Early Mornings in the Dark

Screenshot of an announcement by HRCE, school is being delayed two hours today, March 4, 2026.

Delayed opening for HRCE schools. I'm sure that's most parents' favourite!

This is a good point if you're trying to open a can of something to cook with. It will not make you feel better if no one is able to open the can! 🤣

BlueSky was down for me for a few minutes too.

Ha! Not just us. I asked husband 10 minutes ago, his was fine. Now it isn't. Makes me feel better it isn't just me!

Is this not normal there? I remember walking home some years back with Teen (who was much younger then), and we were counting them as they flew overhead. We stopped at about 170. One time on Lacewood there were trees just black with them, other times on the Bedford Highway by the container pier.

So not just him. This is not a single person issue. Brad, you hear that? IT'S NOT JUST YOU.

Interrupter clause on gas, saw that coming. Up 8.9 cents at midnight.

Cut the BS. No one wants more taxes, but tax cuts = service cuts.

Hahaha.

But if you are in a rush, don't make an appointment? 😂

And an at least partially empty bank account.

When whipping cream, turn off the mixer before removing the beaters from the cream.

You. "Did you see that guy doing the 'I'm gonna fall!' dance on the ice up there? I'm amazed he stayed upright!"

It's ruff. Are they related to each other? They look like they both have fine, silky fur. 🐈

So are you going to wear a bra for this next stage of life? 🤣

About 30-35 (part of that is doing my rotisserie chicken impression trying to get to sleep). If I go to an hour it messes me all up.

In my province there is a sunflower maze we've visited in the past. It's lovely and quiet except for an underlying BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. So. Many. Bees. Many bumblebees (likely different species of those, we have more than 10 I think), some honeybees too, probably other bees I don't know.

Bathroom drains are particularly ick. Nothing good goes down those, lol.

It must come apart in the middle I think?

Absolutely.

Mistakes are a normal human thing. This is what I tell my kid, sure you screw up sometimes, that is normal. If you learn from them and don't do that again, then it's a positive that comes from it. If you continue on doing that even after it was shown that's an error, then that's a problem.

You have to wait to submit it when they're open?

Ha! They are about blue jay sized. Very cool!

🎉 Woohoo, congrats!

We enjoyed this series. It's based on books, I have not read them yet.

Vinegar to gravy. Just plain white vinegar?

Dental things are very expensive, mostly because of the anesthetic and bloodwork. Whether they take out two teeth or all of them, those things take up a lot. Our kitty has very few teeth left, his were decayed (but he can eat just fine, even dry food).

Kitty's teeth being removed was crazy expensive. More than what we'd agreed together we'd pay, but we cried all the way home and then went ahead and paid it and he is still with us, providing us love, purrs and all the things that kitties do.

I think many oddly don't get that taxes = services. I imagine people all in favour of tax cuts being mad when the service they want either gets eliminated or takes 3x longer to access. "Uh, you told us to cut taxes!" Yes! Right! "So you won't get the same service level then?" BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR!

We don't have pet insurance either. The one major issue he had (his teeth) probably would not have been covered. I think if we get another pet in the future, we'll have a fund we contribute to monthly in case of medical issues for pet.