Mountain views at lunch never get old! #yyj
Jim Mayer
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I'm interested in urbanism, utility cycling, rowing, food, vintage cocktails, software development, and city living. he/him.
And, at the same time, Victoria's "paper of record", the embarrassingly named "Times Colonist" had a hard hitting article about… traffic disruptions. There's nothing more in the article, and I'm not linking to it.
My updated e-bike battery charging station. It's basically two Ikea crates. The larger bottom crate has a false bottom I threw together from scrap wood. The chargers live under the false bottom, and the charging cords come up from the back. In the top is a flat plug strip that was easy to anchor to the wood, and a pushbutton countdown timer that controls the chargers.
The timer makes it easy to plug in the battery and charge it for four or six hours.
Cycled over to Victoria's Ogden Point breakwater. It's a lovely place on a warm (for January) day!
I made my first paella mixta today following a recipe from Serious Eats (https://www.seriouseats.com/stovetop-paella-mixta-for-two-with-chicken-and-shrimp). It was yummy, though I panicked thinking it was too dry, so it ended up damper than it should be!
Stovetop Paella Mixta for Two With Chicken and Shrimp Recipe
Since the rice in paella must be stirred as little as possible, an even heat source is essential to prevent hot spots from scorching. One of the best ways to avoid that problem when cooking indoors is to use a smaller pan that's more appropriately sized to fit over a stovetop burner.
Victoria harbour from the Spinnakers patio. Pretty clouds and mountains. This patio kept us sane through the pandemic!
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A new cocktail! Irene has named it the "Inside Passage". It's a three ingredient cocktail in the spirit of a Black Manhattan. 1 ½ oz Stillhead Canadian Whisky (Duncan, BC), 1 oz Woods Spirit Co. Nocino (North Vancouver), and ½ oz Naramaro (Legend Distilling, Naramata, BC). Stirred, with a flamed orange peel and two good cherries. Support your local distilleries and give it a try!
(and, yes, I know Naramata is in the Okanagan)
What can Windows actually be doing that takes SO BLOODY LONG on a reasonably hot gaming PC with 32 GB of memory and SSD drives? And why does it want to restart multiple times? Is it out to get me because the system boots into Linux and I have to manually intervene to flip it to Windows?