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I am not watching the Ottawa election coverage tonight. Partly to avert stress, partly to get more actual sleep. I need to be in good form when I visit with Mom again tomorrow morning. Falling apart can wait until I get back in the house and resume job-searching.

For self-indulgence on the way back today, I finally got my copy of the Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar for 2027. Nice collection of imagery from various talents. I recommend Thomas Marrone, Lauren Herda, Keene Sin and Howard Day in particular to you. Please do look them up.

I saw the obituaries on actors Eric Bauza and Walter Koenig at various points today. Two of the better ones, and I hope they're at rest now.

Current Mood: sleepy

No new job leads today.

Still doing the care home pilgrimages.

More tomorrow, I hope.

Last night, temperatures did drop to about 0ºC if memory serves.

I expect we'll be warmer tomorrow.

Current Mood: sore

I am not entirely surprised.

I am annoyed, though.

Current Mood: annoyed

Still here, still doing the stuff I need to do. I got my flu vaccine update yesterday. Hoping to try out Nuvaxovid for my next COVID vaccine update.

Thoughts, anyone?

Current Mood: curious

Noting these essays and reports...

Trump administration hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions
ICC denounces the move as an 'assault on the rule of law' - CBC News + AP News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/icc-sanctions-trump-9.7375734

What’s Driving the Trump Administration’s Push to Dismantle the ICC?
The move is an escalation of its war on multilateralism. - Carnegie Endowment Emissary
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/07/icc-trump-push-dismantle

Japan protests Russia’s extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and 8 other court staff - AP News
https://apnews.com/article/japan-russia-icc-ef613db91a3f7bd3e5dbddd099143c84

Current Mood: angry

Noting that particular space exploration milestone with respect...

Current Mood: busy

I've been told elsewhere of Canadians who are using this particular event as a club of moral superiority over Americans. That practice is just based in nonsense. Truth and Reconciliation Day does NOT exist for that purpose.

What purpose does it exist for? I have a theory.

It's "Here's some things we need to keep working on up here so we can look ourselves in our own mirrors."

That's the theory.

The federal holiday exists because previous Canadian federal governments - and their British forebears - took it into their heads that they were better than the rest of humanity and crimes against humanity were committed on that basis. Those crimes later inspired some others that ended up bundled into WW2.

Some of you definitely know about those crimes against humanity.

It's a reminder to ourselves that we can't afford not to be vigilant about our own capacity for stupid cruelty.

Ever.

We need to do better.

Current Mood: determined

Picked up three books today at two different bookstores:

The Canadian Press Stylebook, 20th Edition
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Iconic Transit Maps by Mark Ovenden

Bookstores were World of Maps and Perfect Books.

Might do some additional commentary and editing on this entry later. As in "tomorrow, Sunday September 27th, 2026".

Current Mood: sleepy

Note to the grocery stores and whichever suppliers can make such things happen without financially breaking themselves: I want mint-flavoured soymilk.

Current Mood: busy

If a vaccine gets developed for one or more forms of dementia, I am damn well gonna pester my PM, my MP, my premier, my MPP, and whoever else I need to in order to get it.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/shingles-herpes-zoster/most-older-us-adults-would-be-interested-dementia-vaccine-survey-finds

And here's one more reason to keep up my vaccinations.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/study-autism-shaves-average-14-years-life-expectancy-flu-leading-contributor

Current Mood: busy

Anyone else here on Dreamwidth using QGIS for any of their work and/or hobby projects?

Current Mood: curious

He just fessed up to another, more likely reason for building it, per this report from The Hill:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6100264-trump-triumphal-arch-military-complex/

Translated: "I am going to build this thing to give myself the right to hold this city hostage so that I can never be deposed/voted out/executed for treason/etc.!"

To those of you who care about it: may today be kind to you.

Current Mood: nerdy

Past reminders of other anniversaries that tie to this date...

https://dewline.dreamwidth.org/1851568.html

And before that:

https://dewline.dreamwidth.org/1559387.html

All of the things described in those earlier entries still matter to me, right along with the Crimes that happened...twenty-five years ago.

Current Mood: determined

The book I bought from Anderson Entertainment did get funnelled through Memphis because FedEx. It just left the main Ottawa airport about 15 minutes ago.

Current Mood: excited

If a FedEx parcel gets shipped from London, UK to Ottawa, would it get routed through Memphis, Montréal or Toronto? Or is there any chance of a direct flight to Ottawa?

Current Mood: curious

This is disturbing and we should have expected it.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-justice-department-pauses-cooperation-with-canadian-government-wsj-reports-2026-09-04/

Part of the continuing trend.

Current Mood: worried

Interesting title for this one: FDA Confirms Only Thing Left To Eat Is The Rich

I am going to have to start doing some more Serious Writing around here, aren't I?

Some of the others I'm pleased to have found myself added to since joining Bluesky...

Star Trek Pros
Ottawa/NCR Writers, Artists and Visual Poets
Canadian Astro

Current Mood: pleased

Making a note to re-read this:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/27/how-to-spot-a-psychopath-its-like-the-difference-between-a-domestic-cat-and-a-wild-cat

Current Mood: busy

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Another Mixed Day

Checking In - 19 Oct 2026

The Snow Has Not Happened to Ottawa Today

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Checking In - 14 Oct 2026

News: Trumputinstan vs. the World, Specifically the Intl. Criminal Court

Sputnik 1: the Anniversary

Truth and Reconciliation 2026

Western Bookstore Crawl Day

Another Matter of Taste

Re: Vaccine(s) for Dementia

A QGIS Question?

About that Damned Arch The Vulgarian Wants?

Breakaway Day 2026

Other September 11th Anniversaries Also Still of Importance to Me

Update on the Delivery From British London

A Book Delivery Question

Cross-Border Anti-Trust Symptoms

Bluesky: Another Fine Starter Pack I've Ended Up In

Predatory Psychopathy