ManSpace Invaders !!

The audacity of these feathered folk ! Invading my sacred ManSpace. Actually, it was fun to watch the nest building and all that followed. My PowerFist inspection mirror helped in the "nosing" process...Rockin Robin, tweet,tweet,tweet...Downside: I have to wait for them to leave before I can use my aluminum extension ladder, since it is supporting the nest :) (sorry dear, I can't fix that leaky roof right now).

New Ride...

Three different "vintage" jalopy's in the driveway. 10, 17, and 22 years old...time to get rid of at least one or two; gas at $1.32 a litre. Time to succumb kicking and screaming into the conformist jaws of this century. Presenting the new grocery hauler; A 2008 Suzuki SX4 JLX All-Wheel-Drive Crossover "car":

• 2.0 litre 143 hp 4 sp automatic (wifal imperative)
• i-awd 3-mode AllWheelDrive (2wd, auto 4wd, and 4wd "lock" mode)
• 16" alloys w/205-60R-16 tires
• ABS, Electronic Stability Program
• SmartPass Keyless entry & ignition
• 9 spkr 6-CD Changer/Stereo with bum-tickling sub-woofer somewhere under the seats
• 6 AirBags
• Cruise Control
• Climate control AC
• 4 Wheel Disc Brakes
• 60/40 split fold & tumble rear seats
  
• yada yada yada...

Free Topo Maps

Here's a decent "free" service from FUGAWI/Touratel... Web-accessible Topo maps...the blue gridlines on the map below are 1km x 1km, so the resolution is not bad. As you zoom in, it loads the better scale topo...

The Longing...

I don't like wishing for things, since it's wiser to live in the here and now, but the sunny and warm day today is beginning to awaken my roaming, wandering, camping desire...

...and again

I know this might be boring to you, but we're down to the wire now, and with only 6 games left, Montreal is looking good, but Toronto...well, not so good...

That's better...

Oh well...I might as well keep this silliness up...

Yikes !!!