Kathy in happier times.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Canada, The New American Whipping Boy?
Last week, MSNBC host Tucker Carlson(seen in the photos above), a well-known conservative pundit, let loose with a string of anti-Canada rants.
"Anybody with any ambition at all, or intelligence, has left Canada and is now living in New York," he said.
"Canada is a sweet country. It is like your retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving and sort of pat him on the head. You know, he's nice but you don't take him seriously. That's Canada."
Carlson also said it's pointless to tell Canada to stop criticizing the United States.
"It only eggs them on. Canada is essentially a stalker, stalking the United States, right? Canada has little pictures of us in its bedroom, right?"
"It's unrequited love between Canada and the United States. We, meanwhile, don't even know Canada's name. We pay no attention at all," he said.
The day before, Fox News host Neil Cavuto highlighted Martin's remark at a news conference that the United States is a "reticent nation" lacking a "global conscience" on climate change.
"So have the Canadians gotten a little too big for their britches?" Cavuto asked.
"Could our neighbours to the north soon be our enemies?"
Douglas MacKinnon, a press secretary to former Republican senator Bob Dole, also recently accused Canada of harbouring terrorists.
"Can Canada really be considered our friend anymore?" he asked in a recent commentary in the right-wing Washington Times newspaper.
"What other question can be asked when the Canadian government not only willingly allows Islamic terrorists into their country but does nothing to stop them from entering our nation?"
U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins warned Martin last week to tone down anti-American jabs or risk hurting bilateral relations. But Martin was unrepentant, saying he would "not be dictated to" by the United States and his hard line appears to be resonating with some voters.
If Canada is "the retarded child" than the U.S is the fat, drunk, uncle who belches, passes gas and spews right wing uniformed garbage. Canadians are loyal to a fault to their friends, but it damn hurts when a so called friend treats us like a dog.
I suggest these jack-ass' who couldn't get a job on a local access channel here in Canada because our networks only hire skilled journalists not loud mouth wanna be comedian hacks.
Prime Minister Martin isn't exactly up for man of the year but at least he has the guts to stand up to countries that challenge Canadian standards of living, unlike a coward like Bush who bullies everyone around.
Ala 'Freedom Fries' I guess 'Canadian Bacon' will now be known as 'American Backside Bacon'. And before I get "Dixie Chicked", let me say my britches fit fine thanks.
Later,
Kenaz
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Screen Cap From Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead(2005)It's not much, but I am in the movie. Extreme top left in blue, carrying the gunny sack. This scene was filmed on a cold day in December 2004.
Here also is the clip from the DVD, Land of the Dead
Later,
Kenaz
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
Rune Reading For The Week Of December 19-December 25, 2005
Introduction to Rune Readings
Rune readings are arrangements of the 24 runes (letters) of the old Futhark alphabet. The layout of the runes is known as a spread, and determines what each rune refers to. For example, in the Three Norns spread, the first rune represents the past, the second the present, and the third the future.
Sets: In addition to each rune having a meaning, the material in which the runes are carved can color the reading. Most people consistently use runes made of ceramic, stone, or wood. In order to broaden your experience, we offer readings with Gold Runes (for questions about business, career, and property), Jade Runes (for questions about love, friendship, and relationships), Ice Runes (for questions about struggle, conflict, and achievement), Spirit Runes (for questions about mysticism, spirituality, and religion), and Stone Runes (for questions about the natural world and things beyond human control).
Here we go. (This weeks Rune reading is not a good one, but remember, that not all journeys leave us feeling positive. But this doesn't mean we can't learn valuable lessons from adversity. Eventually turning the negative into a possitive.)
The question will remain the same: "Will this week be a successful one?"
Rune Alphabet
Spread:Cross(in order of reading)
The Cross spread is used to plot the arc of your life and the forces acting on it. It is the most popular spread, giving a very complete view of the situation. Ice Runes are most commonly used for questions about struggle, conflict, and achievement.
Here is the Reading Using the Ice Set.
1.
The left rune represents an important element of the past. Fehu is the rune of cattle, the symbol of wealth in the old Norse civilization. Since Fehu is the first rune in Frey's aett, it is a rune of fertility as well. As seen here reversed, it can represent barrenness or the loss of wealth. Some interpret Fehu as representing children, in which case the reversal may portend the distancing of a child from her or his parents.
2.
The middle rune represents a deciding element of the present. Hagalaz is the rune of hail. Hail is a destructive and elemental force, so one can expect this rune to represent the disruption of one's life. In the harsh northern winter there is a halt to activity, and so delay or hindrance is frequently associated with this rune. The opposite of chaos is yet more chaos, as illustrated by the fact that this rune cannot be reversed.
3.
The right rune represents the critical element of the future, at the core of the final outcome. Inguz is the rune of completion and fertility. The presence of this rune suggests that tasks which have been initiated will come to fruition. This rune is associated with Ing and Frey, it is this connection that explains its connotations of both fertility and sexuality. The variant of this rune shown here is reminiscent of the twin strands of life, and of the challenge and rewards of bringing together things complimentary.
4.
The top rune represents a force that works for you. Nyd represents many things, most of them unpleasant - heed it well. Constraint, delay, loss, need, and sorrow are all frequently seen in this rune. Nyd speaks most strongly of pause, the hallmark of the both the timid and the patient, and is often interpreted as foretelling a delay in the effect of other runes that it accompanies. Fortunately, even where there is misery and danger there are valuable lessons to be learned - the trick is to learn them before you are overtaken by despair.
5.
The bottom Rune represents a force that works against you. Ansuz is the spoken word of God. This rune is reversed, indicating that you are misunderstanding the divine voice or failing to hear it all. The word is always correct, so you must strive, whatever the difficulty, to hear correctly. Be wary of the advice you are given, for it may prove incorrect. Do not attribute infallibility to fallible sources...
If you are further interested in Rune stones, please check out a script I wrote about three years ago. The story tells of a women's chance encounter with the towns rune reader and physcic. Her reading leads to a terrible discovery about her ex-husband.Click here to read 'Evil Of A Different Kind'
Later,
Kenaz
Rune readings are arrangements of the 24 runes (letters) of the old Futhark alphabet. The layout of the runes is known as a spread, and determines what each rune refers to. For example, in the Three Norns spread, the first rune represents the past, the second the present, and the third the future.
Sets: In addition to each rune having a meaning, the material in which the runes are carved can color the reading. Most people consistently use runes made of ceramic, stone, or wood. In order to broaden your experience, we offer readings with Gold Runes (for questions about business, career, and property), Jade Runes (for questions about love, friendship, and relationships), Ice Runes (for questions about struggle, conflict, and achievement), Spirit Runes (for questions about mysticism, spirituality, and religion), and Stone Runes (for questions about the natural world and things beyond human control).
Here we go. (This weeks Rune reading is not a good one, but remember, that not all journeys leave us feeling positive. But this doesn't mean we can't learn valuable lessons from adversity. Eventually turning the negative into a possitive.)
The question will remain the same: "Will this week be a successful one?"
Rune Alphabet
Spread:Cross(in order of reading)
The Cross spread is used to plot the arc of your life and the forces acting on it. It is the most popular spread, giving a very complete view of the situation. Ice Runes are most commonly used for questions about struggle, conflict, and achievement.
Here is the Reading Using the Ice Set.
1.
The left rune represents an important element of the past. Fehu is the rune of cattle, the symbol of wealth in the old Norse civilization. Since Fehu is the first rune in Frey's aett, it is a rune of fertility as well. As seen here reversed, it can represent barrenness or the loss of wealth. Some interpret Fehu as representing children, in which case the reversal may portend the distancing of a child from her or his parents.
2.
The middle rune represents a deciding element of the present. Hagalaz is the rune of hail. Hail is a destructive and elemental force, so one can expect this rune to represent the disruption of one's life. In the harsh northern winter there is a halt to activity, and so delay or hindrance is frequently associated with this rune. The opposite of chaos is yet more chaos, as illustrated by the fact that this rune cannot be reversed.
3.
The right rune represents the critical element of the future, at the core of the final outcome. Inguz is the rune of completion and fertility. The presence of this rune suggests that tasks which have been initiated will come to fruition. This rune is associated with Ing and Frey, it is this connection that explains its connotations of both fertility and sexuality. The variant of this rune shown here is reminiscent of the twin strands of life, and of the challenge and rewards of bringing together things complimentary.
4.
The top rune represents a force that works for you. Nyd represents many things, most of them unpleasant - heed it well. Constraint, delay, loss, need, and sorrow are all frequently seen in this rune. Nyd speaks most strongly of pause, the hallmark of the both the timid and the patient, and is often interpreted as foretelling a delay in the effect of other runes that it accompanies. Fortunately, even where there is misery and danger there are valuable lessons to be learned - the trick is to learn them before you are overtaken by despair.
5.
The bottom Rune represents a force that works against you. Ansuz is the spoken word of God. This rune is reversed, indicating that you are misunderstanding the divine voice or failing to hear it all. The word is always correct, so you must strive, whatever the difficulty, to hear correctly. Be wary of the advice you are given, for it may prove incorrect. Do not attribute infallibility to fallible sources...
If you are further interested in Rune stones, please check out a script I wrote about three years ago. The story tells of a women's chance encounter with the towns rune reader and physcic. Her reading leads to a terrible discovery about her ex-husband.Click here to read 'Evil Of A Different Kind'
Later,
Kenaz
Screen Cap From Swarmed
Back on November 1, 2004 I did a MOW(Made For TV) film about a small town being attacked by genetically altered yellow jackets. The movie was called "Swarmed" and was shot in Dundas, Ontario a subburb of Hamilton. Interestingly enough the town in the film was called Dundas. Here is screen caps that I'm in from the movie.
Later,
Kenaz
Later,
Kenaz
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Some of my favourite recipes from Mom
This recipe for a Spicy Tomato Soup Cake is a bit unusual but try it and you won't be disappointed. I wasn't a child that liked a lot of sweets so my mom would bake this cake for my birthday instead, and thirty something years later, memories of this cake warmed with a scoop of vanilla ice cream still makes my mouth water.
Tomato Soup Cake
Original recipe yield: 10 inch square cake.
INGREDIENTS:
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup raisins
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the tomato soup and the soda in a bowl, and let it stand.
Cream sugar, egg, butter, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix in tomato soup and soda mixture, and then flour. Stir in the raisins, and pour the batter in a greased baking dish.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Cool the cake, and top with icing.
When the hounds of winter are howling a cold wind straight through you, a bowl of hot French Canadian Pea Soup is what you need. For vegitarians like me leave out the salt pork.
French Canadian Pea Soup
1 pound Dried yellow split peas
8 cups -Water
1/2 pound Salt pork-all in one piece
1 Onion, large -- chopped
1/2 cup Celery -- chopped
1/4 cup Carrots -- grated
1/4 cup Parsley; fresh -- chopped
1 Bay leaf -- small
1 teaspoon Savory -- dried
and Pepper
Wash and sort peas; soak in cold water overnight. Drain and place in a large pot; add water, parsley, salt pork, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, bay leaf, savory and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until peas are very tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed. Remove salt pork; chop and return to soup.
Discard bay leaf. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
MAKES 8 SERVING
During colonial times, Johnny Cakes were common at every meal, not just breakfast. Many believe the original name was "Journey Cakes", because they were so portable and taken on so many journeys. It was very common for colonial pioneers to keep Johnny Cakes in their pockets. Try them hot or cold, with butter and syrup.
Johnny Cakes
4 servings)
2 cups white cornmeal
2 teaspoons sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups boiling water
4 Tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 250 F.
Mix cornmeal, sugar and salt in large bowl. Mix in 3 cups boiling water (batter will be thick).
Melt 1 Tbsp. butter on heavy griddle or in large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter onto griddle by tablespoonfuls, spreading with back of spoon to 2" diameter cakes. Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more butte as needed.
Serve johnnycakes warm with additional butter and syrup.
LAZY MAN'S CABBAGE ROLLS
1 lb. ground veal (turkey or chicken or beef)
4 oz. can mushrooms
1 sm. head cabbage
1 (6 oz.) tomato juice
3 tbsp. uncooked rice
Onion
Brown meat, onion, salt and pepper to taste. Add rice, juice or tomato sauce to meat. Spray casserole with Pam. Place cabbage in dish, layer meat, more cabbage, etc. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Check, bake 40 more minutes.
Tea Biscuits
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Here are a few of my favourite vegitarian recipes.
Falafel Patties
about 30 patties
25 minutes preparation
6 cups cooked drained chickpeas
2 cups finally chopped parsley
1/2 cup fine grade bulger wheat
1/2 cup whole-wheat flower
4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt (if not included in chickpeas)
1/2 tsp pepper
Spin cooked chick peas in a food processor briefly. Add remaining ingrediants.
Blend ingediants until uniform. If dry and crumbly, add some of the chickpea liquid or water, if sticky add a little more flour. Let rest for 1/2 hour. If you're unsure of the proper consistancy, form a patty with your hands and fry one-if it falls apart, add more flour to bind.
Form mixture into patties 1/2" thick. They can be frozen if you stack them individually on a piece of wax paper and wrap in a plastic bag. Mixture will keep in the regrigerator for up to a week.
Cook patties, fresh or frozen, in a little 375 degree F vegtable or olive oil in a hot frying pan. Cook until golden brown.
Serve in a Pita bread pocket topped with a liitle lettuce, tomato and salt and pepper to taste.
Finally, top with a Sesame-Yogurt Sauce, made by combining a cup of plain yogurt, with two cloves of garlic, minced and a half cup of tahini.
Tahini
Combine one cup of sesame seeds with enough olive oil to make a paste the cosistancy of peanut butter in a food processor. Keep in a squeeze bottle in the fridge for up to a month.
Falafels are a great alternative to burgers while watching your favourite sports team.
And lastly a great winter stew, that uses up any left over produce that you have in the fridge.
12 Vegtable Stew
8 servings
20 minutes of preparation
15 minutes of cooking
2 cups stock
10 cups bite sized chunks of assorted firm vegtables:carrots,yams,potato(new or red),turnip or rutabaga,celery,parsnip,cauliflower
1/2 cup vegtable or olive oil
5 cups bite-sized chunks of assorted tender vegtables,small onions,green beans,button mushrooms,sweet pepper,egg plant
1/2 cup dill
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne
Put stock in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add pared firm vegtables, one at a time,in order given. This way they should all be tender at about the same time.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Add tender vegtables, one at a time, in order given. fry until brightly coloured and nearly tender.
Add fried ingrediants to boiled ones, then stir in remaining flavorings. Bring back to a simmer for 5 minutes to help marry the flavors.
Later,
Kenaz
Tomato Soup Cake
Original recipe yield: 10 inch square cake.
INGREDIENTS:
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup raisins
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the tomato soup and the soda in a bowl, and let it stand.
Cream sugar, egg, butter, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix in tomato soup and soda mixture, and then flour. Stir in the raisins, and pour the batter in a greased baking dish.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Cool the cake, and top with icing.
When the hounds of winter are howling a cold wind straight through you, a bowl of hot French Canadian Pea Soup is what you need. For vegitarians like me leave out the salt pork.
French Canadian Pea Soup
1 pound Dried yellow split peas
8 cups -Water
1/2 pound Salt pork-all in one piece
1 Onion, large -- chopped
1/2 cup Celery -- chopped
1/4 cup Carrots -- grated
1/4 cup Parsley; fresh -- chopped
1 Bay leaf -- small
1 teaspoon Savory -- dried
and Pepper
Wash and sort peas; soak in cold water overnight. Drain and place in a large pot; add water, parsley, salt pork, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, bay leaf, savory and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until peas are very tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed. Remove salt pork; chop and return to soup.
Discard bay leaf. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
MAKES 8 SERVING
During colonial times, Johnny Cakes were common at every meal, not just breakfast. Many believe the original name was "Journey Cakes", because they were so portable and taken on so many journeys. It was very common for colonial pioneers to keep Johnny Cakes in their pockets. Try them hot or cold, with butter and syrup.
Johnny Cakes
4 servings)
2 cups white cornmeal
2 teaspoons sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups boiling water
4 Tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 250 F.
Mix cornmeal, sugar and salt in large bowl. Mix in 3 cups boiling water (batter will be thick).
Melt 1 Tbsp. butter on heavy griddle or in large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter onto griddle by tablespoonfuls, spreading with back of spoon to 2" diameter cakes. Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more butte as needed.
Serve johnnycakes warm with additional butter and syrup.
LAZY MAN'S CABBAGE ROLLS
1 lb. ground veal (turkey or chicken or beef)
4 oz. can mushrooms
1 sm. head cabbage
1 (6 oz.) tomato juice
3 tbsp. uncooked rice
Onion
Brown meat, onion, salt and pepper to taste. Add rice, juice or tomato sauce to meat. Spray casserole with Pam. Place cabbage in dish, layer meat, more cabbage, etc. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Check, bake 40 more minutes.
Tea Biscuits
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Here are a few of my favourite vegitarian recipes.
Falafel Patties
about 30 patties
25 minutes preparation
6 cups cooked drained chickpeas
2 cups finally chopped parsley
1/2 cup fine grade bulger wheat
1/2 cup whole-wheat flower
4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt (if not included in chickpeas)
1/2 tsp pepper
Spin cooked chick peas in a food processor briefly. Add remaining ingrediants.
Blend ingediants until uniform. If dry and crumbly, add some of the chickpea liquid or water, if sticky add a little more flour. Let rest for 1/2 hour. If you're unsure of the proper consistancy, form a patty with your hands and fry one-if it falls apart, add more flour to bind.
Form mixture into patties 1/2" thick. They can be frozen if you stack them individually on a piece of wax paper and wrap in a plastic bag. Mixture will keep in the regrigerator for up to a week.
Cook patties, fresh or frozen, in a little 375 degree F vegtable or olive oil in a hot frying pan. Cook until golden brown.
Serve in a Pita bread pocket topped with a liitle lettuce, tomato and salt and pepper to taste.
Finally, top with a Sesame-Yogurt Sauce, made by combining a cup of plain yogurt, with two cloves of garlic, minced and a half cup of tahini.
Tahini
Combine one cup of sesame seeds with enough olive oil to make a paste the cosistancy of peanut butter in a food processor. Keep in a squeeze bottle in the fridge for up to a month.
Falafels are a great alternative to burgers while watching your favourite sports team.
And lastly a great winter stew, that uses up any left over produce that you have in the fridge.
12 Vegtable Stew
8 servings
20 minutes of preparation
15 minutes of cooking
2 cups stock
10 cups bite sized chunks of assorted firm vegtables:carrots,yams,potato(new or red),turnip or rutabaga,celery,parsnip,cauliflower
1/2 cup vegtable or olive oil
5 cups bite-sized chunks of assorted tender vegtables,small onions,green beans,button mushrooms,sweet pepper,egg plant
1/2 cup dill
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne
Put stock in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add pared firm vegtables, one at a time,in order given. This way they should all be tender at about the same time.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Add tender vegtables, one at a time, in order given. fry until brightly coloured and nearly tender.
Add fried ingrediants to boiled ones, then stir in remaining flavorings. Bring back to a simmer for 5 minutes to help marry the flavors.
Later,
Kenaz
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Christmas Offerings From Myself and my Family
The Angels Story
Through the blue and frosty heavens,
Christmas stars were shining bright.
Glistening lamps throughout the city
Matched their gleaming light.
The winter snow was lying,
And the winter winds were sighing,
Long ago one Christmas night.
From every tower and steeple
Pounding bells sounded clear.
With such tones of gladness
Signalling that Christmas time was near.
Many a one that night was merry,
Celebrating their toils through out the year.
Te right, saw old wrongs forgivin,
Friends long parted, reconciled,
Voices unused raised in laughter.
Mournful eyes that rarely smiled;
Trembling hearts that feared the morrow,
From their anxious thoughts beguiled.
Rich and poor felt love and blessing
From the gracious season fall,
Joy and pleanty in the cottage,
Peace and feasting in the hall,
And the voices of children
Ringing clear above it all!
Written by my sister Denise Forty, 2004
Reginald and Denise would like to wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas.
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Our Family Newsletter
Happy holidays from our family to yours!
Hello and happy holidays! Once again I have decided to send out a newsletter to wish all a Merry Christmas and to let everyone know what's going on in our family. We will not be able to make it down to Hamilton this year and this is the next best thing to being there. In this newsletter I will update you on family news, interests and throw in some recipes and pictures to brighten your Holiday season. I hope you find the context informative and entertaining.
Family News
Dan: I still drive for Amey's taxi(Kingston, Ontario). I recently had a couple of hernias repaired and am doing great now.
I run an online golf league called Golfers United, you can find it at "http://home.cogeco.ca/~golfersunited/index.html
I also race NASCAR online with East Coast Motor Sports at href="http://www.ecmsl.org/
I also play America's Army online at http://www.gig-aa.com/americasarmy/index.asp
You can talk to me online through my MSN taxi34dtrl@netscape.net or ICQ GU_TAXIMAN34 (11-008-242) or Yahoo Messenger at "taxi34_dtrl" or e-mail dmassie@cogeco.ca.
Cherylanne: I still work at Kingston Brew Pub as a cook. In my spare time I like to work on our family web site. http://www.dancheryl.com/
There you find all kind of good things that we like and links to all our favourite things. you can find me at our e-mail dmassie@cogeco.ca and my ICQ Bulldog (94-341-007)
James 2005
I am in grade 9 at QECVI High School. I am doing good and get good grades. I am involved in many extra curricular school projects for the school charity, the community and the enviorment. I have already aquired the 40hrs. community service hours required to graduate. I have built a website at http://www.jamesloveys.piczo.com/?cr=2&rfm=y. I am taking dramatic arts this year and I am in the play "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever".
Photos From "The Best Christmas Pageant"
Over Halloween I was a zombie in the Scaretacular event at the Kingston Family Funworld. It was fun and I earned community service hrs. My e-mail and MSN is james91@cogeco.ca.
Tracy 2005
I am in grade 6 at JG Simcoe and am doing good and getting grood grades. I like to draw and do crafts, like making things out of craft lace called gimp. I really love the Bratz dolls. I am in carpentry and have built a CD holder and am now doing a bird house. I am also involved in bucket drumming, we recently preformed at the school simcoe star assembly. I got my ears pierced for my birthday and will be able to take the studs out and wear regular earrings by February. I like to talk to my friends on MSN you can find mee too at tracy94@cogeco.ca
Tabby: I am still spoiled princess cat and do what ever I want.
Christmas Dinner
Roast Turkey Dinner
1 Turkey
1 Loaf of Bread
1/2 + 1 cup of chicken stock or white wine
1 cup of celery(diced)
1 cup of onions(diced)
1 cup mushrooms(sliced)
2 tbls. garlic(minced)
sage or poultry seasoning
salt
pepper
butter
flour
Rinse turkey well with cold water and set aside. In a fry pan melt a little butter and saute celery, onions, mushrooms, and garlic until tender, set aside to cool. Break bread up into small pieces. Add veg, mixture to bread with 1/2 cup stock/wine. Add 3 to 4 tbls, sage or poultry seasoning and salt and peeper to taste. Mix stuffing well. Stuff turkey. Place turkey in roasting pan. Rub turkey with butter and sprinkle sage or poultry seasoning all over turkey. Pour 1 cup stock or wine in bottom of roaster. Cover roaster and place in 350 degree oven. Cook turkey for about 15 to 20 min per pound. Baste turkey every 1/2 hour.
Turkey Gravy
Remove pan drippings from roaster, and enough stock or wine to drippings to make 2 cups. Make a rue (butter and flour) in a sauce pan, pour drippings and stock mixture slowly into rue wisking vigorously. Season to taste and bring to boil, cook for one minute. Searve with your favourite veggies and favourite style potatoes.
Christmas Cake
1 pound pitted prunes
1 pound raisins
1 1/2 pounds currants
1/4 pound cherries
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup dark rum
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 cups butter
1 pound dark brown sugar
9 eggs
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 teaspoons cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup molasses
Method
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. In a large bowl, soak fruit in wine and rum. In another large bowl, sift flour and baking powder together: set aside. In another large bowl, cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add spices and molasses; stir. Add fruit mixture to the batter and mix well. Add flour mixture last and stir thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into a pan lined with geased paper and cover with greased paper. Bake for 2 hours.
Let cool and enjoy!!
My Angels are growing up. Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year.
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For my mother, Christmas will never be the same without her.
Mother's Soul, The
by Isabella Valancy Crawford
When the moon was horned the mother died,
And the child pulled at her hand and knee,
And he rubbed her cheek and loudly cried:
'O mother, arise, give bread to me!'
But the pine tree bent its head,
And the wind at the door-post said:
'O child, thy mother is dead !'
The sun set his loom to weave the day;
The frost bit sharp like a silent cur;
The child by her pillow paused in his play:
'Mother, build up the sweet fire of fir !'
But the fir tree shook its cones,
And loud cried the pitiful stones:
'Wolf Death has thy mother's bones!'
They bore the mother out on her bier;
Their tears made warm her breast and shroud;
The smiling child at her head stood near;
And the long, white tapers shook and bowed,
And said with their tongues of gold,
To the ice lumps of the grave mold:
'How heavy are ye and cold!'
They buried the mother; to the feast
They flocked with the beaks of unclean crows.
The wind came up from the red-eyed east
And bore in its arms the chill, soft snows.
They said to each other: 'Sere
Are the hearts the mother held dear;
Forgotten, her babe plays here!'
The child with the tender snowflakes played,
And the wind on its fingers twined his hair;
And still by the tall, brown grave he stayed,
Alone in the churchyard lean and bare.
The sods on the high grave cried
To the mother's white breast inside:
'Lie still; in thy deep rest bide!'
Her breast lay still like a long-chilled stone,
Her soul was out on the bleak, grey day;
She saw her child by the grave alone,
With the sods and snow and wind at play.
Said the sharp lips of the rush,
'Red as thy roses,O bush,
With anger the dead can blush !'
A butterfly to the child's breast flew,*
Fluttered its wings on his sweet, round cheek,
Danced by his fingers, small, cold and blue.
The sun strode down past the mountain peak.
The butterfly whispered low
To the child: 'Babe, follow me; know,
Cold is the earth here below.'
The butterfly flew; followed the child,
Lured by the snowy torch of its wings;
The wind sighed after them soft and wild
Till the stars wedded night with golden rings
Till the frost upreared its head,
And the ground to it groaned and said:
'The feet of the child are lead!'
The child's head drooped to the brown, sere mold,
On the crackling cones his white breast lay;
The butterfly touched the locks of gold,
The soul of the child sprang from its clay.
The moon to the pine tree stole,
And silver-lipped, said to its bole:
'How strong is the mother's soul !'
The wings of the butterfly grew out
To the mother's arms, long, soft and white;
She folded them warm her babe about,
She kissed his lips into berries bright,
She warmed his soul on her breast;
And the east called out to the west:
'Now the mother's soul will rest!'
Under the roof where the burial feast
Was heavy with meat and red with wine,
Each crossed himself as out of the east
A strange wind swept over oak and pine.
The trees to the home-roof said:
' 'Tis but the airy rush and tread
Of angels greeting thy dead.'
For my Dad. He always went out of his way to make Christmas special for each of his children.
link
Father And Son
Laura L., Woolwich, ME
Father and Son
In a grey chair
by the fire,
Slouches a man
with a boy,
Stretched contentedly
across his chest.
Eyes closed, mouths slightly parted
sleeping.
The boy's quiet breathing
almost drowned out,
by the man's ragged breath.
The boy's fair skin
and blond hair
Stand out against the man's
dark hair.
As the boy nestles closer,
Sighing,
softly,
wrapping tiny-dimpled hands
around a wind-burned neck.
The man's thick, work-worn hands
pull the boy closer.
Returning a hug neither
will remember
When they
wake-up.
I will post more correspondance from the other members of my family as soon as they arrive. From me to you, I wish you all warm holiday wishes and hope for a prosperous new year.
Later,
Kenaz
Through the blue and frosty heavens,
Christmas stars were shining bright.
Glistening lamps throughout the city
Matched their gleaming light.
The winter snow was lying,
And the winter winds were sighing,
Long ago one Christmas night.
From every tower and steeple
Pounding bells sounded clear.
With such tones of gladness
Signalling that Christmas time was near.
Many a one that night was merry,
Celebrating their toils through out the year.
Te right, saw old wrongs forgivin,
Friends long parted, reconciled,
Voices unused raised in laughter.
Mournful eyes that rarely smiled;
Trembling hearts that feared the morrow,
From their anxious thoughts beguiled.
Rich and poor felt love and blessing
From the gracious season fall,
Joy and pleanty in the cottage,
Peace and feasting in the hall,
And the voices of children
Ringing clear above it all!
Written by my sister Denise Forty, 2004
Reginald and Denise would like to wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas.
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Our Family Newsletter
Happy holidays from our family to yours!
Hello and happy holidays! Once again I have decided to send out a newsletter to wish all a Merry Christmas and to let everyone know what's going on in our family. We will not be able to make it down to Hamilton this year and this is the next best thing to being there. In this newsletter I will update you on family news, interests and throw in some recipes and pictures to brighten your Holiday season. I hope you find the context informative and entertaining.
Family News
Dan: I still drive for Amey's taxi(Kingston, Ontario). I recently had a couple of hernias repaired and am doing great now.
I run an online golf league called Golfers United, you can find it at "http://home.cogeco.ca/~golfersunited/index.html
I also race NASCAR online with East Coast Motor Sports at href="http://www.ecmsl.org/
I also play America's Army online at http://www.gig-aa.com/americasarmy/index.asp
You can talk to me online through my MSN taxi34dtrl@netscape.net or ICQ GU_TAXIMAN34 (11-008-242) or Yahoo Messenger at "taxi34_dtrl" or e-mail dmassie@cogeco.ca.
Cherylanne: I still work at Kingston Brew Pub as a cook. In my spare time I like to work on our family web site. http://www.dancheryl.com/
There you find all kind of good things that we like and links to all our favourite things. you can find me at our e-mail dmassie@cogeco.ca and my ICQ Bulldog (94-341-007)
James 2005I am in grade 9 at QECVI High School. I am doing good and get good grades. I am involved in many extra curricular school projects for the school charity, the community and the enviorment. I have already aquired the 40hrs. community service hours required to graduate. I have built a website at http://www.jamesloveys.piczo.com/?cr=2&rfm=y. I am taking dramatic arts this year and I am in the play "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever".
Photos From "The Best Christmas Pageant"
Over Halloween I was a zombie in the Scaretacular event at the Kingston Family Funworld. It was fun and I earned community service hrs. My e-mail and MSN is james91@cogeco.ca.
Tracy 2005I am in grade 6 at JG Simcoe and am doing good and getting grood grades. I like to draw and do crafts, like making things out of craft lace called gimp. I really love the Bratz dolls. I am in carpentry and have built a CD holder and am now doing a bird house. I am also involved in bucket drumming, we recently preformed at the school simcoe star assembly. I got my ears pierced for my birthday and will be able to take the studs out and wear regular earrings by February. I like to talk to my friends on MSN you can find mee too at tracy94@cogeco.ca
Tabby: I am still spoiled princess cat and do what ever I want.
Christmas Dinner
Roast Turkey Dinner
1 Turkey
1 Loaf of Bread
1/2 + 1 cup of chicken stock or white wine
1 cup of celery(diced)
1 cup of onions(diced)
1 cup mushrooms(sliced)
2 tbls. garlic(minced)
sage or poultry seasoning
salt
pepper
butter
flour
Rinse turkey well with cold water and set aside. In a fry pan melt a little butter and saute celery, onions, mushrooms, and garlic until tender, set aside to cool. Break bread up into small pieces. Add veg, mixture to bread with 1/2 cup stock/wine. Add 3 to 4 tbls, sage or poultry seasoning and salt and peeper to taste. Mix stuffing well. Stuff turkey. Place turkey in roasting pan. Rub turkey with butter and sprinkle sage or poultry seasoning all over turkey. Pour 1 cup stock or wine in bottom of roaster. Cover roaster and place in 350 degree oven. Cook turkey for about 15 to 20 min per pound. Baste turkey every 1/2 hour.
Turkey Gravy
Remove pan drippings from roaster, and enough stock or wine to drippings to make 2 cups. Make a rue (butter and flour) in a sauce pan, pour drippings and stock mixture slowly into rue wisking vigorously. Season to taste and bring to boil, cook for one minute. Searve with your favourite veggies and favourite style potatoes.
Christmas Cake
1 pound pitted prunes
1 pound raisins
1 1/2 pounds currants
1/4 pound cherries
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup dark rum
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 cups butter
1 pound dark brown sugar
9 eggs
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 teaspoons cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup molasses
Method
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. In a large bowl, soak fruit in wine and rum. In another large bowl, sift flour and baking powder together: set aside. In another large bowl, cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add spices and molasses; stir. Add fruit mixture to the batter and mix well. Add flour mixture last and stir thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into a pan lined with geased paper and cover with greased paper. Bake for 2 hours.
Let cool and enjoy!!
My Angels are growing up. Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For my mother, Christmas will never be the same without her.
Mother's Soul, The
by Isabella Valancy Crawford
When the moon was horned the mother died,
And the child pulled at her hand and knee,
And he rubbed her cheek and loudly cried:
'O mother, arise, give bread to me!'
But the pine tree bent its head,
And the wind at the door-post said:
'O child, thy mother is dead !'
The sun set his loom to weave the day;
The frost bit sharp like a silent cur;
The child by her pillow paused in his play:
'Mother, build up the sweet fire of fir !'
But the fir tree shook its cones,
And loud cried the pitiful stones:
'Wolf Death has thy mother's bones!'
They bore the mother out on her bier;
Their tears made warm her breast and shroud;
The smiling child at her head stood near;
And the long, white tapers shook and bowed,
And said with their tongues of gold,
To the ice lumps of the grave mold:
'How heavy are ye and cold!'
They buried the mother; to the feast
They flocked with the beaks of unclean crows.
The wind came up from the red-eyed east
And bore in its arms the chill, soft snows.
They said to each other: 'Sere
Are the hearts the mother held dear;
Forgotten, her babe plays here!'
The child with the tender snowflakes played,
And the wind on its fingers twined his hair;
And still by the tall, brown grave he stayed,
Alone in the churchyard lean and bare.
The sods on the high grave cried
To the mother's white breast inside:
'Lie still; in thy deep rest bide!'
Her breast lay still like a long-chilled stone,
Her soul was out on the bleak, grey day;
She saw her child by the grave alone,
With the sods and snow and wind at play.
Said the sharp lips of the rush,
'Red as thy roses,O bush,
With anger the dead can blush !'
A butterfly to the child's breast flew,*
Fluttered its wings on his sweet, round cheek,
Danced by his fingers, small, cold and blue.
The sun strode down past the mountain peak.
The butterfly whispered low
To the child: 'Babe, follow me; know,
Cold is the earth here below.'
The butterfly flew; followed the child,
Lured by the snowy torch of its wings;
The wind sighed after them soft and wild
Till the stars wedded night with golden rings
Till the frost upreared its head,
And the ground to it groaned and said:
'The feet of the child are lead!'
The child's head drooped to the brown, sere mold,
On the crackling cones his white breast lay;
The butterfly touched the locks of gold,
The soul of the child sprang from its clay.
The moon to the pine tree stole,
And silver-lipped, said to its bole:
'How strong is the mother's soul !'
The wings of the butterfly grew out
To the mother's arms, long, soft and white;
She folded them warm her babe about,
She kissed his lips into berries bright,
She warmed his soul on her breast;
And the east called out to the west:
'Now the mother's soul will rest!'
Under the roof where the burial feast
Was heavy with meat and red with wine,
Each crossed himself as out of the east
A strange wind swept over oak and pine.
The trees to the home-roof said:
' 'Tis but the airy rush and tread
Of angels greeting thy dead.'
For my Dad. He always went out of his way to make Christmas special for each of his children.
link
Father And Son
Laura L., Woolwich, ME
Father and Son
In a grey chair
by the fire,
Slouches a man
with a boy,
Stretched contentedly
across his chest.
Eyes closed, mouths slightly parted
sleeping.
The boy's quiet breathing
almost drowned out,
by the man's ragged breath.
The boy's fair skin
and blond hair
Stand out against the man's
dark hair.
As the boy nestles closer,
Sighing,
softly,
wrapping tiny-dimpled hands
around a wind-burned neck.
The man's thick, work-worn hands
pull the boy closer.
Returning a hug neither
will remember
When they
wake-up.
I will post more correspondance from the other members of my family as soon as they arrive. From me to you, I wish you all warm holiday wishes and hope for a prosperous new year.
Later,
Kenaz
Friday, December 16, 2005
Tales From The Set
Well I just got home from the set of "Man of the Year", the latest from Robin Williams. I'll tell you more when I actually see set, I'm back tommorrow, down in the north end on Victoria Street. All I know for now is what IMDB says, Directed by Barry Levinson, starring Williams as the president, Laura Linney as his wife and also starring Christopher Walken. The tenative plot outline is as follows "On a lark, the host of a late-night political talk show (Williams) decides to run for president. The thing is, he never expected to win."
For a treat I was a mile from my home, and for a bigger treat I caught up on what's new with a guy I don't see too much, John Migliore. John is a school teacher, here in Hamilton, who's been doing background for as long as I have.
Tonight he mentioned that the tornado that hit a Hamilton middle school back in November was in fact the one that he taught at!
Anywho, it was a pleasure to see John again, please click on his link and view his great site that has to do with his cartooning and also contains screen captures from various movies he has done.
It was a pleasant surprise when he mentioned that he had a screen capture of me from "Resident Evil: Apocalypse". I had poured through this movie and don't even remember faintly seeing this shot. So along with the origional photo of myself and John taken on set here is the screen capture.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse, myself and John.
Myself and John Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Large photo
Later,
Kenaz
For a treat I was a mile from my home, and for a bigger treat I caught up on what's new with a guy I don't see too much, John Migliore. John is a school teacher, here in Hamilton, who's been doing background for as long as I have.
Tonight he mentioned that the tornado that hit a Hamilton middle school back in November was in fact the one that he taught at!
Anywho, it was a pleasure to see John again, please click on his link and view his great site that has to do with his cartooning and also contains screen captures from various movies he has done.
It was a pleasant surprise when he mentioned that he had a screen capture of me from "Resident Evil: Apocalypse". I had poured through this movie and don't even remember faintly seeing this shot. So along with the origional photo of myself and John taken on set here is the screen capture.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse, myself and John.
Myself and John Resident Evil: ApocalypseLarge photo
Later,
Kenaz
Thursday, December 15, 2005
TICATS HIRE PAOPAO, EXTEND MARSHALL
In Hamilton, for the past few years, putting together the winning puzzle for the Tiger Cats has been as difficult as putting together one of those two thousand piece three dimensional ones, without the help of a picture.
But this off season it finally looks like the Cat's have their picture in hand and are eager to build their model of success. This week Hamilton extended head coach Greg Marshall's contract through the 2007 season and yesterday Hamilton confirmed the appointment of Joe Paopao to Marshall's staff , introducing the former Renegades head coach as the Ticats' new offensive co-ordinator and defensive co-ordinator Kavis Reed had received one-year extensions through the 2007 season.
"He's a coach that's very knowledgeable offensively," Marshall said. "He's going to be a great fit here in Hamilton ... he's going to have the respect of our guys right from the get-go, just on his reputation and what he's done.
"He's a good teacher and, aside from being a great football coach, he's an outstanding person."
The Ticats also added Kani Kauahi as their new offensive line coach. Kauahi, who has been with Paopao in B.C., San Francisco and Ottawa, was the Renegades' offensive co-ordinator and offensive line coach.
"They know each other [and] what they want to do," Marshall said.
Paopao can find effective ways to use Hamilton's offensive assets, which include newly-acquired quarterback Jason Maas and running back Jesse Lumsden, the club's 2005 first-round draft pick.
"In the past, [Paopao has] been very adaptable, based on the quarterback and the running back and the other personnel that you have," Marshall said. "He will build an offence that is perfect for our personnel."
Lumsden, a hometown hero who starred for Marshall at Hamilton's McMaster University, is a player the team's marketers would love to see blossom into a CFL star. Marshall indicated the team will emphasize the ground game in the often pass-happy league.
"We're going to run the football," he said. "I know both Joe and Kani believe, to be successful, you just can't pass all the time. You have to build it on the running game."
Marshall was also pleased that ownership was willing to build with their head coach. He won the CFL's coach of the year award in his rookie season, when he took a team that went 1-17 in 2003 and made the playoffs with an 9-8-1 record. The Ticats slipped back last year, finishing 5-13.
"It's good security for me," Marshall said of the extension. "It shows that the football team and [owner Bob] Young and [general manager] Rob Katz are confident I can do the job here. They said all along that they believe in me and what we're doing, and I'm committed to getting this thing done and seeing it through."
more from the CFL
The Cat's have their coaches, QB and ground attack in place now time to move on to the other missing pieces like a veteran O-lineman, a WR, a LB, and a safety. Nice to see the team getting a head start on 2006.
Later,
Kenaz
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
A Screen Capture From Wonderfalls
Back in 2003-2004 I had the opportunity to work a far bit on the FOX series "Wonderfalls". The series was never given a chance by the big wigs. They kept it out of the important January sweeps weeks, in fear of the show being called a "Joan of Arcadia" rip off? Anyway, a little tweaking here and there and what the public saw was only three episodes of a series about a girl working in a gift shop who heard an assortment of souveniers talking to her. What the viewers missed was the quirky humour that you needed a full season to mature. I'm glad up here in Canada the Vision Channel "saw" Fox's err and ran the complete 18 episode series, giving this series its due.
Later,
Kenaz
Later,
Kenaz
Unification (2005)
Unification(2005)-18"x12" Mixed Media on paper. The portraits of myself, my father and mother sitting together represent the unbreakable bond a child has with their parents. This bond is further illistrated by the background. Wind, water, earth and fire represents the harmony of nature, along with their siblings wood, and steel all comune in unified bliss.
Later,
Kenaz
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Screen Captures From Playmakers
From the set of Playmakers Episode 3 "The Choice part 1". This picture was from July 2003, shot in Toronto's then Skydome now the Rodgers Centre.
Here is a screen capture from a DVD rip of me in action.
Later,
Kenaz
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