I mean I do have a picture of the dead duck, but figured no one wanted to see that. (I took it just in case the place wanted proof when i called for a replacement, but they trusted me.) Outside of turning on one of you Canadians though, can't really see a use for a dead duck picture.
Who's got two thumbs and gets to see Garth Brooks for free tonight? It's me, guys. I have two thumbs.
Did you win tickets off The Highway? I know they were giving a lot away. Saw him about two months ago. Best concert I've ever been to.
What a great fucking day today was. For the last week or so I've been working on a development plan for a company in Vancouver... some guys I've been working with off and on since the mid-90's. They need a whack of custom development done, so today I presented them with a proposed plan for the next 6-12 months. They were blown away, and basically signed the contract on the spot. I'm now 100% back into consulting, and will need to find 4 or 5 additional devs to come on board for the foreseeable future. The best part is that this plays well into the recent Dell/EMC merger... and timing could very well be perfect. So yeah, I do believe I'm going to go get a bit drunk in the hot tub and watch the second half of the game. Happy early weekend, Idiots.
The wife and I just decided to name our black duck Michelle. Like Michelle Obama. Because she's the first black one. We're gonna offend a lot of people with this. Pretty good litmus test if you ask me.
I'm eating raccoon right now. It tastes like turkey mixed with lamb and is delicious. If you ever eat it, cook the SHIT out of it, you don't want trichinosis.
I would've gone with "Token". Omg baby duckies daaaaaawwwww!! !!!!!!! Too cute! Every spring there's a new crew of baby ducks in our hood. They're so stinking cute I can't help but squee. Then they grow up....bah!
This was one of the more... interesting... episodes of No Reservations... http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/ozarks He ate raccoon, and found that, when cooked properly (like in a ragu), it was pretty tasty.
It tastes like lamb mixed with turkey and all I am doing is putting chop seasoning on it and grilling the it to well-done perfection. It was a big sow raccoon, which made me kinda sad because I wanted a raccoon baculum for like a keychain ornament or a necklace.
I've always found that with any kind of sinewy game, you have to slow cook it and braise it to get it to come out right. Like bear... if you BBQ it under any kind of high heat, it is crazy tough... but slow cook it and it comes out tender and tasty.
Someone gave me bear sausage once. Told my wife i had wild game but didn't tell her what it was, i cooked it in a pasta sauce. She loved it then i told her it was bear, and she was surprised.
I've found there are two types of bears; wild, and dump. They really do taste like what they eat. A wild bear that's gorged on berries and honey and natural shit, is tasty as hell. A dump bear that ate the remains of the fast food grease trap, not so much.