Monthly Archives: January 2014
Rain, Sleet, and Snow? . . .
and 1/4” of ice on roads and bridges for tomorrow. And I’m supposed to see two clients. We’ll see how that goes.
One of the things I wanted to do today was to get my Duck Dynasty Chia Pet started. My son Chris gave it to me Christmas, but in all the chaos it got put aside until now.
But today’s the day.
Chia Willie Duck Dynasty Handmade Decorative Chia Pet Planter
Chia Willie starts out looking like this.
First up, you soak him in a bowl of water for about an hour. At the same time you soak some of the chia seeds in some water.
Then you set Willie in little plastic tray, fill him full of water, and then smear the seed mush all over him.
Then put him near a light source and keep him filled with water. And hopefully Willie will soon bloom in all his verdant glory. I’ll keep you updated.
One thing I didn’t know is that after Willie blooms you can eat him. Apparently Chia Seeds are high in Omega 3, fiber, and protein. YUMMM!
About 4 PM Jan and I headed up to Webster to have dinner at one of our favorite places, Rudy’s BBQ.
I always get a little of everything, moist brisket, pork ribs, and jalapeno sausage links,
and some of their great Cream Corn. And a lot of left-overs to bring home.
Later, after we got back home, I ground up some of my Trinidad Scorpion Chili Pepper Pods.
Dried Trinidad Scorpion Chili Pepper Pods
Until very recently, at 1,400,000 Scoville Units, this was the hottest pepper in the world. But just a month or so ago, it was surpassed by the Carolina Reaper. The King is dead. Long live the new King.
As a comparison, a jalapeno is about 5,000 and a habanero is about 20,000 SC’s.
I use my Mr. Coffee coffee bean grinder to make a powder from the pods to put in my shaker. And just the little bit of dust that escapes into the air makes your eyes burn, your lips numb, and then you start coughing and sneezing.
This ought to be a GOOD batch.
Thought for the Day:
Remember, if you can swim, then it doesn’t matter how deep the water is.
And if you can’t swim, it doesn’t matter either.
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Girls with Guns . . .
Jan and I started out this morning with a 1 mile walk around the park before enjoying our coffee and muffins sitting outside. And enjoying it while we can, because tomorrow the weather gets pretty crappy for the next several days.
We’re looking at several days of rain, with a HIGH of 37 on Friday. BRR!
I want my Global Warming, and I want it NOW! Excess body heat only goes so far.
About noon I headed out to a couple of clients, and looking for a couple of new computers for other clients. And by the time I’d taken care of everything and gotten back to the rig, it was about 5:30. And my beautiful wife had dinner ready.
Saw an article online about ‘Machine Gun Tourism’. For some reason when I first saw the title I thought it said “Machine Gun Terrorism”, which kind of made sense.
But then I figured out what they were talking about. Renting out machine guns for tourists to try their hand. And when we were in Las Vegas in 2010 with our friend’s Nick and Terry Russell, Jan did her part to keep tourism alive.
And this was at “The Gun Store” location mentioned in the article. She’s firing her new favorite toy, a Thompson Submachine Gun.
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And apparently it runs in the family, because here’s our granddaughter Piper in Houston, firing a Smith & Wesson 500 .50 cal. revolver, considered the most powerful handgun in the world.
I’ve shot one of these a couple of times and they’re a handful. Piper said she enjoyed the feeling of power it gave her.
Also according the article, you can now fire one of these at “The Gun Store”.
This is a belt-fed M249 Light Machine Gun, and Nick and I both want one.
Just the thing for those pesky squirrels.
"The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." – Albert Einstein
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