In Sequence

at he bottom of the computer screen , I see 13 / 12 / 2014
the way I write dates its 14 / 12 - 13
However ,some systems would have 12 / 13 /14 or a sequential date
Rare
Won't happen again for 20 something years

Well our country , is fumbling along. W/ falling oil prices , we fill up cheaper , but pay more for vacations i.e. in the States , but our products gain a competitive edge that boosts exports. Off set , of course , b/c oil isn't doing well , internationally.

In the news , fast food corps are having a problem. Even Mc D s is struggling for market share. Their latest attempt at connoisseur tastes is McCafe ( sold even in groceries ).
We don't have a pod coffee / drink maker. We ' ll undoubtedly be the last on the block to get one. M drinks , one cup a day , I drink the big C all day -  even ice coffee , later in the day. I dilute the coffee anyway , so brown liquid is good or all right

In travel hints , Arthur Frommer of Frommer's Guides , uses a $ 200 laptop. Small , light and not a money worry even if stolen.
I wonder if he went 2 GB for the memory. He wanted a simple typewriter ( but w/ a keyboard , b/c he types so much )
Heck , all our laptop is - is a typewriter that sends messages , occasionally , OK it connects to search or somesuch. And as we've said previously , our phones are getting useful a message machines.

Backyard maintenance included snow re - positioning. The steel roof lets snow slide off. The build up happens under the back picture window but a shade zone even in the afternoon. If the snow isn't moved , the pile gets higher and less likely to melt.
I shift the pile out three feet to catch the sun. Then if the stuff does melt , at least , the run off goes ravine - ward not house - ward
Last year , in late Feb , the pile under the window was over my waist and 3 feet wide , at least. I'm guessing that I moved approx 3 driveway loads of snow at a 1 ft average depth and our driveway is an 8 car area.

In all this , I noticed that a condo that sold in the inner city , had the same taxes as our house and maintenance was $ 670 / mo.
Crikey. The condo had valet parking and a car wash bay.
We have the car wash bay and you park your own car.