Sittin in my shed....

[moose eater]

Happy New Year to you as well, mr. brunch.

Just started a pan of wild rice, and another of short-grain brown rice, to make a wild rice stuffing with andouille sausage, celery, onion, maybe fresh organic mushrooms, and a wee touch of sage, in a whole domestic duck, with extra stuffing left over, I'm sure.

Giblet gravy to go over golden spuds, and some homemade coleslaw.

Can't say I'm sad or reluctant in any way to witness the 2022 calendars headed into the trash bins. Nope.... not at all.

Perhaps either another bonfire this evening, just my wife and I, or perhaps a journey into the fireworks show in town at the University's West Ridge, where they put on an elaborate, expensive, stellar display of explosives in color each New Year's Eve.. (*My wife was initially opposed to that, as it brings back now-sad of then-happy memories for her from when the kids were here, and we did that as a family, but maybe it's past time to accept the future, what ever it may hold?)..

Don't burn anything down celebrating with class-C explosives!! Certainly not that shed!!

OK, this will require more scissor hash. There wasn't a single giblet in the duck!! The package clearly states 'with giblets'. It's a Canadian Product, from Ontario, and I just bought a case of 6 of the buggers!!

Do you know anything about this, tobedetermined??

I want answers!! Answers, I say!!

Who in the States or Canada handles fraudulent wholesale duck sales? On a holiday week-end? Is there a hotline number?

Where's my pipe!!

 

[moose eater]

In case that frightened anyone who didn't catch my sometimes very dry sense of humor, while the story of the giblets was, in fact, true, the reaction was heavily exaggerated for humor's sake.

Carry on...

 

[armedoldhippy]

that's outright fraud, moose! and if it came from Canada then no doubt international treaties have been broken. it could mean war! maybe it could be settled with a snowball fight... 8 minutes to New Years here now. gotta load my bowl. see you folks next year...

 

[moose eater]

that's outright fraud, moose! and if it came from Canada then no doubt international treaties have been broken. it could mean war! maybe it could be settled with a snowball fight... 8 minutes to New Years here now. gotta load my bowl. see you folks next year...

Drenched in maple syrup and left on an ant hill. Carpenter ants, to be specific, but with that Canajun white soft wood from Western B.C.!!!(yes, we all know it's hem-fir, aka hemlock, but....).

The good news is that a 'flute' (what ever the hell measurement of volume of liquid -THAT- is) of Kirkland's Asolo Prosecco (11% abv) has only 3.8 grams of carbohydrate and about 120 calories, so all systems are go, the cork is lying lifeless in the driveway, and all bets are off.. for at least a few minutes, anyway.

Were we wagering on something?.

Made the trip into town to see the fireworks at the U, but knew when we left we were much later than normal.

PURE CHAOS! Anarchists should be required to have an IQ that proves they can effectively live respectfully by their own rules without inconveniencing others or causing excess mayhem!! You know, thoughtful non-conformists and freedom-lovers!! That group of anarchists was largely absent in town tonight!!

People parked in medians on every road near the U, and all roads in the area, as well as shoulders... even on freeway on-ramps!! Lawlessness!! As a life-long criminal, I felt very much out of sorts. These were -not- my brothers and sisters from years gone by!!!

I'd proposed to my wife (about 34 years ago. No, wait, she proposed to me...) Anyway, I'd suggested that we maybe go and see the spot we normally park near, below the experiemental farm at the west end of the U, but by that time, I was so weirded out by rampant evidence of normally ultra-conservative voters parking where ever they pleased, that I was certain the same mayhem would be there by the farm, as it has been in recent past.

Nope, my older son just called; apparently much of the Borough had the same idea, probably a result of chem trails or the HAARP Project; some sort of mind-control!! They were all seemingly out on the roads and shoulders/medians. The spot we'd normally park apparently had none of the mayhem of past years, and my son had a fine spot, lots of room, no one parked in the middle of the road there, and even the reindeer at the farm were mellow this evening.

I'm sure there's a lesson of some Buddhist sort in all of this, but I'm not trying to decipher it tonight. No way..

More Prosecco please!!

Now, where's my pipe?

 

[tobedetermined]

OK, this will require more scissor hash. There wasn't a single giblet in the duck!! The package clearly states 'with giblets'. It's a Canadian Product, from Ontario, and I just bought a case of 6 of the buggers!!

Do you know anything about this, tobedetermined??

I want answers!! Answers, I say!!

Who in the States or Canada handles fraudulent wholesale duck sales? On a holiday week-end? Is there a hotline number?

Where's my pipe!!

I did a bit of digging and it turns out the the duck producers up here had a massive cull earlier this year because avian flu broke out across Canada. A lot of them were almost wiped out - breeding stock and all. A real hard hit for the industry. So I suspect that they figured out how to 3D print ducks now to prevent any future disease disrupting the supply chain. So maybe the missing giblets is just a glitch in the print driver. Anyways here is Justin's number 613-992-4211.

 

[buzzmobile]

In case that frightened anyone who didn't catch my sometimes very dry sense of humor, while the story of the giblets was, in fact, true, the reaction was heavily exaggerated for humor's sake.

Carry on...

There's nothing I hate worse than a gutless duck. This time I am not exaggerating.

It's not like last time.

 

[tobedetermined]

Our ducks may be gutless but they are not chicken. Just so you know.

 

[buzzmobile]

Good point, @tobedetermined . Do Canadian ducks taste like chicken?

 

[moose eater]

Good point, @tobedetermined . Do Canadian ducks taste like chicken?

No.

I did a bit of digging and it turns out the the duck producers up here had a massive cull earlier this year because avian flu broke out across Canada. A lot of them were almost wiped out - breeding stock and all. A real hard hit for the industry. So I suspect that they figured out how to 3D print ducks now to prevent any future disease disrupting the supply chain. So maybe the missing giblets is just a glitch in the print driver. Anyways here is Justin's number 613-992-4211.

Thanks. I'll give him a call. Is he up late/early as a rule?

There's still 5 in the freezer as evidence, but the carcass of the initial offender is in the slow cooker as I type.

I'm hoping to avoid a charge involving unintentionally tampering with evidence at this point.

 

[tobedetermined]

I'll give him a call. Is he up late/early as a rule?

I suspect that he likes to sleep in. Make sure you leave your address so they can send our spy drone. I think that we still have one.

 

[tobedetermined]

Do Canadian ducks taste like chicken?

A good question. But I don’t know because I think that I have eaten more duck out there than at home. Like Peking Duck in Beijing. Or is it Beijing Duck? I never got a straight answer on that one. But I should have recognized it as a presage to a strange and dark time.

 

[moose eater]

I suspect that he likes to sleep in. Make sure you leave your address so they can send our spy drone. I think that we still have one.

No doubt a refurbished DeHaviland Beaver with a remote control, right?

I'll wait until around noon or so Ottawa time.

Holy cow! That's only another hour and a half!! Maybe he'll have to wait for my call. I'm going back to bed. Just got up to clean up dog vomit.

 

[buzzmobile]

Just got up to clean up dog vomit.

Happy New Year

LOL

 

[moose eater]

Happy New Year

LOL

No, the dog wasn't drinking last night. I suspect the duck.

 

[tobedetermined]

No doubt a refurbished DeHaviland Beaver with a remote control, right?

Last I heard it was disguised as a Canada Goose. Watch for one that doesn't flap its wings.

 

[armedoldhippy]

No, the dog wasn't drinking last night. I suspect the duck.

so, the DUCK was drunk? i thought ducks and red wine complemented one another....huh. live and learn.

 

[armedoldhippy]

I suspect that he likes to sleep in.

well, if YOU were up all night doing phone sex with Melania, you'd be wore out by dawn too...

 

[moose eater]

so, the DUCK was drunk? i thought ducks and red wine complemented one another....huh. live and learn.

When they're not flying or breeding, ducks are either eating or drinking. They hide their flasks well, though.
In deeper consideration, they're probably a lot like us, except for their flights not getting cancelled as often, and by the holidays, they're typically already where they want to be. Though, they tend to stay there a fair bit longer.

 

[mr.brunch]

I’m case anyone is interested in a look, I’m just putting up a link for my new test grow for rgs - erdpurpz (erdpurt x purple freeze)- intended for outdoor but giving them a winter trial under leds.
Still early days

Diary - Erdpurpz indoor

Morning everyone As I’m coming to an end with the headbanger x opg (my last round of clones didn’t root) I’m going to put the erdpurpz seeds in some soil today and give them a winter run. Pics to follow :tiphat:

www.icmag.com

All the best

 

[armedoldhippy]

they figured out how to 3D print ducks

i would rather go hunting for my own ducks, but i'd consider 3-D bacon and pork chops.