Made a commitment to myself before Christmas to listen to more music. I may be overdoing it LOL. In roughly two months, I’ve listened to 129 albums. However, my consumption of TV, news, and movies is wayyyy down. Quite happy and I highly recommend it.

Blood donation #96!

Here’s what I don’t get… As soon as the roads start looking like a winter tire ad, everything closes.

Rabbit/hare passed by very close to the house. It actually went onto the basement deck and hopped through the top floor patio supports.

Any weather lore buffs know if finding ants in your house on the 10th of February is a sign of spring? I’ve killed three already today.

Surreptitious laundry cat days Good Morning.

In my ongoing musical expeditions, I’m currently going through Iggy Pop’s discography. After last night’s album of rock/punk bangers with guests like Green Day & Sum41, I’m getting whiplash from “Après”, which has him singing French crooner-style covers.

“Skull Ring”, by Iggy Pop. Banger after banger.

One of my cousins was murdered by two men in the 1980s. Well…. there’s murder and then there’s what they did to her. For at least one of the guys, she was not the first murder victim. One of the guys was just approved for day parole and I am seriously not OK with this.

Found out today that a concert I went to in 1990 is on YouTube. Now that was 90 minutes well spent! Smallish venue - under 1,000 people. No seats. Couldn’t find myself in the crowd, though.

Largest flock of snow buntings I’ve ever seen. Easily a couple hundred.

Ruin a movie by replacing one word in the title with "Sausage" “All Quiet on the Sausage Front” “Tinker Tailor Sausage Spy”

Friday, my wife built a snowman in the paddock to see how Jayne would react. She was underwhelmed. Kept Jayne in the barn all weekend due to the weather. Let her out this morning, she walked over to the snowman & decapitated him! And then she had the gall to pose with the body. 😁

Next step - The Band.

Just wrapped up listening to the #Rush studio discography. Wasn’t a fan in my youth. Liked it much more than I thought I would. Not sold on their synth period. Found that post-synth, I would have generally preferred the songs to be instrumentals. Thanks, Canadian winter for the assist! Brrrr…

Up at 6. Did chores, including visits to the Post Office and Home Depot for some DIY supplies. All done and home by 9:00. I am exactly what my age and gender would lead you to believe.

Holy hell, what an obituary

Imagine for a moment that you’re a well loved and pampered horse. What’s your bedding made of? If you guessed wood pellets soaked in water to fluff them up, go to the head of the paddock!

“The Passenger”, by Iggy Pop. Definitely worth 4 minutes of your time. Great driving song.

I grew up in a house of pretty modest means. I agonized over every cassette tape I bought. One of my buddies received a twin deck boom box for Xmas & we spent weeks copying each other’s tapes. If you had told me then that one day I’d have the equivalent of a Sam the Record Man in my pocket…

“Brothers in Arms” is such a great album. #DireStraits

A Newfoundlander raises his head above the parapet. Before he speaks: “DILDO!”, he hears from around the globe. He ducks. Returns to hear: “SPREADEAGLE LAKE!” He ducks again. Returns for one more attempt. Raises his head & hears: “CONCEPTION BAY! COME-BY-CHANCE! He sighs and walks away.

One of Dad’s brothers died on Boxing Day. Heart attack after shovelling snow. Dad had an older half-sister I’d never met. I found out she had died when I read my Uncle’s obituary. What a family.

LOL. I just got back from fixing loose shingles. The pitch of the roof is about 45 degrees. The temperature here is substantially fewer degrees. @merriam-webster.com , you’re pretty, pretty good.

@jeffmarek.bsky.social re: Udvari. He was the first hockey Hall of Famer to skate in a regular season game after his induction. Great trivia question.

Here one for Newfoundlanders of a certain vintage - I sold a Bobby Orr rookie card to Skipper.

Current mood.

I have to go now. My planet needs me.

It’s early Saturday morning. I haven’t turned my TV on since at least Wednesday. This is a commentary on something, but I have no idea what.

How to fix golf: From the tee, draw a 20 yard circle. Opponent cannot cross the perimeter. However, once you set both feet and address the ball, it’s full contact, tackle golf. Obviously, can’t do that for every stroke. On the putting green, your opponent gets a slingshot & a bag of frozen peas.

Currently situation: Up before everyone else. Pounding Pink Floyd’s “Wish you were here” album through my headphones. Warm coffee at hand. Three sleeping cats in view. Yes, Virginia, there is a heaven.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL THIS COAL!!?

Everyone needs this Mongolian version of “Jingle Bells” #musicnews

Caught a rat in Jayne’s barn overnight. Catching voles and mice is nice to keep the population down, but do you have any idea how many it takes to make a decent meal?

Even though it was warm and the wind was blowing away from Jayne’s sheltered part of the barn, we decided to put her in her stall overnight. Good choice. The wind snapped off two fence posts.

Blood donation #95 today. Anybody want to join me in February for #96?

Profile in Purrage.

I was just in Home Hardware. After a few minutes of looking (and practicing admirable restraint - so much tools!), I asked an employee if they carried motor oil. “Yep, seasonal”, he replied. I have so many questions, like what part of this picture screams lubricant?

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

I can even bore a horse into yawning. It’s a gift.

Homeland security after going back 5 yrs on my social media

Out cleaning up Jayne’s stall. Removed her offerings, laid down some fresh bedding. Jayne wanders in, looks at me as if to say: “Nice job. Great place…

@jeffmarek.bsky.social I was curious about Orr’s stats. Decided to check his 70-71 scoring by team. Original 6 - 46 pts in 30GP, 1.53PPG Expansion teams - 93 pts in 48 GP, 1.94PPG 78 game pace Original 6 - 120 pts Expansion - 151 pts Stingiest foe - CHI (5) Most generous - LAK (17) Enjoy!

After a cold night in her stall, Jayne’s a wee frisky when she gets out. (This was Tuesday around noon.)

The coffee’s cold.

A horse is not just a work animal and a wondrous companion. They also make great weather vanes. Here, Jayne is letting me know I’m at low risk for sunburn today.

@dreadships.bsky.social seems the waterways are littered with unconventional objects lately.

Quoth the raven: “18 days until Christmas!”

The cats aren’t allowed on the leather couch. I didn’t see Halo sneak up. Pic 1: I tell her to get down. Pic 2: “No. my blankie!” Pic 3: I say “Fine” and walk away.

Man oh man. “Too Much, Too Soon”, the second album from The New York Dolls, is a ride!