Thinking Out Loud

Generally, I don’t burn in the sun. I occasionally get a little red, and then over a day or two, the red turns into a tan.

Of course, with the recent heat wave (37 on Friday) we have had here in Moose Jaw, and the high UV index (it was at 9 – whatever that means) I was pushing it. Add to that, the fact that I seldom wear shorts, so there was white legs that never see the sun exposed for long days, a sunburn was inevitable. Read the rest of this entry »

I had a shed built for my “other’ house.

The guys building it were anxious to get started, and I was anxious to get it built so I could demolish the old shed right beside the house. The problem was that the place I wanted the shed was full of rocks and weeds and very unlevel (is that a word?). The guys told me that they would build it on skids and I could just push it over later. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday afternoon about 4:00 PM, Moose Jaw got hit with a hail storm. It came on quickly, noisily and unannounced.

Fortunately for me (and I’m being sarcastic) it only hit about a five square block of town, and both of my houses got in on the bargain. The hail was so intense that you could not see across the street. The hail lasted for about 20 minutes or longer, with hailstones the size of golf balls. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada Day was pretty uneventful for me. I worked on the yard, but it was so f***ing hot that it was 10 minutes of work and 20 minutes of rest. Needless to say, not much was accomplished.

I did go to the fireworks display (or as close as I could get – seems everyone in Moose Jaw wanted something to do on a hot summer evening). Here’s a couple of photos. Read the rest of this entry »