Tuesday, 30 November 2021

the Cyber Blog

Flash Sale ! Your last chance to save on words

Yeah ! like there was a hope

Blather unlimited..... and proud of it

Our arms are a little tender but M might have a reaction to the shot - chills etc. Soup time for sure, today
Rest and hydrate
Me too, if I'm smart
 

Monday, 29 November 2021

" Silvermane '

 is a character in a SciFi or alternately, Fantasy. BUT

There is Sarah Silverman. Irreverent and feisty might cover her schtick however she is different.
Her comment on Christmas, ' all the best Xmas songs are by Jewish writers ' , we grew up w/ a Hannukah ' bush ' so that we wouldn't feel so left out at Christmas. I think she makes me re- evaluate what comedy can be. 

Snow on the ground b/c it is cold out there. We are talking 26 maybe going to 32 but it will be tight. Sun is out thus melting is possible today.Blue sky through the trees. The paper landed 10 ft from the porch < in a baggie >. I know that this isn't horseshoes BUT hey  dude ' a little closer ! 

A day of sun, we got our third Vax today. Thus, in 2 weeks our CV 19 protection is up-to-date. We can party all night and party all day - yea, if we don't fall asleep, first. Which is really the best likelihood, always the best possibility.

Let us see. Well, the homemade bread sitution. We have almost finished that ' practice loaf '. Granted - not the best or second or third or ....... mayyyyybbbbbeee, 6 th place. Edible and fresh tasting - not memorable. 
Actually, to quote, Nigel Starling in ' the Ghost and the Darkness ', " the struggle is the glory "
He was trying to convert non - believers and I was trying to convert flour to ' mannah ' or somesuch.
Knew it - shoulda gone for the wine from water

Sunday, 28 November 2021

Apparently

 snow falls in Ontario. Yes, we are white. A layer of snow is now warming the gorund b/c the air temperature is 28 F plus a wind chill b/c you can hear the wind

How do you spell ' FIASCO ' - well fiasco
NO

NO   bread. I'v been saying ' bake bread ' and yesterday, was it. On YouTube, I watched ' never buy bread again - make it ! ' E Z PZ recipe. One bowl and 45 minutes.
Right. Everything gets measured - OK
Then. Add hot water, oil to the dry. Mix well.
A ball of dough forms. Ah, but was the water too hot < kills yeast cells >. 
Time for the rising of the dough. 20 minutes. Nope, nada. Read some articles. Rising can take 2 hrs. Yes, hours. So, wait. Wait. Wait.
Oh - did the dough get bigger ? Huh ? Maybe.
Knead again and let rise. The riginal recipe calls for 10 - 20 minutes. It takes at least 40.
Good. Pop in oven for 20 minutes. Of course, it doesn't work. Thus, another 45 minutes later - a ' creature ' resembling bread emerges.

The loaf was smalish but tasty.

Egad. 4 1/2 hrs all in. They built Giza in less time

Chalk it up to - life......... experience and CHEAP
Cheap ? An article that I read emphasized. Try bread. Make mistakes and keep going. Its only flour. You have a bag. Thank you - Mister ????? but thank you

Saturday, 27 November 2021

What Am I doing here ?

 or

I'm in Walmart on Black Friday - HELP !

I drove M to the doctor yesterday. The plaza shares the parking lot w/ the Medical Suites building. The closest mall entrance was, yes, Walmart. The situation was normal until I saw the people' s eyes. Frenzy.

Definitely, frenzy.

I escaped and sat in the car. I jotted some notes while safely harboured in the Subaru.
life in the wire - is a Google Doc now. Ramblings really

And how different from this blog

Likely not. Alternately, how could it be

Alright, Football crazy day ' day after Thanksgiving ' get together. Kentucky Fried Rat was the mains, supplemented w/ macaroni salad and coleslaw. A slew of desserts, primarily cake, b/c the host is a hope to be diabetic.
Fair. A pleasant afternoon. The talk was banter and never serious ecept when it turned to hockey b/c this is Canada afterall.

And while trunk diving - in Denis s car boot, I got a Team Finland hockey sweater < slightly dented > that reads, of course, " SUOMI " Always wanted one

Friday, 26 November 2021

' Time After Time

 ... I tell myself that I

am so lucky to be loving you ' ala Margaret Whiting circa 1940

OR Cyndi Lauper ' Lying in my room ...... and think of you '

'Flash back warm nights ......

Suitcases of memories ...... '

A fall day in all its glory -cool to cold, dampness in the air. A suppressed day, waiting on...... 

The annual Football after Thanksgiving Day gathering, occurred. A big success.It turned out that, it was also a high school re - union as well.
We ate Kentucky Fried Rat and pizza plus a wide selection of desserts.
All healthy and nutritious - ahem.


Thursday, 25 November 2021

" I Met a Girl ....

....who sang the blues
and I asked her for some happy news
but she said the music wouldn't play "  D McLean

I was ' blew ' myself

I blew leaves out of the gutters, yesterday aft. < cute segue, eh ! >

Actually, based on other experiences, I anticipated a failed attempt. Surprise !
Easily a 9.5 / 10 job. There were stray dribbles of leaves but not packed in gobs < as I've seen previous >. I celebrated w/ a Carling Ice 5.5 %
  beer. AND pizza, leftovers. Dynamic.

Of course, I'm < overly > proud of my ' system ' to de - leaf the gutters from the ground < OK, I need the step ladder for most parts, b/c I'm too short >
However, the betting says that a 2 ft fall beats a 14 ft fall every time.
Truth to tell, my tape jobs on the lower hoses was a poor try - 3 times the air blasted the hoses apart. I have a 'Echo ' brand leaf blower and a ' Stihl ' brand pipe assembly. Those two are cylindrical but the have slightly different contours, hence the tape.
We surmise that we need a) better tape
b) better tape - er person
c) or both
But we are stuck w/ what we got

Also, it was " apple cake " day.     Naturally, the ' more apples than cake '  is / has become a regular feature here.
And it passed the ' the proof is in the pudding ' test. Voila !


Wednesday, 24 November 2021

' All Over but the Shouting

 .... we are de - leafed. Official

W/ full gutters as well

Sun is the day s featurew/ a cold wind - not cool, cold and damp