May 28 2004
Once again, Martine and I are late with the monthly Monkey. Our apologies!
The theme for the May Monkey is: When we are not ourselves: describe a time when you were “out of character.”
It could be a time when you stuck your neck out farther than you thought you would dare, or a time when [...]
May 26 2004
Here’s a quick and easy alternative to the various pre-packaged veggie burgers on the market. And it’s all natural.
Simply take a big, flat portabella mushroom, give it the special blork treatment, and grill it. A good sized portabella is as big as a beef or a Boca burger, and is a whole lot juicier. No [...]
May 24 2004
We have a few apple trees in the yard. They’re not very big, and I don’t think they produce edible fruit, but it’s nice to know there are trees around to help the neighbourhood breathe and to make the wonderful swishy sound you hear on quiet nights when the windows are open and the only [...]
May 21 2004
Hey cool cats, check out the Montreal concert lineup for this hot and heavy summer 1975!
Aerosmith
Deep Purple
The Moody Blues
Rush
Thin Lizzy
Trooper
Wow! Far out! Get down!Except… there seems to be a bit of a mixup on the date. Hey wait a minute — that’s the lineup for summer 2004.
Whoa. That’s different.
May 19 2004
We had leftovers from the baked salmon we served at a small Sunday brunch in honour of M’s birthday last weekend, so I made some salmon chowder. I didn’t really follow a recipe, as chowders (like many soups) are basically quite simple and straightforward and the ingredients are as variable as you want them to [...]
May 18 2004
(Trailer, new window…)
Incidently, “incredible” and “amazing” are not synonymous. Or at least they shouldn’t be.
Incredible
\In*cred”i*ble\, a. [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely.
May 18 2004
I was in Winners during my lunch break today. Just looking of course. Not that I’d actually buy anything from there. Huh!
Anyway, I was in line at the cash and the woman in front of me plunked a printed dress down, pointed out an inky smudge on the fabric, and demanded a discount from the [...]
