Red indian demon seeks vengeance on modern day America for the genocide of Native Americans. He does this by resurrecting an army of laser eyed coffin babies which materialise all over America, striking people blind. Fortunately, a couple of pesky psychics save the day by the cunning use of seances and mirrors.
I can't wait for the movie!
I have put on a couple of pounds over xmas so will be eating porridge and salad for the next few days.
Books I read 2009
* 43. I Spied a Pale Horse by Mark Timlin
* 42. Blind Panic by Graham Masterton
* 41. The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
* 40. Duende Meadow by Paul Cook
* 39. Sniper One by Sgt Dan Mills
* 38. One by Conrad Williams
* 37. The Lincoln Hunters by Wilson Tucker
* 36. I am Justice by Paul Kenyon
* 35. The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
* 34. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
* 33. Red Partisan by Nikolai Obryn'ba
* 32. Private 12768 by John Jackson
* 31. Survival World by Frank Belknap Long
* 30. Kronk by Edmund Cooper
* 29. Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
* 28. A Cat Called Adolf by Trude Levi
* 27. Journey Through the Night by Kurt Grubler
* 26. The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway
* 25. Narrow Escapes by Samuel P. Oliner
* 24. Roman's Journey by Roman Halter
* 23. While Flocks Last by Charlie Elder
* 22. The Lonely Dead by Michael Marshall
* 21. The Straw Men by Michael Marshall
* 20. All fool's Day by Edmund Cooper
* 19. Defiance by Nechama Tec
* 18. Left for Dead in the Outback by Ricky Megee
* 17. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
* 16. Flood by Stephen Baxter
* 15. Death Cloud by Michael Mannion
* 14. Shallow Graves in Siberia by Michael Krupa
* 13. October Skies by Alex Scarrow
* 12. The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstoya
* 11. Barefoot Soldier by Johnson Beharry
* 10. Last Light by Alex Scarrow
* 9. A Good Day to Die by Simon Kernick
* 8. Brother in the Land by Robert Swindells
* 7. My Idea of Fun by Will Self
* 6. Brennan by Bernard Knight
* 5. Footprints of Thunder by James F. David
* 4. The Gift of Stones by Jim Crace
* 3. Relentless by Simon Kernick
* 2. Spares by Michael Marshall Smith
* 1. Velocity by Dean Koontz
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Friday 11 December 2009
Mince and Tatties
I stopped for mince and tatties at the Cedar Cafe, one of Uncle George and Auntie Dot's local lunch spots which has been going for a long time and is a bit of a time warp. Braw.
Uncle George's Remembrance Service - 10/12/09
The service was well attended, with about 30 people there. Most of them went on to the cremation ceremony at the Seafield Crematorium in Edinburgh. Afterwards Margaret was holding a gathering at the Royal British Legion in Dunbar, which I didn't go to given the cooped up dogs and the long journey home ahead of me.
I kept my camera recording during the service in Cockburnspath and will put the recording up on my youtube account once it has uploaded (Edit - here it is). In the meantime, here is a transcript of what the Vicar said:-
George Taylor was born in Chapel Hill on 1st May 1913. He attended Primary School here in Cockburnspath and completed his education in Dunbar.
George left school, like many others, when he was 14 and went to work on the land until he was more than 40. He met his future wife, Dot at the local dance and they were, shortly after that, duly married. Dot died some 14 years ago, so I am told.
George then became a gardener and was regarded as a very hard worker. He then moved to a different job at what was then the Portland quarry, now part of Blue Circle cement. Eventually, he retired from there and began working for Berwickshire Council, looking after gardens around the village, here in Cocksburnpath.
In time , sadly, he was made redundant. However, he continued to employ his skills and enthusiasm in the world of gardening and related activities. Not only his own garden, which indeed he loved, but other people's. Here he endeared himself further in the public view and won much affection and appreciation.
Age didn't seem to matter to George, he just went on. He was a great gardener and didn't flinch at doing so many other kinds of jobs, even when he reached his 90's.
Within the wider community he developed a strong affection for the Royal British Legion in Dunbar. There he enjoyed the fellowship of like minded folk and he could reflect on a different era perhaps, and of times gone by and experiences shared.
George kept himself very fit, not only through sheer hard work on the land, and of course with all his gardening interests. He also loved to cycle and was to be seen regularly pedalling around the country roads.
In his earlier days he went on camping holidays up North and had a great love for Scottish dance music and song, in which he indulged. He was, I am told, a very accomplished singer and made his own renditions of many a well known ballad. He also enjoyed watching snooker.
But, perhaps most of all, he loved the companionship of other people. Not least his wife and those relatives that surrounded him.
Latterly, through declining health, he was placed into care at Fidra Care Home in North Berwick, where he received every attention and affection.
Margaret and Veronica were regular visitors and saw to as many of his needs as possible.
The wonderful picture on the front of the Order of Service shows a man hard at work. It also looks a bit threatening to me, with a big saw in his hand.
He had a strong personality, a very determined character and he didn't suffer fools gladly. I knew this when I went to visit him at Fidra once or twice. I summed him up in a second. He knew his place in life, and he sought to live life as fully as he could.
So this really brings, as it were, all our individual memories together to give thanks for the life and friendship of George Taylor and we commend him to God's grace and mercy. We also give thanks for the medical care and attention which he received from the staff at Fidra and we remember George's sister Alice, Margaret, Veronica and all the other members of his gathered family. We extend to them all our support and our sympathies.
I kept my camera recording during the service in Cockburnspath and will put the recording up on my youtube account once it has uploaded (Edit - here it is). In the meantime, here is a transcript of what the Vicar said:-
George Taylor was born in Chapel Hill on 1st May 1913. He attended Primary School here in Cockburnspath and completed his education in Dunbar.
George left school, like many others, when he was 14 and went to work on the land until he was more than 40. He met his future wife, Dot at the local dance and they were, shortly after that, duly married. Dot died some 14 years ago, so I am told.
George then became a gardener and was regarded as a very hard worker. He then moved to a different job at what was then the Portland quarry, now part of Blue Circle cement. Eventually, he retired from there and began working for Berwickshire Council, looking after gardens around the village, here in Cocksburnpath.
In time , sadly, he was made redundant. However, he continued to employ his skills and enthusiasm in the world of gardening and related activities. Not only his own garden, which indeed he loved, but other people's. Here he endeared himself further in the public view and won much affection and appreciation.
Age didn't seem to matter to George, he just went on. He was a great gardener and didn't flinch at doing so many other kinds of jobs, even when he reached his 90's.
Within the wider community he developed a strong affection for the Royal British Legion in Dunbar. There he enjoyed the fellowship of like minded folk and he could reflect on a different era perhaps, and of times gone by and experiences shared.
George kept himself very fit, not only through sheer hard work on the land, and of course with all his gardening interests. He also loved to cycle and was to be seen regularly pedalling around the country roads.
In his earlier days he went on camping holidays up North and had a great love for Scottish dance music and song, in which he indulged. He was, I am told, a very accomplished singer and made his own renditions of many a well known ballad. He also enjoyed watching snooker.
But, perhaps most of all, he loved the companionship of other people. Not least his wife and those relatives that surrounded him.
Latterly, through declining health, he was placed into care at Fidra Care Home in North Berwick, where he received every attention and affection.
Margaret and Veronica were regular visitors and saw to as many of his needs as possible.
The wonderful picture on the front of the Order of Service shows a man hard at work. It also looks a bit threatening to me, with a big saw in his hand.
He had a strong personality, a very determined character and he didn't suffer fools gladly. I knew this when I went to visit him at Fidra once or twice. I summed him up in a second. He knew his place in life, and he sought to live life as fully as he could.
So this really brings, as it were, all our individual memories together to give thanks for the life and friendship of George Taylor and we commend him to God's grace and mercy. We also give thanks for the medical care and attention which he received from the staff at Fidra and we remember George's sister Alice, Margaret, Veronica and all the other members of his gathered family. We extend to them all our support and our sympathies.
Steel Rigg - 09/12/09
I stopped at Once Brewed in the Northumberland National Park to break my journey to Berwick.
I had intended to do an 8 mile walk but it was about 1pm when I arrived so there wouldn't have been enough daylight to do that walk. Instead I parked up and spent an hour walking (and sliding on my bottom thanks to the dogs and a steep muddy slope) around Steel Rigg which has a well preserved part of Hadrians Wall.
I took a short video of the dogs and the view from the start of the walk
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Weight Gain
14th Weigh in - Day 145 - 13st 13 lbs - 88kg
My weight loss has plateaued the last couple of weeks. I had an evening weigh in yesterday (I tend to be several pounds heavier in the evenings). I also felt bloated as I had just had a big dinner by adding a whole tin of butter beans with my chicken, pasta and carrots and thai curry paste so I am not unduly concerned by the weight gain this weigh in.
I bought a supply of bars in case I want to have one a day over the christmas period, but I will probably stop the diet within the next few days and see how I get on over christmas on a healthy diet.
I am trying to incorporate low GI foods into my diet - slow energy release carbohydrates such as lentils, beans, granary bread and brown pasta/rice - hence the butter beans yesterday.
I have received the application forms for becoming a cambridge diet counsellor - but they have given no indication of prices, without which I have no way of working out if it is worth my while doing it.
My weight loss has plateaued the last couple of weeks. I had an evening weigh in yesterday (I tend to be several pounds heavier in the evenings). I also felt bloated as I had just had a big dinner by adding a whole tin of butter beans with my chicken, pasta and carrots and thai curry paste so I am not unduly concerned by the weight gain this weigh in.
I bought a supply of bars in case I want to have one a day over the christmas period, but I will probably stop the diet within the next few days and see how I get on over christmas on a healthy diet.
I am trying to incorporate low GI foods into my diet - slow energy release carbohydrates such as lentils, beans, granary bread and brown pasta/rice - hence the butter beans yesterday.
I have received the application forms for becoming a cambridge diet counsellor - but they have given no indication of prices, without which I have no way of working out if it is worth my while doing it.
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Back at the Gym
I went back to the gym yesterday for the first time since my holiday - I have found it hard getting myself back into the gym routine. I did an hour on the bike but didn't break into much of a sweat as I was reading the gruesome exploits of Hauptsturmfuhrer Maximilian Aue as I pedalled.
I decided to have a go on the running machine and was pleasantly surprised at how much easier it is for me to run now. I managed to do 20 minutes, raising a good sweat, and have done the same this evening. Hopefully I can keep it up.
I have reduced the diet bars to one a day now and will probably come off them completely in the next couple of weeks.
I decided to have a go on the running machine and was pleasantly surprised at how much easier it is for me to run now. I managed to do 20 minutes, raising a good sweat, and have done the same this evening. Hopefully I can keep it up.
I have reduced the diet bars to one a day now and will probably come off them completely in the next couple of weeks.
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