Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
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interesting fact: the word sasquatch comes from “s
like vultures
in the last week i have had phone calls from two different real estate agents and a letter from a third! i guess the buzz is that units are for sale in our building – but they don’t know which of us are renters or owners – so i am subject to high-pressure calls to sell my home using these predators as agents. actually, it would be pretty funny to get another real estate agent involved in selling my apartment by pretending to be the owner….
but that might be against the law.
apparently there is some lawyer trying to file a class action lawsuit against the royal bank due to their computer error that had my pay delayed by a week. although i despise lawsuit culture, any chance to cash in against a bank like the royal i’m in for – they really have offered us nothing in the way of compensation for all the nonsense, nor any explanation of why it took so long to sort out.
and in other news a sasquatch was sighted on the weekend in the yukon. i would like to believe that even in this time of massive species domestication and extinction there is still one mythical creature that has not yet been captured, studied and destroyed – which is why stories like this make me just a little bit hopeful. if they can escape our civilization – maybe so can we……
spam is getting weirder every day….
latest spam in my inbox titled “she wants you to be.. harmonica kessler”
harmonica kessler eh? well i guess i can try……
apocalyptic fact of the day
according to health canada the breast milk of Canadian women contains the second-highest levels in the world of a compound used as a flame retardant in computer casings and household furniture. apparently women in canada have levels about five to 10 times those in other advanced industrial countries. we of course are second to the united states (where the rates are double those in canada). results from exposure to this chemical (polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs) include learning difficulties, memory impairment and alterations in thyroid hormone levels.
it’s ok though because the government says that exposure has not yet reached harmful levels. phew! that’s a relief
camping at sand point
just came back from the first overnight hiking trip i have done since i broke my ankle last summer…..
went to wash. state to see a friend of mine and we hiked a loop in ozette state park through sand point to cape alava which is a 9.5m/15km hike. we did 5 km the first day and 10 km the second which gave lots of time for watching wildlife and exploring the tidal pools. the tides were the lowest they have been for 19 years which meant lots of sea critters to look at – not to mention the eagles, deers, sea otters and racoons. there was quite a bit of rain, which made for a nice private hike (good thing about the rain is it keeps other people away). that also meant few other people camped at sand point which is a beautiful camping site overlooking a sheltered bay.
getting to do an overnight was a small victory for me – staying away from my computer for the entire weekend was an even bigger one!
i have a *lot* of work to do to get back in good hiking shape for my planned manning park trip in july which is a four-day/40 km journey.
one of my goals at the moment is to sleep outdoors as often as possible. i think it makes me a better person to fall asleep to the rhythms of wild space.
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