-Despite the fact that we've had nice weather during the day recently, our nights and mornings have definitely been getting cooler. I'm constantly surprised in the afternoon that I need to take the sweater off that I'd been wearing all morning.
-This weekend, thanks to a reminder from my mother, I purchased some millet. Since we fed this stuff to our pet budgie in the early 1990s I've been curious about the stuff. Maybe I'll manage to get around to cooking some of it tonight. I'm imagining that it will be comparable to quinoa, but I guess I'll have to wait to find out.
-I realize that I'm likely of a dying breed, but I really love waking up to a freshly delivered newspaper. While I also check online news sources, there's nothing quite like being able to flip through the newspaper every morning.
-Today, while running an unrelated errand I happened to walk by the parliament buildings and was able to see the remnants of some protest activities. I guess these protests were timed to coincide with the first day of the House's fall sitting. I also witnessed a corresponding increase in the number of police officers.
-While out on my aforementioned errand I had the pleasure of walking along Sparks Street. Despite the fact that the pedestrian-only nature of Sparks Street is one of the things I like most about it, I keep getting the sense that it's perceived as some kind of failure. Though I don't necessarily head there all that frequently, it always seems like a resounding success to me.
-I suspect that the cooler evening and nighttime temperatures are slowing down the growth rates of our plants. Presumably in the relatively near future I'll have to start wrapping everything up for the season. It will be strange to see our bare balcony after so many months of relatively rampant plant growth.
-On a related note, I think I spotted someone in an adjoining backyard engaging in some anti-squirrel sling-shotting. I would guess that this means that I'm not the only one frustrated by their presence.
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Okay, so let's get this straight: If you were visiting your brother and he gave you your choice of millet or rice to go along with chicken for supper, which would it be?
I'd be happy with either millet or rice.
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