October 4th, 2024:

It's Friday, and also the last day of my weeklong vacation from work.  I'm 
not looking forward to going back, to be honest.  It's been a great five 
days away, even if Rachel and I didn't do anything beyond going to 
appointments and a little light shopping.

I'm hoping to get outside for a bit today.  It's zero degrees celsius here 
in Winnipeg, the sun is shining, the big prairie sky is my shade of blue, 
and the leaves are turning.  I'll do my best to convince Rach to go for a 
walk through Assiniboine Park or even better, the adjacent Assiniboine 
Forest, as I know it's one of her favourite places.  I might have to 
"bribe" her with a pumpkin spice latte from the nearby Starbucks, but I'll 
convince her to go.

It's too nice a day to be cooped up.