The move is complete. Susie and I are in our ninth home in 11 years. Patrician Way in 1995. Mockingbird Lane. Waldo Ave. Rue du Faubourg St Martin. Kossuth Lajos Utca. Grand Ave. Paloma St. Hastings St. And now West 13th Ave.
It’s a house made of brick. We’re renting. It’s much bigger than the old place, and yet our stuff still doesn’t fit. My sister was here helping us unpack and says that I have too many T-shirts, and that it’s silly to own glass sundae cups. I think it’s silly not to.
Here’s the plaque on the front of the house. It says the house is dedicated to the professor of bricklaying from BCIT.
“The superior man contains the means in his own person. He bides his time and then acts. Why then should not everything go well? He acts and is free. Therefore all he has to do is to go forth, and he takes his quarry. This is how a man fares who acts after he has ready the means.”
“kindergarchy n. Rule or domination by children; the belief that children’s needs and preferences take precedence over those of their parents or other adults.”
“As in 2007, the average U.S. worker has 14 vacation days this year. Just across the Canadian border, our counterparts get an average of 17 vacation days annually. But if you want a real “vacation envy” complex, consider the vacation banks of European workers. France tops the list with an average of 37 days, followed by Italy (33 days), Spain (31), the Netherlands and Austria (28), Germany (27) and Great Britain (26). “
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