dryfly.ca started as a website for sharing one of my DIY projects, a stitch and glue kayak. Since then I've added several more projects including a skin-on-frame kayak, cedar strip canoe, kayak paddles, canoe paddles, building a spey rod, and an antenna for receiving OTA HDTV. I also occasionally ramble on about politics, technology, bike racing, product reviews and last but not least, our kids.
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Archive for August, 2009
August 31, 2009 at 11:16 pm · Filed under Technology
If you’re thinking about installing Skype, and you use Firefox, be careful. Nay, be afraid! Skype will install a add-on to Firefox. This will surely eat up your PC resources and generally slow down your computer until you uninstall the Skype plugin. It’s bad news.
I would like to finish this post with a question. Considering just how dangerous the Decepticons are, do you find it strange that the Autobots would delegate so many important tasks to teenagers (referring to the animated series)? It just doesn’t make sense.
BTW, if you’re reading this on a windows PC and you’re not using Firefox, it’s about time that you got with the program.
August 29, 2009 at 5:39 pm · Filed under Sports
Some people call me the Godfather of bike racing. I see myself as more of a favorite uncle though. Not just any uncle, but a really smart one. You could say that I’m the James Brown of bike racing. Actually, come to think of it, I guess that makes me the Godfather of bike racing. Sluggo!
Add two tbsp of fish sauce, one tsp of sugar and remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and Pedro’s citrus cleaner. Goes well with Vitamax Energy Drink.
– excerpt from Chap. 5, “Secrets of Thai Cooking”, Sluggo
August 28, 2009 at 7:20 pm · Filed under Just Stuff
I made my first pseudo homegrown salsa verde this evening. I grew the tomatillos and cilantro for it, and used serrano pepper, anaheim pepper, lime juice, onion and garlic from the store. Maybe next year I will grow everything in the garden except the lime. And the onion, I have no interest in growing onions. But back to the salsa. It was easy to make and tastes damn good. I’ll make another batch in a few weeks and this time I’ll probably use homegrown thai chilies instead of the serranos.
Salsa Slugga
1 clove of garlic
1/2 onion
12 tomatillos
1 serrano chile
1 anaheim pepper
1/4 cup lime juice
Boil some water, chuck in the tomatillos and simmer them over medium heat for 5+ minutes. Meanwhile, take some prongs and hold the anaheim pepper over the flame of your gas stove. Roast it for a few minutes and then put it into a paper bag. Do the same with the serrano chile. Leave for 5-10min. Chop the onion and garlic. Once everything is ready, throw it in a blender and whirrrrrr it until you get a nice salsa that you’re happy with. Drink a beer while doing all of this, and listen to Rush’s “Tom Saywer.”
August 28, 2009 at 7:20 am · Filed under Just Stuff
I’m not one for buying fancy-shmancy house furnishings, nor do I like the thought of wasting money on things that aren’t useful (ie things that aren’t electronic devices). However, I came across a sweet, sweet shower curtain on the ‘net. This thing is the bomb. It’s not plastic, I assume the curtain rod holes won’t tear, and it looks kind of ok-ish. Yup, I’m talking about a hemp shower curtain.
Check out the reviews, one person “recommends it to anyone that showers.” That’s a pretty strong endorsement I’d say.
All I need to do is come up with 80 clams/big guys, and I can finally tear down our vinyl shower curtain that is almost falling off anyways.
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