final game. yankee stadium

Go HERE for a brief story on the final game at yankee stadium which used a few of my pictures...

the end of the war for oil?

I saw this guy speak in philadelphia. very good speaker and pretty interesting stuff.
its short, so check it out.

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the champ

rocky balboa
Originally uploaded by .jerms.

yeah, ive been back for over a week already. but its been a busy week. if you didnt know, i spent a week in philadelphia for the american chemical society national meeting and then spent a week in nyc hanging out with my parents and watching the first 3 days of the US Open.
heading into finals weekend at the open there is a good set of mens semifinals on the go. i got 30$ riding on the fact that nadal is not going to win this tournament...

Aug 12, 1994

do you know what happened on this date? no, it wasnt anything earth shattering, and although it had implications, they were not felt worldwide such as a tsunami, or earthquake or some crazy disease.
but that doesnt make me feel any better.
14 years ago today, the montreal expos were leading all of major league baseball with the best record. they were clearly going to win the world series and then it all ended in a strike. the players wanted more money. that was it. the year that could have kept an historical team in an historical city saw it move to washington a few years later. if you even care, you can go HERE to see a CBC story about it.

on china, from australia

Kori Jones left a comment on the ten things the chinese government tried to change for the olympics. its just as good as the article on the cbc. and so good that i had to give it its own post... so read it below


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This is hilarious.

Smelly cabbies. Give the guys a break they eat, sleep and other… in the car as the have to work insane hours to get by. Their fragrance is unique.
Your visit to China would not be complete with out some old lady hocking a lugey while elbowing you where the sun doesn’t shine to get in front of you at the metro ticket office. Good luck enforcing that no spitting, pushing and budging. It would feel weird if there were orderly lines every where.
Dog meat ban… an animal raised as stock to be eaten is just that, food. It is a weird texture but will probably be better than a Chinese version of beef stroganoff. I know we butchered there food over here. Us Westerners wear cat fur on a lot of the clothing.. what they don’t know won’t hurt them right. Meow or woof. A little terrier stir fry won’t hurt.
I am pretty sure we didn’t ban beef in Canada, for any international event, to keep the 1.3 billion strong Hindu nation at ease.
Cigarettes. The have pro smoking protests going on, where patrons will take over a newly stated no smoking restaurant and kick out all the employees and light up for the press. And there was definitely smoking allowed in the men’s room.

I think this it the best Olympics ever.

I see China as an old man trying to be cool with the grand kids who are coming from over seas for a long visit. He wants to lay down some rules, but keep it cool with the kids. Be the hip and happening crotchety old man. He has purchased an ipod which listens to the latest Mandarin pop top ten while wearing his locally made slippers and sitting under his large than life Mao poster. This old man is letting their parents know what is expected of the kids, and the parents in return letting him know about a few promises he made. All this has made him confused about what it means to clean up his act, to be responsible on his part…chemically changing the weather patterns and sweeping human right violations under the rug mat not be the best solution…
We all hope the visit goes well, as long as the old man doesn’t snap…
I better stop this is too much fun. China is awesome.
Sorry for hogging your comment space Jeremy.

Kori

top ten

i found THIS short little picture article pretty interesting.
it talks about ten things that you wont be able to find in beijing during the olympics that start in a couple weeks.
i think its too bad that the government there is trying to westernize and "clean up" the city. it seems they are hiding some of the culture and the 'real life' china that you might experience if youve been there before the olympics and the culture that will likely return after all the visitors leave.
ive read reports about forcing cab drivers to learn english and british etiquette and even forcing them to brush their teeth after they eat garlic. what?

sure some of these things might be good things, if the people themselves were choosing to do them. anyway. pretty interesting. check it out

jericho road

so steve earle came through town last night. this was one of my favorite songs he played (this video is not from last night). he had a little more hair and way more of a beard last night. super nice guy. some great stories. and his wife, alison moorer can sing. wow! definitely one of the cooler shows ive seen for a while.

north sask river

one of the pictures i took last september long weekend on one of my camping trips was chosen to be the background for the website for the NSRBC (North Saskatchewan River Basin Council. go check it out by clicking the link or going to www.nsrbc.ca. They have some interesting ideas and goals so check those out too if you have the time.

tim & melissa

tim & melissa
Originally uploaded by .jerms.

my sister got married this weekend. it was a good time except it was hot as stink (see picture below). she looked amazing. cody peterson let me take some pictures with him, so that was fun too. check out his website/blog at www.petersonpd.com.
and for a few more of my pictures check out my flickr.

this was from before the wedding even started

pink camera cowboy

pink camera cowboy
Originally uploaded by .jerms.

you dont see this everday, so i snapped a quick picture. a few girls from the youth group i have been helping out with invited me and two of the other leaders to their grad. so we went. this guy was taking pictures with a cute little hot pink camera.

like a swift kick to the groin

for the latest kick in the nuts to canadian hockey, go read NICs blog

supper

Hi Mom, can we have this for supper next time i come home?

GRILLED TUSCAN-STYLE RABBIT WITH OLIVE, THYME AND TOMATO

What you need

For the brine:

1 cup water
1 cup white wine
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
Some grated lemon rind
2 sprigs of thyme
2 cloves of garlic

For the rabbit:
1 rabbit, 3 to 4 pounds
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1 bunch of thyme
1 cup of Gaeta olives, pitted
1 red heirloom tomato, no seeds and finely chopped
1 lemon, grated rind and juice
extra-virgin olive oil
salt
pepper
1 pinch of parsley, whole leaves

What you do

The night before: Make the brine by boiling water and white wine with salt and sugar, then adding one tablespoon of white-wine vinegar, some grated lemon rind, two sprigs of thyme and two garlic cloves. Let it cool before using.

Flatten the rabbit by cutting the rib bones from the inside and pressing lightly. Place rabbit in a plastic food-storage bag and add the brine; seal the bag and place in the refrigerator to rest overnight.

On the day: Prepare your fire - gas or charcoal, it's up to you. The better flavour is on wood coal, the convenience is on gas.

Remove the rabbit from the bag and dry lightly. Place it on the grill bone-side down, first trying to position it in the middle surrounded by slow-burning heat. Do not scorch.

Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, then turn it on the other side and cook for a further 20 minutes. Remove the rabbit from the grill, wrap it quickly in foil and set aside in a warm spot.

To prepare the dressing, chop the tomato and put in a bowl, add lemon rind and juice, thyme leaves, Gaeta olives, parsley leaves.

Break the rabbit into small pieces and toss them in the salsa; serve at once drizzled with olive oil.

Serves 4

another good read

so i realize im probably a long ways behind the rest of you in reading good books. but thats what happens when you are in grad school. fortunately, i found some time to read a couple good ones lately.
first of all 'you cannot be serious' John McEnroe's autobiography is sweet. humorous and interesting. not to mention a good look into what the top tennis players in the world deal with.
but more recently i just finished reading 'the kite runner'. it is probably one of the best written books i have ever read. i havent had this much trouble putting down a book since i read some of dan brown's a few years ago. so if you havent read this one, or ruined it by seeing the movie, track it down and read it...

NIC, dont read this.

the end of an era. my face hasnt seen the light of day since 2007. so it was anxious moments as i dug the razor out of hibernation. one piece at a time...

only in india

when i was in india in 2002, i often found myself shaking my head, chuckling, and saying 'only in india'... check this out.

carnegie hall

one of my photos got chosen to be included in this 'East Coast guide. so go to

THIS link and look under the new york section and track down carnegie hall and scroll through the pictures. mine is in there somewhere....

let me know if it works...

its rally time

game 7 goes tonite. the old beard hasnt worked all that well the last two games, so its time to go into rally-beard mode.
this is it...

tuesday debut

so its true, for those of you that havent heard, i am playing in a country band.
we are playing a show this tuesday at lydias for their open stage thing. come check it out.
it has nothing to do with billy ray cyrus other than the fact that he has written a few sweet lyrics.
so find your boots and stetson and we will see you tuesday night.

april 10

1 down. 15 to go.



p.s. happy birthday to my sister today. i forget how old she turns, but its not that old. 20 or something? she rules. so if you see her in the next day or two, give her a birthday hug for me.

its that time of year again

what can i say. its playoff beard time.
i started mine a little early this year and it has helped the canadiens make a push for the top spot in the east.
so its gonna stick around till june when they win the cup.
time to put away the razors and start looking sweet. anyone else have playoff beard? lets see it.