Up early and off to return DVDs. ' John Carter of Mars ' went home to Barsoom ( Mars in some Martian language ), the Red Box DVD machine at Walmart, not the red planet.
' JCoM ' got negative reviews and low returns from the box office. The scuttlebutt in the press say Disney Productions may not back another venture such as ' JCoM '. The losses from ' JCoM ' were staggering to the bottom line at DPs.
Positive comments, production values were high, not pretentious and w/ humour. There was plenty of action and interesting twists.
I read Edgar Rice Burroughs ( author of the ' John Carter ' books ( also Tarzan ) and this was a faithful interpretation of what I remember. Jazzed up w/ CG and modern dialogue , of course, ' JCoM ' was worth buying but I didn't. So, I'll be looking for an used copy.
' Uncle ' wasn't at the Italian store at least not out front. However, the same cashier was. The total came to $ 20.96 for the taralli. She said " That'll be $ 20 " so I paid no tax actually. I guess she remembered that I'm 'uncle's ' buddy '.
Later, we attend a 62 BD do. I know b/c birthday boy and I are the same age. Len and I know each other from Gr 9. We had a common friend back then. I don't see Bobby any more but somehow Len and I still get to-gether.
Family dynamics dictate that Len hold this summer do, almost every year. The family only gets to-gether at times such as this. You see no other family member will hold a family affair b/c its too much trouble. Not Xmas but if someone dies they get to-gether.
' Weather boy ' is our nickname for the inside / outside weather monitor that sits on our living room table. The weather is bright and blue, cool - a stunner of a day.' Wb ' has been wearing clothes lately ( no, he's not naked in summer , he has swim trunks )
Further to the ' Pussy Riot ' trial in Russia, they got 3 yrs hard labour. Kabonga dudes, thats forever over there.
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Friday, 17 August 2012
Punk me, why not
Pussy Riot, the name of a punk rock band, has been found guilty of blasphemy in Russia. Thats not the real charges ( about 4 of them ), but guess what - thats what they got charged with. Blasphemy against society and the church ( performance was in a church ) and V. Putin.
Putin appparently, has some pull w/ the courts.
Plans for to-day, include Deja Vu ( used DVD store ) to try for ' John Carter of Mars '.
A detour to Dacon Int'l ( Italian food store ) to stock up on taralli. Taralli are pretzels w/ different flavours. The taralli are twisted or looped, baked but not usually salted. My favs , as of now, are fennel flavoured and rosemary and black olive. I sort of stand out b/c everyone else is Italian, and they buy olives and cheese and deli meats ( salami, proscuitti etc).
The 'uncle ' guy there, has been talking to me since I started going to Dacon. I have moved w/ them from store to store. Lately, ' uncle ' has been following me to the cashier. Once, he asked about chocolate covered almonds and cranberries. " Do you like chocolate ? "
I said " Yes ", ' uncle ' starts tossing bags of treats into my plastic bag.
I suppose that I must have looked shocked or unsure. The cashier winks at me and says " He means it ".
Last time, I separated the taralli to give them to two families and the different flavours. ' Uncle ' grabs one bag and says to the cashier " my buddy won't be charged for this bag, OK ? " Again, the cashier nods and says " Its alright, I understand ". I keep waiting to be arrested as I leave.
Weather is cool w/ blue sky. I think it will be described as unsettled and sub normal in temperature.
The Canadian National Exhibition starts to-day. The highlights , are foods , esp. deep fried bacon wrapped Mars bars and 2 hamburger patties in a Krispy Kreme donut.
What is that expression ' gag me w/ a spoon '
or gag me w/ a hamburger bun ?.
Yesterday, I went to the barber. my hair was making me feel uncomfortable. H/H is my bane.
The problem is, when I go to Tony, I never know if I'm going to ask for a thin and trim or a toupee. My bald spot is the size of a yarmulka. Give me a brown robe and I could pass for a cousin of Friar Tuck ( Asian branch ).
Putin appparently, has some pull w/ the courts.
Plans for to-day, include Deja Vu ( used DVD store ) to try for ' John Carter of Mars '.
A detour to Dacon Int'l ( Italian food store ) to stock up on taralli. Taralli are pretzels w/ different flavours. The taralli are twisted or looped, baked but not usually salted. My favs , as of now, are fennel flavoured and rosemary and black olive. I sort of stand out b/c everyone else is Italian, and they buy olives and cheese and deli meats ( salami, proscuitti etc).
The 'uncle ' guy there, has been talking to me since I started going to Dacon. I have moved w/ them from store to store. Lately, ' uncle ' has been following me to the cashier. Once, he asked about chocolate covered almonds and cranberries. " Do you like chocolate ? "
I said " Yes ", ' uncle ' starts tossing bags of treats into my plastic bag.
I suppose that I must have looked shocked or unsure. The cashier winks at me and says " He means it ".
Last time, I separated the taralli to give them to two families and the different flavours. ' Uncle ' grabs one bag and says to the cashier " my buddy won't be charged for this bag, OK ? " Again, the cashier nods and says " Its alright, I understand ". I keep waiting to be arrested as I leave.
Weather is cool w/ blue sky. I think it will be described as unsettled and sub normal in temperature.
The Canadian National Exhibition starts to-day. The highlights , are foods , esp. deep fried bacon wrapped Mars bars and 2 hamburger patties in a Krispy Kreme donut.
What is that expression ' gag me w/ a spoon '
or gag me w/ a hamburger bun ?.
Yesterday, I went to the barber. my hair was making me feel uncomfortable. H/H is my bane.
The problem is, when I go to Tony, I never know if I'm going to ask for a thin and trim or a toupee. My bald spot is the size of a yarmulka. Give me a brown robe and I could pass for a cousin of Friar Tuck ( Asian branch ).
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Be careful who you laugh at...
There is a commercial for Hanes, underwear. Michael Jordan goes along and cuts the tag from someone's t-shirt. Ah, thanks. I thought what a useless commercial who cares !
At the Tractor Store ( think of Wonderland for supposed grown up men ) the clearance table had long sleeve thermal T s ( kinda dimpled finish ) on sale 1/2 off. The tag has been itching me since I put the shirt on. I've cut the tag 3 times to make it smaller. Now its a coloured strip on the collar. Should have bought Hanes.
The Tractor Store is ' TSC ' on the sign( modernized, anagram from Tractor Store Company ). I mentioned the Tractor store and some of my cottage neighbours didn't recognize the name, they know it as TSC ( right again, sometimes ).
Once while waiting at the cashier counter, the lady picked up the phone ( I only heard one end of the conversation ) " No, we don't sell cookware. I'm sure, we never have "
One of the employees said " Ask her if she bought it on TV " . Cashier says " Yes " The other employee says " Tell her, we are not The Shopping Channel "
Mitt the Schmitt Romney has stated that he would not re-new Baranke as the Fed Chair, if Mitt gets elected. Great, finding out your job is gone if you vote the wrong way.
Vote Democratic, Ed.
Republicans in Pa. voted to change election law. you must present photo I.D. to register to vote. Therefore, people such as Nancy .... who have voted before will be ineligible, this time. Nancy was the cover girl for this story on PRI last night.
Analysis showed 1 million people will be unable to vote. The largest percentage are poor to lower middle class. This segment would vote predominately, Democrat.
I've always felt the poor, coloured and disadvantaged should vote Democrat. They don't, see what I know about politics.
They found body parts, west of the city in Mississauga. The foot was sent to Forensics in T.O.. The foot belongs to a woman. Why ? The toe nails were painted yellowy orange. Now guys, this is sexist, we like yellow on our nails, right.
Weather warming up and humid. Lawn looks like the jungle. I raised the lawn mower four weeks ago, to try and save the grass from being too short. Now, it needs cutting twice a week. I figure tho', the longer grass will re-cover faster from the drought. Send out roots etc. Thats the theory anyway.
At the Tractor Store ( think of Wonderland for supposed grown up men ) the clearance table had long sleeve thermal T s ( kinda dimpled finish ) on sale 1/2 off. The tag has been itching me since I put the shirt on. I've cut the tag 3 times to make it smaller. Now its a coloured strip on the collar. Should have bought Hanes.
The Tractor Store is ' TSC ' on the sign( modernized, anagram from Tractor Store Company ). I mentioned the Tractor store and some of my cottage neighbours didn't recognize the name, they know it as TSC ( right again, sometimes ).
Once while waiting at the cashier counter, the lady picked up the phone ( I only heard one end of the conversation ) " No, we don't sell cookware. I'm sure, we never have "
One of the employees said " Ask her if she bought it on TV " . Cashier says " Yes " The other employee says " Tell her, we are not The Shopping Channel "
Mitt the Schmitt Romney has stated that he would not re-new Baranke as the Fed Chair, if Mitt gets elected. Great, finding out your job is gone if you vote the wrong way.
Vote Democratic, Ed.
Republicans in Pa. voted to change election law. you must present photo I.D. to register to vote. Therefore, people such as Nancy .... who have voted before will be ineligible, this time. Nancy was the cover girl for this story on PRI last night.
Analysis showed 1 million people will be unable to vote. The largest percentage are poor to lower middle class. This segment would vote predominately, Democrat.
I've always felt the poor, coloured and disadvantaged should vote Democrat. They don't, see what I know about politics.
They found body parts, west of the city in Mississauga. The foot was sent to Forensics in T.O.. The foot belongs to a woman. Why ? The toe nails were painted yellowy orange. Now guys, this is sexist, we like yellow on our nails, right.
Weather warming up and humid. Lawn looks like the jungle. I raised the lawn mower four weeks ago, to try and save the grass from being too short. Now, it needs cutting twice a week. I figure tho', the longer grass will re-cover faster from the drought. Send out roots etc. Thats the theory anyway.
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Changing Underwear...
The expression goes " as often as changing underwear ". Well, daily of course, however, I don't recall throwing out a pair of underwear in 41 days. Forty-one , you say, the length of time Evelyn Lozada was married to Brad Johnson ( ex- Dolphin ),never heard of either ( recall I'm not on Facebook, not linked in, as they say).
Hard-wired, I'm sure its my new nickname, went out again and 1 fish, yep just enough to get me to come back. Pleasant morning.
I fish close to home. I'm usually, within three minutes of home port. The reasoning goes like this.
I watch as boats come to fish our stretch of the river. They generally come from the south, meaning the lake. These guys are running ten to twenty minutes to get to us.
Now, should I run 10 to 20 minutes to get to their place. Nope.
As in the buy local movement, I fish local.
The foreigners probably catch more fish than I do ( this is a common refrain in many countries, the other guy is depleting the fish stocks ).
My neighbour who wholesales boats to dealers, most likely sold mine to the fishing store where I bought my Stratos.
He figures my boat is overkill, 75 HP and 18 ft able to run at 40MPH. The Stratos can cruise at 34 MPH and this is gas efficient speed ( probably, 5-6 miles per gallon ).
He figures that I could get by with a lot less. Tough, love my boat. The greatest fishing platform you could ask for.
When buying the Stratos, I priced the boat I wanted w/ upgrades. 16 ft and 40 HP 4-stroke, live well, trolling motor. The price came within $ 1000 of the Stratos.
We're talking aluminum boat - bare bones.
no contest. But its overkill.
So Stratos stays close to home. Now where are all those fish the foreigners seem to find.
My neighbour here in Scarberia, knows Rice L very well. He had never fished the river. He was amazed at how comfortable it was fishing the Otonabee. You're almost always able to hide from the wind ( fisherman's greatest bugaboo, wind ) and the assortment of fish in a small area convinced him its the place to fish.
Nice, being right occasionally. Sort of a sporadic reward, huh.
Weather is warming up and is humid. rain is threatening. Everything here is growing again, maybe too much. Whine, moan, whine.
Hard-wired, I'm sure its my new nickname, went out again and 1 fish, yep just enough to get me to come back. Pleasant morning.
I fish close to home. I'm usually, within three minutes of home port. The reasoning goes like this.
I watch as boats come to fish our stretch of the river. They generally come from the south, meaning the lake. These guys are running ten to twenty minutes to get to us.
Now, should I run 10 to 20 minutes to get to their place. Nope.
As in the buy local movement, I fish local.
The foreigners probably catch more fish than I do ( this is a common refrain in many countries, the other guy is depleting the fish stocks ).
My neighbour who wholesales boats to dealers, most likely sold mine to the fishing store where I bought my Stratos.
He figures my boat is overkill, 75 HP and 18 ft able to run at 40MPH. The Stratos can cruise at 34 MPH and this is gas efficient speed ( probably, 5-6 miles per gallon ).
He figures that I could get by with a lot less. Tough, love my boat. The greatest fishing platform you could ask for.
When buying the Stratos, I priced the boat I wanted w/ upgrades. 16 ft and 40 HP 4-stroke, live well, trolling motor. The price came within $ 1000 of the Stratos.
We're talking aluminum boat - bare bones.
no contest. But its overkill.
So Stratos stays close to home. Now where are all those fish the foreigners seem to find.
My neighbour here in Scarberia, knows Rice L very well. He had never fished the river. He was amazed at how comfortable it was fishing the Otonabee. You're almost always able to hide from the wind ( fisherman's greatest bugaboo, wind ) and the assortment of fish in a small area convinced him its the place to fish.
Nice, being right occasionally. Sort of a sporadic reward, huh.
Weather is warming up and is humid. rain is threatening. Everything here is growing again, maybe too much. Whine, moan, whine.
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
from the Deck of QMH
Out on the deck again, trying to connect to the internet. I'm using a 3.5 g dial up thumb drive, from Rogers ( think of robber barons and thats Rogers and Bell, these two run the internet in Canada ).
Double-double : a Canadian expression meaning 2 sugars and 2 creams. this expression appeared on a quiz between 2 broadcasters, one from Canada and one from CBS. The American didn't get the expression.
Now, there is a separate meaning for double - double. Our major purveyor of coffee and donuts, the ubiquitous Tim Hortons Donuts has experimented w/ improved customer wait times at the drive through. At most Tims, it is the norm for line ups at drive-thru to be around the block.
In an effort to deal w/ this, Tims is creating two lines ' coffee only ' and ' coffee plus '. Apparently, this will give the illusion of faster drive-thru. Experts say that this system cannot speed up wait times.
But customers value their time at drive thru differently than if standing in line. Random surveys show that customers rate their time at $ 40 an hour.
America beat us at gold medals by a whopping amount ( Canada got 1 ). And the whopping continues. In 13 American states, 30 % of the population is obese ( up from 9, 4 yrs ago ).
In Vancouver, B.C. Canada, a questionnaire showed that teens could find a drug dealer in ten minutes. This is of course, about the wait time at Tim Hortons drive-thru.
A Muslim mosque was was blown up somewhere in Africa, I think, by Hindus, for the second time. Now, if the Hindus go to war can the Buddhists be far behind. the Christians had the Crusades, the Muslims have Jihad and now the Hindus. There are Buddhist martial arts sects that often fight amongst themselves. The problem is that that Buddhist symbol, the chubby guy looks so roly-poly, how do you envision him going after the enemy. Kinda squash him to death ?
Weather is cloudy, cool and a little damp but comfortable.
Oh yeah 1 fish and one jumped off. hard wired for sure
Double-double : a Canadian expression meaning 2 sugars and 2 creams. this expression appeared on a quiz between 2 broadcasters, one from Canada and one from CBS. The American didn't get the expression.
Now, there is a separate meaning for double - double. Our major purveyor of coffee and donuts, the ubiquitous Tim Hortons Donuts has experimented w/ improved customer wait times at the drive through. At most Tims, it is the norm for line ups at drive-thru to be around the block.
In an effort to deal w/ this, Tims is creating two lines ' coffee only ' and ' coffee plus '. Apparently, this will give the illusion of faster drive-thru. Experts say that this system cannot speed up wait times.
But customers value their time at drive thru differently than if standing in line. Random surveys show that customers rate their time at $ 40 an hour.
America beat us at gold medals by a whopping amount ( Canada got 1 ). And the whopping continues. In 13 American states, 30 % of the population is obese ( up from 9, 4 yrs ago ).
In Vancouver, B.C. Canada, a questionnaire showed that teens could find a drug dealer in ten minutes. This is of course, about the wait time at Tim Hortons drive-thru.
A Muslim mosque was was blown up somewhere in Africa, I think, by Hindus, for the second time. Now, if the Hindus go to war can the Buddhists be far behind. the Christians had the Crusades, the Muslims have Jihad and now the Hindus. There are Buddhist martial arts sects that often fight amongst themselves. The problem is that that Buddhist symbol, the chubby guy looks so roly-poly, how do you envision him going after the enemy. Kinda squash him to death ?
Weather is cloudy, cool and a little damp but comfortable.
Oh yeah 1 fish and one jumped off. hard wired for sure
Monday, 13 August 2012
On Sleeping in
A slow day going on here. got out late to the squid jigging ground ( Newfie expression ).
Sunday, the Arts and Entertainment segment on CBC had a Willpower theme. What is the origin of willpower biologically and genetically. This topic also included the internet and tech devices.
Apparently, we are hard wired to keep trying.
Your survival might have depended on that next attempt.
Even though, computers and their ilk are frustrating ( internet too ! ) we are mesmerized by the electronics as we keep trying. The carrot so to speak is a well known phenomena in psychology. to promote organisms to keep trying, a sporadic reward system is always the best lure. You occasionally, get a real wow, that next text, that life changing message or a wonderful find on Google.
Now, I'm thinking while listening, occasional reward, eh. Sounds like my fishing. Keep tossing and retrieving .. and of course, sporadically, a fish. This AM, 2 h and one fish... am I going out again, yes, I'm hard wired genetically.
Others could read this behaviour as stupidity or bull-headedness, a mania.
But I am buoyed by Prof McGonagle and her assertion that my fishing is biologically normal, well she didn't actually use fishing in her explanation , but hey, if the shoe fits.
I'm starting to worry, the marine railway is so smooth, I mean it glides, it goes so easily, the Scrotting principle of life is just waiting.
What is the Scrotting principle ? As explained to me by a life long friend. Your crossing the street, you get hit by a vehicle,
the Volkswagon beetle takes you out at the knees instead of the dump truck that would have killed you instantly. Things are going well and you're just waiting for for the next shoe to fall.
This kind of thinking is pretty bleak but boy does it apply. To wit, which bolt is the one that won't turn ? The last one, and the others came out so nice. See. Everyone knows this phenomena.
back to willpower. your willpower is weakest if you're tired or your thoughts are scattered. Prof. McGonagle suggested being well rested or napping even. I really like this prof. She also suggested that ten minutes of meditation can re-focus your day.
Sunday, the Arts and Entertainment segment on CBC had a Willpower theme. What is the origin of willpower biologically and genetically. This topic also included the internet and tech devices.
Apparently, we are hard wired to keep trying.
Your survival might have depended on that next attempt.
Even though, computers and their ilk are frustrating ( internet too ! ) we are mesmerized by the electronics as we keep trying. The carrot so to speak is a well known phenomena in psychology. to promote organisms to keep trying, a sporadic reward system is always the best lure. You occasionally, get a real wow, that next text, that life changing message or a wonderful find on Google.
Now, I'm thinking while listening, occasional reward, eh. Sounds like my fishing. Keep tossing and retrieving .. and of course, sporadically, a fish. This AM, 2 h and one fish... am I going out again, yes, I'm hard wired genetically.
Others could read this behaviour as stupidity or bull-headedness, a mania.
But I am buoyed by Prof McGonagle and her assertion that my fishing is biologically normal, well she didn't actually use fishing in her explanation , but hey, if the shoe fits.
I'm starting to worry, the marine railway is so smooth, I mean it glides, it goes so easily, the Scrotting principle of life is just waiting.
What is the Scrotting principle ? As explained to me by a life long friend. Your crossing the street, you get hit by a vehicle,
the Volkswagon beetle takes you out at the knees instead of the dump truck that would have killed you instantly. Things are going well and you're just waiting for for the next shoe to fall.
This kind of thinking is pretty bleak but boy does it apply. To wit, which bolt is the one that won't turn ? The last one, and the others came out so nice. See. Everyone knows this phenomena.
back to willpower. your willpower is weakest if you're tired or your thoughts are scattered. Prof. McGonagle suggested being well rested or napping even. I really like this prof. She also suggested that ten minutes of meditation can re-focus your day.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
have you seen the muffin man...
... and other mixed items.
To-day is a muffin day. Raisin bran muffins. the recipe comes off the bag for Rogers Whole Bran. slightly modified by moi. To wit, the oil is canola and the flour is whole wheat ( this might make the muffins denser v. white flour, good or bad ) and Splenda brown sugar v. reg. brown sugar. I insist on real vanilla not the artificial kind ( alcohol and some ester + brown dye #2 ).
This baking day, is my proof that I'm retired and can do anything I want. This ritual has been dwarfed by the QMH runs which REALLY prove that I have time to burn, oh well this tasted much better.
In Fla, last year, I couldn't find whole bran. Bran cereal which I've used before, bran muffin mix ( read artificial everything ) and flax meal ( its not even close ). I wonder what the penalty for smuggling bran across the border is ?
Back to muffin day. Two muffins are plain, b/c someone doesn't eat raisins. The rest are the real thing. Warm muffins is definitely proof of something.
Olympic foofor-rah. Canada had a bronze ,then it didn't have a bronze in the mens 4 x 100.
We stepped on the lane line, foul.
I've been noticing Google, my home page has had an Olympic theme picture for two weeks.
Each day a different venue or sport is shown. None have the Olympic flame which is fitting b/c apparently unless you're in the Olympic stadium you can't see the flame.
movie reviews. I goofed. I Borrowed ' Lions for Lambs ' again. This is a tri- focus story circa 2006, concerning the Mid-East conflict ( in the movie they can't even agree what to call it )esp. Afghanistan.
A political science prof ( Robert Redford )is having a heart to heart repurposing session w/ a disgruntled student.
A senator( Tom Cruise, ideal role for him, slick, over-blown smile etc. ) has arranged a face to face , very open interview w/ a veteran reporter ( Meryl Streep ). Interlaced w/ these shots are real shots as two former students of the prof are in Afghanistan and in a world of hurt.
You watch LfL and go ,creepers, this is deja vu - all over again. They could let the senator give the same talk to-day and except for his tie, you'd hardly noticed the difference.
We have a cool day here, dampish but bluer sky. This is late spring type weather for us.
OK Muffin time
To-day is a muffin day. Raisin bran muffins. the recipe comes off the bag for Rogers Whole Bran. slightly modified by moi. To wit, the oil is canola and the flour is whole wheat ( this might make the muffins denser v. white flour, good or bad ) and Splenda brown sugar v. reg. brown sugar. I insist on real vanilla not the artificial kind ( alcohol and some ester + brown dye #2 ).
This baking day, is my proof that I'm retired and can do anything I want. This ritual has been dwarfed by the QMH runs which REALLY prove that I have time to burn, oh well this tasted much better.
In Fla, last year, I couldn't find whole bran. Bran cereal which I've used before, bran muffin mix ( read artificial everything ) and flax meal ( its not even close ). I wonder what the penalty for smuggling bran across the border is ?
Back to muffin day. Two muffins are plain, b/c someone doesn't eat raisins. The rest are the real thing. Warm muffins is definitely proof of something.
Olympic foofor-rah. Canada had a bronze ,then it didn't have a bronze in the mens 4 x 100.
We stepped on the lane line, foul.
I've been noticing Google, my home page has had an Olympic theme picture for two weeks.
Each day a different venue or sport is shown. None have the Olympic flame which is fitting b/c apparently unless you're in the Olympic stadium you can't see the flame.
movie reviews. I goofed. I Borrowed ' Lions for Lambs ' again. This is a tri- focus story circa 2006, concerning the Mid-East conflict ( in the movie they can't even agree what to call it )esp. Afghanistan.
A political science prof ( Robert Redford )is having a heart to heart repurposing session w/ a disgruntled student.
A senator( Tom Cruise, ideal role for him, slick, over-blown smile etc. ) has arranged a face to face , very open interview w/ a veteran reporter ( Meryl Streep ). Interlaced w/ these shots are real shots as two former students of the prof are in Afghanistan and in a world of hurt.
You watch LfL and go ,creepers, this is deja vu - all over again. They could let the senator give the same talk to-day and except for his tie, you'd hardly noticed the difference.
We have a cool day here, dampish but bluer sky. This is late spring type weather for us.
OK Muffin time
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