Friday Musings August 7th, 2020

It is very dark out at 2:00 a.m.

When you wake up and can’t get back to sleep what do you do? I lay there as long as I can before I read or get up. Sometimes when I get up I hunt gnomes. I have one hanging out in my front yard. He’s easy to find because of his lantern. I try it iGnome him but he is hard to miss.

Gnoming around

I’ve spotted a Buddha out there as well. The Buddha is a little more elusive than the gnome. I don’t think Buddha likes having a picture taken.

Today I witnessed two shoplifters… thieves at the LCBO. I reported it. They were confronted but the police weren’t called. Why not? According to the customers in the store LCBO policy is to not detain them or confront them. Rumour has it that the LCBO is the most shoplifted retail outlet in Ontario. You can read the actual policy here STATEMENT REGARDING LCBO SHOP THEFT

I launched a new website this week. electricaljobscanada.ca I did it because most job boards are general and not specific to the electrical industry. My goal is to get it up and running and monetize it. Why did I do it? Planning for a residual income stream.

I found an online store that sells eco-friendly cleaning products. I’ve been trying them for a couple of months. I like them. No chemical smell, easy on the wallet. Shipping is made affordable because they are concentrated so I am not paying to ship water. Cost wise… so far the products I have ordered are better value than the ones I have been buying.

Friday Musings… 30 November 2018

Random comments on thoughts, ideas, things seen, or things overheard .

Anybody who knows me and has read my blog before knows I LOVE Fridays. Happy Friday!

Do you ever feel housebound or stuck in an office? How do you deal with that feeling?

I work from home so for me the feeling is housebound.

Usually when it happens to me I get restless, have trouble focusing and even feel a little anxious.

Today I pulled myself together and went to a coffee shop. It worked at first but it is lunch time and the lunch crowd is rolling in. Students, people who work locally, friends meeting for lunch and the odd person (like me) working.

I enjoy the energy of the people around me but when the shrillness of the voices and the volume goes up as everybody tries to talk over everybody else it overwhelms me.

Since I sat down I was able to organize several writing projects, get some quotes out, follow up on some invoices, do some research and complete the rough draft of a project I started on. A very productive few hours but it’s time to go. I can hardly hear myself think and thinking is important when you make your living from converting thoughts to printed words.

In closing here is something to think about;

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter – ’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain

Until next time,
Dan