Friday, August 03, 2007

Weekend

I'm gonna take a long weekend. A pleasant, relaxed one.
(Yes, all my weekends are pleasant and relaxed. So?)

I'm pretty much done with the work, sales are good due to a price reduction, I just had a groceries delivery, including some prawn cocktails, and I have a bunch of good DVDs, including the rest of Dead Like Me season two. So, feet up.

(This is not meant to indicate any influence on the quantity or quality of the posts here, I never know about that.)

Final Identity said...
"I can't imagine eating one of those --in fact, anything from the sea -- frozen and then delivered in a little bag. For goodness sakes, you live on an island smack between the Atlantic and the North Sea!"

Pascal:
Actually, Final, sea products today are deep-frozen almost the moment they are taken out of the sea. So it is a great way to keep them as fresh as can be, and with no added chemical preservers. A frozen product has more freshness than something that you buy immediately but keep in your refrigerator for even one day.
Similarly, I saw a news report on canned vegetables in France. They are steam-cooked in a very short time, briefly after being picked, and canned immediately. So they retain more vitamins than a fresh produce that you wouldn't eat right away.
Basically, if you're not the fisherman or the gardener, bringing the food straight to the kitchen for cooking, some aspects of modern life ARE very positive, and have made much impact on our health and life expectancy.

24 comments:

Cliff Prince said...

And yet you're stressed ...

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Go figger.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Just shows to go you that stress isn't caused by anything external, I guess.

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Anyway I am much less stressed today than yesterday, thankfully.

Tim said...

I'm particularly envious of the prawn cocktails ;-)

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

They are weally, weally nice. Either on their own or on bread.
I get 'em from Sainsburys. I've used their Net shopping for years, I love it. I dislike shopping, especially waiting in line. And I don't have a car, what with working from home. So.

Tim said...

We've been using Tesco for weekly deliveries (More out of habit than anything else.)

Will check out Sains. Online.

T

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

The drivers are always pleasant, and if they are late, you get a ten pound coupon.

Cliff Prince said...

Looks to me from the Sainsbury's website, that what you mean by "prawn" is what we would call "shrimp." I can't imagine eating one of those --in fact, anything from the sea -- frozen and then delivered in a little bag. For goodness sakes, you live on an island smack between the Atlantic and the North Sea!

I'm just a seafood snob I guess. Living in New Orleans does it to you ...

Alex said...

Good old GoozGogs (Sainsburys) we had one in walking distance. They really showed everyone else that you could get quality in a supermarket.

We tried WebVan years ago, they were the second on-line grocery store here, no physical presence except for buying every box van in the state. In Oakland they were bad, in Livermore they were great. They went poof as a dot.bomb. We use safeway.com. Yes, they have Safeway both sides of the pond, but in LA it's called Vons.

FI, the weird thing about the UK, the best fish and chip shop many years on the run was Harry Ramsdens in Huddersfield I believe. Huddersfield is probably as far from the sea as you can get in the UK, right in the Pennines, the back bone of Britain. The cities always seem to lack fresh fish, you need to be in coastal towns to get it fresh from the boat, or some swanky restaurant.

Hmm, the ante was prawn cocktail (my favourite flavour potato chip) and you upped it jambalaya. I'll raise you some sashimi.

Have a good weekend. If you like a good beer, then take the time to head to Mancheseter, just behind the BBC is a pub call "The Lass O'Gowrie" (I hope it's still there) their LOG42 is a wonderful 80bob.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Thanks. I'm more of a coffee man though.

I never really like beer, wine, or anything much alcoholic. I never got why it's so popular, none of it tastes pleasant.

Alex said...

Ah, there is taste, and there is buzz.

I used to like sweeter, mellow flavours. Still do actually, so I'm a tea drinker. I like Cider - sweet and effervescent, with a comfortable buzz. I like Sake, a mellow flavour, and a warm glow. It took me time to get to enjoy beer. I've drunk bitter shandy since I was a kid, and branched into choclatey stouts and lime margaritas. My shots are typically Southern Comfort, I can't stand whiskey.

This time of year in Britain, I'd probably head to the hills, but I'd take a midweek weekend, not a Sat/Sun. I'd probably visit Ladybower, or Fernilee reservoir, or head for a quieter beach like Talacre, or Cemaes. Maybe even a stroll along Otterspool prom.

Have you ever taken your camera for a walk around Salford Quays? Or Wigan Pier? Can you get a train out to some of the mill towns, Bollington, South of Manchester, good easy hiking (White Nancy), milltown architecture. You must have been to Alderley Edge? An area steeped in magic and legend, ask any of your UK friends if they read Alan Garner.

Heck, even an afternoon at the Pendle Witches could be fun.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Man, that was quick. You must have checked for new comments within a minute after I posted, to be able to post that.

Alex said...

Like you, I'm online and idling away.

laurie said...

Eo I like hearing about your weekend plans. Sounds relaxing.
And akex, just love hearing about some of these places in the UK, the names alone evoke . . . . something nice. English.

my weekend? no alchohol for me either, I stopped the wine several months ago and feel better. I do a lot of studying, reading, and tomorrow I"ll take a hike to the lake with my friend Kira. Upstate New York, these sky lakes are gorgeous, and warm like a bath, surrounded by rock cliffs and blue sky and pine trees. Several areas where people go nude too! I'll be brave one of these days.

Laurie

Anonymous said...

I never really like beer, wine, or anything much alcoholic. I never got why it's so popular, none of it tastes pleasant.

Same here Eolake, to me it's quite nasty. Waste of money.

Anonymous said...

Several areas where people go nude too! I'll be brave one of these days.

Laurie

If you ever decide to do that, would you send a lonely soul a few photographs of yourself? If I'm too forward please forgive me. Have a nice day Laurie.

laurie said...

dear terry,
Yes, I would call that quite bold of you. Did you know I am a good christian woman?
So no, i won't send you personal nude pictures of myself. But christian or not, Would you send me one of you? I'd like one of Eolake, alex, ttl and pascal too.

love,
Laurie

Alex said...

Laurie,

I cannot offer a nude photo of myself (low personal self esteem, and no good backdrop even if I were immodest enough). If you want to see a regular photo of me, then there are several at my neglected blog members.ivillage.com/alexod .

I also posted a nude self portrait on another ivillage board. I can look up the URL if you would like. I couldn't quite hear your tone of voice when you requested it.

Ah, skinny dipping, and public nudity. I like being in a private pool, au naturel, but with an audience? Reading the letters at Domai seem to reinforce this as a positive liberating experience, but it just wouldn't work for me, I can't even cope with changing rooms at the local pool.

Happy hiking,

Alex

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Mine is here:
http://stobblehouse.com/arthome/stob/stob-nu.JPG

Granted I was a lot younger and slimmer then.

Anonymous said...

Final Identity said...
"I can't imagine eating one of those --in fact, anything from the sea -- frozen and then delivered in a little bag. For goodness sakes, you live on an island smack between the Atlantic and the North Sea!"


Actually, Final, sea products today are deep-frozen almost the moment they are taken out of the sea. So it is a great way to keep them as fresh as can be, and with no added chemical preservers. A frozen product has more freshness than something that you buy immediately but keep in your refrigerator for even one day.
Similarly, I saw a news report on canned vegetables in France. They are steam-cooked in a very short time, briefly after being picked, and canned immediately. So they retain more vitamins than a fresh produce that you wouldn't eat right away.
Basically, if you're not the fisherman or the gardener, bringing the food straight to the kitchen for cooking, some aspects of modern life ARE very positive, and have made much impact on our health and life expectancy.
We have enough to worry about with the negative facets of technology and industry.

laurie said...

Eolake, that was an interesting photo!

Alex, I tried to get onto the iVillage address but no luck.

terry, I still smile when I think of you, though I won't send you a photo. Out of respect for my boyfriend, I do not send nude photos of myself over the internet!

but I am truly living a "Domai" lifestyle here, and I like to share it in words.

For example, I hike topless sometimes around here, especially this one gorgeous trail. It is high up on a hill overlooking the valley, something out of Sound of Music -- with mountains in the background, a shimmering reservoir, and so wild up there, I love to take my top off and feel the breezes, as guys are privileged to do practically everywhere.

Sometimes hiking with my boyfriend up in front of me, I give him a treat and take my top off so that when her turns around he has a nice reason to smile . . . . .
Perhaps I'm an exhibitionist at heart? Though not on the internet!
I just think women's bodies are incredibly beautiful, and I'm rather happy with mine. It's one of the joys of nature.

and . . . . . I hope to be a Christian some day . . . . . to follow such a man . . . . . for now, I try to listen for his voice in my heart, and He seems to love when I am happy enough to go nude in nature....

Laurie

Alex said...

Laurie,

The address is http://members.ivillage.com/alexod There's no www.



Good Luck

laurie said...

Hey Alex, that's great, I checked it out. Just curious, which "Poly" did you graduate from? Not by any chance in Worcester, Ma.?

Good photo of you, without camera that's a great yoga position.

It's nice to get a picture of who's blogging, and a little about them. I appreciate that, nice to meet you ;)

p.s. do you have short, really wide feet?

Laurie

Alex said...

Manchester Polytechnic (became MMU which means either Manchester Metropolitan U, or Mickey Mouse U). It was also locally known as "You Missed UMIST". That was in the UK.

There are photos sans camera. That photo was on the fault line (30 ft from it) at San Juan Bautista.

8 1/2 EEEE. Is 8 short by American standards? In the UK it's 7 1/2G.

I will blog again one day.

Oh, self portrait...
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-rlfantasy&msg=3006.1&ctx=128