Yesterday's weather was perfect enough to throw one of the WP Cousins a surprise birthday party. He thought he was going to a party to celebrate the recent wedding of one of his friends. That this party also took place two weeks before his actual birthday also threw him off track. The look on his face was priceless!
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I received this threat warning from McAfee in regards to the so-called KRACK hack that can threaten your WiFi security. Best to look it over or look it up on other antivirus vendor sites as to the steps you should take to protect yourself from this threat.
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By way of Cap'n Teach comes this little gem: Private clinics are a threat to Canada's socialist helath care system...or something. Really? How so?
Because they can set up and take care of people who would rather pay for services now then waiting a long time to get taken care of in the Canadian system. And perhaps get things taken care of in a manner than the Government system won’t take care of. For all the rah rah from Progressives about how great the Canadian system is, lots of people actually come across the border to the U.S. for care. Remember when a baby was brought because there were no beds available?While not has bad as the UK's NHS, Canada's health care system will be soon enough. As the joke goes , “85% of the British/Canadians love their national health care system. The other 15% are sick.”
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Pam Geller has a story about a former Antifa who finally woke up and realized he'd helped create a terrorist organization in his home country of Australia, one he calls “more dangerous than ISIS.
Read The Whole Thing.
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To quote Wirecutter, “I think he's done this before...”
Very cool!
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Just a quick return to the world of The Manse (before I forget).
We finally managed to get the rest of our roof (the mudroom and garage) completed, making the entire roof match. This was done it preparation for putting The Manse on the market as we have decided it's time to downsize. The two of us are rattling around here and it's getting more of a chore to maintain the yard as it has a rather steep slope.
The pavers are arriving later this coming week to remove the old pavement on the driveway, regrade it, and lay down new asphalt. At least three painting contractors are going to be here to give estimates as to what it will cost to paint a number of rooms and ceilings.
All in all it's going to be a busy week here at The Manse.
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I am going to end this a bit early as I still have chores to finish before the heavy rains and winds start later this evening – things to batten down and other things to make sure their covers are secured.
Yes, it's quite late for me to be taking care of that (~8:20PM EDT), but it needs to be done and I didn't have the time to do it earlier, so I'll be off.
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And that's the news from Lake Winnipesaukee, where the leaves are finally coming off the trees, the rains are picking up, and where we hope to see a return to sunny weather later this week.