Because of my basic

Internet connection Omnisphere 3 was installing at ~ 2 mbps. 61 Gb took 8.5 hours to install this product. Now, if we I had the internet at our last residence, Omnisphere would have probably taken an hour. 

Now, I'm not an engineer but bridges have always facinated me. I watched this You Tube short on the first suspension bridge. How do you build a bridge that hangs from enormous iron chains? In 1820, engineers completed the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed 

between England and Scotland. Instead of supporting the roadway with pillars underneath, the bridge was suspended from massive iron chains connected to stone towers. Its an interesting video.

I got some Lodge" work to do this week for our next practice.  Anyway, that's all for now. 

That was a slow start

but Hamilton tied the game and it went into OT. Both teams evenend out the turnovers. 35-37 was the finale. Blanchard made 9 field goals. Our win loss record is now 11-4. Elks play Hamilton October 9th. Unfortunatly, I won't be able to see it. I'll be at lodge. Ball security and penalties were our main chinks in the armour. 

I have practice at the Lodge this evening after brunch. Let me know (if your reading this) if you're driving and want to carpool. Otherwise, it’s no problem at all for me to just take the train both ways.

Not much going on today except installing Omnisphere 3 and Lodge. Tomorrow Anne and I want to go to get our Alberta Government ID. It will have our health number on it and a bite to eat after that's done, and home for Monday night Raw Anyway, that's all for now.

The other day

when I tried to install Omnisphere 3 from the ssd, it was taking forever. After a bit of research the best thing I could do was to turn off  my Windows firewall, and my AV firewall. Next, login with my credentials ans serial number and from the download manager, install from the vender site directly. If we had better internet, like I had at Whyndham, no internet issues. We're in our finale contract, with Telus and when that expires, we're going to get a similar plan to what we had at Whyndham. I'll atempt to install Omnisphere 3 when Anne finishes her shift this evening.

Today the Elks are hosting Hamilton week 14/19 for us. ELks are 10-4 as we lost the last game in Toronto. The game is on at 5pm. 

Hopefully we can improve our standings to 11-4 as we're down the home stretch. At least we made the playoffs. FIrst time that's happened since 2019.

I'm still reading Brandon Sandersons  "Mystborn." The main chracter sure likes to smile a lot. It's not that the book is slow. Pacing is quite good. I hope to finish the book before the year is it. I have a busy month in October. Yeash. Anyway, that's all for now.

For some reason, Anne just blew up at

me shortly after I came home. I think it was I asked if she could record the news because I came in at 11:10pm

Since then she hasn't been talking to me. I called after the degree, saying I was thinking about gettting a cab from HH which would have cost me ~ $15. "50?" she said blowing up and I said $15, then she hung up. Perry offered me a ride ride, and I tried calling Anne back, but she wouldn't pick up. Ok. Perry stayed for the festive board. I sat with John Slade. He is from another RAM chapter.  The Coke was on the house. Nice. I had some Kirkness cookies. We left out of there about 1O:45pm. I got home shortly after 11. Anyway, that's all for now.

I started installing Omnisphere 3

about an hour ago. It's a massive library, and my internet connection isn't that great, which doesn't help. Also, my fire wall might be snagging it as well. I'm going to give it until, 5am, and, go to bed. I'll let it run in the mean time.

Tnight, I'm off to Chapter. We're confering  a degree. Three guys coming in. Not sure if I'll get a ride home, but I might just take a cab home if Perry doesn't offer me. Either way I'm good.

Monday, Anne & I are going to the Registry. In my case its so I can have the "proper ID." Being a resident here is good enough I supose. But its good to have just in case. Plus we can go to DQ across the street. Anyway, that's all for now.

Not a bad day yesterday.

I didn't do much today. Mostly You Tube stuff. 

It was Glenn that told me (before I got to Chapter) he did the music off his phone. For some reason I had it in my head, "the only way this would work for me is with my iPad." Well, I only had the phone for 2 years now, and lugging the iPad with the keyboard is heavy. Plus the speaker. My phone recognizes the bluetooth speaker. A.U.M. (Audio Unit Mixer) is installed and even Audio Share. Both apps work hand in hand. The only snag is this iPhone needs a lightning adapter.

 It's not USB C. But Amazon has them availible. I'd rather carry my iPhone/speaker with me, rather then my heavy iPad pro. I'll bring my iPad Thursday, in case there is a snag some where. I need a lightning male and USB A female. so I can transfer files. 

Frances, or Mary want to leave a comment, on my Blog, I'll be able to respond. Anyway, that's all for now. 

My bus to Capalino

mall around 11am was slow. I decided if I wanted to go to getmy business done at Long & McQuade, (LM) set up the payment plan, auto pay etc, could take time. I ordered a Co-op taxi instead. I was certain the fare was about $15-$20. What with the LRT shut down from Churchill, a cab made the most sense.

As my cab headed North along Wayne Gretzky drive, the traffic to the Edmonton sc-fi Expo was heavy. My fare to LM was $17. I gave an undiscoosed $ tip. When I go there the sign on LM wall said Sunday 12-5pm. Yeesh. I had a bit of a wait, and a small Window 12-1pm

I was surprised to learn that LM does not open accounts on software. There goes the other installment. $317. Oh well, at least I don't have a monthly bill. I caught another cab from LM to Highlands Hall for Chapter Practice. I was able to get a ride back. Otherwise instead of about 3pm, it'd be ~ 5pm. This was an expensive month. I think if I knew I could not have got Omnisphere 3 on LM's credit plan, I probably never would have bought it. Ah well, learn and live. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Our annual sci-fi genre

Edmonton Expo is underway. I don't recognize any writers or artists. Would be nice to have someone like Brandon Sanderson or Kelley Armstrong, just to name a few. Armstron was here in 2019. I'd love to go just to be part of the vibe, but health wise I just couldn't manage it.  Most likely my friend Ellen is at the Edmonton Expo this weekend.

My commute to BoB is a no show this morning due to LRT closures. The Capital line is fully closed between Churchill and Clareview all weekend for track renovations at Coliseum station. Unlike previous weekends where one track remained operational, they are relying entirely on replacement buses all weekend. 

My weekend isn't a complete loss though as the Elks are in Toronto playing against the Argos. The Oilers play in Winnipeg but that's only on Oilers+ I'm not paying $10 to watch a couple of preseason games. Anyway, that's all for now.

Our outing at Rickies Mill

Creek was good. Not a fan of their breakfast sausages, but it was a good outing. 

I got 2 new meds from our new Doctor yesterday. I wanted to get something for a yeast infection I have in the groin area. Then, a muscle relaxant for my restless leg syndrom RLS. For RLS I got something called Cyclobenzaprine. 42 pills. The instructions on this med is to take half a tab then the other half and a full one. I decided to take a full one an hour before, a banana, a muffin. By 5am I was tired enough

for sleep. The Cyclobenzaprine felt more like a Melatonin then a muscle relaxant. I got a good 6 hours of sleep after that but felt drowsy even up to an hour later. The other med I got was for the Yeast infection. Ketoderm. Before bed I applied that to the infected area. This morning, it seemed to work. Both meds were a total of $13.😮

I went and ordered Omnisphere 3 about an hour ago and paid for half of it over the phone. When I'm in the store, Saturday, I'll put the balance on my account. Should bring the  payments down to about $25-$30/month. Easy. Anyway, that's all for now.

This afternoon, we're

at a near by undisclosed medical clinic. Its baskically a meet and great. I'm hoping I can get get 3 perscriptions, assuming they are covered under alberta seniors. 

After that we're heading over to Rickies to get a bite to eat for our monthly outing. We haven't been at this location

since last October when we were suggested to share a "Grand slam" breakfast. My hashbrowns were uncooked both times.

The Oilers played Calgary for the first of I think its 3 pre season games. Oilers won 6-1. I don't think it was televised on Sports net. I think this could be the last season here for Conor McDavid. Anyway, that's all for now.

I hope my new banner

Isn't to crowded. Its to reflect most aspects of my life. #1 outside of my life is Anne of course. I think it looks a bit cleaner. 

Not much going on this week. We have our Doctors visit on Tuesday, and I hope I can get a perscription for my jock itch a muscle relaxant. With my health number, the Doctor will be able to see the results of my most recent X-ray, and my A1C done from April. I'm also going to call set up Home care and this morning get Omnisphere 3 set up to pick up after FCC Saturday morning. 

Also, I think our last work project was my last project with the company. My last job, period. Officially to myself, I resigned from the work place. If a new project makes itself availble, I'll pass long enough for the staff party to make it official. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Last nights Calgary

@ Elks CFL game was a wipe out. We scored first but Calgry had the lead for a bit. Calgary turned the ball over 5 times and we got points on each one. Calgary just couldn't anything going. Finale score was 53-16 Elks. The lower bowl was completely sold out. 30,000 fans showed up. Elks swept the labour day classic improving Elks record 10-3. Elks are in Toronto this Saturday against the Argo's 1pm. Look out for that one! 

I've been wanting Omnisphere 3 since 2. I think today I'm going to put it on my account, and set it up over the phone before they close today. My location probably 

doesn't have it in stock when I asked about it a month or so ago. I think I'll go pick it up after BoB Saturday and then head for home to watch the game. It's on @ 1pm. 

Next month is my last AASR Friday night before Consistory and my 32°. I'll be able to witness all 3 Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix, Consistory. I want to begin to take chairs. I imagine it starts with lodge of perfection. etc. Next month is busy with the above and then balloting for DDGM. Lots going on. Anyway, that's all for now.     

Today marks the

25th aniveray of 9/11. It was on this day (Tuesday) when Two planes, hijacked by Islamic jihadists vowing death to all Americans terrorists collided both planes into both towers, Flight 73 and one into the US Pentagon. I was just coming into work on the bus at Xentel. I was 49 years old. I wasn’t even a Mason then. Anne and I were living at Capital Place apartments. She was training at the Royal Canadian Legion at the time. Crazy days. I still had Silky/Pledges. Lots of memories. 

This evening ~ 6:30pm, Gord is picking me up for Scottish Rite (Rose Croix) The festive board is free. It's usually a 2 hour meeting. In and out. I'm home by ~ 9:30pm and I'll be able to watch Smackdown. Saturday at 5pm, is the Labour day classic rematch. Calgary

Stampederes/Edmonton Elks, CFL football. Can we make it 10-3? Anyway, that's all for now.

Last night Anne decided to

take a dry run, or to reconnoiter a trip to Mill Woods Tims at Main Street mall. She said the difference between the Mill Woods location and Corona Station Mill woods, is like 30 minutes. That's actually pretty good. if we get on that Drive Happiness program, she won't need to worry about that any more. Its a flat rate, not billed like cab. This would be great to take me to Al Shmal.

I was watching this bit on local news that the South East Seniors Association (Holyrood) has a lot of programs. 

They have a music program. I'd love to learn how to play Saxaphone or something. Looks like they are very busy.

Yesterday afternoon I got this free App called Pendulum. It not only works with iPhone/iPad but also works on the desktop. Its a genreative. Create mesmerizing pendulum music! Arrange multiple pendulums, make unique rhythms and melodies, and enjoy the harmony of physics and aesthetics. To unlock the AuV3 version for AUM is less then $2.00. Anyway, that's all for now.

One of the most

difficult things I've ever had to do with computers is to sign into my Microsoft account. It's not a straight forward process. My work job relies on Microsoft Teams. 

Its not so much Microsoft but I'm getting to the point that my work is cutting into my rent. The Alberta Government claws back what I make. Not just that, but my energy level is dropping. I'm lucky I get 5 

hours of sleep over 2 sessions. A 5 hour shift on this old man just about wipes me out. I got one more work project in me and that's just going to be 3 days/week, 3 hour days. I'll make an announcement at the Christmass staff party and bring my work laptop. 

Friday night I have my monthly Scottish Rite to go to, and after that Smackdown rewind when I get home. Saturday is the Calgary/Elks labour day classic rematch. Looks like a nice week and weekend shaping up. Anyway, that's all for now.

I have some memories

of 1970. I was at home listening on our radio intercom the break up of The Beatles. I was in shock that weekend. I recall going to that camping trip with a friend of mine, to "Otter lake." Not sure where that even was. I remember I shit my pants along the way. I had no money but Lemonaid was a dime at the resturant they had. I was still in HS Centennial 1970. We were at Regan Ave in those days.

Yesterday's Elks at Calgary CFL game, started out slow for the Green & Gold. Keep in mind Elks had 16 days off, and were out of sync the first half. First Quarter was 0-4 Stamps. 2nd Q 14-7 Stamps. Did that long layover do us in? 3rd Q 211-14 4th Q Elks got 17 points. Elks ended up winning 31-28. Elks Host the Stamps again Saturday 5pm. Looking forward to that one.

I think this next work project will be my last. Not that I don't like the job, but its cutting into my Alberta pension. The job is hard on me as its draining me. Anyway, that's all for now.

WWE's Sunday night main

event wasn't bad but it was kind of Lame. The Vision match was unexpected. The main event was as well. On a scale from 1-5, I'd rate it at 3pm.

I'm having trouble signing into my Microsoft Outlook accout. When it asks for my recent Password change it says cant sign in. 

I've watched a lot of you tube videos about this. It seems the only way to sign in is through a code and even then getting that is hit and miss. I'm sure Microsoft is aware of this issue. 

                                                         

This afternoon at 4pm is the CFL Labour day Classic. Elks/Calgary (4pm today) and Friday Elks host the Stampeders at Comminwealth. We might even sweep this series. 

Sorry I haven't been posting

lately. It's been an interesting couple of days. Lodge last night was "educational" from my POV. Apparently, the DDGM does not have officers, it's the District Grand Master that has appointed officers. I think the more Masonic bodies I belong to will get me noticed more often. Up next Cryptic Rite. Part of Royal Arch system. 

Cant think of a graphic to add to this post. Other then that not much going on this weekend, thank God. Although anything can happen at anytime. Expect the unexpected. Anyway that's all for now.

I slept for much of the

afternoon yesterday and after dinner, I ended up watching Monday night Raw, which was over by 7:45pm. What with WWE's Main event Sunday is probably why the abreivated show last night. IDK.

Over 2 sessions I had just over 7 hours of sleep yesterday. That was aided by a Malatonin assist. But a bite to eat 

and a massage of my lower legs before bed helped to keep the RLS wolves at bay

Right now, I'm sipping my "sleep tea" as Anne calls it, a bit of You Tube, up out of the chair to get my steps. I usually like to do 1500 steps before bed, and minimum of 2k steps per day. Anyway, that's all for now. 

It seems the longer I

sit in this chair, the more it settles down and the noises it made dissolves. One thing is certain, I need a new chair. Anne suggested I need an office chair from a place that specializes in office chairs. More on this later. 

I didn't think I would need to be in the EA degree team Thursday because there is normally not any music for this degree. It  was suggested to me that there is a portion of the degree where background music would be helpfull. I found some nice up beat music and I just need it to fit it into the degree structure. Easy enough to do. 

A close friend of ours and in our group is receiving home care. Our friend recomended this to me. I have issues with my toe nails as with my weight its hard to have them trimed. Anne does them for me occasionally. I need to call these people to see if I can get some help and have them trimmed off once every 2 weeks, when Anne is out shopping. She deosn't like strange people coming into our apartment. I hope to be setting this up, sometime durring the week. Anyway, that's all for now.