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My Reading habits

Argh, I read.

Now, this is no real revelation for you, this is a textual media after all, reading is fundamental here.  What I mean is I don’t read enough, not even close.  I always have a book or two on the go and can claim that I can read 3-4 novels in a week (on top of way too many comics) but I’ve gone so long without a non-fiction book that I might actually scream.

I’m looking forward to reading “What would a Patriot Do?” and “Imaginary Weapons” but they always seem to be in the future.  When I’m reading, I’m probably not writing, which confounds me further as I would like to finish my current work and go on. It is an embarrassment of choice I tell you.

Add to all of this the fact that I’m back on WoW (for my wife) and I have no time any more (or it seems like it)  I wonder if I could convince myself to read in bed again?  I used to all the time.

Hot Drink?

Hot Drink?

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.

Lorne Sausage

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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.

Congratulations Faraz and Kristen: Khalil Riaz Zobairi (Born September 19th, 2004)

Khalil Riaz Zobairi

The Virgo Baby:

  • Strong-willed
  • Early talkers & readers
  • Shy & gentle
  • Quick to learn facts
  • Fussy eaters
  • Tidy
  • 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

    A New Cat

    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.

    Peekaboo!
    The Cat in Question: Milkshake

    We Made it Back!

    Click Here to see the sunset, well, see one of them

    We made it back in one piece, more or less. Now the march towards Xmas begins!

    I took a large number of pix while in Ontario, 86 of which made it back with me on my Camera, and a bunch more in person.

    After some frantic searching this afternoon, I found the cables for my Camera and saved the images to my computer. I’ve uploaded the best sunset pic (until I fix the panorama that is) the link is above.

    I’ll have to say thanks to my Mum and Dad again and again until I’m sure they are clear as to how much fun I had on this trip, no touristy stuff, no touring the sights, just hanging out with my ‘rents. After such a long time away, just hanging out is the best vacation.

    We walked along the beach with the kids a few times, Elizabeth really loved it when she got to splash along the shoreline, that was the highlight of the vacation for her I think.

    Jenny got to spend a great deal of time with her Family, which of course, ruined my plans, but c’est la vie.

    Otherwise, this was the best vacation I’ve been on in about 7 years, bar none.

    I could, however, travel with a better airline next time.

    Damn Guitar Lessons!

    It has been months at this point, but I am still way behind on my Guitar lessons. Last night I spent 20 mins just noodling around, but didn’t get down to my lessons, I recorded a short (6 minute) sample of my playing that became a 20 second sample in the end. That is how little of my guitar playing was worth keeping on hand!

    I’ll have to seriously get back on track with both my guitar and going to the gym, it has been nearly two weeks since I’ve engaged in any serious gym activities (I’ve been taking long walks and so on, but those just don’t help)

    An old Post on Slashdot

    This made me smile when I read it again today, so I’ll post it again, but here:

    Sheesh, It’s not the lack of outlets, it’s the lack of variety. Of course they are entitled to it, they are not guarenteed it, you dolt. You are entitled to eventualy own a car and a house, but if you don’t leave your house and get a job or you know, inherit, they you won’t get one. I’m not asking for the entertainment fairy to visit each and every community in the US of A, but I am asking the Government to prevent any one body, who is not a licensed broadcaster, from buying X percentage of airtime on a given outlet. (Ryan Seacrest can only go so many places at once sigh

    Licensed broadcasters can make said decisions, but it seems to me that the content of said ads should conform to advertising rules.

    Now you’re thinking, but what about all of those infomercials, fatty? Yeah, you got me. I’m not sure what to say about that. Except, I’m glad to be Canadian, where we have Canadian content rules that guarentee me some form of Candian Entertainment each hour. Yay Canada!

    As it happens, you do seem to want to regulate what people hear ayway, or at least your FCC does.

    Given the text of the article, it seems possible that a given concern, say, I dunno, maybe Maggie Thatcher got herself the three dollars it costs to buy 24 hours of air time in Barrow. Stick with me here this gets good. Then, those guys who are forced, through lack of bandwidth/cash to listen to the radio for entertainment (the fricking horror) and they are then subsequently forced to listen to the same bilious mouth that spawned your intellect. You can see where things would rapidly go downhill for good old Barrow. I mean imagine it:

    “is that stupid c*#t still on the air?”
    “yeah, but she paid for it so it is oh kay”
    “Wanna go amuse ourselves with the locals again?”
    “Sure”

    Yes, they do in fact fail to capitalize their sentences, true.

    You can see the potential problems for poor old Barrow now, huh? No? You live in Barow you say? No wonder the moose look worried (I’ve seen the Moose out there, take that as a compliment)

    (Hey, I’m not looking to raise the level of debate. I just wanna bring it down to a size small enough that I can drag it into the toilet and give it a swirly)

    And if you have read this far and didn’t at least smile, I failed and concede defeat…ah me

    Mean Spritited Post

    Sometimes, I don’t get the immediate feedback that tells me that I am simply blowing smoke out of my ass. However, I can often hear the words coming out of my mouth and realize, “hey, I’m talking a load of crap here!” Some people would do well to learn this skill.

    I have seen Hell, I'm gonna go get some Religion

    Well, maybe not.

    The thing is, umm, let me start over.

    You know when you see a car crash or a disaster scene or a gurney with “something” on it? You know that desire you have to see what is under the sheets? I had that today about a URL that mentioned hobos, homeless folks. Now what I found were not hobos from what I could tell, just painfully poor people from Eastern Europe. you can tell Eastern Europeans from their 50s cloths and 80s hair. The first page made me, ill, and then there was the second through fifth.

    Let me say that I have never seen the ravages of syphilis up close, but I may have today.

    That is all.

    I need to pour paint thinner into my eyes.