Still here...
... though it’s been a while!

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Still here
Still here but not as often, though I should be.

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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3
Still here.

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Remembering on this day
Remembering and missing his Mom on the 21st anniversary of her passing due to lung cancer. Strange as it sounds he's still thankful the progression of it was quick, with her having gone to a specialist 13 days beforehand for her shortness of breath, went to a walk-in clinic 11 days beforehand because she was having difficulties breathing where she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure due to blood clots forming in her lungs and then when still feeling badly 9 days beforehand she was admitted to the hospital. During an appointment the day before she passed away between her, him and the doctor, the doctor relayed how they were to remove one of her lungs but the likelihood of her surviving more than a year or two past that were small. The next day, around 3 pm, her lungs began spasming because the tissue itself was being starved of blood because of the tumors formed around the blood vessels. The staff performed simple resuscitation but because she'd asked for a DNR when the simple stuff didn't work, they thankfully let her go.

Love you Mom. Miss you Mom. Still fighting the good fight, having taken after you in that, even whenever having fallen then a quick dusting off and getting back into it again just as you would.

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The Chittering Menace once again!
Beware the Chittering Menace!, I have said, down through the years. You're crazy!, they've said, they're so cute with their little hands and their bushy tails!

Uh-huh.

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1 of the 2 green peppers that were sprouted indoors from the last of the seeds from the green pepper that Diane gave me from her garden a couple of days before she was killed. I have a fair amount of D:NG seeds (Diane: Next Generation) saved from several years ago still.

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Pondering


A mug of tea while sitting on the deck, while it's still relatively cool outside, looking at the Randwulfgarten of the various kinds of hot peppers planted yesterday.

Yes, he remembered to put on pants though he was about to unlatch the patio door and had to turn back to put some on. Stupid pants. Stupid neighbours. Stupid laws.

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The Big Scoop
Thank you Big Scoop! One quick pass down the house sidewalk and two quick parallel passes down the public sidewalk and the snow is all cleared! Best $13 ever spent!!!

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Randwulf's Erection

I brought what it would take to make my erection up from the basement and pondered on it for a while. It had been quite a while since the last erection so I had to play around with it until it was at last standing up triumphantly in the middle of my dining room. Later on it shall be filled with my seed to get an early start on spring bedding!

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Randwulfbrauhaus
Coopers brand Lager with Light malt extract pitched with yeast and set to fermenting!

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Randwulfbrauhaus
Bottling the latest batch!

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On weighty matters
85.1 kilo and 29.3% BFR.

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On the care, handling and feeding of Randwulves
Randwulves are elusive, reserved and retiring by nature. They are rather easy-going about most things in life but can be really quite prickly about others. Optimistic, they trust most people implicitly until given reason not to, in which case it will be difficult to regain it. They will go out of their way for others, dislike being taken advantage of but are still ready to be there in an emergency, even for their worst enemy. They try as best as they can to be considerate of others, but due to straight up social retardedness or cluelessness, especially the Sagittarian ones, they often fail to be. If you consider yourself a friend you will take them to task for anything wrong they’ve done and they will work to rectify the problem and strive never to repeat their mistake. They really do mean well but being doofuses sometimes they go over the line and so they really and honestly do appreciate being told where that is. In return they expect the same level of consideration they give you and if they consider you a friend they will let you know when you’ve messed up. If you don’t take them seriously when they tell you something that bothers them though, then from that point forward they will find it hard to take you seriously and will likely demote you to from being a friend to being just an acquaintance with the according decrease in rights and priviledges. One way that tells them you aren’t taking them seriously during this phase is offering a non-apology that goes along the lines of “I’m sorry you feel that way”. Failing to tell them when they messed up, putting it down to something like it being Randwulves being Randwulves is another.

One of the things that bother Randwulves is being ditched. If you go out someplace with them, do not leave them in the lurch without a really good reason or explanation. When you do that you’re basically telling them sorry about their luck but you have something better to do. If prior arrangements had been made however, or certain pre-requisites had been discussed prior, then that’s a totally different matter, and though they won’t be upset, they will still be quite concerned for your safety because they are quite protective. Same with being stood up. If they budget time for you they are more than willing to accept you cancelling plans with them, if you do so in advance, and not until some time afterward. Otherwise you’re telling them sorry about their luck but you have something better to do. They dislike that.

Randwulves are not very effusive by nature. They don’t throw meaningless compliments out there because they feel it diminishes the impact of when a true compliment is given. Accordingly another thing that bothers Randwulfves is being trolled for compliments. They will rebel against it.

Randwulves are proud, and quite vain. They really like acknowledgement of the things they’ve done for people, but being reserved and disliking effusiveness prefer a simple thank you and a handshake/hug rather than a big production because it does embarrass them. Being proud they dislike when people try to put themselves above them or think they are more important than them, see the paragraph previous to this one about being ditched or stood up. They always acknowledge and appreciate any skills that a person may have that far surpass theirs though.

Randwulves try to live and let live and prefer a world that feels the same way. They know the world doesn’t though because Randwulves aren’t Pollyannas. They try to see both sides of an argument and are willing to change their minds on some things and will hold firmly to others. They are patient with people with opposing views unless it’s about something really egregious but lose that patience with them when they make things personal, or often when as a neutral party they see both sides make things personal with each other. That bothers Randwulves a lot and they will disassociate themselves from the combatants.

Being upbeat, Randwulves prefer to surround themselves with people of a similar mindset. Supportive, they will try their best to cheer up and help anyone who is down and out. But that help and support only goes so far if the person fails to do anything to help themselves. That can be seen as a failing on a Randwulf’s part and they apologize for it but they only have so much to give, the well not being endless, and they will unfortunately distance themselves from you.

Randwulves have a tendency to tease people they like and trust. It’s because they feel there’s a mutual trust between you and them and they can appreciate being teased back. As above though, when Randwulves go too far they appreciate being told to stop and will tell you when you’ve gone too far. One-upmanship is not teasing however. They dislike that and always avoid doing it to you. When Randwulves stop teasing you, it’s very likely because they don’t trust you anymore.

When it come to feeding Randwulves, they are pretty easy-going about most foods, always willing to any new food a try. They aren’t keen at all on eggs, liver, certain styles of cooking of potatoes though they are good with fries and chips and they consider brussel sprouts to be Satan’s dingleberries. Though as one would expect from the wulf part of Randwulf they are quite carnivorous, they will eat vegetables on occasion.

This is a work in progress, with more to be added as it comes to them.

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RIP Lemmy
So glad I listened to my heart and gut and despite having been absolutely drenched earlier in the day, shivering in the night air and covered mid-calf in mud to have stayed at Riotfest to see and film what would finally be my first Motorhead concert, and I had the feeling even then was to be my last and only.

RIP Lemmy.

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Trifecta complete
Shooting range this morning...




... vacuum-seal the last of the roasts cut into steaks, marinated in teriyaki sauce and put away into freezer...




... and brew up 25 litres of Canadian Red Lager with added honey to bring level up to 5%.





Trifecta complete. Nick Offerman would be proud.

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Christmas supper
Waiting for Aelfric to arrive for Christmas supper.

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Note to self when in the US...
... do not frequent Chipotle Restaurant.

"Because without E. Coli, Chipotle is spelled Hpt!"

http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-chipotle-food-safety-crisis/

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Weighty matters
Finally hied myself to the gym after having renewed my membership a couple of weeks ago. I was supposed to start last Tuesday but came down with a cold. Was only able to do 30 minutes on the bike tonight before calling it quits. It's a start though. Speaking of starting... 86.1 kilo and 30.8% BFR. Let's work on reducing this.

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Value Village-fu is my superpower
Lodge brand cast iron griddle for $10? Yoink!

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Free Chair, a new Pixar film
Just like as in Toy Story, there is a secret world of office furniture never seen whenever there are human eyes that may observe them. Now from Pixar and in time for Christmas comes a heartwarming story of courage as one amongst them strives to break out of its world and the role imposed on it and become something more.

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