Welcome to the year 2020.
Happy New Year to family and friends.
I close this blog with the following remark "So here I sit.. my teeth and my computer.. and after my New Year walk; which like tea leaves in a cup indicate to me to expect a year of surprises. However, I do see some good coming." which suggest to me 2020 will be quite the year.
For the last two decades It has been a tradition to go for a New Year’s Day walk in Nature and from the adventure to read the future events and maybe even do a video or photos for Facebook.
This is the first year for this blog which is referenced to my family; by my Facebook photo (above). It is my greeting for the year 2020; and maybe a laugh of all that can go wrong in 90 minutes. Or a warning of what 2020 might bring. Be Prepared not Surprised.
Looking at the photo and realizing that I have forgotten my teeth, my first resolution is to have my teeth repaired (2 need removal) and partial will need to be modified to hide the hole of those two newly removed teeth. (about $1000)
Happy New Year to family and friends.
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| Early January 1st 2020 |
For the last two decades It has been a tradition to go for a New Year’s Day walk in Nature and from the adventure to read the future events and maybe even do a video or photos for Facebook.
This is the first year for this blog which is referenced to my family; by my Facebook photo (above). It is my greeting for the year 2020; and maybe a laugh of all that can go wrong in 90 minutes. Or a warning of what 2020 might bring. Be Prepared not Surprised.
Looking at the photo and realizing that I have forgotten my teeth, my first resolution is to have my teeth repaired (2 need removal) and partial will need to be modified to hide the hole of those two newly removed teeth. (about $1000)
First of all; certainly, the weather is important in understanding the future and 2020 luck. I will say that most walks, in the past have always been with nice weather; like this year. The light clean powder snowfall reminds me of 2004 when in Northern Ontario I walked in the provincial Park.
It was a Beautiful walk at that time in Northern Ontario, but there were no tracks of rabbits or other small game. In such a remote area one would expect to find in the new snow more than just the fresh tracks of Wolves. These dangerous signs although beautiful, told me that it would be a dangerous year to expect and that with care I could avoid the many surprises.
I had gone to Engarville to be there on 31 December (for taxes reason) and take down my apartment which was vacant but with a lot still in storage. In first days of 2004, I returned through northern Quebec (Laurentian) and stayed with Christina in Ville Lemoyne. It was a tough year following the many Ontario incidents but I passed it successful. Maybe because I had expected such dangers in the new year, and did what was necessary to avoid them.
This year, in Longueuil, we did not have a White Christmas with temperature just above zero and sidewalks and streets bare; after several days of rain and freezing ice. Even the New Year weather had been announced as three days of rain, What a way to start year 2020.
But as the temperatures remained below zero the snow has been falling now for 2 days . Of course, in greeting a nice virgin snow at 6am, I see it as a good luck sign for the welcome in 2020, I am thinking, as I walk the uncleared street; of a wonderful year of good health and plenty of luck. Everything is so beautiful.
First, last night, as the snow was falling and I prepared for bed and finished my computer play I received several "Happy New Year" wishes from family members and friends as far away as British Columbia, on my Iphone.
Things that tell me of the grand kids and their kids which like those funny characters. And, now is probably the time, to say the old year 2019 was not all that bad. Although getting everything from the government (health card and hospitalization) was a lot of problems. I went to bed at 10:30 and slept well.
So, out the door at 6:45 with the streets not plowed and street light still lit. No signs of people or cars. My plan was to catch my bus and greet 2020 with my walk in the local Nature park. Now, it is important to understand that the bus at the end of the street, goes one way to the "Base de Plein L`Air (Nature Park) and the other way up town to the metro station. Being January 1, 2020 I believe we had a Sunday’s service which is one bus every hour. With good intentions, I time myself to catch the bus passing at 7:15 in the direction of the park.
It was a Beautiful walk at that time in Northern Ontario, but there were no tracks of rabbits or other small game. In such a remote area one would expect to find in the new snow more than just the fresh tracks of Wolves. These dangerous signs although beautiful, told me that it would be a dangerous year to expect and that with care I could avoid the many surprises.
I had gone to Engarville to be there on 31 December (for taxes reason) and take down my apartment which was vacant but with a lot still in storage. In first days of 2004, I returned through northern Quebec (Laurentian) and stayed with Christina in Ville Lemoyne. It was a tough year following the many Ontario incidents but I passed it successful. Maybe because I had expected such dangers in the new year, and did what was necessary to avoid them.
This year, in Longueuil, we did not have a White Christmas with temperature just above zero and sidewalks and streets bare; after several days of rain and freezing ice. Even the New Year weather had been announced as three days of rain, What a way to start year 2020.
But as the temperatures remained below zero the snow has been falling now for 2 days . Of course, in greeting a nice virgin snow at 6am, I see it as a good luck sign for the welcome in 2020, I am thinking, as I walk the uncleared street; of a wonderful year of good health and plenty of luck. Everything is so beautiful.
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| New Year Eve Wishes |
First, last night, as the snow was falling and I prepared for bed and finished my computer play I received several "Happy New Year" wishes from family members and friends as far away as British Columbia, on my Iphone.
Things that tell me of the grand kids and their kids which like those funny characters. And, now is probably the time, to say the old year 2019 was not all that bad. Although getting everything from the government (health card and hospitalization) was a lot of problems. I went to bed at 10:30 and slept well.
So, out the door at 6:45 with the streets not plowed and street light still lit. No signs of people or cars. My plan was to catch my bus and greet 2020 with my walk in the local Nature park. Now, it is important to understand that the bus at the end of the street, goes one way to the "Base de Plein L`Air (Nature Park) and the other way up town to the metro station. Being January 1, 2020 I believe we had a Sunday’s service which is one bus every hour. With good intentions, I time myself to catch the bus passing at 7:15 in the direction of the park.
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| Streets empty Jan 1 2020 |
I have often use this first of the new year walk to prepare myself for the coming year if things all went good and I would anticipate a good year if things were surprisingly bad then I’m ready for a bad year.
Everything seems to be going good as I cross the street and get on the bus. My bus pass does the recognized "Beep Beep" which indicating that all is OK. I had wonder if I had forgotten to renew my Senior pass which probably would have expired 31 December. (This was a false sign as the Beep Beep had been because it used my last remaining ticket on my card and my card had really expired as I was later to learn)
Not aware of this first Bad Luck Sign, I arrived at McDonald’s and got my coffee and an Egg McMuffin without too much delay, expecting the returning bus is 10 minutes. As I look out the window the returning bus was passing and I had missed it again and will wait for the next bus in a half hour. (Normal Bad Luck)
Peacefully enjoying my $1 coffee I find that my iPhone finds the McDonald Wi-Fi. I know it is a weak signal balance ( 1.93 download and .63 upload) as indicated by my signal app. However, my tablet, simply refuses to recognize the presence of Wi-Fi. (I think my first indication of bad luck). Thinking the bus was on Sunday schedule for Jan 1st, I have set my alarm to 8:30 and I’m waiting when the next bus passes in front of me at 8:06. Oh No. another 30 minute wait.
Now, I decide that I’ll take my coffee and go to the nearby school grounds which is empty and covered with a freshly fallen snow to do my January 1 greeting photo.
The benches are alone in a field of white but there is nobody around for my photo so my iPhone is set to time lapse put up on a Branch in a tree.
This requires that I walk to the bench, sit and wave to the camera and then go back and shut the phone off. Done.
As I choose one of the time lapse photos I realize that no way i can use this photo for my Greeting 2020 photo. What ?? I have is another sign of 2020 misfortune which I can expect. (Don t expect thing to all be what you expect them to be)
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| My failed New Year Photo |
Now, I decide that I’ll take my coffee and go to the nearby school grounds which is empty and covered with a freshly fallen snow to do my January 1 greeting photo.
The benches are alone in a field of white but there is nobody around for my photo so my iPhone is set to time lapse put up on a Branch in a tree.
This requires that I walk to the bench, sit and wave to the camera and then go back and shut the phone off. Done.
As I choose one of the time lapse photos I realize that no way i can use this photo for my Greeting 2020 photo. What ?? I have is another sign of 2020 misfortune which I can expect. (Don t expect thing to all be what you expect them to be)
So I go back to the Bus Stop and wait for the bus deciding that because I forgot my teeth ( first sign of misfortune), I’ll go home and get my teeth and then go to the park for my 2020 photo. (At this point, I do not know I wasted a ticket to come to Mcdonald a 20 minute walk)
. The bus arrives and I get the surprise that my seniors pass is expired. So my last bus ticket was wasted, Another misfortune I guess that I will go home and spend the day working on the computer.
So here I sit.. my teeth and my computer.. and after my New Year walk; which like tea leaves in a cup indicate to me to expect a year of surprises. However, I do see some good coming.
I am waiting on a used computer send before Christmas from Portland Oregon by a dear friend of computer play. And the GST government cheque is suppose to be in two days. I was expect a small $110. But, not surprised if it has been held back to pay a April 2019 overpaid NB tax payment . But Life goes on... and all is good if you accept it as it comes... You have been warned, as I have seen in these tea leaves....to be prepared for 2020 with a lot of surprises. Love you all family and friends...
John (J.J.)
. The bus arrives and I get the surprise that my seniors pass is expired. So my last bus ticket was wasted, Another misfortune I guess that I will go home and spend the day working on the computer.
So here I sit.. my teeth and my computer.. and after my New Year walk; which like tea leaves in a cup indicate to me to expect a year of surprises. However, I do see some good coming.
I am waiting on a used computer send before Christmas from Portland Oregon by a dear friend of computer play. And the GST government cheque is suppose to be in two days. I was expect a small $110. But, not surprised if it has been held back to pay a April 2019 overpaid NB tax payment . But Life goes on... and all is good if you accept it as it comes... You have been warned, as I have seen in these tea leaves....to be prepared for 2020 with a lot of surprises. Love you all family and friends...
John (J.J.)
