' Hey, Google '

 is the cry or spoken command. I needed an alarm set but ' Google ' calls it timer, no alarms yet. Thus,   " Hey, Google set timer for 1 hr "

Her : consider it done.

I bought an iPhone 4 - yes, that long ago, specfically for ' Siri ' the voice assistant. Never used her much or at all. But this laptop  ' Dell student model ' has android capability - if you would a phone inside a laptop shell.

Sunny and over seasonally warm, and the gutters need blowing out.

The blower has been balking lately and chuffing blackish smoke. Hey ! when did you clean the air filter.
I checked and figured - filter looks not too bad but ..... buy a new one. Can't find one anywhere. Thus, clean the filter and dry it out.
Works a charm. First pull / no smoke. Blew out back side gutters < 2 storeys > and did the front .... exceptt that I got a shower - loads of water in the gutter.
However, job done

I took back empties to the Beer Store

Hey, a good day

Scapula is sore tho '

Took the para + for arthritis and sore back is mildly upset

Started in on peeling apples and ....... ' more apples than dough ' happened. I suppose, its my dessert now. This attempt is w/ granny smith apples. Thus, I added a sprinkle of sugar on top just in case the apples were too tart

We shall see said the Zen Master

' Waking in the Dark

 and it s getting easier - sun is late rising nowadays < 7:35 AM >

The long range forecast courtesy of Brett Anderson at Accuweather

OC - 13 to 19 warm and dry for Grt Lks Basin

OC 20 to 26 mild

This pattern is due to a high pressure ridge over Hudson Bay

Ah but the Stratos 176, my bassboat, comes out of the water for winter, this week

Anecdote: When I first met M, she discovered that I fish, alot. My father belonged to the Anglers Club affiliated w/ our ethnic heritage.
I asked M to the Annual Xmas party < b/c we are devout Buddhists > and upon arrival a trio of ladies popped over, starting w/ ' Hi, you must be M. Larry s gf '
Chit chat and I heard ' Well, the boys must be getting ready for ice fishing, changing euqipment, my guy is  '
Proudly, I heard M reply ' No, they stop fishing in Nov '
Reply : ' better keep that one, he's sane '

And nothing has changed fall fishing over, time to relax. To be fair, I have been fishing in JA and FE down south. Not last year but usually.

This afternoon, it was repair the dressing table drawers. The inside of drawer sliders are anchored by plastic end pieces that attach to the backboard and hold the rails for the drawers.

These plastic end pieces have been breaking apart for 32 yrs. We bought the pine bedroom set prior to our wedding. Approximately, a year or so later the first plastic bit snapped and the drawer sagged. We are talking 13 drawers total. Following yrs saw more give out. In fact, one year < say yr 4 > the company gave us a bag of plastic bits that lasted some time. Well, 3 sagging drawers needed repair and the bag was empty. The plastic bits are hard to find in hardware stores.

Thus, it was trial and error .... and error .... and error. 4 hrs later and much griping, the job got done. I checked and saw 1 drawer w/ the original plastic still working. Everywhere else is jury rigged or replacement plastic end bits

B.I.U.T.A

 or when you're desperate for a title

or not

OK it s ' bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and letter colour ' 

The different  modes for letters on chromebook

Rain. Rain and leaves are flicking off the windows - we can hear them

Anyway, a sluggish kinda morning. No zip in the zip - py - di - do - dah
or py - di - do - dah ( say what ? )

Cutting the cord. I unsubscribed to Lowe's - basically, not interested.  It s too far away for easy access.

The sun popped out and the day looks a charm

I'm the head cook tonight. On tap is cream of mushroom soup, fried onion, cheese macaroni plus sliced pork chop.

This dish is a traditional Japanese recipe - not even close. I'm making it up as I go. Checked on YouTube for the basic idea .... then its            ' hey ! what you got there '.

And the result was : a subtle but delicious meal  ....... that is the cook talking..... M said it was good

The onions were cooked and set aside < M is not an onion fan - flavour yes, onion no ! > I mixed a bit of garlic, mushroom soup ( 1/2 can ) and a 1/4 C of water.

Then added the elbow mac and blended. The onion went on one side only and topped the mac w/ cheese sliced     - into the broiler to melt the cheese. I didn't want the cheesy mess and I wanted cheese - please that you could see.

My mac and cheese

' I've Got to Believe Its getting Better

.... better all the time  ' sang the Beatles

And so goes the muscle spasm in the scapula. No para today, consumed so far. But its early days < hours ? >

Poured rain last night as forecasted. Of course, much cooler out there.

... the famous lyric finishes w/ ' can't get no worse ' 
Oh yes, my scapula has been worse

Prime is offering ' Fear the Walking Dead '. When a Zombie meets a Zombie coming through the rye ?

Let s Zombie the night away

Life on Paracetamol

 No, its not an exo - planet

The English call acetominaphen = paracetamol

I swallowed another ' arthritis strength ' paracetamol. The para seems to ease the discomfort of the scapular area. Likely, a muscle problem but who really knows - wood boring insect is also possible

Flashed through the CBC online - weather < the best >, science and tech, health and business. U.S. inflation is up to 5.4 % which measures how fat Americans are. In deflation there is a lot of loose skin - EEK !

OK. Fishing days have come down to 2 but more likely one more, kick at the can.

Therapy today included the massage chair < bought in 1980 > and ice pack.

Plus, baking day for ' more apples - less dough ' ...... again. Well, it started out as fried apples and then became cake time. 

AND the results are in -- Dah, dah  success ! I used a glass baking dish instead of the old metal pan that we had. Glass works fine  - TG

Bustling Around

 up at pre - 6 AM. I watched ' Border Secuirty ' as people tried to 

cross into Canada or the U.S. A.. Carrying for instance $ 10 500 currency despite declaring 3. Or claiming visitor status while seeking employment. They carry tobacco in excess, drugs and prescription medicine w/out a prescription.

M hates garbage day < sorting etc > thus I got a start downstairs. Our washrooms are downstairs and guess where the rubbish comes from ?

I swapped out the fridge filter for water.. draining 6 pitchers to clear out the filter residue. In fact, I've been using filtered water more and more. In my ' use it once more ' mode, orange juice clear plastic jugs, now carry water around the house and for taking fishing. We have a 3 gallon jug for camping but filled, it weighs a ton < like heavy, babe > The juice jugs are handy for carrying and storing water in the fridge.

A snooze and a pill < arthritis acetominophen > for a spasm or muscle twinge. Not the first time, or the last, for the right shoulder blade to cause discomfort. 

And pancakes for dinner was in order. M uses fake maple syrup and for me its corn syrup < grew up on Beehve Corn Syrup >

Battling

 through the wind. A tough day on the river - aren't they all, lately

But a fish under a log came out to play

The only one. Thank you fish. Please note that the photo used the automatic timer of the Moto G8. I was fishing solo and propped the phone on the boat dash. As well, I employed every trick as taught to me by D < next door fishing friend > to make the fish appear as big as possible. The photo has not been retouched as such.