18/Feb/20 were playing hide and seek, can you see me

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Big Guy will wander around the house in the dark.  He doesn't turn on the lights unless Tonya gets up with him.  He is so used to being in the Navy for all those years.  Although at night, in the Navy, they would have what they called "Red Lighting".  This had little effect on your night vision.

Anyways, the Big Guy is also brewing this "man cold".  They are the worst.  At least guys think that they are.

Anyways, he has these pills that he keeps in his back pack.  Decongestants and what not.  He seemed to have two blister packs of decongestants.  He didn't give it a lot of thought.  He knows that he is going to be taking some of the decongestants to work.

But, in the dark this morning, he took the last two pills from this one blister pack and went to the kitchen to get some orange juice.

From the light of the refrigerator, he takes notice.  He doesn't have decongestants.  He has Imodium.  Had he taken the two pills, he wouldn't be able to poop for about two days.

Not that this would have bothered me too much.  That would be HIS problem.  Not mine.

So, what is the take away from this story?

Don't be so cheap.  Turn the lights on before taking your medication.

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28/Feb/20 I'm hiding from all the rain we got

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Did you ever notice, when a dog gets wet, they shake.

Well last night was no different.  

The Big Guy and Tonya were watching the news and they seen that we were supposed to get upwards of 20 cm of snow.

Well that didn't happen.  We got SOME snow, but then it flipped to rain.  Lots and lots of rain.  The Big Guy was so happy about seeing how much rain they were getting.

Of course I had to go outside.  Well, the rain.  I'm not so keen on rain.

This morning, the Big Guy hardly had any snow to shovel.  What was on the ground was covered with rather wet and heavy snow.  But it certainly didn't stop him from putting out the garbage along with the blue bags.  He figures the lack of snow will not interfere with the garbage collection.

I was watching him shovel the snow.  It didn't take him long.  For the last few days, the Big Guy was sure that he would be taking out his snow blower.  But the lack of snow today, well, he doesn't have to do that now.  Of course he is rather pleased.

Well the Big Guy is looking to go watch his Star Trek program that he put on the DVR.  He said that the previous Star Trek programs used to be on earlier in the evening.  But now, the new Star Trek, they say the word "Fuck" every so often.  That must be why it's on later in the evening.

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27/Feb/20 I got the Middle of Winter Blues

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Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

I think I know why some people are "Winter People" and some are not.  The Winter people will get out side and will get their Vitamin D from the sun.  Then there is the non-winter people that hang out inside all the time.  They have to get their vitamin D from a pill.

The Big Guy feels that he would be more suited to live closer to the equator.  Then you would be out in the sun all the time.

So, do you know what's going to happen tonight?

If you guessed a snow storm, you would be right.

We're forecasted to get upwards of 20 cm of snow.

But it is also supposed to stop snowing around 3 or 4 in the morning.  This means that the Big Guy will be able to get out and snow blow before going to work.  There is also a wee bit of rain that is supposed to fall as well.  But not so much to make the snow into that wet and heavy slush.

Tonya has a cold.  She had to get some cough syrup.  She was at the pharmacy and they told her, she wasn't allowed to get this brand or that brand.  That she could only get one thing.  That is Buckley's Cough Syrup.  The ORIGINAL stuff.

The Big Guy has a daughter, her name is Melissa.  When the Big Guy got divorced from his second wife, he got some Buckley's for his girls.  Melissa used to complain that Buckley's BURNS.

The Big Guy used to tell her, that's what adult medicine tastes like.  Since your a big girl now, you have to start taking adult medicine when you get sick.

Soon after that, Tonya moved in and made sure that Melissa and Linda got proper teen age cough medicine.

But now, Tonya has to take the cough medicine that burns.

The Big Guy likes that stuff, so, he isn't all that sad.

Frickin weirdo...

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26/Feb/20 there is something good to eat in that BBQ

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

This is what you call, action shots.  The Big Guy didn't realize that he had held down the picture button on his cell phone.  So he took about 9 shots, one after the next.

Yes, he is such a photographer extraordinaire...

As you can see, it was rather nice out yesterday.  Nice enough for Tonya and the Big Guy to be sitting out and having a BBQ.  They were making a Burnt End Roast, which takes about 3 hours to cook.

Just like today, the Big Guy is planning to make, what he and his father named, Chinese Noodles.

Now, there really isn't that much that is Chinese about this casserole at all.  The fact that Oriental people seem to cook with Soy Sauce and not so much people from North America is where this dish got it's name.

So, back in the day, when the Big Guy would have been younger.  Likely in grade 7 or 8, the Big Guy's father always made sure that his boys could cook and bake stuff.  This would be no exception to the rule.

What ever pork left overs they would have, would go into the Chinese Noodles.  You chop up an onion, some celery, some peppers and cook them up with some pepper and garlic and any other spices you want.  Meanwhile, you got some elbow macaroni on the boil.  Once the veggies are cooked, you add the meat, the cooked noodles and add some soy sauce.  

Voila!

Chinese noodles.

Oh and if you want to get really fancy...  add some liquid smoke.  Don't go overboard with the liquid smoke, or you will be eating this entire casserole by yourself.  Either that or feeding it to the sea gulls.

But talking of the Burnt End Roast.  I got to have some.  OH MY!  Was it ever good!  Yup, the Big Guy can really cook, that's for sure.

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25/Feb/20 are you going to toast my sandwich

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

I was surprised when I seen the Big Guy getting up early this morning.  I mean, he gets up early to start with, but this morning, he said that he couldn't sleep.  So, he plays his XBox game for a bit.  Then goes and put on the TV and promptly falls asleep.

He said that his brain wouldn't shut off.  I wonder if other humans goes though that as well?

So the Big Guy's favorite thing is going to be happening this Thursday.

Can you guess what that is?

If you guessed, snowing, or a snow storm, you would be right.

He really doesn't like the snow much at all.

I think what really upsets him about it, is that it only seems to snow at night and then he has to get up early to take care of the snow.

I wonder if he would feel better about the snow once he is fully retired.  Then he can shovel the snow any time of the day, the following day.  He wouldn't have to worry about getting the driveway cleaned up so that they could go to work.

Yup, I bet he might enjoy the snow a little more, once he is retired.

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24/Feb/20 the treats are over here, follow me

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

So, in the Summer time, they got what they call "Indian Summer".  This is a time in late August and most of September, where the day time temperatures are really nice.  The nights are cold, but don't let that fool you.

Right now, the nights are still very cold, but the day time temperatures are going above freezing and the snow and ice is melting.

During the next few days, the temperature is going to be above freezing.  But don't let that fool you.  It is still Winter.  We are expecting about 15 cm of snow on Thursday.

So there is a big kafuffle in Sports right now.  Namely hockey.  Now, when the Big Guy was a Little Guy, he used to follow hockey.  Back then, there was only 6 NHL teams.  It was easy to know all the players.

So there was a hockey game this past Saturday.  It was Carolina Hurricanes against the Toronto Maple Leafs.  So...  Toronto hasn't won enough hockey games to get to the Stanley Cup in a LONG time.  But the Hurricanes...  Their goalie got hurt during the 1st period and the second string goalie had to be put in nets.  He got hurt during the 2nd period.  They took the Zamboni driver and put him in nets.  Well if he didn't win the game for Carolina.

This looks REALLY bad for Toronto Maple Leafs.  Here you got professional NHL players, getting paid MILLIONS of dollars a year, and this relatively, Mister Nobody, gets put in nets and you STILL can't win.  There is a lot of upset NHL fans.

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23/Feb/20 walk around me if you want to get by

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

So, once again, the Big Guy is in the kitchen and he is cooking stuff that I can't have.

Yesterday, he made some molasses cookies and they were all given away.  To some baby shower.  Geesh, even I know, babies can't have molasses cookies.  So, what's up with that?

Just like now...  do you know what he is doing?

He's making a chicken stew.

Yes, the sun isn't even above the horizon and he's already in the kitchen, cooking for their lunches and tomorrow's lunches.

BUT...  there is a problem with this.

He will be putting onions in this stew.  That means I can't have any of it.

If there would be any left overs.  Can you guess where it will go?

In my belly, would be the WRONG answer.

To the sea gulls.  No that would be the right answer.  Or worst than feeding those flying garbage disposal units, he would put the left overs in the green bin.

Now, you would think, he could just NOT put onions in the stew and I could have the left overs.  I would even lick the pot clean so that they didn't have to wash it for the next time they were going to use it.

Denied.

Sigh...  such is my life...

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22 Feb 20 I'm dreaming of running thru the snow

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

OK, so I'm dreaming of playing in the snow and having fun.

The Big Guy, not the same dream at all.

He would dream about having a BBQ in the Summer.  Going swimming in a pool.  Not the ocean.  There are animals in the ocean that poops in the ocean.  They pee in the ocean as well.  YUCK!  He would much prefer a pool.

The mound of snow in the back yard hasn't exceeded the height of the fence just yet.  But it could.

We will be coming out of the deep freeze today and then, later on this week.  Rain.  How the Big Guy loves rain.  

Now, lets not get carried away.  He likes rain more than snow.  But he would also like to have some nice weather too.

Tonya got him a roast the other day.  She said it is for him to be able to have his burnt ends roast.  That takes about 3 hours in the charcoal BBQ.

Yea, he much prefers Summer.

Myself, I much prefer the Winter.  I also carry this HUGE fur coat that isn't designed for Summer.

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21/Feb/20 it is likely the coldest day of the year for us

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

OK, so for Cape Breton, getting temps below -10 is unusual.  Bit right now, it's -19 with a wind chill of -26 C.  That's like -15 F for people on the other scale.  

BUT...  this will likely be our coldest day of the year.  Everything else from here, will be warmer temperatures.

Just like in about 6 months from now, in August, it tends to be the hottest days of Summer.

It is very hard to believe, when you got temperatures like this, that people are concerned with Global Warming.

So, the Big Guy had this idea.  Since we got a metal roof, the snow and ice melts off the roof.  Now, during more temperate days, there will be frost that accumulates on the roof.  The sun comes up and it melts the frost.

The melted water runs off the roof and on to the ground.  This freezes and creates a bit of an annoying layer of ice that Tonya and the Big Guy have to deal with, when going to their car.

So, the Big Guy went and bought some cat litter.  GREAT IDEA!  That is unless you buy the WRONG cat litter.  He was expecting to get something that looks like gravel.  This resembled like a very fine sand.  Very powdery.  It blew around everywhere.

DUMB idea.

Oh, at least Tonya had a good idea.  She got the Big Guy to make me some new dog biscuit/treats.  But he also go out the pizza slicer, vice the cookie cutter dog biscuit thing.  So now, I got a jar FULL of small biscuits.

Well, it could be worst.  I could have none.

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20/Feb/20 be a dear and get me a sandwich

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

So there is a reason that I'm not allowed to go into the bathroom by myself.

I guess toilet paper can be expensive when it is not being used to wipe poop off the human's bum.

But it is just so chewable.

It's like candy on a roll.

I was talking about the snow yesterday.  Well, by the time the Big Guy went outside, it was raining by then.  But he did get outside early enough to take care of most of the snow before the snow turned to slush.

Which is what he wanted to do in the first place.  Slush and snow blower.  They don't go together so much.  Actually it does this thing where it just plugs up the snow blower.

Later on, Tonya had got Floyd, Mylynne, Colby and Aurora to drop by.  They had some hamburgers and hot dogs.  YES!  I got to have some of their food.  It may have been all left overs, but I didn't mind at all.

I'm just glad they didn't throw it out for the Fox to have.

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