Looking into the Future

for weather signs

Always interested in how the predictions play out when they forecast weeks in advance
At one site , if I type in a city , the forecast gives temperature , wind and probability of rain , three weeks out

I'm interpreting this modelling , as wetter than usual ( NO 6 - 12 )
followed by fairly seasonal
leaning toward mild

First few days of November looking quite cold with some snow for the Prairies!

And In Between

comes the sun

Roaring winds last night, and I swear an animal was trying to get into the house , as well.
Things that go bump in the night , you say.

Yes , the sun is out and beaming
Rain to follow , this afternoon
and for the week

Found !

on line Sudoku

As an app , there is an offer of Mah jong and even Sudoku.
The on line Sudoku lights up the number that your working on.
The highlighting makes it easier to see the patterns.
However , it still takes me anywhere from 7 to 20 minutes to solve a puzzle.

Rain

Well , this photo was taken last night. I stood on the road outside our house and photographed the view from the street. This view represents the effect of the rope LED s in the sidelight windows of the French door entrance.
What is not evident is the pool of light that spreads out on the front apron , providing a security / aesthetic feel to the front.

And the scene in the hall , at night , for us.

As well , there is an added glow from the rope LED on the left side , installed last night - having moved from outside the house to inside ( as the right side )

Yes

??????

Gambling can be addictive

For a short while.
Last night , I played the on line slots from our fav casino.
I was determined to get ' bat splat ' or a bat flattened against the screen for BONUS spins !

I am tired this morning. Thus , promising that I won't do that again

Rain and rain and rain for the next week.
The timing is good. The water will soak into the ground and prep our trees for winter. In point of fact , I was set th water the tree in our front yard  ,over a period of several days , for winter prep.

Friday and Me

and I've been warned , the Weather Network has given me 3 h to get out and do rain free things. Then .............
4 days of ' off / on ' moisture.

The jury is out on the rope LED sidelights. When you go cheap ( or cheaper ) , some finagling is required. To wit , the stringer is 16 ft which means a bit left - over. The solution is to curl the lights at the top into a circle or loop. The loop symbolizes ...... ? , well , I may have to work on the story.

On the bright side , Ha Ha , the hall ' pops ' w/ light at dark. The photocell controls the rope LED. The original LED s were to be 60 button lights instead the stringer ( 16 ft ) is 80 mega button lights.
Twice the light at least.

Oh , well , the world has bigger problems.

Keep your powder dry

And this afternoon , I put up the rest of the rope LED on the outside of the other sidelight. There may have been a problem running the electrical connection across the transom or bottom of the door. There is an outside receptacle for the porch on that side and that makes it easy to plug in the rope LED , over there.
I did not do the symmetry thing < make both sides look the same >
instead I outlined the whole door assembly as far as the rope LED would reach.
Hopefully , for the present and near future , onlookers might think that the lights are pre - Halloween or pre - Christmas.

Robot Bees

Insect-sized robot can go from air to water and back again

At just 175 milligrams, the 'Robobee' is inspired by nature and could be used in the future for search and rescue, monitoring water quality and tracking insects

In your dreams is the expression and here's your worst nightmare.

Wait til the military gets hold of this

Weather is cold and dreary

Rain in buckets on the way , starting Sat for 5 days

Compartmentalize

or how to deal w/ problems

In the made for TV series ' Noble House ' based on the books of James Clavell , Ian Dunross explains how he can deal w/ momentous decisions. Each problem gets its own compartment and you bring it out when the time is right to deal w/ that specific problem.
Nope , I can't / don't do it.
Unfortuantely , Ian Dunross is correct.

And you have experienced the same result yourself.

For example , on selling my Dad's house , a yard sale accompanied by a call to 1 - 800 got junk accomplished almost all our goals.
Ah , but the garage !  A place w/ only room to walk from front to back. I worried for 3 days about how long and how to clear it out before the hand over of the house.
No solution. I confessed to my father that I couldn't see a way to get the job done.
Dad goes ' leave it w/ me '.
Fifteen minutes later , Dad comes back.
and says ' I paid the new owner $ 200 and he'll deal w/ the garage '
Never thought of that or that amount.

The purchaser of the house was a neighbour and had worked for dad previously. So , Dad went over and talked to the neighbour.

The day is dull and damp. We record 52 F outside.

Segue , to explain the story above , re: compartmentalizing.
Well , now that the boat is asleep , I am much relieved. The next little while can be devoted to little jobs. You see , I'm good at little jobs.
To wit , last night , all the fishing equipment that I lugged home got sorted. All the little bits were put back in their places and tools de -rusted and cleaned.
Fishing rods and reels need to be checked and stored properly.
As well , one group of tackle elements , namely jigs and small bullet weights , are not organized.
I left these things for last b/c I may need them in the coming months.

And in the sidelight windows for the French doors at the front of 
the house , I am trying out ' rope LED 'lights as used for Xmas decorating of a house. 
Right now a blinking imitation of the ' Las Vegas Welcome ' sign is the welcome light.
The rope lights go around the sdielight frame and are 10 x brighter than the LV sign and very obvious - ah , maybe too obvious.
Cost wise , there are LED step lights available for $ 75 a stringer.
I'd need 2 or 160 dollars.
The rope lights were on sale for 1/2 price or $24 for 2.
the cheapness keeps me in !

notice the common themes in this blog ?

A garage light was not functioning. Tried different bulbs
Nope
I went up there and checked the receptacle turns w/ the bulb - as in the copper fitting for the bulb is detached.
I waited 3 weeks , to - day , took apart the fixture and replaced the offending part.
ah , there was ( more ) light. The garage is lit by 2 LED lamps for utility purposes