{"id":843,"date":"2005-12-11T11:04:47","date_gmt":"2005-12-11T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=843"},"modified":"2005-12-11T22:04:59","modified_gmt":"2005-12-12T02:04:59","slug":"s-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=843","title":{"rendered":"S’ Observations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y<\/span>esterday’s snowfest and cleaning didn’t hold us from doing some Christmas shopping. Some observations that might (or might not) entertain:\n<\/p>\n

1. It wasn’t busy in the Mall. I’ve seen it busier. Initially, I assumed that the snow must have been keeping people away from doing their Christmas shopping. But then, maybe it’s because of Walmart<\/em>?\n<\/p>\n

2. I’m the only person in the world who knows what he gets. I played it for a couple of hours and then asked my wife to wrap it up. I can’t wait to unwrap it once again<\/em>. Thanks to Alfons, for reminding me.\n<\/p>\n

3. We only managed to find brown wrapping paper at Pharmasave’s. Earlier attempts to find it at Shopper’s Drugmart ended up empty-handed. My efforts there to locate a single roll did result in the best comical situation, handled nicely by the shop assistant:
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\n* “Do you have brown wrapping paper?”
\n– “It should be with the Christmas wrapping paper. [after long search] Oh… it must have sold out”.
\n* “I guess brown is the most popular colour for wrapping up Christmas presents, this year”<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

4. The camera has an ‘auto-focus’ problem. And related (technically): But, why yes, we do have a blender. After all, I had to use it one time during my first attempt to make home-made<\/em> sambal. (that sambal nearly killed me too, but that’s a different story)\n<\/p>\n

5. One of the trees lost a big branch during the snow storm. It’s that heavy that I can’t tug it myself. Earlier, I’ve feared for losing this tree: for two consequent summers, this maple tree has literally<\/em> been ravaged by caterpillars. I’d be suprised if it’ll blossom next year.\n<\/p>\n

6. GIANT ICICLES-TIME! It’d be smart to stay clear from any building. You don’t want an icicle fall on your head.<\/strike> Water-puddles-day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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