Before:
Kevin was born on the mossy hills of Scotland and lived for a while in West Lothian before the mores of pre-Thatcher and REALLY pre-Oasis Great Britain sent his family across the ocean to North America. They moved here and there and Kevin did the same when he was old enough. Now he lives in London with his family and a Dog.
Kevin Wardrop is an amateur writer, amateur photographer and professional pain in the ass. He has worked in the PC support business for most of his adult life and has been accustomed to simply answering technical questions as a matter of fiat, it was his career choice after all. Now he herds cats and puppies for a living as well as babysitting the web enterprises at the heart of western industry.
It was damned hot in Kincardine while we visited. I spent most days with a sopping wet head and a t-shirt to match. It was so hot that I chose not to try on a new shirt for a wedding… I didn’t want to ruin the shirt for someone else.
It was really nice holiday and while I was anxious to get back to my own house and bed, I’m not about to say that a two year wait until the next visit isn’t a long time.
Now a few weeks later, My S.O. and I have joined a guild and rolled along with some online friends.
I’ve reaced Lvl 30 with my Druid Faenfal and I suspect Dodrah (my Wife’s Hunter) has reached Lvl 30 today. I say suspect becuase we have been playing apart wuite a bit, due to an ongoing illness that she has suffered.
Anyway, I’ve foudn that my guild mates have not approached me for help with Guild related stuff, nor have they really been of any assistance with raw maerials or processed materials collection. So, in order to fill a void in our lives, I;ve created an alternate Character that can perform the skills Jenny and I need in order to get things done, (namely create Leather armour for us and Tailor outfits to wear to events)
She’s a Lvl 10 Pally named Pachyderm, aptly named as she is simply a pack animal who I’m levelling so that she can make stuff from the raw materials I gather for her.
Anyways, this game is still crack and I’m still hooked.
I tell you this, the universe is but a machine. If you do not believe this, observee only the leaves of the trees for proof of this truth. When but one leaf falls in autumns chill, you may feel assured that it’s green but yellowing fellows will come along soon.
We few mewling children are niether the architects nor the caretakers that we are charged with being. No gentle reader, we are but the despoiler.
Darker the World may be.
Witness now; all ye dark works! This is no new day born! This is the old dawn, new again. Open your eyes upon the flat brown earth, and see that it is yours you dark lords, you fell princes. Lords many, Kings none.
Hey America!
Do you remember why Great Britain produced such great music as “The Cure” and “The Smiths” and “Joy Division”?
Well, for those who forget it was due to the decade long malaise that was the Thatcher government. You’ve just set yourselves on the fine path towards a similiar situation here in the Good old US of A. However, you have one bonus element, crushing idealogical beliefs and a more advanced surveillance system to monitor your activities for anything that could seem anti-government.
Congratualtions on this fine path. None could disagree that Great Britain is a fine country now, and it only took about a Decade.
Hell, this might be year 4 of the 12 year Republican cycle. As you people seem so fond of having.
Osama is going to be calling in the next few weeks or so, I’m sure he has some new recruits he is dying to introduce to you too.
On the whole I wish you well, at least you will finally be able to produce a few more excellent rock bands before the decade is out.
Love & Kisses,
NiteMayr
P.S. Good luck with the draft if it happens.
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Scottish Square Sliced Sausage (aka Lorne Sausage) – Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ready in: 30 minutes
Ingredients: 2lbs ground/minced beef
2lbs ground pork
3 cups fine breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons pepper1
2 teaspoons nutmeg
3 teaspoons coriander
3 teaspoons salt
1 cup of water
2 teaspoons onion powder
Directions: The beef and pork should not be too lean or the sausage may end up being too dry.
1. Mix really well by hand then place in an oblong pan (you may need 2 pans) about 10 inches by 4 inches by 3 inches.
2. Place in the freezer for a little while until it’s just starting to set.
3. Remove it and cut the ‘loaves’ into slices to a thickness you like, put them into freezer bags and put them back in the freezer.
4. When you’re hungry, defrost them and fry in a little fat or oil until brown and cooked through.
You Can have your Daisy Connection!
Live it all you want. It’s not as if it will end you.
For it is not as much as that, not that price you pay, for all you say. Is not as much as that.
Never so dear, as far or near; still finding chance today.
Now go for, forevermore and speak to me, but never more, it is that bus, it leaves for you and drives you to Nod.
Sleep on, sleep on and find your rest. I’ll not destroy repose. But do not forget, as you sleep, a daisy is not a rose.
The Virgo Baby:
Baby Quotes:
“Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind.”
— Mike Harding
”A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”
— Ronald Cox
“Babies are such a nice way to start people.”
— Don Herrold
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.”
— Stacia Tauscher
“Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.”
— Fran Lebowitz
TheStar.com – An annoyed Republican is a happy Republican
You don’t join the Republicans because you feel good about the country. You join the Republicans because you’re upset about something. High taxes. Immigrants. Same-sex marriages. Too much racy talk on TV. Janet Jackson’s nipple. Women wanting the right to choose.
France
Well, it finally happened, we got a cat.
Elizabeth and Jenny have been pushing for a furry pet (beyond the Hamster, which is a better pet than the cat anyway) and finally got their way by means of a pair of Kittens (Lena and Nimrod, renamed Milkshake and Nemo). Long story short, the second cat (Nemo) was far too wild for this household and had to go, Milkshake respects my boundaries and stays out/off of my stuff, which is all I could ask for.
Anyways, let me introduce Milkshake, the newest member of the family.
The Bible on the Poor
Published by NiteMayr on November 1, 2004The Bible on the Poor
Mt. 25:31-46. “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on His left.
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’
Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite you in, or naked, and clothe You? And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’
Then they themselves will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’
Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
1 Tim. 6:10. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang.
Prov. 29:7. The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such concern.
Luke 16:19-25. “Now there was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor every day. And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.’
But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony…’”
Luke 6:24. “But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.”
Lev. 19:19ff. Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.