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    Back at the Dentist

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 9, 2023
    February 7, 2023. Spent a fair amount of time and a lot of money in the dentist's chair today. I've noticed over the years that my front teeth are wearing out with age, and so has my dentist, so we redid the sharp edges of all of them at once. It chang...
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    Snowshoeing in Larose Forest

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 9, 2023
    February 5, 2023. We were back in Larose Forest today on the snowshoes. The high was supposed to be 1 degree (celsius) but the morning started out at -10 and it was still only -6 while we were out, so it was a bit chilly, but not too bad. https://flic....
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    The New Bike

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 6, 2023
    February 4, 2023. So here's the new bicycle, in my basement. It's right in front of my trainer, which I've been riding every weekday morning for a month (except yesterday, dentist day). The bicycle rides a bit smaller than I was expecting, and we spent...
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    Check-Up

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 6, 2023
    February 3, 2023. This is the waiting room at the dentist, where I spent a little time before my regular cleaning and checkup. No cavities, happily, but I have to make a return visit to have the chewing edge of my incisors restored - a lifetime of eati...
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    Char

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 3, 2023
    February 1, 2023. Playing with Charlemagne on the stairs; you can see the walls and ceiling of the house quite clearly. Unfortunately, Char is our of focus. I don't know why my phone does that. https://flic.kr/p/2of4PVE
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    Approaching the Planet

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 3, 2023
    January 31, 2023. This is a screen shot from No Man's Sky, my video game of choice. Recently, I have achieved the feat of acquiring an S (for Supreme) class starship, freighter and multitool. Now I've embarked on a tour of multiple galaxies. Beyond tha...
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    Bleah

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 2, 2023
    January 30, 2023. I stuck my phone out the window and photographed this snowbank at the Metro. It's probably the least effort I've ever taken for a daily photo. But it was just that kind of day - a workday, working on ontologies and such, with the weat...
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    Watching Dragon

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 31, 2023
    January 28, 2023. This dragon watches over our kitchen and dining area from atop the cupboards. I bought it at the Forbidden City in Beijing (still one of my most memorable trips). Today was a stay-at-home Saturday, which I spent mostly playing No Man'...
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    Check-Up

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 31, 2023
    January 27, 2023. It was time for my check-up. I'm pleased to report that my heart is fully functional and I don't have any bad signs in my blood test, except for my kidney, which we see in slightly elevated serum creatinine levels (from 90 to 115 over...
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    Palm and Snow

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 31, 2023
    January 26, 2023. I repotted a couple of my plants today - these were formerly office plants in Moncton that I transported here seven years ago when I move, meaning they're about 10 years old (and really needed a repotting). I think that now they're in...
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    Snow Day

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 31, 2023
    January 25, 2023. Such lovely weather. It was a classic Canadian snow day today, which meant that for me it was an indoor day all day. A good day to focus on work, which is what I did. https://flic.kr/p/2oeuiva
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    House

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    | 2023365, casselman, house, ontario, snow, Syndicated, winter
    January 29, 2023
    January 24, 2023. This is just an ordinary house I see when I go on my walk, but it's funny how a few trees and some snow make any old house a postcard picture. Had a few meetings today, discussed ontologies and instructional strategies, and gave an in...
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    Solar Panels

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    | 2023365, power, solar, Syndicated, winter
    January 29, 2023
    January 23, 2023. These are solar panels set up alongside the railway a few blocks from home. One thing I noticed right away when I moved here is how much more solar and wind power is generated here than in New Brunswick. Back to work today, more work ...
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    Different Temperaments

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 23, 2023
    January 21, 2023. Julia prefers staying inside her cozy fur-lined house while Emma is distracted by the sunshine and the birds. This week I've been more like Julia than Emma. I had big plans for today, but didn't really have it in me to do anything mor...
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    Snow Night

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 23, 2023
    January 20, 2023. A last-minute photo of the day shot out the bedroom window just before I turn in. These dark days of January and early February are the hardest to get through. It was a long and not particularly productive day spent mostly fighting wi...
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    Blue Jay

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 23, 2023
    January 19, 2023. Our regular birds have been joined by this blue jay, who find the new food selection to meet with its approval. I've mostly been puttering away with ontologies this week, trying to learn (inside and out) the Protege ontology editor. I...
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    Beer Store

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 23, 2023
    January 17, 2023. In Ontario, all beer is sold through provincially operated beer stores. They have no real competition, so there's no real need for marketing. Hence the emergence of this slogan that has always puzzled me: "Meet Beer." It just strikes ...
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    Woodpeckers

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 23, 2023
    January 16, 2023. A pair of woodpeckers eats seeds in the back yard feeder. The main lesson here is that we need new (non-foggy) windows. https://flic.kr/p/2od6e5k
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    Downey Woodpecker

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 15, 2023
    January 14, 2022. With the heavy snowfall the birds are flocking to the feeders, which is nice. Another day spent working on node.js in Docker running SSL, again with some limited success. But all this is a lot harder than it should be. https://flic.kr...
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  23. Downes

    Snow Day Part 2

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 15, 2023
    January 13, 2022. This is our house. Today was another day of snowstorm. I went for a 2 km walk in 6 inches of snow in the roads; no cars, so it was nice. I focused mostly on trying to get a node.js application work in SSL, with limited success. But I ...
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    Snow Day

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 12, 2023
    January 12, 2023. The snow hit today, prompting notifications from the office. I wonder, if the office is closed for snow on a designated 'office' day, what does that mean. Do I just not work, the way I could before I set up my home office? Are there m...
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    Nook

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 12, 2023
    January 11, 2023. I have been redesigning the office to make it brighter. Naturally the plants now go by the window. And Julia discovered there's just enough room for a cat to enjoy the warm air vent in the space under the palm. It's her new favourite ...
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    Emma Rolling

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    January 12, 2023
    January 9, 2023. This is Emma every evening as she comes upstairs with me and rolls around on the bed in anticipation of some attention. If I'm late, I hear about it - when you live with four cats, everything is regimented. She also makes he start work...
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