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My missus went to Taos and all she got was a lousy…LOOK AT ALL THOSE PEPPERS!

Alpha Wolf — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:52:53 +0000

About a month ago Omega Wolf went to Taos with her Uncle and her nieces/nephews. When she came back she was bearing many gifts, one of which was this fine decoration. At over two feet in height, this centerpiece would not, could not be put anywhere but right in the middle of just about everything so it would get the most of it’s attention grabbing power.

So I was off to Home Depot to get a hangar to put it up over our bar section at the edge of our kitchen. Only the blind would fail to notice it there, so it definitely seemed like the best spot. Well, I get a self tapping, self anchoring hook so it would be the easiest setup. It was even a swivel hook, just in case we had a desire to spin the tower of peppers.

Ten minutes after I got back from Home Depot I was running back there. It seems that the self tapping hook that could hold about 90 pounds of material could snap like a twig during installation even if you follow all the directions to a T! So one exchange later and being only slightly more careful and the decoration of peppery awesomeness is on display for all who enter, and some who get a decent look in the apartment windows, to see.

Now everyone who visits my little corner of the digital world can partake of the amazing, outrageous and beautiful pillar of not so precarious, peppery perfection! You may bow and leave offerings below.

Alpha Cub still has a lot to learn…

Alpha Wolf — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:17:20 +0000

Alpha was a little rude to mommy tonight. He decided that he wanted to see other people instead. I didn’t know how to handle it, and I probably handled it poorly. I pretty much stayed out of it, but I keep wondering if there was something I could have done or should have done. I will dwell on it and hopefully come up with an answer soon.

We all dream…

Alpha Wolf — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:02:11 +0000

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I am not someone who makes resolutions. They never seem to last, there is very little emotional attachment to them. Most people make them as a spur of the moment action that they then try to unnaturally force themselves to obey.

Since the anniversary of Martin Luther King‘s birthday I was thinking about my life and how I have lived it so far. I, like everyone else, do have dreams and aspirations. Some of them are small ones, just little things that I want to remember or achieve. Some will take a lifetime and more. Some are very selfish, and some are rather altruistic. I thought it might be a good idea to list as many as I can remember easily, and perhaps use this blog to track how well I am doing achieving my goals.

Let me start with what should be the rather simple ones, to be a loving husband and the best father to my son that I can be.

I would like to visit Europe at least once in my lifetime.

I would like to earn a Bachelor’s Degree, however I am not sure what I wish to major in after all this time.

I would like to keep up more with this blog, and perhaps even get more people visiting from time to time.

I would like to read more books, and write more blog reviews.

I would like to write a book.

I would also like to have a book published, and perhaps even become a bestseller.

I would like to read more, and play silly computer games less =)

I would like to live long enough to see that Renewable Energy Sources are the main sources of energy for all people on the planet.

I would like to own a house.

I would like to live life fuller than I am now.

I would like the previous dream to be a perpetual one, where I am constantly reexamining my life and becoming the better for it.

Christmas Eve 2009

Alpha Wolf — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:38:45 +0000

Christmas Eve was the best evening I have had this year, and one of the best I have had in a long time. M and I worked hard to get the place cleaned up, and I did a lot of the leg work while she did all of the cooking and preparing. We invited some friends and M’s sister to join in the feast of the seven fishes, which brought the total dining count up to five.

From the start there was nothing but joy and good will throughout the evening, starting with some cheese and crackers to whet the appetite. We were supposed to have some trout dip, which came a little late. The only extremely minor mistake in an otherwise flawless evening. The next thing we did was open the gifts we exchanged with each other. I loved watching LMB open a few gifts and squeal with joy! Then LMB got his last bottle and off to bed with him.

Well, not quite. Shrimp cocktail with a homemade cocktail sauce was served while he was drinking his bottle. He finished and came over for a taste of shrimp, which he did not like at all. After we enjoyed the cocktail I had enough time to rock him to sleep and place him in his crib.

After that we had some salad with prosciutto wrapped asparagus. That was super yummy! We rested for a little bit then had some snow crab legs. They were fantastic, sweet and didn’t really need any butter at all. Another rest and some talking and then we had some linguine with clams and mussels that was out of this world! There was just the right clam juice and garlic to flavor this great meal. Another break and then we had some whitefish soaked in milk and covered with homemade breading and butter. The fish tasted absolutely fantastic!

After the fish there was some cleaning and some talking, and then there was dessert! On one plate we had some cheesecake from Costco via the Cheesecake Factory. On another plate we had genuine Godiva Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes! The cupcakes were absolutely decadent! A treasure in chocolate form!

The dinner was the centerpiece, the highlight of the evening, and it was fabulous! However there is also much to be said about the company. I had a great time talking to my friends and sister in law. They were fantastic guests. I was very sorry to see that evening end, as far as I am concerned it could have lasted forever.

My sister in law paid my wife the highest compliment, she told her it was just like grandma used to do it.