The cheque came from trailer's r us. There was subdued elation in the house. bear in mind that the cheque still has to clear. Negative, aren't I ?
So, on any scale yesterday, was a mild success. Presents bought for someone who always poses difficulties. He wants unusual. To wit - you could buy some people a shirt that says ' Penn State ' or 'Notre Dame ' well maybe not ' Penn State ', I mean they took down the statue. Instead, this friend would choose ' Louisiana Lafayette - Ragin' Cajuns ' - and wear the shirt proudly.
GT also coughed up a rechargeable shaver. Its an Emerson maybe like in the tv manufacturing company. The shaver was $10. Yeah, I know who buys a $ 10 shaver. I bought a $ 70 Philishave and inherited a $ 130 Philishave.
Both work well, but the foil and blade replacements cost $ 50. So, I thought I'd replace the whole shaver, for $ 10. Talk about disposable technology.
The Emerson then - it shaves, it buzzes and is no where near as good as shaving w/ a Mach 3 blade razor. When I cleaned the blades the inside looks like a food processor system. So ,I guess that I used a mix-master on my face.
Apparently, it takes a while for your face to get used to a shaver. I only use the electrics once or so a week, to give my face a rest from blade shaving.
Well, the problem w/ blogging is that it gets personal or you tell stuff that is personal.
' A life unexamined...... ' and all that, I guess
Yesterday ,did set records for H/H. We're supposed to cool and dry down for 2 - 3 days.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Monday, 23 July 2012
Apologies, reading faithful
Please note the correction, from the ' T.O. the bad ' post. Last night murder # 31 took place, not the #40 or so I quoted in the post. T.O. is on track for our normal 60 killings.
To-day, the powers that be, namely T.O.'s mayor whose motto is' no more Hug-a-Thug programs '
and the premier and appropriate cabinet ministers meet to discuss the wave of violence sweeping T.O.
H/H is back for at least one day, humidex will reach 41-2 and we will set a record aussi.
The plan, as in ' Captain America ' - " he's a man with a plan " or in " The Wind and the Lion " - ' a man, a plan, a canal, Panama ' ( this is an example of a ...... , reads the same backward as forward )
I'm not up on U.S. history but in " tWatL " Teddy Roosevelt sure seems to take credit for the ditch digging.
Oh, my plan, get out early. Return bottle empties. In On. we pay a bottle deposit for beer / liquor and return the empties for a refund. I think this house is primarily funding the whole program................ kidding, kinda.
Also, a trip to ' Giant Tiger ' is possible.
GT is a chain of small department stores, by reputation a clone of dollar stores, but GT never says that. GT doesn't really advertise. Everyone sees the smiling Tiger in yellow and black and everyone knows what it means. Probably, one of the most recognized shopping symbols in On. The ' reckie ' list would include Canadian Tire ( Crappy Tires ) to some- a multi-multi venue retailer closely rivalling Walmart w/ less food and clothes.
Tim Horton's ( the coffee / donut empire ) - there is a Timmies in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Walmart, Costco etc. No place has the bargains or rep of GT.
M thinks I dream of going to GT along with the Tractor Store - TSC. In my defence this will be my second trip to our local GT in 2 years.
Back to Tim Hortons. To give you perspective on the popularity and promiscuity of Timmies ( I call it TimToms - ???????????? don't know ) Ontarians mark their routes with TimToms outlets. As in " there's a Tims up ahead or turn at the Tims in town or if there's a Tims we'll stop " So, of course, I go out my way to miss Tims.
' Krispy kreme ' tried to make a go here but lasted a couple of years. There is no rival for Tims. It is not a monopoly but it might as well be considering its popularity.
Tim Horton was a hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. He started the business, succeeded and died. The company was sold to an U.S. firm but came back to us a few years later. here in my part of T.O. the staff is always East Asian and I'm sure the owner is too, probably.
No cheque, yet.
Update 2012 7-23 1:43 P Spent 58 dollars at GT. however, in my defence, this price included a BD present for a friend and a Xmas present ( same friend ). Thus, if you recieve a Louisiana Lafayette, Ragin' Cajuns shirt , it was purchased at GT.
To-day, the powers that be, namely T.O.'s mayor whose motto is' no more Hug-a-Thug programs '
and the premier and appropriate cabinet ministers meet to discuss the wave of violence sweeping T.O.
H/H is back for at least one day, humidex will reach 41-2 and we will set a record aussi.
The plan, as in ' Captain America ' - " he's a man with a plan " or in " The Wind and the Lion " - ' a man, a plan, a canal, Panama ' ( this is an example of a ...... , reads the same backward as forward )
I'm not up on U.S. history but in " tWatL " Teddy Roosevelt sure seems to take credit for the ditch digging.
Oh, my plan, get out early. Return bottle empties. In On. we pay a bottle deposit for beer / liquor and return the empties for a refund. I think this house is primarily funding the whole program................ kidding, kinda.
Also, a trip to ' Giant Tiger ' is possible.
GT is a chain of small department stores, by reputation a clone of dollar stores, but GT never says that. GT doesn't really advertise. Everyone sees the smiling Tiger in yellow and black and everyone knows what it means. Probably, one of the most recognized shopping symbols in On. The ' reckie ' list would include Canadian Tire ( Crappy Tires ) to some- a multi-multi venue retailer closely rivalling Walmart w/ less food and clothes.
Tim Horton's ( the coffee / donut empire ) - there is a Timmies in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Walmart, Costco etc. No place has the bargains or rep of GT.
M thinks I dream of going to GT along with the Tractor Store - TSC. In my defence this will be my second trip to our local GT in 2 years.
Back to Tim Hortons. To give you perspective on the popularity and promiscuity of Timmies ( I call it TimToms - ???????????? don't know ) Ontarians mark their routes with TimToms outlets. As in " there's a Tims up ahead or turn at the Tims in town or if there's a Tims we'll stop " So, of course, I go out my way to miss Tims.
' Krispy kreme ' tried to make a go here but lasted a couple of years. There is no rival for Tims. It is not a monopoly but it might as well be considering its popularity.
Tim Horton was a hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. He started the business, succeeded and died. The company was sold to an U.S. firm but came back to us a few years later. here in my part of T.O. the staff is always East Asian and I'm sure the owner is too, probably.
No cheque, yet.
Update 2012 7-23 1:43 P Spent 58 dollars at GT. however, in my defence, this price included a BD present for a friend and a Xmas present ( same friend ). Thus, if you recieve a Louisiana Lafayette, Ragin' Cajuns shirt , it was purchased at GT.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Sat in T.O.
In the news, 3 people thrown from powerboat that had just fueled and pulling away. The folks flew right into the air as the boat exploded . Considering there was a fire, airborne probably saved their lives. Sometimes fumes can built up in the below deck space w/ an inboard. You are supposed to vent or blow out the fumes.
We don't think they shot anyone last night in the city.
My mosquito bites have started to itch ( its been 2 days ). I went out w/ Nick next door and we left about 7: 45 PM and came home after 9 PM . The mosquitoes came out to chow down on fishermen.
As soon as I got home, I took an anti-histamine. Then, I used a spoon dipped in hot water and applied the spoon to the bites. About 7 places on me. I had trouble w/ the bite on my elbow, basically, I couldn't find the bite location, kinda everywhere itched. Found it now tho'.
The hot spoon heats the site and denatures the anti -coagulant that the mosquito injects into you. Its the anti-coagulent that irritates your body.
Don't say you don't learn anything here.
I have a heat pen that does the same thing but it was at home.
So, to the morning inside the walls. I made applesauce, by mistake. Usually, I like the apples browned and its more candied apples than applesauce.
However, near QMH there is Farm Store , thats its name, ' the Farm Store '. Three Roads Farm Store. tFS is on the way into the QMH. yep, we stop almost every time.
They are associated w/ a chicken farm. tFS has a hot deli for lunch. tFS has frozen food. I've been having trouble getting good apples at a reasonable price. I bought apple slices.
This morning, I used the apples straight from the bag ( frozen ). Butter in the pan ,apples on top, heat and wait. the apples gave off so much water that I had applesauce. So, I added raisins, cinammon and honey ( too much actually )my normal recipe.
Results, very good. Now, unfreeze the apples and dry them. Use less honey. Tweaking the recipe is important.
We don't think they shot anyone last night in the city.
My mosquito bites have started to itch ( its been 2 days ). I went out w/ Nick next door and we left about 7: 45 PM and came home after 9 PM . The mosquitoes came out to chow down on fishermen.
As soon as I got home, I took an anti-histamine. Then, I used a spoon dipped in hot water and applied the spoon to the bites. About 7 places on me. I had trouble w/ the bite on my elbow, basically, I couldn't find the bite location, kinda everywhere itched. Found it now tho'.
The hot spoon heats the site and denatures the anti -coagulant that the mosquito injects into you. Its the anti-coagulent that irritates your body.
Don't say you don't learn anything here.
I have a heat pen that does the same thing but it was at home.
So, to the morning inside the walls. I made applesauce, by mistake. Usually, I like the apples browned and its more candied apples than applesauce.
However, near QMH there is Farm Store , thats its name, ' the Farm Store '. Three Roads Farm Store. tFS is on the way into the QMH. yep, we stop almost every time.
They are associated w/ a chicken farm. tFS has a hot deli for lunch. tFS has frozen food. I've been having trouble getting good apples at a reasonable price. I bought apple slices.
This morning, I used the apples straight from the bag ( frozen ). Butter in the pan ,apples on top, heat and wait. the apples gave off so much water that I had applesauce. So, I added raisins, cinammon and honey ( too much actually )my normal recipe.
Results, very good. Now, unfreeze the apples and dry them. Use less honey. Tweaking the recipe is important.
Saturday, 21 July 2012
fish tayles
I only have to write about 100 more of these to hit 365 posts. Bet you can't wait.
Brit. couple land sturgeon 12 ft long and 1100 #. The headline from the Nanaimo newspaper ( British Columbia, Vancouver Is ). The sturgy was reputed to be the biggest fish caught this year in N.A.
So, my two bass from Fri morning, don't seem that impressive. Except, I didn't have a guide and I wasn't using some smelly bait such as chicken liver.
My fish ate plastic. Oops, my fish don't sound so bright. Now it was colourful plastic and the plastic was presented nicely. I layed out that cast right to the fallen log.
Weather at the cottage was splendid. The day was slightly overcast and temp hovered around 24 C ( 75 ? F ).
Oh, on the time and temp board, you can see from the highway, I noticed that 16 C and 61 F seem to be the same. So, you reverse the numbers.
We are multi-temperature scales in our house. The news gives us temperatures in Celcius but our house thermostats read F. The tech who installed the thermostat suggested F, b/c you can more easily adjust temperature in the house. Celcius would cause bigger swings in temperature.
Back to QMH weather. The temperature at night went down to 8 or 9 C so the place cooled beautifully through the night.
However, we are due for more sticky weather. I would say we expect three to four stretches of hot / humid in the summer.
Last year, we may have had one H/H.
The lawn at the QMH looks like the African veldt, when the poor animals are migrating to find food.
This morning, I caught a perch on a spinner bait. To properly picture this, imagine a wire contraption whose dimensions span your hand ( well, my hand actually ). And the fish was ten inches, colourful but ten inches. This story doesn't end well for the perch. Perch was breakfast. Pan fried perch and an egg all over home fries w/ sauteed leeks.
Oh, I am desperate to use up the leeks. Bought a bunch b/c these chefs said that leeks are so versatile ( and expensive ). Well leeks and perch were pretty good. the egg was for the other 6 inches that the fish wasn't.
Perch are my favourite food fish up there.
The perch can be very aggressive and strike most baits. The perch are real suckers ( ha ha, piscatory humour, got it right ) for spinners ( these are smaller usually 1 - 2 inches long, lets say ).
In fact I used to have a perch lure. Sort of guaranteed to catch perch. Haven't thought of that lure in years. I should rig one up.
Another invention of mine was a fly that I made for fishing. Now fly tying is an art. The creations can be strikingly beautiful and materials costly e.g. deer hair etc.
One day, I noticed my mother throwing out a J - cloth, pink in colour. I grabbed that J - cloth and shredded it to act like fly tying tinsel. I made a J - cloth fly. The fish couldn't leave that J fly alone. Unfortunately, you can't patent creations made from used J -cloth, something about Proctor and Gamble having prior proprietary rights. That cloth must have absorbed all kinds of foods and oils and salts. And I still have trouble finding pink J - clothes.
Maybe, P& G, found out what I did and stopped making pink ones. I didn't think the fly was that good that I would stop production.
Brit. couple land sturgeon 12 ft long and 1100 #. The headline from the Nanaimo newspaper ( British Columbia, Vancouver Is ). The sturgy was reputed to be the biggest fish caught this year in N.A.
So, my two bass from Fri morning, don't seem that impressive. Except, I didn't have a guide and I wasn't using some smelly bait such as chicken liver.
My fish ate plastic. Oops, my fish don't sound so bright. Now it was colourful plastic and the plastic was presented nicely. I layed out that cast right to the fallen log.
Weather at the cottage was splendid. The day was slightly overcast and temp hovered around 24 C ( 75 ? F ).
Oh, on the time and temp board, you can see from the highway, I noticed that 16 C and 61 F seem to be the same. So, you reverse the numbers.
We are multi-temperature scales in our house. The news gives us temperatures in Celcius but our house thermostats read F. The tech who installed the thermostat suggested F, b/c you can more easily adjust temperature in the house. Celcius would cause bigger swings in temperature.
Back to QMH weather. The temperature at night went down to 8 or 9 C so the place cooled beautifully through the night.
However, we are due for more sticky weather. I would say we expect three to four stretches of hot / humid in the summer.
Last year, we may have had one H/H.
The lawn at the QMH looks like the African veldt, when the poor animals are migrating to find food.
This morning, I caught a perch on a spinner bait. To properly picture this, imagine a wire contraption whose dimensions span your hand ( well, my hand actually ). And the fish was ten inches, colourful but ten inches. This story doesn't end well for the perch. Perch was breakfast. Pan fried perch and an egg all over home fries w/ sauteed leeks.
Oh, I am desperate to use up the leeks. Bought a bunch b/c these chefs said that leeks are so versatile ( and expensive ). Well leeks and perch were pretty good. the egg was for the other 6 inches that the fish wasn't.
Perch are my favourite food fish up there.
The perch can be very aggressive and strike most baits. The perch are real suckers ( ha ha, piscatory humour, got it right ) for spinners ( these are smaller usually 1 - 2 inches long, lets say ).
In fact I used to have a perch lure. Sort of guaranteed to catch perch. Haven't thought of that lure in years. I should rig one up.
Another invention of mine was a fly that I made for fishing. Now fly tying is an art. The creations can be strikingly beautiful and materials costly e.g. deer hair etc.
One day, I noticed my mother throwing out a J - cloth, pink in colour. I grabbed that J - cloth and shredded it to act like fly tying tinsel. I made a J - cloth fly. The fish couldn't leave that J fly alone. Unfortunately, you can't patent creations made from used J -cloth, something about Proctor and Gamble having prior proprietary rights. That cloth must have absorbed all kinds of foods and oils and salts. And I still have trouble finding pink J - clothes.
Maybe, P& G, found out what I did and stopped making pink ones. I didn't think the fly was that good that I would stop production.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
T.O. the bad
Unbenounced to the rest of the world, T.O. , has sunk into depravity. This week, 4 people have been shot in three separate incidents. Two victims at a open air party, and two in single gun deaths. There will be a meeting to analyze what went wrong.
The open air party site is 2 miles or less from here.
These are likely murders # 27 or so. Fifty-four was last years number.
In other news, the weather is coolish to-day, cloud cover with threat of rain, drops only so far. We are in need of rain and none is coming in the near future. I even watered and then two days later the sky opened up, thunderstorm of the gods. Summer torrent. I figured at only Jul 11 or something, it was wrong to let things go to hell so early in the summer. I'll water once more just to save the grass.
Tiger Woods is close to the top of the leader board at the Br Open. Do I golf, NO, does M golf ,NO, but we watch golf if Tiger plays. Go figure, we are fairweather fans or fairway fans under the right conditions. M says it's a carry over from my Dad, big Tiger fan. Did I say, Dad and I are both ' Tigers ' by the oriental zodiac.
OK Filled some space and I feel better. Blogging is so therapeutic. I get to blather and no one gets hurt.
P.S. no check yet from the trailer people
P.P.S. got to use M's Kindle while she took time off from electronic reading as advised by the eye doctor
Update 2012 7-21 They killed two more people in T.O. apparently, we're like the vitamin - one a day.
Pls note the change in murder #s As at 2012 7-22, T.O.recorded 31 murders. We are on track w/ last year. 40 was M's guesstimate, b/c believe me, it felt like 40. The Aurora, Co. shootings added to the perception, I'm sure
The open air party site is 2 miles or less from here.
These are likely murders # 27 or so. Fifty-four was last years number.
In other news, the weather is coolish to-day, cloud cover with threat of rain, drops only so far. We are in need of rain and none is coming in the near future. I even watered and then two days later the sky opened up, thunderstorm of the gods. Summer torrent. I figured at only Jul 11 or something, it was wrong to let things go to hell so early in the summer. I'll water once more just to save the grass.
Tiger Woods is close to the top of the leader board at the Br Open. Do I golf, NO, does M golf ,NO, but we watch golf if Tiger plays. Go figure, we are fairweather fans or fairway fans under the right conditions. M says it's a carry over from my Dad, big Tiger fan. Did I say, Dad and I are both ' Tigers ' by the oriental zodiac.
OK Filled some space and I feel better. Blogging is so therapeutic. I get to blather and no one gets hurt.
P.S. no check yet from the trailer people
P.P.S. got to use M's Kindle while she took time off from electronic reading as advised by the eye doctor
Update 2012 7-21 They killed two more people in T.O. apparently, we're like the vitamin - one a day.
Pls note the change in murder #s As at 2012 7-22, T.O.recorded 31 murders. We are on track w/ last year. 40 was M's guesstimate, b/c believe me, it felt like 40. The Aurora, Co. shootings added to the perception, I'm sure
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
By the # ' s
the temperature 36 C the humidex 41
5 people at QMH
hwy 401
1 1/2 h home
Thats it we ran We are cowards. We came home to A/C
In Farenheit, its hot and sticky, you fill in the #' s
Caught five bass ( in 2 outings ) tho' this morning, the biggie was 3 1/2 lb and there is a pic proof coming. I actually, had someone in the boat to net and photo ID the catch.
write more after a cool down period
5 people at QMH
hwy 401
1 1/2 h home
Thats it we ran We are cowards. We came home to A/C
In Farenheit, its hot and sticky, you fill in the #' s
Caught five bass ( in 2 outings ) tho' this morning, the biggie was 3 1/2 lb and there is a pic proof coming. I actually, had someone in the boat to net and photo ID the catch.
write more after a cool down period
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Items of no interest
So, how is this entry different from the others ? I don't know. I'm always trying different titles.
I found the Aquarium Channel, yep, it shows an aquarium. They play Baroque music in the background. Apparently, AC is only on during the day. Is AC replaced by the Fireplace Channel ?? Very high quality picture, Nemo swims by and other assorted piscines.
Whoa, we got up at 10. Put coffee on. There was no doubt to-day. If this keeps up dinner will be an eight o'clock event.
The topic of moving came up. My fault. Two homes to keep up and winging back and forth to QMH. Our house is a two story condo. Actually, it would be described as a back split ( w/o from the basement ) 1 + 3 Bdrm
2 1/2 baths. 2 car garage.
I'm not an apartment fan or a condo fan. My two apartments were ground floor. Not many people want them. I've never been in a condo that I would want to live in. They're often pretty and great views but 6 floors up in an elevator is not me.
Our view is private and I don't often see a comparable view when we visit people.
See no items of interest, perfect title.
P.S. I'm reviewing past entries and updating.
P.P.S. see no items of interest
I found the Aquarium Channel, yep, it shows an aquarium. They play Baroque music in the background. Apparently, AC is only on during the day. Is AC replaced by the Fireplace Channel ?? Very high quality picture, Nemo swims by and other assorted piscines.
Whoa, we got up at 10. Put coffee on. There was no doubt to-day. If this keeps up dinner will be an eight o'clock event.
The topic of moving came up. My fault. Two homes to keep up and winging back and forth to QMH. Our house is a two story condo. Actually, it would be described as a back split ( w/o from the basement ) 1 + 3 Bdrm
2 1/2 baths. 2 car garage.
I'm not an apartment fan or a condo fan. My two apartments were ground floor. Not many people want them. I've never been in a condo that I would want to live in. They're often pretty and great views but 6 floors up in an elevator is not me.
Our view is private and I don't often see a comparable view when we visit people.
See no items of interest, perfect title.
P.S. I'm reviewing past entries and updating.
P.P.S. see no items of interest
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