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As noted in yesterday's blog entries, I went to the pharmacy during my outing for groceries and various errands and had my flu shot for the winter and the most recent COVID-19 vaccine jab as well ( Read more... )

As noted in the previous blog entry, while out doing the grocery shopping today, I went into the regular pharmacy and had both my COVID-19 jab and had my flu shot for the winter. (I covered the former shot in the previous blog entry, so here's what I have to say about the flu shot ( Read more... )

While out doing the grocery shopping as per usual on Saturdays today, I went and got both my flu shot and my COVID-19 vaccine shot for the winter at the local pharmacy around 4:30pm ( Read more... )

Today is the birthday of Paul Levitz.

To those who follow my Legion of Super-Heroes blog entries, Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor, and executive. His oeuvres in the comics industry are quite extensive, as he's been around for a long time (check out this list of his works). He spent 47 years with DC Comics, helping to turn it ( Read more... )

Considering it's the middle of October here in the Ottawa valley, it's been a very warm day. The day has mostly been sunny with overcast periods, and it may have rained a bit but I didn't really notice. The temperature reached around 18oC today, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) that was decent, but not great. I have a bit of pain in my chest ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving Day, Canada!

It's a relatively typical early October day here in Ottawa for Thanksgiving Day. The day is quite cool, with the windchill making it feel somewhat colder. The temperature outside as I write this is around 7oC but feels about 5oC. It promises to be a dark, gloomy, possibly rainy day. Nothing that a nice, hot cup ( Read more... )

Today is another relatively cool day in the Ottawa valley with seasonal temperatures for the day, a bit of a breeze outside and somewhat cloudy, overcast skies. The temperature is going up to a high of 11oC outside, and is currently at 8oC as I write this. Have a bit of a blocked nose, am in a lot of pain on my right side and some pain in my left ( Read more... )

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And so the start of the 2024-2025 NHL hockey season is upon us.

The new season begins tonight, with three games on the schedule, including Seattle at St. Louis, Boston at the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, and Chicago at the Utah Hockey Club (formerly the Arizona Coyotes).

The Ottawa Senators will be playing Thursday night (the 10th), ( Read more... )