I have three weeks vacation time booked for summer. Now I need to figure out what to do with them. I'm hoping to take a little road trip.
The last few years my vacations were sabotaged by someone. This year I'm on my own.
I have some ideas, but will wait closer to summer to decide where. There are so many places I have never been.
I better start saving some $$$. That's easier said than done, though.
I'll start by not buying so many expensive coffees out. When I think about it, it adds up to a fair amount over a year.
I know it's only February and most motorcycles are still parked. We're expecting snow today or tomorrow....
Although the weather has been dry and sunny, it has been below freezing, which makes the roads frosty, but it doesn't hurt to think about the summer.
I also have a problem with my respiratory system in that it acts up in extreme cold. It's the same reason I don't have ice cream very often, or have ice in my drinks. The extra cold makes me cough.
Not that I don't indulge in ice cream once in a while...I just have to have a small one.
3 weeks isn't enough to travel across Canada and back....that will have to wait until retirement. I'll have the time then.
I guess I needed something positive to think about....I have been reading too much stuff about our Prime Minister and his dictatorship. Now he is bringing about electoral reform....the basics....making it harder to get info to people about voting. Making it impossible for elections Canada to investigate the PMO. You may recall the Robocall scandal during the last election....
The PMO was responsible. The PM is getting away with so much corruption, it's disheartening.
There won't be an election until 2015. He can do a lot more damage between now and then.
He has pro-rogued government a couple of times so he would not have to face the truth. We, in Canada, still have a lot. Most of live a decent lifestyle and have so much more than third world countries. We have access to good water, fresh food and decent medical care. The majority of us have a roof over our heads. We can still be concerned over losing some basic rights....like voting.
It seems that these days, most politicians in positions of power don't really care what the majority think. They do what they want to do anyway.
Then that brings us to Rob Ford.
How is it that he still has his position? He was here in BC recently and made more news headlines. For what, you might ask? Being drunk and incoherent.
When you are a public figure with the amount of responsibility a mayor has, you should conduct yourself more professionally in public. He has definitely made headlines, but for the wrong reasons.
If it were nice enough outside I'd go get a day permit for my bike and go ride and forget about all this negative news...but. it's too cold and I am home trying to get over a head cold. My judgement would probably be diminished anyway, due to a stuffy head.
Instead, I'll make a pot of tea and turn on some nice music and forget about the world junk for a while.
Rant over for today.
Or..if there is a lock out....
