@Brentus:

BeL@tEd H@pPy BiRtHd@Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Having a good time in the daylight, and evening, but feeling so frustrated with my absurdly-sensitive touchpad on my Windows laptop computer. I've turned the sensitivity down to it's lowest in Settings, but it still flips-out. So annoying.

Had a fight yesterday with our convenience store owners, who i have been trying to help. But they're Muslim and put their religion above profits, when they serve a diverse community, and that is not the Canadian way. I'M NOT ISLAMOPHOBIC. I *love* this Muslim family that runs our convenience store. They have been good to me, and they say i am their best customer.

But they are not good business people. They are not entrepreneurs. Time and again, they have rejected my attempts to guide them in increasing profits. I found out why yesterday. The Vice-President of our Board of Directors in our Condominium Corporation said our Property Management company gets a tax break for the store, so they don't care if it's a dump. There is a rumor going around that the owner/operators are not interested in profitability because they are really a money laundering front. So that's why they, too, don't care if it's a dump.

I feel both items are highly plausible, as both entities have rejected my proposal for replacing the convenience store with a small grocery store bodega specializing in superb fruit and veggies, in this food desert we live in. I've been astonished at how resistant both entities are to the idea. Now i have an explanation that makes sense. I couldn't figure out why they didn't want to make money. It's clear now.

One neighbor and i have vowed to boycott the store. We hope it will go bankrupt and can be replaced with something legit and worthwhile. At this point i'd support replacing it with a space for secure parcel drop-off, as we have the problem of theft for items left in our mailroom by Amazon, Temu, etc.

Just so disappointed that what i thought was an honorable Property Management company and a loving Muslim family are really behaving in such disgraceful ways.

I guess all i can do is speak with my wallet. There is a convenience store next door that is much more pleasant, with business-like staff, so that's an option. As well, i've had success going to the neighborhood mall, and even enjoying picking out my own fruit and veg, and brand-name products. I just have to be more disciplined about taking my collapsible cart, as i tend to get more then i planned, and then carrying it home in bags on the bus is a misery.

But, with that one small adjustment, i think i will be able to shop at the neighborhood mall grocery store with ease and pleasure. Had blueberries, raspberries, and watermelon for snack last night. Heaven!

Neurodivergent-wise, my sleep troubles continue. I feel fine tho. Just seem to have a decreased need for sleep. Getting along well with my neighbors, two of which i would be comfortable calling true friends, in addition to being my neighbors. Had a great time texting one of them yesterday evening, and had a great voice phone call with the other. It's nice to have friends again. I feel much healthier, stronger, and resilient.