The Fix is In!

20 Apr 22

19:30 hrs.

     Our Dear Friend, the Ex-pat, is fading fast. She can't talk, has no strength to hold a cup, cannot herself and I doubt if she can even see. She's a tough old bird. Survived WWII and was posted with her Better Half, who served with the British Para's,  through Africa, Palestine - before Israel was created - and the Far East. She and I sparred on a friendly basis. Getting our digs in at each other. 

     My Better Half and our Jr. Couch Monkey have a plan to keep me occupied and out of trouble if my cheese ever slips off my cracker. They told me that they would set me up a tent in the backyard on a Squatch expedition. The tent would be surrounded with potted foliage of various kinds. My son would occasionally dress up in a Wookie costume and rattle the tent in the moonlight. Funny people! 

22 Apr 22

08:15 hrs

     I've been up for about four hours now. You know when you get something stuck in your head and you can't shake it so you get up anyways. Yeah, that thing. I hate it. Anyways my Lobster sent me a message that our friend, The Olde Brit, passed some time this morning. There is nothing left to say. She had fought the good fight and now she is at peace. And if you listen closely you can hear laughing cackles of the Hyenaes and Jackals hunting for the spoils. I hate them.

     

Would you believe snow?

13 Apr 2022

07:45 hrs.

     Hello Kidlettes, 

     Yes, we here on the Left Coast have had a spate of shitty weather. Not long lasting. But just enough to piss a person off. I'm not complaining though. By complaining you are invoking "worse". As in - I don't think things could ever get worse!" That's when the Gods of Chance roll a set of loaded dice and when they come up Snake Eyes the hammer will fall right on you. Never mess with worse. I think the 'Peg, as a whole, has invoked worse because this weekend they are going to be hammered with 50+cm of snow and 70km winds that will push the snow into 6 foot drifts.

14 Apr 22

17:00 hrs.

     Another week done. It was a short week and next week will be short as well. The only piss off is our garbage day has now been moved from Friday to Monday. Our one allowed can will be packed as the last pick up was last Friday. There can be a lot of waste added in three days. 

     This is Easter weekend. Are you having a large Beer Flu friendly meal? What are you preparing? Chef Blaine and Sous Irene are preparing a ham with several sides. We may have a guest or two. Maybe not. The Sage is in Cowtown visiting her Bro and  Little Sis. I'll be seeing the Sage at her place in the beginning of May. I'll be booking my ride on the Left Coast Navy pretty soon as they have been suffering some from Beer Flu mutiny of the crew and vessel break downs. Sounds like the Black Sea fleet. They lost their flagship vessel to shore launched anti-shipping missiles. Of course the Russkies say that the ship was damaged and sunk when the ammunition magazine caught fire. I guess telling your populace that crew incompetence sank the ship means you don't have to tell them that enemy forces put your ship onto the seafloor. 

15 Apr 22

11:30 hrs.

     Can you believe that I slept in till 0800? Unheard of. 

     We're out and about getting supplied for tonight's fare. The Sensei and his....Hold the phone .....Breaking News!!!

     The rebuilt restaurant on the main drag is a KFC! It was rumored to be a Popeyes or a Mary Brown's. Now back to your regular station.

     .... Lobster are coming over for Growlies and Games. Chef Blaine and Sous Irene are cooking up Indian food - slow cooker butter chicken, a paneer dish, jasmine rice with saffron, toasted green beans with cashews and homemade gluten free flatbread. All good stuff.

16 April 22

06:50 hrs

     I'm pretty sure that everyone had a good time last night. The food was great. The card games were lots of fun - I was burned playing golf with nearly 100 points after the first three hands. The only issue was that I had a bit too much of the magic and I may have made a fool of myself - not again. I'm going to get ahold of the Sensei and his Better Half and make sure everything thing is copasetic. 

     The check in was appreciated but not necessary. All is good.

18 Apr 22

05:45 hrs

     Yup, I'm awake. What else is new? Yesterday we dined on steamed coloured carrots, brussel sprouts, two kinds of Schwartzies hash Brown's and a pre-sliced glazed ham from The Big Box Store. Our Sr. Loin Fruit brought home a blackberry dessert wine. It was excellent. Today , due to the dietary concerns in the Wayward Inn, we're going to have three different variations of Wife Saver for brunch. In the meantime, I'm sipping a coffee and watching The Kingdom on Netflix. 

  

With one eye open...

03 Apr 22

07:45 hrs

     Yes, it is with one eye open that I am typing out this page. Last week my Lobster had arranged for us to spend an evening with The Sensei and his Better Half. We walked to their place and ate a wonderful meal that Chef Charlene had produced - homemade chicken enchiladas, dirty rice and a Mexican salad. Dessert was a gluten free lemon meringue pie. All of it was fantastic. After dinner we all walked to the Wayward Inn for cards and libations. And a good time was had by all. Chef Blaine had made some Maki rolls and left me to slice and serve them. A bit heavy on the wasabi but pretty good all the same.

04 Apr 22

05:30 hrs

     The start of another week and today is my Jr. Loin Fruit's birthday. A whole 22 years of age. He's still doing his schooling and he has a plan in place for his future. We're going to celebrate tomorrow as some of us are busy tonight.

     The new Rabbit Hutches near the Wayward Inn are nearly complete and a couple of the buildings now have residents. With 200+ more units there is going to be a lot more traffic in that very small portion of the neighborhood. And, we know that the rental units are pretty pricey. Is that because the developer wants to earn the most the fastest? Is it in line with "the market index"? Is it to keep the riff raff out of the this residential area because the NIMBY's all know that low priced rental units will attract the societal dregs work who are apt to commit crimes in their neighborhood? 

06 Apr 22

07:30 hrs

     Yesterday was an 11 1/2 hour day in the salt mine and as soon as I got home I quickly changed so we could all go out. The Jr. Couch Monkey had chosen to have us dine at a very posh restaurant. It over looks the Harbour and much to my Better Half's concern its menu is very seafood forward. We all relaxed with an aperitif and selected our meals. When going to a restaurant I like to order something tha Chef Blaine or Chef Irene do not normally create at the Wayward Inn. So, I had the panko crusted chicken breast stuffed with crab, asparagus and brie with garlic mashed potatoes seasonal veggies on an bed of bourankaas cream sauce. Pretty swanky. 

     After the bill was all settled we all returned to the Wayward Inn for birthday cake. Chef Irene had made a cream cheese cake in a bundt pan. Delicious! We played a few rounds of Moral Dilemma. We used to have it before but the previous version was a heck of a lot tamer. This new version is much more adult and can really put a person on the spot. We'll have to play it the next time we get together with the Sensei and his Lobster. 

    One final thing, my Better Half and I dashed off to see the Ex-pat Brit. She has been in hospital since she sold the house last September and the cretins moved the northern Interior. The Ex-pat  won't be with us much longer. Her body is all but consumed itself and I dare say she weighs less than her bed linens. The hospital staff is keeping her comfortable which is a Godsend. She has several other friends who have been going to see her on a regular basis but all of the Jackals, Vultures and Hyenaes are in the Interior. Once she has left for the Great Beyond it won't be long before they stalk their way to the lawyers office to feast on the spoils. They have been snapping and snarling for monies ever since the Ex-pat's husband passed away five years or so. I would really like to see her donate the bulk of her estate to a charity and leave them an amount that reflects how much they put into caring for their Matriarch, which is next to nothing. It's all about Treason and Fuckery and in my mind this is her golden opportunity for a little payback.