The Blork Blog

I present a few recent meals. I spent the weekend at a Swiss-style chalet near Mont-Tremblant with three other bloggers. Mercifully, the word “blog” was not uttered, and despite the presence of three laptops, only one dial-up event occurred, and it was brief. Ah, the country. Despite the rain, we fired up the BBQ and [...]

Fat Americans Sue Fast Food Firms… On the one hand, this is just retarded. Like you didn’t know that crap was fattening? This brings the insanity of Litigation, American Style to new heights. Jeziz, people, take some responsibility for your own actions! On the other hand, go fatties go! Stick to the fast-food man!

(© 2002 Aislin) I’m really ashamed to admit how much I can relate to this…

» If you’re riding your bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street, and I’m riding my bicycle the right way up that street, it’s your ass that has to shove over. The price of riding against traffic is the loss of your right of way. Get used to it. » The louder the bass [...]

Don’t plan a picnic for February 1, 2019.

I wake up in a strange room–a large open area with yellow light streaming through tall greasy windows. It’s an industrial space, huge, at least 10,000 square feet. I appear to live there, as I’m in bed, in one corner of this large loft-like space. I don’t realize the vastness at first because the bed [...]

I’ve had scampi (langoustines) a few times before, in restaurants, but the last time they were very overcooked and dry. Since then I’ve lost my desire for them. But the other day I found them on sale (frozen) at Provigo, so I bought a small bag, not knowing what I would do with them.Yesterday, I [...]