Doggie stroganoff

A few days ago, it was my turn to feed Ralphie.

The current types of canned dog food -- at least the middle-range and up -- look as good (or better!) than a lot of canned "people food." For example, Ralphie's food has bits of carrot, peas, and (I think) potato.

Typically, we just put a spoonful or two of the canned food on top of his dried food. However, The Lady found some udon noodles that were a little old, and needed to be disposed of.

I was inspired: Doggie stroganoff!

The Meal




Sensing a Disturbance in the Force

May I? Please?

Consuming

For some reason, the entire process amused me.

--TG

Quote: Life Philosophy

"What man is a man that does not make the world better"

(on pg. 12, movie review in Bam section of Courier-Mail, May 7, 2005, over the forge of a character in the recent movie "Kingdom of Heaven")


I tried to convert it to gender-neutral language, but I'm afraid it lost its "flow."


--TG

Doorknobs and lightswitches -- Aussie style

We live in an old Queenslander (a style of architecture). I have noticed that in this house, as well as many buildings built in the 1970s(?) and before, the doorknobs are of an usual hight -- at least compared to the Pacific Northwest in the U.S.

Gye Greene has kindly allowed himself to be used as my model. Note that GG is 5'10" tall -- a typical male height -- and that the doorknob to the laundry room is shoulder-height. This is consistent with all the doorknobs in the house. The sign he holds indicates that the doorknob is 4'9" high, or 1.45 metres.

The lightswitches are also unlike those in the U.S. In this first photograph, an American might think it is in the "on" position; this is incorrect. In Australia, the "up" position is "off."

Similarly, the following photograph, showing the light switch flicked downwards, appears "off" to my American-trained eyes. But the lights are on.

I am generally used to this inverted way of thinking -- but it still trips me up, now and again!

--TG

Bucking the trends

“It is the classic dilemma of being trapped in the categories of your time and place. What you can do it recognize the dominant ideology [...], look for its ideological component, and try to find a more neutral scientific stance toward the problem. You know you are on the right track when people tell you [that] you are on the wrong track.”
(Howard S. Becker, Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, pg. 145; found Feb. 7, 2004)


I am hoping this wisdom applies to musical styles, as well! ;)

--TG

Quote: Television

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."

--Groucho Marx (rceived by e-mail June 30, 2000)

Witty quote: Advice

ADVICE:

A young man once approached the adult Mozart to ask advice on how to compose a symphony.

“You’re still young,” Mozart said. “Concentrate on writing ballads for a few years.”

“But you wrote symphonies when you were only ten years old,” the young man said.

“Yes,” Mozart said. “But I didn’t have to ask how.”

(Random House Book of Jokes and Anecdotes: Humor to Fit Any Occasion (second edition). Edited by Joe Claro. 1996. pg. 183)