WOW! I guess the power of social media is real. Not only can you use it to further a narrative, you can use it drive people to your blog. Seriously, I posted the link on my Facebook page and – BAM! – I got a ton of hits. Well, thank you to everyone who stopped by to check out my blog. I hope you’ve made a return trip this week (I think someone actually checked in early today) and that you’ll enjoy whatever I have to offer this time around.
Unlike the previous two weeks, there was no major disaster to report, although my Mom and I continue to undergo the hassle of dealing with the aftermath of the car accident last week. My Mom’s hand is still sore but most of the bruising and swelling has gone down. (By the way, thank you to everyone who checked in on my Mom and I – especially looking at you, Chris T and Kerry and some others too!) Hopefully by my next blog update this will all be behind us – and hopefully not because some other disaster has pushed it to the back of the list of disasters. (LOL! I hope!)
My Mom and I went to Sweaburg for the first Reuseapaloozaha of 2025. My Mom got a bunch of books (not quite the haul of nearly two dozen books I got from the event in Embro a couple of years ago) and I got a copy of Brian Wilson’s autobiography and what appears to be a hand-made wooden Joey Logano car (back when he was driving the #20 Home Depot Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing).
There’s another Reuseapaloozaha next Saturday in Innerkip which is also having their town-wide yard sale. Depending on the weather and whatever else happens, Mom and I may take in the two events…if we can figure out where Innerkip is.
My friend, Angela, sent me a link to a Sarnia Journal article about Lambton College tearing down what they refer to as “the North Building” but what I (as well as Angela and probably several people who are reading this) remember as the Lambton College Residence. I’m not sure how worried I would be about the imminent destruction of “The Rez.” I believe in 2017-2018, I heard they were tearing it down but when I went there as part of my job at King’s in 2020, at least part of it was still standing. (To be fair (TO BE FAIR!!! as per Letterkenny), it does look like they tore part of it down.) Will be a little sad to see it go, but I really wish I could have grabbed a souvenir or two from the place before it went.
This is Talladega weekend. I know two people who are in Alabama at the track to watch the races. I watched both the ARCA race and the Xfinity race today, with the Cup race set for tomorrow. Good to see Lawless Alan (probably the best name in the history of motorsports, sounds like he should be a Wild West villain) get the win in ARCA and super-pumped about Austin Hill taking RCR to victory in the Xfinity Series. Tomorrow’s race should be good with Zane Smith on pole, Joey Logano starting second and RCR starting Top 5 (Busch 3rd and Dillon 5th). And if you’re upset about me rambling on about NASCAR…that was the SHORT version!
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