Small things 13 Dec

• Dear Albertans who want to separate from Canada: Your government couldn't even sock away any money while things were good for decades. What makes you think they'd do better now if they controlled the whole purse?
• One advantage to Amazon delivery providers taking confirmation pictures of their delivery feats is that you can see where they actually sent your package to when they didn't deliver it to YOUR home.....
• Imagine if Hey Jude had become as iconic a singalong song as Bohemian Rhapsody...........
• 3 things that are hard for some people to say: I was wrong; I need help; Worcestershire Sauce.
• I'm a bit amazed that in light of climate change and an apparent increase in societal awareness of the causes, that using real Christmas trees are still acceptable. No judgement, just an observation.
• The next time someone says "There's plenty of fish in the sea....", you can respond with, "And trash. Lots and lots of trash......"
• Gas pumps when it's really cold: "Insert card. Enter PIN. Enter slowly. Try again. Session expired. Re-insert card. Insert fully. Enter PIN. Insufficient funds. Please wait for attendant." 
• My ancestors spent days chopping and splitting firewood for the winter. I just spent hours and broke down a bunch of Amazon boxes for the recycle bin.
• Ordering pizza in a blizzard is a nice move, eh? "The roads are too horrible to drive on, let's see if this immigrant from Haiti can make it in their 2011 Kia...."