The news say that it could be the beginning of a flu pandemic as there are cases in Mexico and two southern border states. I sure hope this is not going to be a serious threat. The news keeps warning about bird flu and keeps killing poultry stocks as it pops up now and again. The problem with this swine flu is they think it transfers from human to human and has killed people already. It also has too many cases to be confined to Mexico so they say.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/24/f-fluprep.html
We did not handle the SARS outbreak very well, I hope we learned something from that. I think I still have some of the special masks from that fiasco.
I will be watching the news, and hope this dies down soon.
2009-04-24
2009-04-08
2009-03-12
Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston ...
... on the cable network AMC. Is anyone watching this? I have seen two episodes so far and I am hooked.
" Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher with a handicapped teenage son (RJ Mitte) and pregnant wife (Anna Gunn). When the already tense White is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he breaks down and turns to a life of crime, setting up a meth lab with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in a desire to secure his family's future financial security."
I often wonder if in the same situation whether I would do something like this for money given dire circumstances. It is not like they can do anything to you as you are terminal anyway and by the time you get to trial you will already be dead or too sick already.
" Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher with a handicapped teenage son (RJ Mitte) and pregnant wife (Anna Gunn). When the already tense White is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he breaks down and turns to a life of crime, setting up a meth lab with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in a desire to secure his family's future financial security."
I often wonder if in the same situation whether I would do something like this for money given dire circumstances. It is not like they can do anything to you as you are terminal anyway and by the time you get to trial you will already be dead or too sick already.
2009-02-28
my first attempts with my food dehydrator
I bought a Mr. Coffee "The Food Dehydrator" model FD5 awhile back for about 7$ at the Goodwill and tried it out a few weeks ago. The motor was seized so I took it apart and cleaned and lubricated. It was a fairly simple job to do this. It is a clean machine that looks almost unused. I tried it out on some celery leaves and it worked great.
This week I ran into some tomatoes on the reduced rack, 99 cents for about 2 kilos, and lots of peppers so I decided to take the plunge. It took a couple of days of drying but I ended up with a very small bag of dried green peppers which were about 25 cents each, and about 80 grams of dried tomatoes.
I have now to find recipes for sun dried tomatoes.
I use a mandolin slicer and it would be next to impossible to get the consistent slices of tomatoes without this device. It takes no time at all to slice a tomato into almost perfect slices.
I think I will try this again if I run across surplus veggies, the time involved is not that great, other than the waiting, and the stored veggies should last awhile in storage.
This week I ran into some tomatoes on the reduced rack, 99 cents for about 2 kilos, and lots of peppers so I decided to take the plunge. It took a couple of days of drying but I ended up with a very small bag of dried green peppers which were about 25 cents each, and about 80 grams of dried tomatoes.
I have now to find recipes for sun dried tomatoes.
I use a mandolin slicer and it would be next to impossible to get the consistent slices of tomatoes without this device. It takes no time at all to slice a tomato into almost perfect slices.
I think I will try this again if I run across surplus veggies, the time involved is not that great, other than the waiting, and the stored veggies should last awhile in storage.
2009-02-05
Just what I need, a portable shopping cart washer
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/11/12/however-do-you-cope.html
I am too lazy to post the picture so you can go to the link to take a look. It is a portable cabinet on wheels like a mini car wash for those skuzzy shopping carts that have diaper residue in the kiddies' seat and have crushed produce and meat juices in the main part that have been marinating in the sun, that you have to put your food into. I wonder if they have a model that has larger wheels that I can tow behind my car?
I have heard that the handle of shopping carts are dirtier than a toilet seat.
They also have a similar system for dogs. Any dog I know would freek out being loaded into one of these things.
http://www.medcoequipment.com/dog-washers.html
I am too lazy to post the picture so you can go to the link to take a look. It is a portable cabinet on wheels like a mini car wash for those skuzzy shopping carts that have diaper residue in the kiddies' seat and have crushed produce and meat juices in the main part that have been marinating in the sun, that you have to put your food into. I wonder if they have a model that has larger wheels that I can tow behind my car?
I have heard that the handle of shopping carts are dirtier than a toilet seat.
They also have a similar system for dogs. Any dog I know would freek out being loaded into one of these things.
http://www.medcoequipment.com/dog-washers.html
2009-01-16
Another twist on the Nigerian scam
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1116067/Postman-loses-130-000-savings-Nigerian-internet-scam-duped-friend-met-MySpace.html
Another twist on the Nigerian Scam, posing as a friend and then becoming needy. The chic was not even a chic. I actually met a guy who was bragging about his "girlfriend" who he was sending money to so that she could come over to Canada. At least she appeared to be a real woman.
The internet allows all kinds of scammers into your house and life.
Another twist on the Nigerian Scam, posing as a friend and then becoming needy. The chic was not even a chic. I actually met a guy who was bragging about his "girlfriend" who he was sending money to so that she could come over to Canada. At least she appeared to be a real woman.
The internet allows all kinds of scammers into your house and life.
2008-12-21
Detroit crooks re-offend to keep warm and fed.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfIL9SUCCvX4HzX6MEH8FEjowJQgD956QEVG0
Unemployment in Detroit is approaching 21% and there is a story about prison inmates are re-offending to get back into prison where they have food, shelter and health care. Sounds like at least Detroit is suffering a depression. To be fair, Detroit has its own unique set of problems dating back decades.
Unemployment in Detroit is approaching 21% and there is a story about prison inmates are re-offending to get back into prison where they have food, shelter and health care. Sounds like at least Detroit is suffering a depression. To be fair, Detroit has its own unique set of problems dating back decades.
2008-06-07
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2008-06-03
2008-05-27
Don't you hate it when they do this on TV (Not for squimish)
So I'm watching Criminal Minds season opener, missed the first half so these two brothers are hunting people in the woods with hunting bows. Two women are being chased, woman 1 gets killed, woman 2 jumps out of the bushes with a knife, stabs the brother 1, who drops his bow. woman 2 turns and runs off leaving woman 1 dead, brother 1 mortally wounded and bow and arrows on the ground.
Brother 2 comes and finds brother 1 still alive and mortally wounded and goes off to hunt woman 2. Woman two is yelling somewhere so he follows her voice. Woman 2 climbs tree and jumps brother 2, stabs him and he is on the ground temporarily incapacitated and she turns and runs off again leaving brother two and bows and arrows ( second opportunity to arm oneself and disarm pursuer). Of course brother 2 revives, picks up bow and arrow and continues chase, only to be interrupted by the Criminal Minds team in the nick of time who shoot brother 2.
This always seems to happen. I would hope my first instinct would be to grab the weapon, whatever it was and take it and if possible finish off my pursuer. This woman had two opportunities to arm herself with the bow and arrows and chose to turn and run off. It seems to be a flaw in writers as they always do this to to the point it is predictable and annoys me.
Brother 2 comes and finds brother 1 still alive and mortally wounded and goes off to hunt woman 2. Woman two is yelling somewhere so he follows her voice. Woman 2 climbs tree and jumps brother 2, stabs him and he is on the ground temporarily incapacitated and she turns and runs off again leaving brother two and bows and arrows ( second opportunity to arm oneself and disarm pursuer). Of course brother 2 revives, picks up bow and arrow and continues chase, only to be interrupted by the Criminal Minds team in the nick of time who shoot brother 2.
This always seems to happen. I would hope my first instinct would be to grab the weapon, whatever it was and take it and if possible finish off my pursuer. This woman had two opportunities to arm herself with the bow and arrows and chose to turn and run off. It seems to be a flaw in writers as they always do this to to the point it is predictable and annoys me.
2008-05-01
Goodbye, mum, I love you.
On May 9th I will bury my mother. She died earlier this year and the burial is delayed until spring, so it was decided to bury her on her birthday, which seems fitting somehow. With many bumps along the way she managed to survive to an old age many of us aspire to. With bouts of ill health, a world war, immigration to a new country and the death of her husband she always found strength to continue. Unfortunately battling the tides of time and the natural cycles of birth and death overtook her eventually.
My mother was described as such a nice woman, which she was. She was unselfish to a fault, and unfortunately sometimes taken advantage of because of her generosity. She loved her family and was not sometimes fully appreciated by them. In her later years as her health deteriorated and I had to take care of her more and more, I became good friends and came to appreciate her more. I miss her so much now, I lost a good friend as well as a loving mother. Goodbye, mum, I love you.
My mother was described as such a nice woman, which she was. She was unselfish to a fault, and unfortunately sometimes taken advantage of because of her generosity. She loved her family and was not sometimes fully appreciated by them. In her later years as her health deteriorated and I had to take care of her more and more, I became good friends and came to appreciate her more. I miss her so much now, I lost a good friend as well as a loving mother. Goodbye, mum, I love you.
Canada raises age of sexual consent to 16 from 14 today May 1, 2008
Today Canada raised the age of sexual consent to 16 for 14 where it has been since 1892.
This legislation will not affect me as I have no daughters under 16 and have no inclination to have sex with anyone of that age bracket. I say daughters because the predation of women on teenage boys seems to go unpunished or taken less seriously.
Having said that if the raison d'etre of the legislation is to stop internet luring then make that illegal instead of this obtuse way. If you think this will stop your daughters from having sex you are sorely mistaken. A 15 year old can still have sex with a 19 year old, so you cannot put your daughter's boyfriend in jail, too bad. They can have all the sex they want as long as it is not with an old guy. Of course the first of these cases will be some 20 year old (guy) being charged for having sex with a 15 year old who with fake id and makeup was passing for an older woman.
Is this a big problem, 14 and 15 year olds having sex with men old enough to be their father? Making it illegal for anyone over 40 to have sex with anyone would probably just as effective.
What I find amazing in the political arena is that people applaud this type of legislation that is passed by the Conservatives yet continue to elect Liberal governments who would have never passed this legislation.
This legislation will not affect me as I have no daughters under 16 and have no inclination to have sex with anyone of that age bracket. I say daughters because the predation of women on teenage boys seems to go unpunished or taken less seriously.
Having said that if the raison d'etre of the legislation is to stop internet luring then make that illegal instead of this obtuse way. If you think this will stop your daughters from having sex you are sorely mistaken. A 15 year old can still have sex with a 19 year old, so you cannot put your daughter's boyfriend in jail, too bad. They can have all the sex they want as long as it is not with an old guy. Of course the first of these cases will be some 20 year old (guy) being charged for having sex with a 15 year old who with fake id and makeup was passing for an older woman.
Is this a big problem, 14 and 15 year olds having sex with men old enough to be their father? Making it illegal for anyone over 40 to have sex with anyone would probably just as effective.
What I find amazing in the political arena is that people applaud this type of legislation that is passed by the Conservatives yet continue to elect Liberal governments who would have never passed this legislation.
2008-04-24
Mosquito youth repellent device hits Canada after success in Britain.
Mosquito youth repellent device hits Canada after success in Britain.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hyNLQr3uXCQrSIZYnT6ngxOB7jMw
The Mosquito teen repellant has come to Canada and sales are good. Apparently this machine gives out an ultrasonic buzz that only teens can hear. Civil rights activists complained about the store and mall owners clearing out the yobs hanging around by using this machine.
Orillia Downtown is using a similar device on the seagulls who invaded the downtown rooftops after being scared away from the Port of Orillia where they were a nuisance on the breakwater. They play a recorded message of a seagull in distress.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hyNLQr3uXCQrSIZYnT6ngxOB7jMw
The Mosquito teen repellant has come to Canada and sales are good. Apparently this machine gives out an ultrasonic buzz that only teens can hear. Civil rights activists complained about the store and mall owners clearing out the yobs hanging around by using this machine.
Orillia Downtown is using a similar device on the seagulls who invaded the downtown rooftops after being scared away from the Port of Orillia where they were a nuisance on the breakwater. They play a recorded message of a seagull in distress.
2008-03-25
2008-03-09
Sell your used electronics
http://www.secondrotation.com/
Sell your used electronics. Most of the listings they buy are fairly recent but the offers seem reasonable. Good for frequent updaters who do not want the hassle of Ebay selling.
Sell your used electronics. Most of the listings they buy are fairly recent but the offers seem reasonable. Good for frequent updaters who do not want the hassle of Ebay selling.
2008-02-03
I can't believe no one knows who this little girl is
left in a stairwell to possible freeze, and I heard had signs of possible physical abuse about the head.
There are few clues and no tips as to the identity.
http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/01/31/4803655-sun.html
Updated Feb. 3, 2008. The little girl is named Angelica-Leslie but there is still no clue or tips as to her identity. I saw her on the Buffalo TV news too.
2008-01-10
Tata Nano the $2500 car unvieled
That's right, $2500. But you cannot find it in Canada, it is being released today in India.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2008/01/indias_new_car.html
Would I drive one of these? It would be great for scooting around town. It appears too slow for the highway.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2008/01/indias_new_car.html
Would I drive one of these? It would be great for scooting around town. It appears too slow for the highway.
2007-12-13
What happened to Christmas?
What happened to Christmas? Christians are throwing a birthday party but they are not invited. In order not to ""offend"" non-christians the holiday has turned secular. No longer content with a bag of nuts, and orange, a rag doll or when you got older, a bike! Obligatory gifts have turned Christmas into Giftmas or Gimme-mas.
What happened to Christmas, I don't know, I have grown older and the society around me has changed. Maybe the Christmas I remember really never was, seen through a child's eyes everything is different, only the memories how I saw it then remain.
Merry Christmas anyway, no matter how you celebrate it. (Uh, I want a Wii, a flat screen TV, a PVR (Tivo to you Americans) and a laptop. However a Merry Christmas in return would be o.k. too.)
What happened to Christmas, I don't know, I have grown older and the society around me has changed. Maybe the Christmas I remember really never was, seen through a child's eyes everything is different, only the memories how I saw it then remain.
Merry Christmas anyway, no matter how you celebrate it. (Uh, I want a Wii, a flat screen TV, a PVR (Tivo to you Americans) and a laptop. However a Merry Christmas in return would be o.k. too.)
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