In the " about me " section to the right , I explained about whoosh , as in , a whole bunch of stuff goes right over my head.
On the deck at the 'bee , there was a whoosh and two screams. I stepped outside , saw everyone looking up... and there it was , our patio umbrella on the roof.
Now ,we've been saying for 3 years that we need a weighted umbrella base ,I guess , we really should get one now.
I climbed up on the metal roof ( gasps and worrying sounds coming from M ) and brought the sucker down.
The weather has been terrific. Now , we live in the big smoke and our summers vary from hot and humid to a little less hot and humid.
' Wa happened '. Cool and breezy or tolerable and nice. OK We'll take it.
The ribs were a success. Maybe slightly charred but not dried out and not greasy which for ribs is saying something.
Burgers on Tues , got the same treatment , soya sauce for overnight and beer in the afternoon. Juicy and flavourful , maybe a little more salt was needed in the burgers. Still a big hit.
So , again , soya sauce for about 12 hrs and soak the meat in beer.
Ribs get cooked on indirect heat and smoked w/ wood chips.
Burgers med hi to start and lower the heat for the last 5 minutes.
The bass were not co-operating , 2 or 3 every trip out. However, the bass I'm getting are all real fighters. They all are about a 1 lb or 1 1/2 but rip around like crazy Good job guys
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Sunday, 28 July 2013
R.E.D.
Went to the Redbox. There was no ' Robot and Frank ' , instead I rented Retired. Extremely. Dangerous -' RED '. Stars , everyone - Bruce Willis , John Malkovich , Morgan Freeman ,helen Mirren , Richard Dreyfuss. Mary Louise Parker is the love interest. Yes , I'm in love again. She is so cute.
You get 24 h w/ the rental. I'm watching ' RED ' for the 3 rd time. This run through is w/ the commentary by an ex- CIA type. Normally, you get the director etc , doing the back-slapping routine for everyone including themselves. This CIA dude is truly interesting. A little ego but a lot of hubris.
MLP is so cute
Weather : humidity is there but it is cool out there 65 F , right now.
I'm in charge of dinner to-night and the menu is ribs. Pork back ribs.
The ribs thawed yesterday and are rubbed down w/ soya sauce.
I've decided that I'll no longer fool around w/ different marinades and rubs. I've tried many varieties of treatments for meat.
The basic rule here is soya sauce first and soak the meat in beer. I once thought the beer water logged the meat. But if you smoke the meat , the time will be longer and the smoke does tend to dry out the meat. Thus, a little moisture in the meat is OK.
I own and have owned 3 different models of smoker for meats. Now, its the gas BBQ , heat on the off-side , meat cooks / smokes indirectly , as in an oven.
The experts in books , poo-poo gas BBQ s. They say you can taste the gas or the lack of real wood leaves the meat w/ no flavour.
The charcoal or wood method takes forever. To smoke w/ charcoal , I'd start in the morning at 10 AM , start the fire and smoke a roast from 11 to 4 PM. The temperature has to stay constant , most pros use the 225 F ideal or pretty close.
So , I'm a closet , gas BBQ-er. I still have a tower smoker in the basement. Its got a home down there and it has been left to its own devices.
Report to follow.
So ,the rating on R.E.D. - 0.85 out of a dollar. MLP is 0.99 out of 1.
You get 24 h w/ the rental. I'm watching ' RED ' for the 3 rd time. This run through is w/ the commentary by an ex- CIA type. Normally, you get the director etc , doing the back-slapping routine for everyone including themselves. This CIA dude is truly interesting. A little ego but a lot of hubris.
MLP is so cute
Weather : humidity is there but it is cool out there 65 F , right now.
I'm in charge of dinner to-night and the menu is ribs. Pork back ribs.
The ribs thawed yesterday and are rubbed down w/ soya sauce.
I've decided that I'll no longer fool around w/ different marinades and rubs. I've tried many varieties of treatments for meat.
The basic rule here is soya sauce first and soak the meat in beer. I once thought the beer water logged the meat. But if you smoke the meat , the time will be longer and the smoke does tend to dry out the meat. Thus, a little moisture in the meat is OK.
I own and have owned 3 different models of smoker for meats. Now, its the gas BBQ , heat on the off-side , meat cooks / smokes indirectly , as in an oven.
The experts in books , poo-poo gas BBQ s. They say you can taste the gas or the lack of real wood leaves the meat w/ no flavour.
The charcoal or wood method takes forever. To smoke w/ charcoal , I'd start in the morning at 10 AM , start the fire and smoke a roast from 11 to 4 PM. The temperature has to stay constant , most pros use the 225 F ideal or pretty close.
So , I'm a closet , gas BBQ-er. I still have a tower smoker in the basement. Its got a home down there and it has been left to its own devices.
Report to follow.
So ,the rating on R.E.D. - 0.85 out of a dollar. MLP is 0.99 out of 1.
Saturday, 27 July 2013
What kind of Morning
Do you plan your morning ?
Wake up - coffee on ..... and
Well, this morning.
Unload dishwasher *
coffee on *
laptop on*
breakfast ? Nada
Thus, muffins were needed. I'm getting good at muffins. Recipe in my head , except occasionally I forget how much oil. Recall , the specialty is raisin bran muffins ala moi.
Weather - cool , dampish and overcast - rain coming
Saw the preview for a possible movie for to-day , ' Robot and Frank '
Storyline is a techie - luddite ( No , this is not me ). needs something in his life. Companion, helper or friend. Yepper , gets a Robbie the robot , character. Starring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon. Sounds like something to brighten up a Sat evening - summer edition when everything on the boob tube is re-runs.
Talk about a downer , the World Weekly report w/ all the stats is about graft and corruption , in Italy and focusing on the grand barrier in Venice.
5.4 billion Euros - over budget by double. 14 arrests and 140 offices raided
4 - the times Venice has flooded since 2000 - the barrier was started in 2003
As well , the Pew Research Centre , surveyed the perceived shift in global power , the U.S. v China.
a 63 % median favourable opinion of the U.S. for 39 countries v 50 % for China
Favourable opinion of the U.S.
Canada 64 % ,
Phillipines 85 % and
11 % Pakistan
Will Obama do the right thing -
Canada 81 % favourable
China 31 % favourable ( 62 % in 2009 )
Well , southern audience , now you know , treat us better. You got Canada and the Phillipines on your side.
Cape Cod has new tourists flocking to the area. In 2012 , there were 20 confirmed sightings of great white sharks. Two beaches were closed this year , after shark sightings. 34 great whites carry tracking tags and the migration pattern is now defined. Out to sea for winter and back to Kennesbunkport for the summer. Yippee and does ' Oops ' cover this ?
The big attraction is seals. In 1972 , to protect seals etc , the U.S. passed the Marine Mammal Act to prevent the slaughter of seals.
Success , 2011 , 16 000 grey seals c.f. 6 000 in 1999. Shark education seems to be high on the agenda in Cape Cod. Don't swim w/ the seals. Really.
An advocacy group for sharks maintains ' if sharks wanted to eat humans we would have a lot more attacks , occasionally , a shark makes a mistake ' Is this an .... Oops ? .......
Shark 1 : " Human ? didn't mean that one , shucks , guys blew one , sorry. I spit him out, quick. "
Shark 2: They're sending Richard Dreyfuss and that Scheider dude.
Wake up - coffee on ..... and
Well, this morning.
Unload dishwasher *
coffee on *
laptop on*
breakfast ? Nada
Thus, muffins were needed. I'm getting good at muffins. Recipe in my head , except occasionally I forget how much oil. Recall , the specialty is raisin bran muffins ala moi.
Weather - cool , dampish and overcast - rain coming
Saw the preview for a possible movie for to-day , ' Robot and Frank '
Storyline is a techie - luddite ( No , this is not me ). needs something in his life. Companion, helper or friend. Yepper , gets a Robbie the robot , character. Starring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon. Sounds like something to brighten up a Sat evening - summer edition when everything on the boob tube is re-runs.
Talk about a downer , the World Weekly report w/ all the stats is about graft and corruption , in Italy and focusing on the grand barrier in Venice.
5.4 billion Euros - over budget by double. 14 arrests and 140 offices raided
4 - the times Venice has flooded since 2000 - the barrier was started in 2003
As well , the Pew Research Centre , surveyed the perceived shift in global power , the U.S. v China.
a 63 % median favourable opinion of the U.S. for 39 countries v 50 % for China
Favourable opinion of the U.S.
Canada 64 % ,
Phillipines 85 % and
11 % Pakistan
Will Obama do the right thing -
Canada 81 % favourable
China 31 % favourable ( 62 % in 2009 )
Well , southern audience , now you know , treat us better. You got Canada and the Phillipines on your side.
Cape Cod has new tourists flocking to the area. In 2012 , there were 20 confirmed sightings of great white sharks. Two beaches were closed this year , after shark sightings. 34 great whites carry tracking tags and the migration pattern is now defined. Out to sea for winter and back to Kennesbunkport for the summer. Yippee and does ' Oops ' cover this ?
The big attraction is seals. In 1972 , to protect seals etc , the U.S. passed the Marine Mammal Act to prevent the slaughter of seals.
Success , 2011 , 16 000 grey seals c.f. 6 000 in 1999. Shark education seems to be high on the agenda in Cape Cod. Don't swim w/ the seals. Really.
An advocacy group for sharks maintains ' if sharks wanted to eat humans we would have a lot more attacks , occasionally , a shark makes a mistake ' Is this an .... Oops ? .......
Shark 1 : " Human ? didn't mean that one , shucks , guys blew one , sorry. I spit him out, quick. "
Shark 2: They're sending Richard Dreyfuss and that Scheider dude.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Not Alone
The great dichotomy for humans. Each of us , wants to be an individual but we'd also like to be the same , or treated the same , mostly.
I think that I have these problems in spades. Last night , on PRI / CBC radio , there was an item that caught my interest. Firstly , I have thought that lawyers should not be allowed to become judges.
I think that by the time a lawyer gets to be experienced enough to get selected , these people have already forgotten what they got into the job for. Truth has gone out the back door to do the lawyer jobby thing. And these guys are judging other people ?????
OK. The item. In Cumbria , England , each year , they hold the ' World's Greatest Liar ' competition. There is a stipulation that contestants cannot be lawyers or politicians. See , someone else figured it out too !
There are countries that have judges graduate from judge school to qualify as a judge. I'm not sure that the system is better but at least it takes awhile for cronyism to kick in.
Weather , A-OK. Sunny , lovely , warm and all that.
Yesterday , after our traditional dim sum lunch , ' Ant ' and I went to Bass Pro Shop which is also a tradition. The trick is to get out w/out spending over $ 200. Da da , made it. $ 95 - there you go. the problem - I bought a jacket and a fishing reel.
So what , you say. Well ,the only person that I knew w/ more coats and jackets than me - was my Dad. Growing up , either my brother or myself was wearing one of Dad's cast-off coats. We are not talking - worn out - but worn 4 or 5 times and left in the closet.
I noticed once , Dad wearing one of my coats , and we weren't even living in the same house. This condition has got be genetic. I really hope so anyway.
The jacket is a non-woven rain and wind jacket. A famous make called ' Frogge Togs ' has been making similar outerwear for years. In fact , I'm replacing a ' Frogge Tog ' jacket which has a broken zipper. The FT has been great but it is getting thin and pilled up. BPS got me w/ a price of $ 22 which is what I paid for the FT jacket on sale for 50 % off.
The fishing reel is about the same level of lunacy. This baitcast reel is # 5 , in the collection. To be fair , there are 2 bc reels that are so old the sound that they make on casting is like hearing a washing machine on spin cycle.
One of my good bc reels is squeaking I figure to repair the thing would be $ 50 and the new bc reel cost $ 56. As well , the reels are improving every year. I'm not sure about quality but in performance , definitely. There. I've proven my point. I think.
I think that I have these problems in spades. Last night , on PRI / CBC radio , there was an item that caught my interest. Firstly , I have thought that lawyers should not be allowed to become judges.
I think that by the time a lawyer gets to be experienced enough to get selected , these people have already forgotten what they got into the job for. Truth has gone out the back door to do the lawyer jobby thing. And these guys are judging other people ?????
OK. The item. In Cumbria , England , each year , they hold the ' World's Greatest Liar ' competition. There is a stipulation that contestants cannot be lawyers or politicians. See , someone else figured it out too !
There are countries that have judges graduate from judge school to qualify as a judge. I'm not sure that the system is better but at least it takes awhile for cronyism to kick in.
Weather , A-OK. Sunny , lovely , warm and all that.
Yesterday , after our traditional dim sum lunch , ' Ant ' and I went to Bass Pro Shop which is also a tradition. The trick is to get out w/out spending over $ 200. Da da , made it. $ 95 - there you go. the problem - I bought a jacket and a fishing reel.
So what , you say. Well ,the only person that I knew w/ more coats and jackets than me - was my Dad. Growing up , either my brother or myself was wearing one of Dad's cast-off coats. We are not talking - worn out - but worn 4 or 5 times and left in the closet.
I noticed once , Dad wearing one of my coats , and we weren't even living in the same house. This condition has got be genetic. I really hope so anyway.
The jacket is a non-woven rain and wind jacket. A famous make called ' Frogge Togs ' has been making similar outerwear for years. In fact , I'm replacing a ' Frogge Tog ' jacket which has a broken zipper. The FT has been great but it is getting thin and pilled up. BPS got me w/ a price of $ 22 which is what I paid for the FT jacket on sale for 50 % off.
The fishing reel is about the same level of lunacy. This baitcast reel is # 5 , in the collection. To be fair , there are 2 bc reels that are so old the sound that they make on casting is like hearing a washing machine on spin cycle.
One of my good bc reels is squeaking I figure to repair the thing would be $ 50 and the new bc reel cost $ 56. As well , the reels are improving every year. I'm not sure about quality but in performance , definitely. There. I've proven my point. I think.
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Taking the Gold Cure.....
In the novel , 'the Devil in the White City ' , circa the Chicago's World Fair time , a popular trend was for the well-to-do to visit a health clinic, to treat alcohol dependency.The treatment featured gold as the active ingredient.
Not being , well-to-do , I have to take it where I can get it. Instead of a t-shirt from New York ( which I also received ) M brought me vodka from the duty free store. She and her sister were going to each buy a bottle , in a 2 for 1 sale , or some such. Nope , my vodka didn't qualify , M , dear heart , bought it anyway.
On opening the bag , we discovered , why . For the last month , my screwdriver cocktails have been made w/ gold. Yep , flakes of gold. The item is Smirnoff's ' Gold Collection ' , cinnamon flavoured vodka with real edible gold flake. The bits of gold are suspended in a gel and , float right out in the liquid so , that you can see them , hanging there.
As to avoiding alcohol , its not working , but I feel an urge to splurge and gamble. hence , our trips to NY and Fallsview Casino. What would you expect from daily doses of gold.
The weather is benign. cool , sunny and fragrant. Well , maybe not fragrant , but it sounded good. The halcyon days of summer.
Normally , in this kind of weather , we enjoy our gold flake vodka and sit back and relax. Oh yeah , like its different from any other time of the year.
We are contemplating another trip to NY and Fallsview , well , at least Fallsview ( Niagara Falls , ON ). You see, M's sister took home a voucher from the casino , and mailed it back from England , in the hopes we can use the voucher , within the 90 day period when the voucher is valid. We feel a deep obligation to cash the voucher. And since we're going to Fallsview , why not another hour to Salamanca and the Seneca casino. What we do for relatives.
Apparently , this carrying vouchers away from the casinos is genetic , M did the same thing in Fla. Its that gold flake , I'm sure.
P.S. the clafoutis report. The little tartlet , for thats what it is , was great. But I'm the cook and very bias. Still , a delicious treat. The ingredients aren't bad healthwise. 1/4 cup sweet butter and 1/2 cup sugar , everything else is minor - and 3 cups of berries. There is a chance that I may substitute whole wheat flour and splenda brown sugar for the next home trial ( just us , opposed to guests ).
Calfoutis and gold flake , thats the cure.
Not being , well-to-do , I have to take it where I can get it. Instead of a t-shirt from New York ( which I also received ) M brought me vodka from the duty free store. She and her sister were going to each buy a bottle , in a 2 for 1 sale , or some such. Nope , my vodka didn't qualify , M , dear heart , bought it anyway.
On opening the bag , we discovered , why . For the last month , my screwdriver cocktails have been made w/ gold. Yep , flakes of gold. The item is Smirnoff's ' Gold Collection ' , cinnamon flavoured vodka with real edible gold flake. The bits of gold are suspended in a gel and , float right out in the liquid so , that you can see them , hanging there.
As to avoiding alcohol , its not working , but I feel an urge to splurge and gamble. hence , our trips to NY and Fallsview Casino. What would you expect from daily doses of gold.
The weather is benign. cool , sunny and fragrant. Well , maybe not fragrant , but it sounded good. The halcyon days of summer.
Normally , in this kind of weather , we enjoy our gold flake vodka and sit back and relax. Oh yeah , like its different from any other time of the year.
We are contemplating another trip to NY and Fallsview , well , at least Fallsview ( Niagara Falls , ON ). You see, M's sister took home a voucher from the casino , and mailed it back from England , in the hopes we can use the voucher , within the 90 day period when the voucher is valid. We feel a deep obligation to cash the voucher. And since we're going to Fallsview , why not another hour to Salamanca and the Seneca casino. What we do for relatives.
Apparently , this carrying vouchers away from the casinos is genetic , M did the same thing in Fla. Its that gold flake , I'm sure.
P.S. the clafoutis report. The little tartlet , for thats what it is , was great. But I'm the cook and very bias. Still , a delicious treat. The ingredients aren't bad healthwise. 1/4 cup sweet butter and 1/2 cup sugar , everything else is minor - and 3 cups of berries. There is a chance that I may substitute whole wheat flour and splenda brown sugar for the next home trial ( just us , opposed to guests ).
Calfoutis and gold flake , thats the cure.
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Fair .. what's fair
The A/C will get fixed on Aug 1. , it was sweating like a prize fighter last week.
To-day , I got out early to fish , knew the wind was going to be up but no one said how cold it was going to be. My ear was hurting from the cold wind. Bitch , moan , bitch , I know. But it was cold. The wind was revving up to 18 MPH.
We are sub-normal for summer temperatures here , we warm up come Fri to seasonal.
We stopped at the British store , and I bought my usual , Walker's Salt and Shake. The gimmick is that you salt your package w/ the little blue sachet and shake to mix the salt on your crisps ( potato chips ).
My aunt who is older , called form Vancouver, BC , to ask my opinion concerning their will and power of attorney. After 30 minutes , I finally told her that I don't have an up-to-date will or power of attorney. Always the way , the advisor doesn't do it.
They named the baby George , HRH George ..... Cambridge. So , if I'm lucky I'll get to be ruled by another King George. Who woulda thunk.
To-day , I got out early to fish , knew the wind was going to be up but no one said how cold it was going to be. My ear was hurting from the cold wind. Bitch , moan , bitch , I know. But it was cold. The wind was revving up to 18 MPH.
We are sub-normal for summer temperatures here , we warm up come Fri to seasonal.
We stopped at the British store , and I bought my usual , Walker's Salt and Shake. The gimmick is that you salt your package w/ the little blue sachet and shake to mix the salt on your crisps ( potato chips ).
My aunt who is older , called form Vancouver, BC , to ask my opinion concerning their will and power of attorney. After 30 minutes , I finally told her that I don't have an up-to-date will or power of attorney. Always the way , the advisor doesn't do it.
They named the baby George , HRH George ..... Cambridge. So , if I'm lucky I'll get to be ruled by another King George. Who woulda thunk.
Monday, 22 July 2013
the 'Bee is fine
Generally, I get to see the result of boating , all week-end. The weeds get torn up , which is good, but the flotsam is amazing as it floats down the 'bee. This refuse of weeds will all disappear in a day.
I slipped out early , caught 5 bass and came home. definitely , a casual and relaxed outing. Except , using a replacement baitcast reel , I think that I'm developing casting wrist. This older reel sounds like a washing machine when I cast. Definitely , I need the other baitcaster repaired.
Weather is slightly overcast , thus , the morning was cool. I fished all morning w/ a sleeveless fleece outer layer and was comfortable.
Ah , now its our trip into the 'borough ( Peterborough ) , its like recreation and tradition , all in one
I slipped out early , caught 5 bass and came home. definitely , a casual and relaxed outing. Except , using a replacement baitcast reel , I think that I'm developing casting wrist. This older reel sounds like a washing machine when I cast. Definitely , I need the other baitcaster repaired.
Weather is slightly overcast , thus , the morning was cool. I fished all morning w/ a sleeveless fleece outer layer and was comfortable.
Ah , now its our trip into the 'borough ( Peterborough ) , its like recreation and tradition , all in one
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