Wednesday Morning Musings, Home Cooking Experiment And Reggie Evans Edition

Bonjour mes amis.

Let’s get to it. Happy Wednesday.

Big ups to E-ve on a day off. I hope that it’s super relaxing and full of nothing.

Monday night we had a great hang out date night after I got home from work. The relaxing and chatting and such was fantastic. E-ve also contributed to the Home Cooking Experiment by whipping up some split pea w/ ham soup and cheesy English muffin garlic bread.

We’re hoping to have another tonight, but I’m not sure what’s on the menu as I forgot to get anything out of the freezer.

Last night’s Home Cooking Experiment saw me put together some taquitos and veggies just like the Super Bowl, but I also made some hashbrowns with cheese on top. It was a good combo with pickles and cheese on the side. I ate a lot of food, but I must have been hungry because I wasn’t guppied or anything after.

Tonight the Raptors and Canadiens are in action. The Habs look to bust up the Washington Capitals win streak which won’t be easy. And the Raptors look to win a game that shouldn’t be an issue against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Word is that Reggie Evans may hit the floor for the first time all season. That would be welcome.

I watched the Toronto disk from An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder last night. I hadn’t watched it in a long time and it was awesome. I laughed out loud a few times, especially at the Jesus jokes.

Let me set something straight here, I love Jesus. He’s gotten me through a lot in my life. But I’m a firm believer in needing to be able to laugh at things so that they don’t become too serious and start to edge towards angry.

The snow is falling in Toronto today. But it’s nothing compared to what some cities in the United States are getting. New York City made the announcement yesterday that they were closing the schools today. And Washington D.C. is getting pounded.

We are only 3 days away from the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Everyone is getting pretty excited. I’m just hoping that the venues work out and the Canadians are able to put on a good show.

More and more photos from the Home Cooking Experiment are making their way to the Wally Z’s Morning Musings page on Facebook. Check them out to see what I’ve been putting together.

I think that’s all for today folks. I hope that you all have a rocking good time with the rest of your day.

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Saturday Morning Musings, Everybody In The Pool Edition

Hey there everyone.



Happy Saturday morning to you all.


Well wishes and positive thoughts to E-ve’s mom who had a rough go last night. I hope that a new day brings better things.

And big ups to E-ve for being an amazing and helpful daughter. And also for complimenting me heartily on the cake that I made for her. It made me smile big when she said all of the nice things that she did. She’s totally the awesome.


I’m a little sad today because the TV at work is broken and there is play-off football that I will be missing. Sad faces.


Just finished up the picks for my hockey pool. I feel pretty good about them. I didn’t have a great week ending yesterday, but I beat my boss and Alex Ovechkin saved my bacon with his performance against the Maple Leafs last night.


My line-up for this week looks like this:

Forwards:
Kovalchuk, Ilya ATL

Heatley, Dany SJ

Thornton, Joe SJ

Gaborik, Marian NYR

Richards, Brad DAL

Byfuglien, Dustin CHI


Defensemen:
Robidas, Stephane DAL

Bergeron, Marc-Andre MTL

Tyutin, Fedor CBJ

Keith, Duncan CHI


Goaltenders:
Nabokov, Evgeni SJ

Smith, Mike TB


Cross your fingers for me friends.



Listening to music this morning in prep for some karaoke tonight. Am old friend is in town to see RENT and we’re gonna have a hang out and hello and turn on the microphone… I should start picking song ideas now.


I’ve got a little bit of a head ache. I hope that coffee helps. If not I may have to try something more drastic.


I’m all the way up to 4 friends on Facebook since I opened the page. Remember that you can find me there now. Smiles.


I’ve got a piece almost ready for the Longer Form Musings today. I’ve already touched on the subjust here today, so don’t be surprised when it posts and you see it. http://www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com/


What is everyone else doing this weekend? Let me know. Share your awesome stories. Don’t be shy.


Gotta run, lots to do, well some to do, ok not a whole lot to do, but I’ll find something.


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Monday Morning Musings, Pretty Snow And Brand Expansion Edition

Good morning all.

I'm mobile right now because the computers are in use.

Big ups to E-ve. I hope that sleep was better than I think. She is the awesome.

So, last night was 2 hours of Chuck. It was awesome too. I had been worried about changes now that Chuck has the Intersect 2.0 in his head. But I think they did it right. The romance, the story, the characters, the everything. I am excited to watch episode 3 tonight. And I have an itch to watch the first 2 hours again today. I'm a geek.

No longer mobile.

Last night also featured the highest scoring NFL play-off game in history. The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals scored a combined 96 points in an overtime thriller. I didn’t even know who I was cheering for and I was caught up in the action and the back and forth style of play. I’m pretty sure that I could have played defense at points during the 4th quarter.

Yay to Romeo who is thinking about starting a new blog of his own. If he does we’ll be linking to it for sure.

And yay to my favourite Aunt and Romeo and Jake and E-ve and Heath who have all expressed desire to hang out for my birthday next month. You guys are the greatest.

It’s snowing lightly right now. It looks pretty even. And to top that, it’s not extremely cold. And I like that a lot.

I am starting to worry about all of the cold and snow storms that are taking random places hostage this winter. Hundreds of people in China have been forced from their homes because of snow storms that never come. Dozens were stranded over night in their cars on the highway in Germany because there was no way to travel the roads. And Miami is setting records with cold temperatures. I know it’s not Green Week, and I’m not scientist, but this is ridiculous. Dr. David Suzuki and Al Gore must be going nuts right now. Do you know how hard it must be for them not to go on every talk show and say I told you so.

Also, this whole Tim Hortons, donut for 49 cents thing is going to cause a lot of people to fail with their New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight.

We are rapidly approaching the 1 year anniversary of Wally Z’s New Morning Musings. And to celebrate I’ve launched a Wally Z page on Facebook. It can be found by searching for Wally Z’s Morning Musings. Tell your friends, start a trend, help expand my brand. And remember, if this works it will be because of you.

I think that’s it for now mes amis.

I hope that you have a groovy Monday.

That’s right, I said groovy.

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Friday Morning Musings, Found One! Edition

Good day to all of my friends, family, foes and fans.



I hope you're all having what's shaping up to be a great Friday.



Thursday was a pretty awesome day for today to compete with. E-ve had a pretty good birthday and I was happy to be part of it.



Her mum did a great job getting some M&M steaks for their dinner and then it was karaoke time. She did a great job singing Out Tonight from RENT and also Love Will Keep Us Together. Hearing her sing makes me smile. We also got to hang with a few of her friends from the restaurant. Everyone had big smiles, chips and salsa and laughs. Good times.



P.S. Thank you to the TTC street car and bus drivers for making a pretty sweet exception and getting her home quicker, warmer and safer than what could have been. Much appreciated.



We also got to share a few funny moments as some of the patrons would have fit perfectly at a bar we used to sing at in Ottawa.



I had a good time trying 2 songs that I had never sung before as well. The 1st was Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon. I felt pitchy to start but was happy with it overall. The 2nd was Chicken Fried by the Zac Brown Band. I had some trouble with the flow of some of it. But the chorus and I got along just fine and I dig that song. It's still in my head.



The cable is being dumb. Digital radio is all I have access to.



Tomorrow marks the start of the 2nd half of the CBC fantasy hockey season. It also means that if I get my stuff together and make good picks I might be able to make a run at the KIA they are giving away. Wish a dude luck.



I was very confused by the whole colour thing in all the girls statuses on FB yesterday. I did figure it out. And I am made to understand that it's in support of Breast Cancer awareness. As long as everyone knows what it's about I think it was probably wide reaching enough to spread some serious awareness.



Does anyone else remember when Heroes was worth waiting for every Monday night?



In other Monday night entertainment news: Chuck is "this close" to being back. There is a 2 episode shot for your viewing pleasure on Sunday night, followed by another episode on Monday night. IMDB is showing 12 episodes for this season which means a quarter of their season is coming up in the next 4 days.



I hope everyone is finding a way to stay warm on this chilly day.



I think that's all for now mes amis.



Have a great day. Happy Friday!



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