jewel. Plus @ 8pm, there's a Canucks/Oilers game on. Footbal/Hockey/Wrestling/ Should be a fun day  for Jimmy I got to post this and get some shuteye.

Since I began with Blogger I've always had it in standard mode. I asked Google if there is a Dark mode native to Blogger, Sadly there isn't but there is an Edge extention called "Dark Reader." After bed, I'm going to buy this extension. It's only Cad $13. Good deal. Also recently Blogger added an insert a Google search bar right into my post. this could be real handy for me. Anyway, that's all for now.

This work project could

last as late as next Friday or a day or 2 after this upcoming weekend. Without this seasonal work, I dont think I could even afford to live here. It would be tight. I probably couldn't do any subscriptions.

Known for his powerful tales of mystery and the macabre, author Edgar Allan Poe died under somewhat mysterious circumstances on this day in 1849, at the age of 40. On October 7, 1977. My favorite story of Poe's is "The cask of Almontillado." Alan Parsons Project did a song about this story.

While I can't say the name of the project I'm currently warking on, I got 7 complete. Which is pretty good. I could see working 3 days/week though. that I could do. My job is casual enough as it is.. Hopefully, we'll be done Friday. Then that's it for me. Anyway, that's all for now.

I thought there was

an Elks CFL football game on today. When actually it's on the 11 next Saturday. I even have it marked in my calendar. weird.

It's a day late but on October 4th 1582 was the last day of the Julian calendar, and the start of the Gregorian calendar as decreed by Pope Gregory XIII. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 was followed directly by October 15. 

With the new branded micro 128Gb sd card I'm going to try and reformat the card. It needs to be formated to Fat 32. I'm using Rufus. This is the industry standard for formating sd cards greater then 50Gb. That's my prokect for today. Anyway, that's all for now.

I had my shift that ended

at 9pm last night, sleep and back at it this morning up at 8am for my 10-3pm shift. It's been a busy 24 hours

The weather is certainly changing. At the moment it's +10°C but it feels like +2°

For some reason I thought there was an Elks game on this weekend. but its next weekend. LOL Anyway, that's all for now. 

My lodge brother picked me up

last night, shortly after 6pm. Lodge was fun. Because it was an IPM night, it was good to see returning brothers I haven't seen in awhile. It waas good to see Brother Kelly in the East.

I hated to do this but I had to cancel the eye appointment today. I was so wiped out from Lodge, it would have been a struggle to make it through my shift tonight. I'm waiting for a call back to see if there's a better time, around 11-noon next week. 

Hard to believe next weekend is Thanksgiving weekend.. For the most part , we're into the low double digit weather paterns. As for tonight & Saturday, I'm working but that's ok. Anyway, that's all for now.

I tried numerous time

calling Rogers this morning at Bonny Doon Mall location. Failed each time. My Amazon tie, order was out for delivery. It was a last minute decsion to dress and get some traveling diet cola, and get that 11:40am bus. I was joined by other seniors waiting for the same bus. We were down there within 10 minutes. Apparently I can't set up auto pay at the store level. I was getting off the bus at 1:15pm for home. In and out.

Riding the elevator with some of the other seniors, I asked if we will have a polling station in our building for the upcoming civic election. They confirmed that to be the case. 

When I got home, no Amazon order. It's still out for delivery. With any luck, I'll have a new tie to Lodge. Anyway, that's all for now. 

iIt's a new month

October 1st.

This morning is another laptop maintenance event. After that I need to get to Rogers to top up my cell phone account. I tried doing this yesterday but I couldn't get cofirmation. My bank isn't showing any info. Once i get the laptop set up, I'll leave out of here at about 10:40am for Bonny Doon Mall, and get this sorted out. I'll get some take out as well for lunch to have at home. .

It's going to take some creative accounting but if I can swing the fee, I hope to join Scottish Rite Masonry. Edmonton Valley. More specifically Lodge of Perfection. After that The Rose Croix, and then the Consistatory to get my 32°. This is all doable I'm looking at joining in February next year. 

The Oilers regular first season game for the 2025-26 season is October 8th. I'll be working that night. Most likely the Oilers will lose that one. I'll follow the scores on my cell phone. As for future games, if I'm not doing anything, I'll watch the games, but I'm not going to go out of my way to watch every single one. Anyway, that's all for now.