http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com Brewing and drinking beer, bragging on my kids and opening a window into my (sadly trivially) dark mind Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:43:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Because everything is better with bacon, right? [All pictures are hot-linked to the corresponding page on Flickr. If you get a Flickr account and ask me to add you to my "Friends & Family" list, you can see the large/original versions. I had to restrict access to the larger versions due ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/24/stuffed-pork-loin-now-with-added-bacon/ Kel’s mom is getting worse. Her diabetes, previously requiring only two (I think) shots a day, now requires regular monitoring and shots or snacks (sugar). This came about a couple of months ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and started babbling manically. Since coming home from ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/22/the-old-people-another-update/ I had to go to Coral Springs for a work-related training course. The course was at the Marriott (which has a convention center AND a golf course). Every day during the class breaks, I’d go outside (with the smokers) and try to take pictures of the ever-present brown anoles. (I ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/a-few-days-in-coral-springs-florida/ A couple of weeks ago, as I was pulling out some spices for whatever I was cooking for dinner, I noticed a little bag of crystallized ginger. It was left over from a desert that I had made quite some time ago. (Chopped up some toasted almonds and the crystallized ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/09/isnt-that-peachy/ Dyson has been struggling with learning to read. Since Kel is currently "between jobs", she’s been working with Dyson every day after school. (I blame his school more than I blame him - I was unhappy with how little they worked with him on reading last year…) Last week, Kel was ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/09/dyson-at-the-doctor/ I’ve got a LOT of these mushrooms growing just in front of my house. (The north side, which gets absolutely no direct (and very little indirect) sunlight.) So, the question is, "What are they and, more importantly, are they edible?" I feel fairly confident that it is Clitocybe. But which one? Perhaps Clitocybe ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/08/shroomin-at-home/ [note: pictures are hot-linked to their counterpart of Flickr. If you want to see a bigger version click on them and click on the "all sizes" icon just above the picture.] I moved to Roanoke in 1992. Just before then, they shut down a brewpub in downtown Roanoke (Blue Muse, I ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/07/a-new-brepub-in-town/ This is the barn across the street. Now if we only didn’t have a road between our house and this view, I’d be happier. Maybe our NEXT house can have a bit more privacy… http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/06/a-quick-shot-from-my-flickr-stream/ I’ve been silent a long time. Why? My previous photo hosting site closed down (for new activity at least - luckily all the old pictures are still there…) I haven’t found one that works well with this blog (the size that I want, etc.) I don’t think I will find one that ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/10/06/203/ It’s been awhile since I’ve provided an update on how our resident stroke victim has been doing. First, the "interesting" bit… Last Tuesday, while making a bathroom run, she tangled her feet in the bathroom throw rug and fell. After a few days of saying she was okay (but complaining about pain) ... http://shyzaboy.blogsome.com/2008/03/23/nana-papa-update/