Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Why do phrases like these seem to immediately resonate? Is it simple the alliteration or is there more to it? Many authors, especially leadership authors, seem to use this technique to reinforce their points. What makes them memorable phrases?
The breaking is necessary for the breakthrough.
When I commit…
Craig Groeschel – life.church
… I don’t quite
God created you on purpose for a purpose
Christine Caine
Just one thing.
That the blood of Jesus
can reverse the curse of sin
and raise the dead to life.
I don’t think so! Over promised and under delivered. Hardly a city closing event. Sure, highway driving was very bad and lots of highway closures etc., but in the city a total over reaction in closing so many things.
April 12, 2022, the day before the storm.
April 13th, 24 hours later.
And Good Friday, April 15th after the winter storm warnings have ended.
I’m truly tired of shovelling snow and I didn’t even have to do all the shovelling as our very kind neighbour used his snowblower on the really heavy wet snow day.
Melt now! I’m ready for summer.
Today was the templating day where they come out and measure your kitchen exactly for the new countertop.
Originally scheduled for around 10:30 there was a cancellation so Larry, the person doing our templating, is able to arrive at around 9 am
We were told by some other folks that they would make a cardboard template of our counters to guide their production of the actual quartz countertop. Turns out that is very old school.
Larry sets up a tripod with a tablet computer and laser on top and proceeds to map out our kitchen with laser precision. I hear a tape measure being used occasionally but probably just to confirm the digital diagram that is being produced.
Larry says it doesn’t matter if your walls are straight or your corners are not square the scanning will take care of all that for a perfect tight fit.
In under one hour we’re signing off (digitally of course) on the finished diagram that will be used to generate the instructions to drive the CNC machine in cutting out our quartz top. Hand cutting stopped 10-15 years ago and it’s all digital now.
In about another hour I have the counters back in place and the sink hooked up again. In 5-10 business days we’ll be getting a visit from the installers and I’ll yank out the current countertops one last time.
Tomorrow the installers arrive to template for the new quartz countertop. That mean that I need to remove the old countertop before they arrive.
Several sections of countertop are easily removed. Just unscrew from underneath, cut off some silicone sealant and off comes the tops.
Then there is the more interesting section, the “L” shape that includes the kitchen sink. My initial hope is to leave the sink in the countertop and remove the whole thing together. This turns out to be more difficult than estimated so I end up removing the sink.
Pulling the sink of course means shutting off the water to the tap. Thankfully, somewhere along the line I’ve installed shutoff valves under the sink so that’s easy. Next is remove the garburator, disconnect the drains, disconnect the tap and unfasten the sink. With all the plumbing disconnected and out of the way the sink pops out without too much difficulty.
The dishwasher needs to be pulled out to unfasten the countertop. This requires disconnecting the water to it in the basement and again some smart guy installed a shutoff valve for that as well so while the sink & dishwasher are disconnected the rest of the house still has water.
The “L” shape comes off in one piece. It’s snug but comes out clean and is now out in the garage.
Tomorrow, after the templates is done I’ll be reversing the whole process to get the countertop, sink, and dishwasher operational for the 5-10 business days before the final install of the new quartz countertop.
So, for the next 24 hours it’s minimal countertop and washing dishes in the bathtub or stock piling them up in the dishwasher.
So, if you are driving in downtown Toronto on University Avenue and pass by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have a look up at the banner they put up in the last couple of days.
What are those circular swirls you ask?
It’s the names of everyone who signed up early for this years Ride to Conquer Cancer.
I’m riding again this year and if you’d like to support my efforts head over to my personal Ride to Conquer Cancer page.
Yesterday was COVID-19 shot #4 and Moderna at that!
I’ve always liked the 1980 Pat Benatar song, Hit me with your best shot. And it seemed appropriate today.
As I’m getting my paper work processed it seems like I might not be allowed #4 as Manitoba has not yet approved a second booster. However, when I show them the CancerCare document about my immune compromised situation, #4 is a “GO”. Strangely, to work around the “no 2nd booster” they consider my first three shots as the base vaccination and #4 is actually my first booster.
As I’m getting checked in by the supervision she asks if my oncologist has discussed the COVID shot options. Nope. It seems there is some possibility that the Moderna vaccination might provide better protection against the up and coming variant, Omicron BA.2. So, split second decision, I go with the recommendation for Moderna as it seems like it might be the “best shot” for my situation.
I’m at the RBC vaccination site and what a difference from a year or two ago. The place is almost empty. Probably 10-20 people, minimal waiting compared to a packed out 3rd floor convention area and 1,000s of people being processed daily.
Of course the arm was sore at the injection site but it was a pretty rough night as I was up a lot, chills, achy all over and in the morning I’m tired, a temperature of 101 and taking Tylenol. Things settle down during the day, but it’s a quiet afternoon on the couch after church
