Doug Lewars @Douglewars

Mr. Trump has threatened to kill the Canadian automotive industry through tariffs. On the other hand, there's something to be said for having a horse in the garage as opposed to a car. I'd need some fairly large saddle bags to do the grocery shopping but I guess that could be worked out.

Happy Canada Day everyone.

@xvu Yes I noticed. Even yesterday evening I poked my nose out the door thinking that it might have cooled off and I pulled it right back in again. Today I got all my chores done early.

I was thinking of cutting the grass. I stepped outside and then stepped right back in again.

Raspberry season is upon us.

@thor I think you're making a mistake. To get gigs, focus on what the organization might be lacking and then explain how you can help. CEOs want to move their organization from a current state to some future state. That's where you'll find opportunities.

Here in Ontario, today is the last day of school for elementary students. I wish I was young again and could enjoy that feeling of freedom that comes from exiting the school doors for the last time and knowing that an entire summer was ahead. It seemed like infinity in those days.

I want to go out shopping and do my daily walk at the same time. The trick is to work it between the rain showers that are forecast to be 'intermittent'. I wonder if there's an algorithm for figuring out that sort of thing.

I'm a morning person so it came as a bit of a setback when I went around to a nearby store and discovered that they don't open until 09:30. It was around 08:30 at the time.

We're almost finished June and I'm starting to think about fishing.

The rain that was forecast to start at noon came a little early today and as a result I got pretty thoroughly soaked on my morning walk. That’s okay. There’s a certain pleasure one gets upon arriving at home and changing into all dry clothes.

Finally we've got a bit of rain and the garden is loving it. I expect there will be quite a bit more tomorrow.

Finished today's writing in record time and not on to editing.

Last night I went to a local Toronto writer's group, 'Writer's Anonymous". It was a pleasant session with interesting participants and I recommend that, if possible, writers join such groups. It's an evening out and sometimes quite informative.

@switchingsocial I had a look at the link you provided and they state that this platform uses P2P. Doesn't that leave users vulnerable to a security exposure?

I used to be moderately competent in C but it seems that over the years they've 'improved' it to the extent that none of my old programs will compile anymore.

After you have a wisdom tooth extracted they give you a couple of pages listing do's and don'ts. They recommend eating as soon as possible and suggest soft foods such as scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, pudding and ice cream. Ice cream is NOT a good idea.

There is a weather warning here in Toronto regarding the possibility of a severe thunderstorm. I can pretty much guarantee it will occur between 2:40 and 3:40 because that's when I'll need to be out and about.

If ever you want to diet but lack the willpower, all you need is a really sore tooth. Just the thought of food induces a cringe and suddenly sweets appear as an abomination sent from hell itself. The word ‘ice-cream’ becomes an obscenity. With a sufficiently sore tooth you will diet like never before.

Whew! Yesterday was a bit of a rough patch. One of my wisdom teeth has abended and the earliest I can have it out is late Monday. Fortunately a combination of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and pain medication has got me almost back to normal.