Cinco de Mayo

Today we went down to the farm and had tacos for Cinco de Mayo. After our visit we returned home to put some of the tomatoes and peppers we picked up yesterday in the ground. I know the wet muddy earth isn't the best for planting right now but if we waited any long I think we wouldn't have anything left to plant. One of the plants had a rough ride home and was bent over when we arrived. Not long after letting it set in the back room to straighten out, I knocked the same tomato plant off into the floor. I don't think this plant isn't meant to make it. We will see.

The day the music died.

Yesterday afternoon Needles and I were setting in the living room and all of a sudden we heard a crackling from the surround sound system. I looked over the speakers and after a bit of investigating, discovered that the 9 year old Bose system was as dead as a doornail. I removed the unit and settled on listening to the T.V. speakers. After about 10 seconds of that, I decided that this wasn't going to work. Since my birthday was coming up, Needles offered to purchase a surround sound system for me. I did some research and decided on one that I thought would do the job without breaking the bank. It will be a few days before the new unit will be here but until then, we will have to settle with  the crappy T.V. speakers. Over the last few days, Needle and I have been preparing a little area in the yard for a garden. Today Needles planted some green beans and cucumbers. We are homing in a couple of months that we might have some fresh garden vegetables. We have already harvested a good serving of asparagus and the raspberry canes are looking healthy. Tomorrow we are planning on picking up some tomatoes and peppers to get in the ground. Last week Needles picked up a pink dogwood tree so we got it planted in the backyard.  It is finally nice to be able to spend some outdoors in the nice weather. Have a good weekend.

Home Alone.

This weekend, while Needles was away, I didn't do much since the weather wasn't fitting to be outside. I did however mow the lawn and spray the weeds. The rest of the weekend was spent watching movies, sipping coffee and making purchases on the internets. Hope you had a good weekend.

P.S. Sunday Needles and I made a trek down to the farm and got to see the Uncles and play with explosives. Enjoy the following movie. :)

Weekend Trip

Friday, while I was at work, Needles and Ragged planned a little weekend trip, so after work we packed up and headed South. We took our time heading down since I got away from work earlier than usual. We arrived around 6:00pm and settled in with Ragged and a new member to the family Josie. Josie is a year old kitten with gray and brown marble tabby markings. She is unlimited in her cuteness and energy. We sat and chatted on the lovely screened porch until Cynical came home from work all the while being entertained by Josie and her antics.



For supper we all headed out to the local sushi place and I was in heaven. I had the Wasabi Roll, which I had before and the Dancing Girl roll. They were both excellent. After our meal we returned back to our hosts home and watched a little T.V. and got a chance to catch up. Saturday we awoke to Cynical already gone to work, so after breakfast we headed to the Museum with a quick pit stop to The Crème for coffee.

We arrived at the Museum to find that we were the first to arrive for the scheduled spinning demonstration. While the ladies knitted and spun yarn I wandered around the museum. Before long we broke for lunch and went just down the street to The Bistro. The food was very good and service excellent. We went back to the museum for the afternoon and finished up a little after 3pm.

 

We return to the house after a quick grocery run to await Cynical to get off work. Our supper for the evening was grilled hamburgers and turkey burgers with a side of grilled vegetables. It was all very good. We stayed up late into the night watching a movie before calling it a night. Sunday after breakfast we did a bit for running around and shopping. Cynical and Ragged picked up some plants for the landscaping and then a run by Panera Bread for lunch. We arrived back to the house to get in a little more porch time before it was time to head home. We had another lovely time with Cynical and Ragged and can't wait until the next time we can get together.

Pan-Starrs Comet 3-13-13

 

A closer look.

Since the switch.

Since my post on Feb. 3rd Needles and I made the switch to a Roku and said buh bye to DirecTV. Since then we have been catching up on TV series that we haven't been able to watch before. Some of the shows we were watching are not available so we have been streaming it through our laptops to our TV and we have been able to watch almost everything we have watched before at less than half the price of our old cable bill. A few of the shows we are now getting caught up on.

Supernatural
Big Bang Theory
Revolution
Fringe
Grimm
The Walking Dead

If you don't mind the occasional decreased resolution,questionable popups and ads a website I have stumbled upon has a lot of good shows free to stream. http://stream-tv.me/

Weekend Trip

Needles and I made a run to my parents this past weekend. We got to visit with some of my family , do come antiquing and went out to eat at the local Chinese Restaurant. We had a good visit although the weekend went too quick.

A Weekend of Firsts.

This weekend, Needles and I headed South to Owensboro. We were going to visit with family we hadn't seen for a while. When we arrived Friday afternoon we sat and talked for a bit and shortly we were headed out for supper at Pizzaroma. The dirty bread appetizers were awesome follow shorty by the half and half pizza. It was all very good and I ate my fill before we rolled out of there and to Yolo for gelato. I had the coffee while Needles had the Mascarpone. This was the first first. I haven't ever had gelato. It was very good and difficult to say that it is much different that high butterfat ice cream. After the gelato we went to the local library and set in on Unscripted an Indie Film Xperience. We watched to films, the first being They Said They Were Here To Help. An interesting concept on a zombie movie and the second Obsolescence, a movie with a genetic manipulation conspiracy and people with expiration dates built in. They were both very interesting and I enjoyed them. It was good to have the director/ producers there to answer questions and explain some of the visions behind the movie. We left the movie and discussed them both into the night until time to go to bed. Saturday morning we had breakfast and then headed out for a few shopping stops but then to possibly the highlight of the trip, we went to Wasabi Express for sushi. I have tried sushi before on some of the Chinese Restaurants buffet ans was still unsure if I would like it. Lets just say that it was amazing. My cousin recommended the Wasabi roll and I chose the Dynamite Roll for a second. They were both very good but if I had to choose between the two the Wasabi Roll would win hands down. It was the prefect blend of sweet and savory. I can't wait to try it again someday.We returned home and watched a new series on Netflixs. The show is called House of Cards with Kevin Spacey. We watched 3 episodes and they were all very good and ended up going to bed pretty late. This morning we had breakfast and sat in the living room talking about various things but one of the main topics is us doing way with our satellite T.V. We are considering going to Roku- streaming T.V. In fact we have already ordered the device and plan on making the switch this week, especially because when we got home we had a DirecTV bill waiting on us announcing the upcoming rate increase. We have been with DirecTV for about 13 years and I think we aren't getting our moneys worth. Just because you have been doing something for that long doesn't mean you have to keep doing it.

Fun with Blog Posts

Take one of your posts. Copy and paste it into Google Translate. Translate it into whatever language you like. Copy and paste the translation back in and translate it back into English with some interesting results.

My last post below translated into Croatian.

Dosad Nova godina je imao nekoliko uspona i padova.Mećava tek nakon Božića bačena samo preko podnožju snijegom na nas. Mi još uvijek imamo nekoliko komadića bijelog stvari gdje su ga nagomilana u parkirališta. Prije nekoliko dana imali smo neke Ledena kiša koja je napravio stvari malo Slick za nekoliko dana.Led zamrznuo garažna vrata i ulazna vrata zatvorila jedno jutro pa sam morao uzeti kamion na posao nakon susjeda i ja uspjeli dobiti otvorena vrata i čašu tople vode da biste dobili vjetrobransko staklo očišćeno. Dok je pokušavao otvoriti garažna vrata je ubacio osigurača u otvarač. Nakon čekanja na nove osigurače biti isporučen do kuće i nakon što ih zamjene vrata radi kao nov. Ja bih puno radije potrošiti 20 dolara na osigurače od $ 300 + za novi otvarač.Kasno Srna sezone mi je donio dosta jelena, ali uglavnom dolara. Ja zavrsilo ostavljajući ih hodati po. Iglice kupio ptica feeder drugi dan i nakon otprilike tjedan ptice su hrle na njega u šumarcima. Imali smo napuniti i ulagača gotovo svaki dan. Mislim da je svatko ovdje je umorna od hladnog vremena i spreman za proljeće i ljeto. Držite toplo.

Now back to English.

New year so far has had a few ups and padova.Mećava after Christmas just thrown across the foot of snow on us. We still have a few pieces of white stuff where ga piled in the parking lot. A few days ago we had some icy rain which made ​​things a bit for a few Slick dana.Led frozen garage door and front door closed one morning so I had to take the truck to work after my neighbors and I have managed to get the door open and a glass of warm water to get windshield cleaned. While trying to open the garage door opener in the fuse popped. After waiting for a new fuse to be shipped to the house and after they replace the door works like new. I'd much rather spend $ 20 on the fuses of $ 300 + for a new otvarač.Kasno Deer season has brought me a lot of deer, but mostly dollars. I ended up leaving them to walk on. Needles bought a bird feeder the other day and after about a week the birds were flocking to him in the woods. We had filled and investors almost every day. I think everyone here is tired of the cold weather and ready for spring and summer. Keep warm.

Funny stuff.

New Years so far....

So far the New years has had a few ups and downs. A blizzard just after Christmas dumped just over a foot of snow on us. We still have a few patches of the white stuff where they piled it up in the parking lots. A few days ago we had some freezing rain that made things a little slick for a couple of days. The ice froze the garage door and entry door shut one morning so I had to take the truck to work after the neighbor and I manage to get the door open and a glass of warm water to get the windshield cleared. While trying to open the garage door it popped a fuse in the opener. After waiting on new fuses to be shipped to the house and after replacing them the door works as good as new. I would much rather spend $20 on fuses than $300+ for a new opener. The late doe season brought me plenty of deer but mostly bucks. I ended up letting them walk on by. Needles bought a bird feeder the other day and after about a week the birds have been flocking to it in groves. We have had to refill the feeder almost every day. I think everyone around here is tired of the cold weather and ready for spring and summer. Keep warm.