Thursday May 28, 2026 Hawrelak Pk

 

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Thursday May 28, 2026

 I really struggled to wake up this morning!  3 fans ran all night to cool off the apartment before today's 32C prediction, then I closed the place tight...  No need for air-conditioning which counteracts the humidity....  A method to my madness....

I was not about to spoil a lovely day just staying inside...  Bernie had mentioned that he had ridden his Gio to Hawrelak Park to the southwest.  It had been under renovation for the last 3 years so I decided to make that my destination for today.

Honestly, from my recollection, I could see zero difference from the way it was before....  Obviously just another make-work project to waste the taxpayers' money.....

It was still a nice ride, and it was nice to see all the Canada Geese, etc, but, unless you were there for picnicking, or walking, it was decidedly unexciting....

My last Amazon order arrived within 24 hours without using Prime...  I have compared prices lately on a few items between WalMart, Temu, and Amazon, ...and Amazon wins hands down for pricing, quality, and quick, free delivery.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Along the North Saskatchewan

Love this statue!

A** over teakettle goose...

A family pic

A gaggle

 

 

Wednesday May 27, 2026 A.I.

 

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Wednesday May 27, 2026

 On Monday, I saw a sponsored ad on Facebook that I did not automatically "X" and delete because it intrigued me.

I took a chance and ordered the fancy A.I. program from Artspace.ai to hopefully learn how to enhance my photography further, to make it more versatile, cleaner and sharper.

I grabbed a photo of me that friend Tracey had taken the day before and used the simple "change background" option.  As you can see below, I could instantly place myself almost anywhere in the world!!  The intuitiveness of the program is as amazing as it is frightening!

Personally, I find A.I. completely scary in today's world of misinformation, espionage and world politics.  The misuse is already rampant and a good majority of news stories and ads on social media are completely faked...  That is one reason that I "X" out every sponsored ad normally.....

There is a fancier section to this A.I. app that will allow me to do much, much more, and it takes a while to get a handle on the processes and capabilities.  Hopefully I will master it on a day when I am fully awake.

Tuesday, I watched Canada's win over Czechia to stay unbeaten at the IIHF World Championships.

Then I slipped out for groceries, knowing Tuesday's are $1.49 day at Save-On and got my necessities and veggies.  Prices are so darn scary now, seeing prices of $75 a kg on meat makes me shake my head...  I did, however find a few packages of meat around $15 a kg to bring home and actually made myself a steak supper!

I am well into the 4 Library books of Kathy Reichs' "Temperance Brennan" series and have asked for a hold at the Library for 6 more, starting with the beginning of the series....  I love the way she writes.

It is starting to warm up,.... and running the distiller and the vaporizer can now be curtailed.  The humidity from outside seems to be adequate.

Today, we had our annual Admin-Tenant meeting in the common room downstairs.  The subject matter was disappointing overall, with discussions about outside smoking and laundry room usage complaints taking the most time.  The questions I wanted to raise were not on the agenda so I will ask them another day without the audience.

Then I went and plugged in the Gio to recharge, and took a few photos of our nice new flowers out front.  Spring is finally here.

Cutting up my cabbages and having an early supper came next.   Now, to relax and watch more Stanley Cup action....

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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The original from Tracey

Me, at the beach.  Note the seat change.

Me, in the forest.  Seating changed agaiin!