The Blork Blog

I don’t usually link to things that are easily found at the top of the blogdex or popdex lists, but this item from the SmokingGun.com is just too rich to pass up. It’s an interview with California Governor-hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger that was published in the naughty magazine Oui back in 1977. In it, Ahhnold talks [...]

Remember my rant about Dunkin’ Donuts back in May? The latest development is that the depanneur chain Couche-Tard has bought up all the Dunkin’ Donuts franchises in Quebec. They plan to revamp them and to change the menu so it appeals more to local tastes. Hopefully they also plan to mop the floor occasionally.
Couche-Tard has [...]

Last weekend, after reaping the bounty of the Jean-Talon market, M and I decided to make a tasty little pasta dish that we had seen someone prepare on television a few days earlier. It uses fresh cherry tomatoes and heaps of fresh herbs for a delicious sun-soaked late summer delight.
For the fresh herbs, we used [...]

Berries!

It’s almost labour day, which means the markets are bursting with fresh produce. This is my favorite time of year for eating, even if I think about the mountains of locally grown and harvested corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, leeks, peppers, berries, and other fruits and vegetables that cram the stalls at the Atwater and Jean-Talon [...]

Kiss the cook!

A few people have noticed that I didn’t post any pictures of the kitchen in the new Chez M&B. The reason is that the pictures available to me at this point simply aren’t very impressive. The kitchen itself is nice — quite big, with room for a dinette. Unfortunately it does not have [...]

Here is a sneak peek at what will be the new chez M&B (assuming the building inspections go well).

Yowser!

This is the master bedroom. Check out that fireplace! Note that the bed in the picture is king size. Our queen-size bed will be dwarfed in there, so we might have to upgrade. The room is something [...]

As I sit here, a second offer to buy a house (in both my name and M’s) sits on a table for the owner’s consideration. The first offer was made yesterday, but unfortunately there is a competing offer from someone else. This isn’t just a duel between us and the owners, it’s a three-way between [...]