Blue sky in the sunshine destination of Iceland today.
I can see the Arctic Circle from where I slept outside under the stars.
I’m supposed to be circumnavigating the island by rent-a-car, but can’t seem to get out of these gorgeous NW fjords
Month: June 2011
June 12th Barbecue workshop Calgary
All-day, hands-on workshop will indoctrinate students in the ways of championship barbecue …
In response to overwhelming popular demand, barbecue evangelist Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is teaming up with Weber Grills and Calgary’s The Cookbook Co. Cooks to stage Barbecue Academy, a deluxe all-day, hands-on workshop in Southern-style championship barbecue. The smokin’ session will be held on Sunday, June 12 at Glamorgan Community Centre. …
“Barbecue Academy is a great way to learn and have fun at the same time,” says Ronnie. “Students will not only get a chance to prep and cook championship-quality chicken and ribs, they’ll present their finished products to a panel of judges for a chance to win cheap plastic trophies, just like in a real barbecue contest!” …
Everything students need will be provided, including knives, tongs, cutting boards, oven mitts and aprons. The workshop will run from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 at Glamorgan Community Centre. Tuition is $295 per person.
details – At Rockin’ Ronnie’s Barbecue Academy, Ribs and Chicken are on the Curriculum
DIE Continental Airlines DIE
I flew Continental from Los Angeles to Halifax, the fare quite good.
Airfare Price Total( CAD Dollars): $356.40 + $25 for a suitcase
Sunday May 22, 2011
Airline: Continental Airlines 40
Departs: Los Angeles – International (LAX) at 6:45am on Sun May 22Airline: Continental Airlines 2274
Departs: Newark – Newark International (EWR) at 6:10pm on Sun May 22
… Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. It was my worst airline experience since RYAN in Europe.
Somebody please BUY Continental and put those employees out of their misery.
Amongst other things they bungled, Continental lost my suitcase. It was about 48hrs late getting to me.
I’m eligible to apply for compensation for baggage delayed that long. But here’s how that works (PDF)
I must fill out overly detailed PAPERWORK and snail mail to Houston, TX with all sorts of photocopied support documents, including Driver’s Licence.
I’m not going to do it. The hassle exceeds the payback.
I assume it’s deliberate on the part of Continental not to allow claims online. Nor to offer them automatically to customers they’ve screwed.
I’ll never fly Continental again. And advise you to avoid them too, if you can.
Detective Inspector John Rebus
When visiting Scotland I got into Rebus. Happily, Warren is a bit of a fan, too, collecting those that have been televised or turned into movies.
Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as Rebus. The novels are mostly set in and around Edinburgh. …
Rebus can be said to belong to a long tradition of paternal Scottish hard men. A natural leader whose gruff exterior and fierce will to succeed in his field belies a benevolent nature. …
In the Rebus television adaptations he was played by John Hannah in the first two series, but in the later series the role was taken over by Ken Stott to much acclaim. …
Hannah is a terrific actor, but I’d say Stott is much truer to the Rebus of the novels.
Leave a comment if you’ve an opinion on the two actors.
SCAM: MacDefender, MacProtector, MacSecurity
Mac Malware is finally here. I’ve had 3 suspicious incidents, so far.
A recent phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus. The user is then offered Mac Defender “anti-virus” software to solve the issue.
This “anti-virus” software is malware (i.e. malicious software). Its ultimate goal is to get the user’s credit card information which may be used for fraudulent purposes.
The most common names for this malware are MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity.
In the coming days, Apple will deliver a Mac OS X software update that will automatically find and remove Mac Defender malware and its known variants. The update will also help protect users by providing an explicit warning if they download this malware.
In the meantime …
If any notifications about viruses or security software appear, quit Safari or any other browser that you are using. If a normal attempt at quitting the browser doesn’t work, then Force Quit the browser.
… read more on this issue from Apple
Apple was slow getting this information out.
Still, Apple MacBooks top all Consumer Reports laptop categories.
eating LOBSTER in PEI
Here’s mine, cooked by CJ. THANKS.
… It looked a lot worse after I got finished with the pliers, tongs and picks.
one song to represent your life?
For me, Radar Love by Dutch band Golden Earring.
Though that song was released 1973, the band was still touring arenas in 2006.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
You can watch a version from the 1970s on LiveLeak.
Radar-Love.net lists more than 300 cover versions, by artists including U2, R.E.M., Blue Man Group, James Last, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, White Lion, Crowded House.
Rick McCharles 