🧑🚒 I get no thrill .....
from champagne. mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all " my guess Sammy Kahn
We shall see said the Zen Master
' boro is cooler and drippier and yes the heat alert is over
and July ends. another month gonzo
My infection is same old - same old or STATUS unchanged
🐾 making trax or closing out July
that heat alert ends tonight. much more reasonable for 5 days
we went and picked up fish and chips. no cooking in here tonight
we have an ant problem, the black ants are sneaking in and of course, picked the kitchen as their new getaway spot. I've been puffing them w / diatomaceous earth. The theory has them taking the white sprinkling that they get back to the nest. The diatomaceous earth supposedly gets in their joints and cripples the movement.
However, the sprayed ones are crawling off and expiring in the kitchen [ mostly ]
for the next layer of prevention, I sprayed vinegar on the door sills and deck. Vinegar is going to break up their scent trails and besides the ants don't like the taste of vinegar.
we will keep trying
Highlights of the day. The After hours clinic at our Dr s office. The skinny. Showering after Mon fishing adventure, I touched a ' welt ' in my upper groin. Red and angry I have been using alcohol to clean / Polysporin to control bacteria.
I couldn't wait another day, in case the Dr was busy this week ( meaning waiting 5 days ) The office has 8 Dr s who take turns on the after regular day service.
I showed the Doc my picture of the offending infection. He asked questions then prescribed an antibiotic combo. His guess was a follicle irritation that bloomed
🎣 appropriate enuff ' for yesterday
we were fishing on the 'bee. AND finally ,or of course [ not really ] I hooked a bass
Now, D ... [ the photographer ] makes sure that the fish looks as big as possible
making me look good. Thnx D ....
in the ' boro. we have a heat alert from Environment Canada til Wed night
and we were hot on Monday. F .. said can't we fish in the shade. Well, we sat in the shade and caught nothing but was it cool under the trees
actually, I was pre - concerned about letting the guys down if I couldn't take the heat
well, was not alone. I mean hot is hot. and natch, they are not getting younger
🖼 yes, this is post # 4 504
since Oct 2011 or the first comment date
my observation is that this blog is for itself. consistency, continuity
however, I mentioned in a journal type ledger that I started [ and I have started many, never completed or followed thru, usually ]
that I get more satisfaction in writing [ pencil / pen in hand ] c.f. this online typing
of course, ninny or why would you keep trying the journal / ledger bit
🐮🐮 in the ' boro, today
we had rain last night and a cooler morning. mostly sun and clouds
coffee is ready
🚣 sculling off or pushing away from the dock
the ' boro on the 25 the of the Jul month. overcast and recovering from the downpour overnight
Yes. Humidity remains
Hip OsteoArthritis and accompanying inner thigh pain
this combo makes getting up in the morning, painful to debilitating
a matter of degree each day
the solution. rub in some Deep Freeze gel. I do the left hip and around back toward the spine
Tried Voltarin that contains De ......... An analgesic. On par w / ibuprofen or acetaminophen
Deep freeze does as well as Voltarin
actually, following the pain
further a deloading exercise that I found on line is helpful
next. how about Ibuprofen or Acetoninophen [ plus robaxin, muscle relaxant ]. often helps
BUT if I can use the gel and unloading and skip the oral medication
I'm better off. I can ' save ' the painkillers for when the situation is more extreme
also sitting in the typing chair [ office chair ] for 1 / 2 h seems to help. Maybe, its changing posture from the sleep position thru the night
Wat ya got ! A 3 # pork tenderloin. 2 people. solution is pork cutlet and char sui.
Pork cutlet. take a piece about fist size. pound it flat w / the spikes. season w / Old Bay mix and pepper
egg wash and dip and press into crumbed Ritz crackers. pan fry in oil. Delish
char sui. marinate strips [ approx 2 inches a side ] for 48 h or close. I will be missing the red dye # 2 that is suggested. we do not need more dye. browny - shade is fine
🛻 the heat cometh ... another ' heat warning ' from Environment Canada
Been out there and its building in right now
friends are in Taiwan and yepper the same.
and speaking of slow mornings. my hip and thigh were achy. took a robaxin [ muscle relaxant ] and put my head down. Ta Da ! its 9:30 !!!!!!
nice to be retired
🚛 The day unfolds
Slow. It's always slow or slower
Did get around to exercising or my 35 min of joy
However, while building up courage or killing time I once again used the workshop room
Nicely organized but lonely. Today, for the morning walkabout, I grubbed out some weeds and thought that the wildflowers could use a drop of water. The ideal tool would be a watering wand. My wand had the screen fall out. Well. I fixed it
The fix. Find a bottle cap that almost fits over the head ( screen holder ). Use the heat gun and warm the plastic. Then snap the bottle cap over the head and screen. Cut out the middle of the plastic lid to reveal the screen underneath. Not pretty but functional ( maybe, untested)
There is a chance that tiny screws might be needed
We shall see said the Zen Master
🏎 Oh my God let me tell you you drive 18 km you reach into your pocket and you can't pay for the parts for your engine because you left your wallet and money at home
So you get in the car and you think wait M ...'s at home. Maybe I could use her credit card over the phone so go back in. Very nice gentleman. Yes, you can do that. I call Margaret go through the business about you know taking a picture of the card and then the guy says hey she can just read the number out. That's what we did so I got saved driving all the way back home and back again tomorrow okay
Egads. however, been there, done that
Oh, the parts. Re new kit for a fuel pump and 24 in of 5 / 16 in gas line. What everybody wants
🧑💻 ... in the midnight hour ..... the garden of good and evil
set in Savannah, Ga.
we went to visit and thoroughly enjoyed Savannah.
' boro, well, warm to hot and humid [ haven't been out yet ]
🧑🎄 ....all dressed up and no place to go
did you notice the month go ..... sort of slunk along ...... and bango
dreary out there. rain and thunder overnight
of course, pop ups are going to happen in the H / H season
follow up for the ' boro. the sun is trying to take over the afternoon w/ some darker clouds still hovering
we entertain this aft w/ all the angst of food and drink [ good enough and enough ]
🧞 ... if I could put Time in a bottle .... words and music of Jim Croce
we are warm but it is comfortable out there
rain always looming w / the humidity
🐟 ...... two orientals go fishing ........
hey, is this a limerick ?
not a joke, is it ?
no joke, no fish. We left at 6:30 A and fished til 12 noon
no hits , no runs , no errors
blue sky light winds .... oh, did I mention, no fish
in summary. relaxing. positives : E Tec behaved and started right up
fish did not co operate - little ones did try
W ... is good company
🏭 .... this only the beginning .... the song and lyrics of Cole Porter
the ' boro in summer. H / H governs our life, I was out yesterday around noon. Warm and slightly humid. Of course, there was air conditioning. Here in Norte Americano, we generally, use the abbreviation A / C for air conditioning but in the UK we heard ' Aircon ' much more often
M .. s relatives are camper vanning thru Spain and Portugal [ melting in their boots]
well, we went shopping. quiet in the stores but the aisles were one way
so. I think that I got motion sick watching a YouTube video about boat rescue. the main guy wore a body cam - jumping around and into and out of the boats REALLY
queasy stomach and the sweats
🚒 ........ And the heat goes on and the heat goes on [ sing to the tune ' the beat Goes on ... ' yepper. We got another really sticky hot day. It will cool off come the weekend. But we still got to get by next 3 days. Anyways that's my report
when automatic isn't ' automatic '
you see. we are talking bout a Pixel phone [ Google ] and a Chromebook operating ChromeOS that cannot find each other
or / more precisely, my Chromebook says connected to Android phone, Pixel 6 a
BUT my pixel phone does not list the Chromebook as a connected device
🥵 ... we're having a heatwave ..... a tropical heatwave
here in the ' boro, we are A / C at 75 F and doing alright
Well, Xmas came and I didn't know [ til this morning at 8:30 ]
an email said ' package delivered in secure location '
went to the front door and YES. tucked away was ....... my knee brace
or more accurately ' a package of size and weight ' that could be the brace
I broke all the common sense rules re ' sleeping. Played ' Find the Object 'on the phone and then couldn't find sleep
Dummy !
Yepper, hotter than ......
biscuit from t ' oven
✼ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ҉ ✼ ........ coming to you from the enclave of ' Golfdale - Cedarbrae - Woburn '
my phone announces the weather location.
gray and dull ish
YouTube. this morning. NO trump. NO disaster is coming. NOT even fishing
BUT coffee. An English guy James Hoffman runs a channel on COFFEE. Now, I like coffee.
I've followed and semi adopted some Hoffman - esque ideas.
To wit. This morning. I allow some hot water from the spigot of the coffee maker [ drip ] to sit in the filter and make coffee soup w / out the pot underneath. After some minutes, I put the pot under and dark liquid drips and flows down to the pot. This is my steeping process.
Better coffee. Who knows. I break tons of his rules. Tap water is a poor choice, too many additives. Hoffman feels if you use tap water then don't spend money on expensive coffee b/ c you obviously don't care what the coffee really tastes like
When surveys ask people about their coffee preference, the words they get are dark and flavourful, good aroma.
What people actually go for is lots of milk / cream and some colour that is light caramel
Today, the vlog was on the " Clover " a specialty and relatively expensive store type drip coffee machine. In fact, the Clover company is bought out by Starbucks in self defence [ some say ]. As Starbucks was seen as the enemy of specialty coffee shops - this sell - out [ not my words ] caused a revolution in specialty coffee shops
Oh, you must be retired and looking for content [ YES ]
🎣 trip in the offing
warm and well ! H / H as in Toronto summer
I'm off to Giant Tiger, for the Sunday ritual. prices are reasonable to good. the Tiger is Canadian and it always feels comfortable in there
Tiger was almost empty except for 5 minutes when a group of 6 rushed in and yes, out
the SKIES opened up w / a gusher of a downpour
My fishing 🎣 trip is cancelled
Got out and cleared the downspout and a gusher spewed out All swept clean
The pillowcases showed up. on the bed and awaiting feedback
🌊 ,,, life is like a wave
' boro is yes, warm and humid [ didn't go outside yet, guessing ] Whoa, great guess b / c at 9:30 the sauna was getting started
life is like ditch or a cloud or a wall
ditch and wall are better b / c each is way easier to rhyme - as in a ditty or bon mot
thus. Xmas came three times this week [ Amazing ] so cool. Well. Tomorrow and Tues. more stuff. Sad. stuff. However.
we'll get pillow cases today. the colour is navy and matches [ close, we hope ] the thin coverlet that we use for summer and have used in winter. You see. the colourful bedspread [ blue pattern, pretty ] is way to bulky and warm except for very cold winter nights.
then my solution kicks in, get navy coloured cases and make the coverlet a bedspread of sorts
cheaper and practical b / c if this trick doesn't work we still have pillowcases [ spare ] and they'll match the bedspread as well
then the aforementioned knee brace arrives. this is a rigid strap in affair. D ... like the knee brace that I bought at Binz [ $ 11 ] so much, he said ' can I keep it '
thus I get a new one
currently, my knee braces [ actually, compression sleeves ] are for light support and I do wer them daily for ' just in case '
🧭 navigating my life .....Jul 11 , not so easy
' boro is warm and slightly humid, off chance of showers
follow up of ..... everything. Lately, on YouTube, the feed has been running, fishing and sometimes
nutrition e.g. bread. The upshot is that ' generic ' white bread [ Wonder bread if you must ] is a poor choice for nutritive value [ BTW, whole wheat is not better, just browner ]
the preferred option would be sourdough. as mentioned, I'm buying sourdough from the Hearth Bakery at $ 8 a loaf. unsliced [ which means that I hack away at the loaf, praying for unmutilated tranches ]
the theory is that the sourdough is pre - digested [ bacteria got to it before I did ]. more readily absorbable nutrients.
thats the hope
follow up to followup. This week the sourdough was pana rusticana or dark & no seeds - rock hard but sliced thru in nice thin rounds ( oblongs )
Amazing [ Amazon ] has a hook in. today was purchase # 4 I believe. lets see .... projector, grout clean, knee brace [ not my fault ] and now light pants [ breathable, quick dry ] for fishing in the summer heat [ endeavouring to replace shorts, bug city out there, last week ]
we shall see said the Zen Master
further to news of the projector, purchased two days since.
A bit of fumbling. the device is almost idiot proof. and then I found " autofocus " and the situation really improved.
I fumbled about w / screens. first try was an Ikea backboard for a desk. heavy and too shiny ( mostly awkward ). next was a metal desk top ( OMG ) a failure - big time
finally set up a poster backing sheet. much better and easier to handle. shiny and wrinkled, yet, not bad. first impression was that text was hard to see. I switched to pictures and YouTube and ' autofocus ' much easier to watch.
Whispering fan to cool the device, almost user friendly and add to that autofocus , a functional setting
Overall assessment is easily a good to very good. The Wimius S 27 fulfills the advertised functionality
I'm sure a proper screen or wall will vastly improve the presentation. The video playback was clear and speaker ( yes, built in) was sharp.
In the future, what I plan to do is use a white sheet or maybe some sort of matte finish paper the size of the TV screen and I think I can stick it or attach it to the TV itself so although the TV won't work at least they'll be a screen that can display the picture
BTW. half of this entry was done using the tablet form of the Duet. And a stylus makes tablet typing much easier. There is a much improved Duet available at $ 500 but I have this dual purpose device yet seldom utilize tablet mode AND many folks desire a tablet
thus, a concentrated effort to learn tablet - ese or ....... Proficiency thereof
thinking of fishing ..... as in this coming week
🏵 ... so, Xmas comes today. two packages from Amazing
' boro. is warm and slightly humid, this is T.O. summer
My latest trend is to watch running, mainly girls / women s middle distance [ way nicer than the news ]
Ho ! Ho !
projector and grout cleaner came as one delivery
🎣 🎣 ... " and so it goes " the hit song by Billy Joel
still themed w / fishing
makes sense
such a big part of my life.
You're seeing the complex emotional, physical and social mish mash of this topic
quite fitting that I blog about the situation
Billy Joel felt that ' and so it goes " might be the culmination of his songwriting both as a testament and achievement in his anthology
OK, I dream of fishing
Consumerism - the ' hoarding mentality '
OK. the premise is both our SONY TV s are aging. Doing quite well. BUT at the Q ' two used TV s have failed.
So. I have a projector on hold. $ 100 on Amazon Prime Day. FOR ? Well. we have one TV box linked to the modem. The setup allows us to run some programs via WiFi downstairs. Essentially tho ' the downstairs TV s run off Roku or Chromecast, both stream Internet
Thus, when a SONY fails ( U / D ) then the projector becomes the downstairs TV via a stick. Sounds really smart right ?
At Pharmasave, I walk round and gawk. What a variety of articles on the shelves. Today. A small section had Obus Form and Homemedic [ house-brand ] physical aids. The box above had a price of $ 73.98 labelled Homemedic on the shelf sticker. I asked the counter person to scan the Code
Well. The display said ' Homemedic, $ 73.98 ' . And the lady added we take off the 20 % for Wed sale day. Thus, the all in price was 65 dollars and she scanned my AirMilesCard as well.
Done. Obus Form came home
A little loud but effective.
Consumerism. Gone wild ish
Oh, warm in the ' boro overcast and humid
and ..... D .. next door borrowed my emergency strap up knee brace. He likes it.
Yes. back to Amazon Prime Day sales
to find a replacement
the deal is, D .. pays the cost of the Amazon brace plus the 11 dollars that I paid for the brace he is keeping $ 84 all in.
This price is what the brace that I bought at Binz, regularly sold for
🎣 or what happened Jul 5 - 7 at the Q '
All the guys were solicitous and realize my infirmities - maybe more than me
they each tried to restrict my adventures up and down the 60 steps to the water
however. I did try and help , a bit
fishing. three trips in total on the ' bee. I managed to catch 9 rock bass but that was it
thus. am I less excited about fishing or / less able to enjoy the outings ?
I like sitting in the bass boat. I enjoy the bass boat scooting down ( up ) the river. Except for the heat, brutal the last three times that I've been on the ' bee.
The younger guys [ that's all of them,] yes are bothered but shake the heat off or seem to not notice the same extent
Another age thing or me thing ?
One thought is start earlier and quit sooner. Oops ! up at 3AM and drive two hours.
One of A ... s fishing friends is on the water a little before 6.
I don't know about that.Then they fish to noon and go home
🛻 Sat night thru Mon at 4, I was at the Q '. Fishing and sweating
Sweating was abundant
Fish not so
Ate well and too much beer
and my gaming venture in Seneca online again fell to minimum daily award, so , not 2800 pts but 400
time to give it up
✋ .. a song from the McGarrigles
..... they were independent and unboxable [ what ? - couldn't come up w / a better term ]
heading to really warm in the ' boro
further. Kate and Anna penned ' Heart Like a Wheel '. The ladies drew the attention of Linda Ronstadt [ also ' unboxable ' ]. The three ladies and associated musicians ended up together in a bar in Upper New York stateto perform ' Heart ...... '
4⃣.... to forget
' boro is here and kicking
when is a busy day, not a busy day. OK
walked the shower door reject from the basement [ been sitting there for a year ] out to the curb
left the house at 10:45 AM
dropped off dissected laptops [ 3 ] at the Electronic Waste Depot
travelled 14 miles N to the LCBO to wait in the parking lot. Yeah ? You go to wait in a parking lot ?
The industrial plaza has 4 deep parking at the entrance. Stopping is a hazard
A ... needed to leave his car. We met up and drove or he did 15 miles his condo.
We left the truck and took his other vehicle.
eight more miles south
In the city centre, we parked underground and elevatored up to 19 and picked up a TV for the Q '
Drove [ he did ] back to the condo and plopped the TV in my truck [ Q ' bound TV ]
I took the short way home - right - bumper to bumper for 2 miles.# 401 unclogged and I found a route home.
Stopped and called home. " should I bring home Kentucky Fried Rat ? " Sure. Picked up the hone in order and Bob s your uncle
My day.
🐮 ... or a channel island [ been there ]
' boro a comfortable day ahead w/ storms spotty throughout the day still
A long variable day. Part Chauffeur plus delivery man
And
🥈and will be
'boro. same old, same old
story. we had visitors, last summer from the UK. M .. s sister s daughter and son in law and granddaughter / grandson. I told them that I could take them for the second best burger in Scarborough.
The son in law questioned why ' second best '. I replied if I said ' the best ' someone would argue the point. No one ever counters the ' second ' best claim
well, they all extolled Real McCoy s burgers
Wait. Smash burgers again ! Yes. And really good
🇨🇦 ..... a birthday arrives
' boro. pleasant summer
Life. Generally, I disdain buying mince beef in the stores. Sort of ' the sausage rule ' as in don't ask how it's made
This policy would include sloppy Joe, Sheppard's pie etc
Lately, tho ' , I've been buying lean beef mince from the Butcher Shoppe in the plaza
Not sure if this is a radical turn around or logical re - assessment
I've decided that I want to make smash burgers. Previously, I mixed ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and soy sauce even letting the beef marinate. OR
Buying pre - made frozen patties
Now, it's lean mince into the pan then season salt and pepper cooking onion s on the side flip and top w / cheese
Love it
Life
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