It’s my birthday on the 23rd and I’ll be 64. YAY.
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I should be happy about celebrating a birthday, especially this one. Turning 64 means I have to finally get my paperwork done and sent in for my pension, so that next year at this time, I’ll be getting it deposited in my bank a few days after my birthday. It will also mean an increase in my monthly stipend, which will be much appreciated...naturally. Who would turn down free money????
And I’ll be going out for lunch with my best friends. Sushi from the best Japanese restaurant in town. They are authentic and absolutely wonderful. It’s nice living in a city where fresh salmon is always available...right off the boat.
But I’m finding myself rather depressed today. The news about the children and all the other fuckery ( sorry- I can’t think of a better word to describe all the nastiness and outright grifting, chicanery, lying, and cruelty that happens every day) by the US Administration has got me down. And I’m Canadian, so I can imagine how overwhelmed you must all feel!!
Still...Justin Trudeau has finally passed a Bill ( and it has Royal Assent) to legalize marijuana in Canada by October 17th. So that’s a great thing, right? Well it would be if I still smoked the stuff.
Ah well...at least these guys are legally getting high right now:
Maybe I’ll roll a joint of what they’re having.