Faucet Night Light

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mikey

This is cool!

From instructables: How to build an LED Faucet Night Light.

The LED faucet light does not need to be plugged in to the wall.

The LED faucet light does not need to be plugged in to the wall.

Posted in Home Life, Interwebs
Leave a comment

Harlequin Kebabs

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Mikey

Recipe on the underside of the lid:

“On cocktail skewers, assemble colorful combinations of the following ingredients: pineapple chunks, mandarin slices, assorted melon balls, figs, mixed olives, and grape tomatoes, alternating with slices of cooked or dried ham, salami and other deli meats, also always including well-drained SAPUTO COCKTAIL BOCCONCINI. Arrange the skewers on a platter garnished with gourmet lettuce leaves and springs of fresh herbs. Serve chilled.”

20130508-131959.jpg
I didn’t even know there were “gourmet lettuce leaves”, or that fresh herbs could spring!

Posted in Food, Home Life
Leave a comment

Greatest Product Ever!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mikey

Beryl got me one of these for Hanukkah… the only problem at the moment is I ran out of diet cola flavoured soda mix!

NIGHT SPIRIT – GENESIS BLACK STARTER KIT – (One Bottle)

The Genesis Soda Maker is based on a modern slim-line design and looks great in any kitchen and is offered in an attractive and unique color variety. Make your own carbonated drinks, just the way you like them with the Genesis Soda Maker.
NIGHT SPIRIT - GENESIS BLACK STARTER KIT
Genesis Starter Kit Includes:
- Includes Night Spirit – Genesis Black Soda Maker
- 1 60-Liter Licensed Carbonator
- 1 Carbonating Bottle (1x 1L bottles)

via Soda Stream Canada : NIGHT SPIRIT – GENESIS BLACK STARTER KIT.

Need more:
Sugar Free Cola SodaMix

Posted in B. R. C., Cedar Grove, Home Life
Leave a comment

Haiku

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Mikey

I can’t be bothered
Lazy is as lazy does
So says Forrest Gump

Posted in General
Comments Off

Mr. Mouse

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Mikey

This is kind of cool: the image of the laser beam of an upturned optical mouse as reflected off a white tea mug.

20130328-105441.jpg

Posted in General
Tagged , | Comments Off

Aren’t I clever?

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Mikey

When setting up the tables for tomorrow night, we discovered that the bridge table which was going together with the patio table was about 1″ shorter. First thought was to get a table pad to put on top of the table to equalize the heights… Now add the problem of $$$ or weight and time to find one!

Then, in a flash of “don’t raise the bridge, lower the water!” inspiration, I came up with the PERFECT SOLUTION: put something UNDER the bridge table to make it higher!

20130324-145438.jpg

Underneath the duct tape is a wooden block with a 1″ diameter hole drilled about 1/4″. That makes the proper height adjustment and keeps the leg from slipping out of place. The blocks are then duct taped to the legs to keep them on place and to protect the floor.

Pure GENIUS if I do say so myself!!

Posted in Cedar Grove
Tagged , | Comments Off

Smoothies for Breakfast

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Mikey

This is the ingredients of our typical breakfast smoothie: mixed berries (carbs), protein powder (protein), flax oil (fat), and water. You will see I’ve got a couple of ice cubes, too, and the fruit is frozen; this helps to make it thicker.

20130324-082323.jpg

What I learned on my diet plan is that the key is to have the proper balance between carbs (40%), protein (30%), and fat (30%), as well as smaller calorie intake. The typical Canadian diet is too high in carbs, way too high in fat, and too low in protein.

Posted in Home Life
Tagged , , | Comments Off

Time Passages

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mikey

Here’s a thought I had while browsing an old friend’s news feed: at what point does so much time pass and life events happen that you are no longer the same people you were when you last saw each other? At what point do you go from being lovers to being friends to being “someone that I used to know”?

Posted in General
Comments Off

Having a Bad Day, Dear?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Mikey

As I was going into the subway in my way home this afternoon I received a staticky phone call from B-R-C, something about leaving her keys in the house and thus being locked outside. Below is a transcribed voice message that I got from her a little while later. I KNOW I should be more sympathetic, but I just can’t help laughing about it!

“Ok i-know-it’s(?) keys are in my bag. I found them(?) … in(?) another bag. I had a really stressful day. I’m sorry to bother you. Just not talk to you later on. bye(?). I just wanna know what time … be home cos I think I wanna go out tonight. I’m really-depressed-bye(?).”

Posted in B. R. C.
Tagged , | Comments Off

Quick & Healthy

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Mikey

Sharing my lunch with you: hummus, chèvre, salmon pate, antipasto, romaine lettuce, tomato on a flax wrap!

20130318-181922.jpg

Posted in General
Comments Off