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Ah yes, good, we still have a government today.

Always such a relief.

hmmm...

Does the thought of seeing a thousand business-suited corporate types running a race amuse me enough to drag myself downtown at 7 a.m. tomorrow to watch the Bay St. Rat Race?

I'm not sure. It's tempting, but... 7 a.m.?

That should of course be 7 p.m. Thanks, eniran! *feels foolish*

In which case I think I might just have to watch at least the start of it...

can't fight City Hall

You can only remain zen about City Hall and allow its idiosyncracies to flow past you without fundamentally disturbing you. Because City Hall is bigger than you, and if you try to fight back, it will always win. You must stay peaceful, grounded, yet alert and ready for its next move.

(Translation: I went and paid for our Quick Service water main upgrade today. This cannot be done at City Hall, which as many of you know I can actually see from my office; no, you have to go to the Water and Wastewater Service place at 505 Richmond St. W. (which is at Augusta, for future reference, and open from 8:30 to 4:30 -- they were commendably quick about replying to my email). The next step is to call the guy who arranges site inspections, who is only at his desk between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. When he comes to do the site inspection, he will give us the name and number of the city's contractor, who we will then call to arrange to do the actual work and to quote on connecting the city's part of the water main to our house.)

Zen.

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via bookslut: further proof that Indigo is evil, as though we needed more.