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Winter, Sony A7 III, Voigtlander 10mm f\\5.6 lens, 22APR2021 \u2013 Photo of the Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today was my appointment to move the snow from the bottom driveway.\u00a0 It\u2019s a less important chore because in the winter we don\u2019t have as much need to clear the way to the bottom floor.\u00a0 Only if there\u2019s a big party or something do we need the space for a bunch of cars.\u00a0 But I like to keep the driveways clear of snow and so it was on the list.\u00a0 But about three quarters of the way through I noticed that the snow blower was malfunctioning.\u00a0 It was veering to the right (which sounds reasonable with something I own) and forcing me to push it in the other direction.\u00a0 What had happened was that the left wheel was no longer receiving power from the engine.\u00a0 Not knowing whether it was something I could fix myself I abandoned the machine and decided to handle the rest of the snow with a shovel.<\/p>\n

Well, that was easier said than done.\u00a0 The snow had been rained on after falling and was now pretty solidly a giant block of ice about six to twelve inches deep.\u00a0 I tried breaking it up with my shovel and only accomplished cracking the shovel off of the handle.\u00a0 A lesser man would have been chagrined but not I.\u00a0 I have this shovel that is used for skinning shingles off of a roof.\u00a0 It has a flat bladed and is thin at the bottom but pretty substantial higher up.\u00a0 I spent a goodly amount of time breaking up the iceberg that was my bottom driveway and then shoveling it onto the pile at the edge of the grass.<\/p>\n

It was quite a workout but surprisingly I felt much more energized after finishing it and taking a shower than I had felt before starting the task.\u00a0 Granted, if I had been forced to do the entire driveway that way it would have taken three days.\u00a0 And by the end of the job, I would not be anywhere near as chirpy as I am right now.\u00a0 Still, it\u2019s good to know that I haven\u2019t fallen yet into the level of decrepitude that Camera Girl assumes I have.\u00a0 She\u2019s always warning me about not overexerting myself.\u00a0 Women!<\/p>\n

Of course, now I have to figure out whether to send the snow blower out for repair or try to do it myself.\u00a0 If I knew this was the last major snowfall of the season, I wouldn\u2019t worry about trying to fix it myself.\u00a0 But if the next one is a foot of snow, I\u2019d be in big trouble without the machine.\u00a0 So commonsense says call up the shop and get this puppy fixed.\u00a0 Well so much for my rugged self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n

Camera Girl is making my favorite meal tonight and I told her she did it because of my macho activities today have inspired her womanly domestic side to honor me.\u00a0 She shook her head and kept stirring the sauce she was making.\u00a0 That\u2019s just an act she puts on to tease me.\u00a0 I\u2019m not fooled.\u00a0 She senses my power and I tolerate her play acting.\u00a0 Ah, \u201cthe timeless art of seduction\u201d as Cosmo Kramer once noted.<\/p>\n

So, as you can see, I\u2019ve been busy today but here are a few things I noticed.<\/p>\n

I read someone\u2019s substack claiming Biden wanted the Russians to invade the Ukraine to get Germany to shut down Nord Stream 2<\/a>.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know.\u00a0 I have a hard time thinking about Dementia Joe playing 4D chess against Vladimir Putin.\u00a0 I can more easily believe that the LGBTQ Nazis in his State Department demanded that Ukraine be admitted to NATO to ensure the protection of sodomy.<\/p>\n

The wire services are claiming that the Ukrainians are valiantly repulsing the savage Rus at every turn.\u00a0 Somehow, I find this unlikely.\u00a0 I did read that Russia and Ukraine are going to have a parlay in Belarus.\u00a0 My guess Putin will offer these terms.\u00a0 In exchange for permanent neutrality by Ukraine and no NATO admittance, the rump Ukraine can go about its business.\u00a0 The new states that Putin has carved out of Ukraine will remain independent for now.\u00a0 Should be interesting to see how this goes.<\/p>\n

A new week begins and March is coming in like a lamb.\u00a0 Which tells me it\u2019ll go out like a lion.\u00a0 I better get that snow blower fixed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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