There's a Hole ...........

....... in the bottom of the sea '  Anon or I don't know

Drugged up on Tylenol and Advil and made it through the night
The instructions , specifically said ' keep tongue and fingers away from the hole formed when the tooth was removed.'
Right , like that was going to happen

My explorations reveal a gaping hole back there on the upper right.
Not much blood
and to - day I can lightly rinse and brush the left side of the mouth

What is scary was the warning ' do not blow your nose forcefully '
Why you ask ?  ( aren't you curious ????? )
B/c in some cases the floor of the sinus cavity above the tooth that was pulled may be very close to the new opening ( where tooth is gone )
Yepper ,you could blast a hole from the sinus cavity through to your mouth
My imagination can only take me so far 
but .....................  Eek !

And guess who quite often blows his nose too hard
Got it in one

And , to - day is National Manatee Day
and National Backup ( your computer ) Day

Let's see , uhh , hug a sea cow or
back up my computer ,  hmmn

Signing off now , need to backup

" But the Ending , Always Comes at Last

............. endings always come too fast "  Paul Simon

The story from here or round about

In Fla , I fought a sore tooth for approx 2 weeks. Drank whiskey and used mouth type pain killer. Finally , someone saw me touching the tooth and said ' oh , you cracked a filling too ! '
Thats when I bought the paste type pain killer and layered it on the tooth.
Made it home , to safety.
The dentist , put in a temporary filling
The most likely outcome was that the tooth was cracked not the filling and in time .......... 2 days , 2 weeks , 2 months but eventually the tooth would reveal itself

TO - DAY , was the ending. After lunch , felt around at the back there
Oops ! something is gone. The filling ?
Got in to see Dr P and he says ' cracked tooth , the back of the tooth wall is gone '
He prepares me mentally for the pain and discomfort b/c there is very little to grab and it is an awkward removal site.
Wiggle , wiggle and pressure up the wazoo - its out
You'll bleed a while and don't eat on that side

I bought two lottery tix , I mean, lucky or what

Addiction............

" Well, you're gonna have to face it , You're addicted to love " Robert Palmer

Alright , where do your ideas come from , I'm often asked
No , kidding , kidding , there , no one has ever asked
no one has ever cared enough

The thought process , in a fictional story , a grad student - lover of a professor kills him but leaves a fingerprint in the condo. 
I come up w/  ' that will never happen to me ( leaving the print ) b/c I wear gloves a lot '. M has noticed and commented , many times.

Yes , I ' collect gloves ' if the gloves are different or on sale - its a no - brainer , bought. Especially , gloves that are thin and flexible or padded for work etc. My winter gloves are thin and stretchy.
Once at a check out for the grocery store , a woman behind me said " I saw what you did , you put your gloved hand in your pocket and brought out coins.  Where do you get gloves like that ? "

A constant danger is that I will buy a coat.   How many do you have ? I probably , can come up 15 at any one time.
Usually , I'm standing there at the rack going ' hey , could be good for fishing or it looks different ' - happens all the time.

However , I come by this fault , honestly. My father was the same way. " Oh , Dad , you've got a new jacket "
My brother 's response was to steal one of Dad's other coats.

Revenge , I still wear my brother's school jacket from where he taught. And its got to be , 25 yrs old b/c he's been dead 20 yrs
Addiction ? ........... can I stop ,  NO.............. harmful  ,   NO

Count you coats , you never know

Just Like in Siberia

............ these winds

We got rain and the wind coming behind or driving the system is from Siberia , not Scarberia , THE Siberia.
and its cold , our temperature will fall 15 F in a 6 hr window

The rain cleanses but its clammy and bitter as well

The Big Slide

or ........................... our steel roof

For 2 days now , we have been treated to a sound extravagaza
ice sliding off our steel roof
it begins w/ a low rumble that builds in frequency and then whoosh - ice shards fly off
I went out and used a long pole to dislodge a lot of ice
this was after using a pilates ball to try and softly dislodge the ice

The backyard looks as though someone smashed a window and tossed it out back

We must have missed this scenario in the advertisement for steel rooves ( ? )

Icicle City or ............

.............. our driveway

Below , find a picture of our driveway looking toward the lawn

Yes, thats ice

Enjoy International Waffle Day

Celebrating ???

Every dog has his day , is the expression
Thus
to - day ( I think ) is International Chocolate covered Raisin Day

followed by Int'l Waffle Day
and followed by Int'l Spinach Day

A winter blast is in effect , sleet or ice pellets and the real threat freezing rain
the accumulation may last , anywhere form 3 - 6 hrs before any warming can occur

The Weather Up Here

The temperatures are dropping and the Colorado Low Pressure System is heading East and Northerly. The CLPS will bring colder temperatures and rain or sleet or ? knows.

The storm track is sitting on our locale - more or less a dead bullseye
but the Great Lakes can have a large impact on such fronts , often sending them , quite far north or south.

I'll see what Brett Baby has to say about the track. Potentially , a day away right now

Things Unseen

There are a myriad of TV shows that we have never seen
That statement is in our favour or to our credit, When we see the nominees for the Emmys - our normal response is ' hunh ' , another that we don't watch. In fact , in some years , we have seen none of the nominated shows or people. " Out of Touch " is our mantra

However , I want to say , Supergirl is cute. No , I'm not in love w/ her. Never seen this show. But in a live action scene for a Supergirl trailer , I simply noticed. Not the still picture in the trailer but the live shot.
And , Tea Leone was on TV as ' Madam Secretary ' - definitely not cute but hot.

The day broke mixed , little sun ,little not sun and the remainder of the week is much the same , drizzle , snow and rain , depending

Waddya Buy ?

at the Toronto Sportsman's Show

Smaller than a breadbox
All will fit in a shoe box
w/ space to spare

#1   woven cord 33 ft for $1.98 each ( 2 X )
#2   Powerbait minnows 3 pkg / $10
 #3   1000 series fishing reel to replace the broken model form Fla
        , cost $15. 

Cord , well , can't help it - may come in handy just like all the other 10 bundles that I have. 
More plastic minnows - when the bite is on , 10 minnows is barely enough. the fish rip the plastic off the hook
Now , at Walmart ,  in the states , a slightly larger reel was 14 dollars + exchange and tax
 this deal was 15 all in Cdn and the reel came lined ( line on             spool )

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it !


Oh , and we went for sushi as a treat - we ate no minnows but had a grilled salmon head.  not all appreciate , the salmon head
in fact , few appreciate the salmon head
very few , it seems
I have a  rule , at SuperSushi ... always order form the Specials Board. And we did , 3 items

Sunshine...........

............... bingo , bango ............. right there in your face

Magic happened this AM , sunlight pouring through the windows
and it is like magic
the whole world looks A - OK

Well ,despite my best efforts , it appears that I will go to the Sportmans Show this year.

Reasons , why I shouldn't be allowed to go

1. I'm a sour - puss....... to wit , hours ( or minutes , never sure which ) of wandering around , like you know who looking for a Homeland. 
2. The stuff on sale is old and mostly , lower end as in " I'm a high end ' guy - no not really... I like cheap ... must be my middle name

Wait ,what is the Toronto Sportsman Show ,cuz unless you live here or come to sell outdoor related equipment boats , fishing 7 / or hunting gear , trekking adventures or cottages - 
what is the Sportmans Show. The biggest in Canada , which likely makes it the 6 th or 10 th biggest in Norte Americanos 

3. I'll buy something , as in 
past purchases a Remote Control toy speedboat which allows you to fish from shore ----- used 2 times in 5 years

I'm going b/c it is FREE , yepper someone got a pair of tix and the girlfriend is working
I'm the fill in or second choice
which is poor attitude b/c I should be grateful that I'm any kind of choice

More to follow 

Happenstance

.......  can be funny or sad but - what the hey , LIFE

The United Nations announced its Happiness Survey results and Canada is #6

I've said before for the Southerners who read here , in Canada 6 th is akin to winning an Academy award

After Denmark, the next happiest nations last year were Switzerland, Iceland and Norway, followed by Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden.

The United States was 13th place, two spots higher than the previous year.

A Continuing Thread

I go back to themes or threads from previous blog posts.
Why ?
Shows I'm aware of the need for follow up and b/c its my life and this is how it goes.

Bios video glasses. Probably , the last mention was pair # 4. There have been black frames and camouflage frames. The latter cost more and are newer models , as in 4.0 vs 1.0.
Originally ,the black were $ 99 and the camo 109.00.
These glasses are so popular that the last price was 39.99.
Right, real popular
As well ,in the last year or so , the camo pack comes w/ a 4Gb card in the camera.
OK , you knew that
Well , pair #6 is sitting downstairs
I figured at the price of 40 dollaros ,and at the rate that I break them - an investment of 40 was well worth it

To be honest , the reviews on many sites are not hopeful. Approx 40 % of reviewers report low quality picture or malfunctions of some kind , almost on purchase.
Recall , one of the buttons failed on the first pair and I drove up to the distributor and got a new pair.
However , I've been mostly pleased and my major complaint , is that the glasses break or go cyber nuts when dropped.

Thus , I'm ready for fishing season. 2 pair of vid glasses and a selfie stick - lets catch some fish

news , ???? Really

The ' Stone Roses ' , huh ! , bring out their 3 rd album after 22 yrs of waiting. I was

At the QMH  ( cottage place ) , we need a sewage pump to lift basement waste water ' ^ ' to ground level. The automatic float switch seemed to be the culprit. I checked on line and the job was rated as 4 out of 5 for difficulty. Nope.
I hired a specialist , who took 1 1/2  h to remove 5 bolts. He ended up cutting holes around the bolts and lifting the plastic cover through the holes. 
15 min to replace the switch and way more silicon than normal
... and done
Whew !! TG , it was not me 

Rain came and stayed

Whether Weather .......

by the way , I'm down to 2 followers , yep , a backslide

He's back , Brett ( the wonderboy ) Anderson
and he says 
( This blog is found at Accuweather  )

If you go to his blog  and read comments , there are people that actually know what this means and how you get the info

Weekly Long Range Update

March 4, 2016; 10:42 PM ET

Below is my latest interpretation of the weekly ECMWF forecast model into early April.......

The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of AccuWeather, Inc. or AccuWeather.com

  

" when the rain.......

......... is blowing in your face

and the whole world is on your case
I'd would offer you a warm embrace
just to feel my love "

the words , Bob Dylan

And it is , in your face to - day
drizzle more than rain and not mean 
but there

Insights or

............. outsites

Travelling brings new experiences , some good , and some..... really indeterminate

The latest , ' thePTA ' show
A TV series , National Geographic meets the internet or Vid age.
The show premise is travel of some kind
to wit , ' StayCation - New Orleans ' a travelogue of two friends touring , well you got it , Nah' lins.
Or a ' postcard ' visit to Iceland , in which a slim young thing walks around Iceland hitting the tourists spots or not tourist spots .... and soaking in a hot springs in a bikini ( maybe )
or a walk a bout through a skateboard wonderland , a shop , a park , a restaurant ( ? ) w/ some guy w/ tattoos

I watched ' Planes , Trains and Automobiles ' or PTA , lying in a hotel bed w/ the sound off and me off for some time - woke up and it was , tour New Orleans time

Warm as the dickens w/ rain threatening

Roof Work

The steel roof is clear of snow
Went up and dumped snow off the roof
this effort prevents massive snowslides from the roof
as well , it puts the snow , soon to be water , where I want the stuff to go
i.e. not overfill the run off pipes ( like last year )
so , moving the snow away from the house is efficient

Bright sun and cold wind w/ temperature at 34 F

Steel Entertainment

There are no snow brakes on the steel roof over the living room , this is the backside of the house. As the snow piles up , gradually , the layers slide and rumble down the roof. Kersplatt ! 
Truly , on the verge of entertainment. Noise and spectacle
What exciting lives we lead. Oh , lets watch the grass grow

Weather is definitely warming , approx 32 F and rising
Mon - Tues , appear to be headed for 50 + F

FYI - we ' bought ' credits. $5 each , got us 500 000 credits
Sanity ??? 

White , White , Warm

all ' W s ' , alliteration

Two days of snow , and cold and cold
we are headed for a warm up , most likely high 50 's F for at least 2 days to start the week , coming

Somehow , the events of the last 2 weeks are closed , as in a chapter or life story.
My Mom passed away , FE 19 and on the 2 nd of March we had a Celebration of life
really , it wasn't bad - a few trembling lips but in the end
peaceful and a chance for family and friends to gather

My cousin sent me a sympathy card w/ her interpretation of mom's life
Well , I should have read the sucker before my little speech at the service
In fact , the cousin was sitting there , two rows back , thinking ,  ' he copied everything that I wrote in the card ' 

Bye , Mom
good life , good wife

White March

...... as opposed to the " Redbook of West March ' from the Hobbit

The snow came and missed , mostly. The line of snow tracked N of the T.O. area. The snow plow guy said its  15 cm out there. It is frigid out there. The warm up comes in 4 days.

Toronto averaged 3.8 degrees Celsius above normal for meteorological winter (Dec/Jan/Feb), which is equivalent to an average winter (in terms of temperature) in Pittsburgh, PA.

The quote above comes from Brett Anderson at 

Accuweather , normally , he does the long range 

modelling. 

However , we need to ask ' are winters that good in 

Pittsburgh ??

A Nasty Blow

all day long
little flakes from the morning
and now big flakes
but a steady wind , swirling anything that can fly
and cold , averaging 18 F
However, the dump is due after 10 to - night
a pause
then more
4 - 5 " predicted

News , Seneca has started up its on line ' free ! ' gaming
Slots and video poker
The catch - you start w/ 5 000 credits on a game where if you play all lines ( recommended , natch) , the min is 300 
thats 15 spins 
but you can buy 500 000 ' fun ' credits for $5 ( U.S. )
and for $200 , you get 50 000 000 credits
and lets all have fun , for free

I haven't bought any credits but I'm flirting w/ zero balance all the time