I just finished the book Firstborn, by Arthur C. Clarke. I thought the whole trilogy was good, but I think I found a major error. Perth, Australia is on the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific.

I can’t believe I’d be the first to notice this, but I haven’t looked into it.

My Canadian Vacation continues. All except the Canada part. Went to the beach yesterday, Went diving Sunday. Below is a video.

The blue fish was amazing, but lost the magic on film, the loin fish had a body about as big as my thumb, with spines making him bigger than my hand.

Yesterday I also trimmed some trees and shrubs in the yard. The wife has told me how good it looks more than once, which is good.

Today is the wife’s first day back to work, no more working from home for her. In the news, Corona virus continues to grow, some of the world is re-locking down. I get my second covid test from work tomorrow.

Have a good day. Stay safe!

I started vacation today, Tomorrow The Wife and I were to fly to Canada for vacation. We never bought airline tickets, the accommodation refunded our money, the trip is canceled but the vacation time remains.

Thanks covid

At work, nobody was taking vacation time, because there was no where to go, and they were off, working from home anyway. Now, as we approach the end of the year, there looms a mountain of employees with an entire year’s worth of vacation time to take. Can’t let everybody go all at once, so they asked us to take vacation time. I was just thinking of formally requesting the cancelation of my Canadian Vacation time when they asked. I can see their point of view, so I didn’t.

My Canadian Vacation has turned into a Cayman Vacation!

I think I’ll mow the yard, trim the trees and shrubs, maybe a little painting and concrete work…

And diving and the beach!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Listen, it did this last week, and I thought it was just me, but I’m tellin’ ya, today is Wednesay, not Thursday.

I got up this morning and was taking my daily pressure medicine, but, starting the second pillbox row, I wanted to take the pills out of the correct little compartment. (I use my box, just like the one below, for two weeks of pills) so, checked the day of the week, knowing full well it was Wednesday.

So I checked my watch and it said Thursday. Knowing that was wrong, I turned on the kitchen light to look at the wall calendar, it was still on June, so I turned the page to July, and it says the 2nd is Thursday. Well, I knew it was July 2nd, but I also knew it’s Wednesday. Wondering how the wall calendar could be wrong, I opened the calendar app on my phone an it too, mistakenly said Thursday July 2nd.

Don’t you believe it. It’s Wednesday. I know it. I can count the workdays this week on my fingers. Wednesday. Same thing happened last week and I let it slide, but not today Bobo.

It’s Wednesday!

I’ve noticed a trait that seems to have developed in me. Vehicle usage. I go to work, and come home. If I need to take care of any business or shopping I do it on the way to work or on the way home. Once I’m home, I am very reluctant to take a vehicle back out again. I’ll ride my bicycle, but I resist taking the van or scooter. I’ve said it before, my idea of a good weekend is when I get home from work Friday, and don’t go out till I go to work Monday. Seems to mainly mean vehicle usage.

Anyway, this seems to have developed into a preference right under my nose without me noticing it.

Yesterday I got my new Kindle. I love it so far. The one thing is I liked having the button to turn the page, not just touching the screen. I have already turned pages without meaning to. AND it turns the page so fast that I can barely see the switch, sometimes I wonder if I touched it hard enough. But it’s nice, waterproof, strong feeling and the back light is great.

July already, can you believe it? Have a good month!

Good Morning. It was a nice walk this morning, Nice sunrise. Above is a shot from “The Road”. Below is a shot from home, after the walk.

Have a wonderful day!

I’ve been an early riser for years and years. I used to always get up and swim and run, but lately, not without occasional resentment, I’m reduced to walking the dogs. I worry about getting older and staying in shape and figured that as long as I walk the dogs a good, brisk mile everyday, I’ll be fine.

Well, last week, I was walking ’em and “Plink” it felt like a string broke in my calf. Instantly my calf felt like it was having a bad, bad cramp. I limped home, hoping I wasn’t maimed for life and the wife put some kind of menthol or hot lotion on in, and after a couple of days, it felt allright. I guess I’m lucky.

After that, I realized that human health doesn’t always gradually decline like going down a ramp, and one can do battle to prevent the decline. Health can drop off suddenly, like stepping down a step at the plink of a guitar string.

Sudden death is also possible. It isn’t fair that a young, healthy person can suddenly be dead in a car crash, drug overdose or disease. From perfect health to death is a big drop. It sucks.

In other news, it was a good weekend, wen snorkeling and spent quality time with the wife.

I don’t think I mentioned, but I finished Don Quixote, the first book. The author waited 10 years to write the second book and I think I’m gonna wait 10 years to read it.

Now I’m reading Arthur C Clarke’s “A Time Odyssey” trilogy. I finished ‘Times Eye’ and am about a quarter way through ‘Sunstorm’. Quite good science fiction.

And it’s another Monday! Friday I start some vacation, even though we can’t leave the island. Work is making us use it or lose it. Can’y blame them…

Have a great week!

I’m sure, when this photo is made public, I will be named Astronomer of the year. I’ll probably get a whole bunch of honorary PhD’s and stuff. I imagine there’ll be speaking tours and lots of high paying television guest star gigs.

Without further ado, here it is! Me and the MOON!

Yup, that’s the moon alright, right at the tip of my finger. It’s really that big. Remember where you saw it first, because soon it’s going to be in every newspaper, and on the cover of every magazine.

For some real astronomer of the year photos, check this out

In other news, not that there is any other news, it’s Friday and we had a good rain this morning. Have a great weekend!

I’m looking for a safe to keep the passports in. (We never have money) Most of the ones I see have a digital keypad with the battery compartment on the inside of the door. I asked the salesguy, “What happens if the batteries die when it’s locked?” Then he said in an overly animated, cheery voice: “Then you use the key!” I asked why would I need the combination when I have the key? He started mumbling incoherently.

Is it just me? Doesn’t the key defeat the purpose of the combination? And vice versa.

Why put the batteries on the inside, so that if (when) they die you can’t open the safe to change them.

It’s like stupid on top of stupid.

Am I going crazy? Most of the safes are like this. Battery inside, key and combo.

The wife said we’d like to have a little bistro table and chairs for the front porch. Coincidentially, I saw the perfect thing when I was looking for safes. So I went back and picked it up. Along with a stupid safe. The table looks nice and cozy sitting there and it’s really nice. The safe, well, let me put it this way, I’m not buying batteries, it’s now a fancy strongbox.

Have a great day.

Below is the video rom Sundays dive. I haven’t put any music in it, yet. Any suggestions?

We have a Saharan Dust Storm going on right now. Desert dust blowin’ all the way across the Atlantic. The sky here is all hazy and looks overcast but it’s not. It’s dusty. Nothing here on the ground or in the air we’re breathing, seems way up high. This is good in that it prevents the air from holding moisture, which means hurricanes can’t form.

Have a great day!

I’ve been working on a video of this weekends dive, but it’s currently 18 minutes long and over a gig. I think that’s too long and needs some more trimming. Plus there’s no music background and just the sound of beathing. Not sure which I like better.

Going through on other phase of “Thought of a good topic yesterday but can’t remember it now.” Someday I will learn to write it down. I always think “I’ll Never forget that one!!!”

It’s a cloudy Tuesday Take care.