Withdrawl

Ha  you thought this title was about Syria.
Haven't blogged for 3 days. I survived.
Besides , coming up w/ all those pithy lead ins is hard.

Sitting here w/ ice on my big toe. I kicked the cleat on the dock while wearing wading boots not shoes and the toe is all bruised.

Fishing was poor. 1 bass every trip out but thats all. some panfish but very little in bragging fish.

Weather was cold Brrrrr cold. I refused to go out until the temperature hit 47 F. I was in still air most of the time , so the cold is less effective.
dressed warmly , and sitting in the sun soon removed all coverings except for a sweat shirt. no fish.

You know , I need to start carp fishing. Saw one yesterday , had to be 15 #. Back to french fries I guess.

Relatives come in this week end but it should be easy. They will visit friends and then try going to the nursing home for Mom. And they are staying at a Holiday Inn.

I know you didn't even miss me.

Oz.....

' Oz the Great and Powerful ' ..... not a wizard or fake or the country
Yesterday , in his debut for Arsenal of London in the English Premier league . Mehut Ozil or  ' the Oz the Great and Powerful 'was flying.
The English have a predilection for nicknames and short forms
My prediction is that the Jolly Ole s won't be long in calling him , exactly that.
The Arsenal of London are the longest serving team in the top tier of English football. Their perennial place is in the top four of the standings. However , it has been at least ten years since they won a trophy in England.
Renowned for sometimes very slick passing ,they also have a reputation for forgetting the basics. The Gunners are often faced w/ tight defenses and lose their way quickly in such games. Unfortunately , not many teams want to play fast and loose with the Gunners. That is typically a losing formula b/c when the Arsenal are playing fast and loose - look out.

As well , my other team in red , Alabama continues undefeated.

I've been cheering for  both teams for 50 years or so.

Weather is cool and fall - like. For us  , it means cool nights , dry and crisp days. We'll get heavy rains soon.

Wheelies

Yes , the TorStar did the week end , By the Numbers. This one is a nice data set.  On Ferris wheels.
The first Ferris wheel premiered at the Chicago Columbian Worlds Fair. It was a monster. Then. ( that was not in the article , we remember it from the CD book , ' Devil in the White City ' ) 

168        height in metres for the Las Vegas big wheel
30          m. higher than the London Eye
3            m. taller the the Singapore Flyer
1.6         million kilograms of steel for the LV High Roller
30          $ to ride the LV Hi Roller
190        m. - proposed height of the NYC wheel

see , a nice , by the numbers
Swimming the English Channel

1 341    swimmers that made the Channel crossing

And its a dieter's dream , 800 calories / hr to swim the channel.
800 cal is 8 1/2 slices of whole grain bread

Weather ;  Sunny , 54 F but going to warm up - slightly.
Definitely , fall.

Hey , the regular weekly game - yeah , haven't played in 5 weeks , happened last night. Got home at 1: 45 AM, rough this morning , getting up. Oh well , boys will be .... stupid.

9 / XIII

Tricky , lead in , as if not printing the number in regular fashion makes a difference.
Yesterday , it was Friday the XIII marathon day on Movietime station. Jason apparently starred all day

News : There was a flight this morning , #666 to HEL   Yepper , FinnAir flying from Copenhagen to Helsinki

There was a massive molasses spill in Hawaii . Deadly too , the molasses uses up all the oxygen. Everything died.

Weather : ov/cast and cool ,54 F , out there. Wind is up

Off to get a haircut. BACK home

There is a new owner at my barbershop , he's young and from the islands. Everything is changed , flat screen  TV, noisy - cell phones , TV and stereo going. I waited 1/2 hr and left.
I got a new barber in another plaza. He is my first Mario after 2 Tony s in a row.

Fry 'em

On ' Diners, Drive -ins and Dives ' ,  a show profiling Mom and Pop type eateries serving great food , twice hot dogs got featured. And both times , the wieners were deep fried and then grilled on a flat top. Wonder why these dogs taste great ?

On our way home from the States , we stopped at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls , Canada. We get out in the parkade and....... the car won't lock. The remote fobs don't work. Call home to the dealership ,try several things ... nope. 
We pay for parking and leave. Reach home and the dealership. Remotes both work - why ?
Answer : your car crossed an electromagnetic pulse from a sensor.
What !!!!!!
Apparently , people who park underground at their condo often get the same thing.
So , what do you do ?  Drive away and try your remote. Park somewhere else ?

Weather : rainy , sultry and cooling

I finished at Seneca casino , w/ a loss at craps but very small. Victory ????  Yeah , didn't get killed. had fun.

The gas fireplace story. No parts. Repairman off to Australia. Three weeks and .....   we try again. Everybody is doing their best , you think. I give up.
So , in the end didn't matter we were away. Didn't matter , repair guy goes away. Alright , should have got going earlier. Mea Culpa

Any Other Day

OK I cried a little this morning , 9 / 11 re-runs were on. I think its still reasonable to feel the sadness. However , there are  young ones who will not get the sadness , it is almost a generation past.
Something about time heals all wounds.
Hey , I might not be so weepy next year.

I've got the craps thing down to where I'm only losing 40 - 60 dollars a session. I think that we can call that progress.
This morning , 2 ladies and a guy were playing. The girls were laughing and downing their pinot. I thought why can't I have fun like that. The girls kept asking ' Do I have maximum odds on the bet '. These girls were betting my whole stack , at one time.
Oh well ,they'll go home w/  a story to tell.
So , will I . 
Theirs is better.

Weather ?   haven't a clue - looks sunny , supposed to be warm.
We'll head out shortly. The casino is cool and smokey. Noisy

This is M's birthday. For about 6 or 7 yrs after 2001 , we were waiting until the 12 th to celebrate. She got the casino this time.

Does It Matter

I'm playing craps for real and .... I'm losing. 
The casino compted us for rooms , so its OK

Weather is the tropics

The cafe has great deals. I ordered mini tacos and these guys were a deal. baby tortillas but the stuffings are copious. I enjoyed.

I had enough credits for a free hot dog. Free is good ... the hotdog was good . I'm good ... can't play craps for craps