Tempus Fugit

Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies

Category: Grab Bag

Stuff about stuff

  • Going nuclear

    I’ve thought this for some time now. We (the world) can’t get to clean energy in the short term ( before 2035 or 2050) without nuclear.

    Check it out. Existing reactors are now having their life extended and shutdowns have been reversed.

    The exciting nuclear future is in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Not your grandfathers nuclear power plant.

    https://www.ft.com/content/de05a4a2-2458-4450-99c2-9dd0e079e9cd?lid=hn9hp4fx6b0g

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    Nuclear power is (excuse the pun) hot, as nations shift away from natural gas and coal. The result? Uranium prices rose 40% this year to their highest level in more than a decade. Canada stands to benefit; it produces 13% of the world’s yellowcake, the stuff used to power reactors. The stock price of one yellowcake producer, Cameco ($CCO), has already climbed by more than 70% this year.

    Everyone needs to get over the fears they have based on a few accidents where the deaths and dangers were very much exaggerated. Benefits far our weigh dangers.

  • Strength of my Heart

    I use the YouVersion Bible app to guide my bible reading and every day it presents a Verse of the Day.

    Today’s Verse of the Day, on the day I’m having my angiogram, is Psalm 73:26.

    Then the YouVersion Bible app “randomly” brings up a prayer request from my list entitled “Chest Pain” that started back in February.

    Today the testing has arrived.

    That prayer was followed by this one…

    The MIBI testing on Nov 27 & 28, 2023 shows there are blockages that lead to today’s angiogram.

    More than ever I’ll need to rely on God to be the “strength of my heart” as today’s angiogram revealed several significant blockages that they were unable to open with stents today.

    The recommendation is for bypass surgery to address three blockage areas. While I knew that this was a possibility it still comes and a bit of a shock and something I’m struggling coming to terms with.

  • YHWH Your first and last sounds

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C-m9pRPOqrI/?igsh=Z3dnZDQxMmh2aTN1

  • Only in America

    And they want to elect this guy!

  • Blocked

    The first time for me that the Social Media and Canada’s “disagreement” has been in my face.

    Just one of the impacts of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act

    This is especially interesting as The Walrus is a Canadian news outlet!

    Why You Might Stop Seeing Canadian News in Your Feeds

    Another interesting fact that I discovered.

    Before you go, did you know that The Walrus is a registered charity? They rely on donations and support from readers like you to keep their journalism independent and freely available online.

    I’ll be a supporter!

  • Bloganuary

    What is your mission?

    So, somebody started “bloganuary” a series of prompts to encourage blogging and here is the first one I’ve seen. A simple question “What is your mission?” Do I have a mission, should I have one? What would it be? It’s a pretty big and open question for sure.

    Perhaps right now it’s “Survival”. There have been a number of health challenges over the last few years and they seem to be piling up a bit. I’m not ready to be done. With long life He will satisfy me. Psalm 91:16

  • Happy

    Happy

    What makes you happy? Well, maybe not “happy” but some other kind of feeling like content, secure, mellow or perhaps it is some form of happy, This is a bit of an unusual “happy” but it’s these knives.

    My Pen Knives

    I’ve had these two knives for quite a long time, I don’t exactly know how long but quite some time. I think they were gifts, for sure one of them was and I may have bought the other one. I believe my mom and/or a special aunt gave the knife to me. I think at one time they both had the brown plastic / fake leather case but now there is only one.

    These are great title knives and I usually have one of them in my jean pocket.

    However, from time to time one of them goes “missing”. In these times I find my level of “happiness” decreases a bit because I’m sad that I can’t find the knife that has become a special treasure in my life. On occasion both of them go AWOL and this causes quite a bit of consternation.

    They are usually discovered on a closet floor having slipped out of the pocket or in a pair of jeans that have been left at the lake or jeans that have been put away in a drawer or at the bottom of a stack of other jeans.

    In any case, missing knive(s) is a significant event in my life and re-discovering both knives brings a special type of satisfaction or happiness. Over the years they have come and gone for varying lengths of time. Currently, they are both “home”. In the full scheme of things this is a tiny thing and hard to explain but it’s still a “thing” to me.

    I know nobody cares about this but for some reason I needed to put it down to get it documented and out of my system. Perhaps a future generation will find this curiously interesting. Or not.

  • The best feature of Apple watchOS10

    The best feature of Apple watchOS10

    Snoopy & Woodstock!

    These photos really don’t do justice to the very clever animations. They made me laugh every time.

  • Bored

    Bored

    After a nice liverwerst on a cheese bun at around 11:30am and then ignoring the hospital tray there was a nap until 2pm.

    Now what?

    Apple WatchOS 10 has many new features. One that makes me laugh everytime I see it.

    Snoopy and Woodstock

    There is a different animation every time.

  • Burger No Bun

    Burger No Bun

    Hospital food comes in for a fair bit of criticism but in my experience it can be pretty good and sometimes interesting. Take the Burger with no Bun.

    So close but no prize.

    So this tray has showed up for a couple of lunches now. Ingredients for a complete hamburger, except no bun! Vary curious.

    Pro TIp: Use the Miracle Wip instead of mayonnaise . I swear it make the burger taste a lot like Dairy Wip and other top burger spots around Winnipeg, well maybe not nuBurger ? but for sure the “fat boy” style of burgers.