Happy Valentine's Day.
Our celebrations were kept simple today, being mostly sushi and a movie (So I Married An Axe Murderer), with a little dark chocolate thrown in for lunch.
But the culinary highlight was an impromptu sauce I created to spice up a non-marinated steak. I can't eat hot sauce or hot peppers but I love horseradish and I wanted some bite to the beef so here's what I came up with:
TBONE'S BITES-BACK STEAK SAUCE
PER 10 OUNCE STEAK:
1/4 cup President's Choice Horseradish Mayo Sandwich Spread
1/4 cup Finely Chopped Yellow Onion
2 tablespoons Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce
1 oz. Jack Daniels Tennessee Sipping Whiskey
Mix & heat in microwave for 20 seconds
ADD:
1/2 teaspoon Freshly Ground Tellicherry Pepper
Pinch of McCormick's No Salt Added Garlic & Herb Seasoning
Pinch of McCormick's No Salt Added Citrus & Pepper Seasoning
Spread on BBQ sirloin steak. Eat. Wash down with a few more ounces of JD.
Also try it in tuna fish or with grilled chicken breast in a pita pocket with veggies.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Time for a little fun...
A very cool little development here on the comedy front is that the Great Canadian Laugh Off is once again in town, and it coincides with the opening of the brand new Yuk Yuk's comedy club in the Elbow River Casino.
The GCLO is a comedy talent search with a grand prize of $25,000 (plus other cool stuff), but in the early rounds of the competition it's really just about getting time on stage in front of audiences specifically out to see comedy (as opposed to people in a local bar who show up to drink with friends and are forced to put up with a comedy show brought in by management).
So, this year, I'm reinventing myself for the event and going out on a limb with a bizarre new (for me) approach to my own material. I'll be bringing a new look and a new style and a new twist to the stage in an attempt to stand out from the crowd while having a little fun.
Am I going to give you details? Not a chance. You'll either have to come out and
catch the show on February 25th at The Elbow River Casino in Calgary at 8pm, or wait until I post the video here or on YouTube. I don't want to give the competition too much of a warning of what they can expect to be up against.
But, all of the mystery aside, what this is really about is following dreams, having fun, and trying to stay fresh at any age. And at least for the next couple weeks, I'll be aiming to be fresh like... well...like...I don't know, like FRESH!
And that's all I have to say about that. Any more and you'll know the secret and I'd have to kill you.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
The GCLO is a comedy talent search with a grand prize of $25,000 (plus other cool stuff), but in the early rounds of the competition it's really just about getting time on stage in front of audiences specifically out to see comedy (as opposed to people in a local bar who show up to drink with friends and are forced to put up with a comedy show brought in by management).
So, this year, I'm reinventing myself for the event and going out on a limb with a bizarre new (for me) approach to my own material. I'll be bringing a new look and a new style and a new twist to the stage in an attempt to stand out from the crowd while having a little fun.
Am I going to give you details? Not a chance. You'll either have to come out and
catch the show on February 25th at The Elbow River Casino in Calgary at 8pm, or wait until I post the video here or on YouTube. I don't want to give the competition too much of a warning of what they can expect to be up against.
But, all of the mystery aside, what this is really about is following dreams, having fun, and trying to stay fresh at any age. And at least for the next couple weeks, I'll be aiming to be fresh like... well...like...I don't know, like FRESH!
And that's all I have to say about that. Any more and you'll know the secret and I'd have to kill you.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
Sunday, 8 February 2009
What's in a Domain Name?
A Quickie!
Two new URLs under my umbrella: www.AlexTCrisp.com (the pseudonym I'm writing under), www.TheOtherTimReynolds.com & www.XtremeBlood.com (the new novel).
Now, if you actually click on all of these three links you'll discover that they're all redirected to the same website, for the time being. It was important to establish the domain names now, while I can get them, and worry about adding depth and content later.
By the way, did I say "two"? I meant "three". I'm a writer, not an accountant (anymore).
That's it, that's all.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
Two new URLs under my umbrella: www.AlexTCrisp.com (the pseudonym I'm writing under), www.TheOtherTimReynolds.com & www.XtremeBlood.com (the new novel).
Now, if you actually click on all of these three links you'll discover that they're all redirected to the same website, for the time being. It was important to establish the domain names now, while I can get them, and worry about adding depth and content later.
By the way, did I say "two"? I meant "three". I'm a writer, not an accountant (anymore).
That's it, that's all.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
The Anthology
Although there's still five days until the somewhat flexible deadline for the submissions to the anthology, I've read the first two submissions and the first draft of a totally new story just for this collection, and I'm stoked by what I've read.
Three very cool stories off in three very different directions. It's going to be an interesting literary compilation, I can promise you that. Of course, if we don't get any more submissions it's all going to sit in limbo for awhile. But writers are notorious for procrastinating so I expect to see a few more stories by the end of the week.
Also of note: the novelization of my own vampire screenplay is a pain in the ass. Not the smartest way to go about it. But, if I can get it done, maybe it'll sell.
That's it, that's all for today.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
Three very cool stories off in three very different directions. It's going to be an interesting literary compilation, I can promise you that. Of course, if we don't get any more submissions it's all going to sit in limbo for awhile. But writers are notorious for procrastinating so I expect to see a few more stories by the end of the week.
Also of note: the novelization of my own vampire screenplay is a pain in the ass. Not the smartest way to go about it. But, if I can get it done, maybe it'll sell.
That's it, that's all for today.
Ciao for now.
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
That "Health Thing"
So, here it is, a nice Sunday in February, and I've spent it either driving 100k or inside the house working.
We went to the Whole Health Show hear in Calgary yesterday and came away either scammed by the best or on the path to better health as we move into the second half of our first century.
We each had a Sho Tai 'treatment' (is that even the right word?) and the practitioner read the electrical currents of our bodies to tell us what areas needed fixing and what areas were at risk. A bit skeptical, I was nonetheless surprised when she told me about problems with my hip, my bowel, my sinus, my lungs, my pancreas, my knee and my tailbone as well as my circulation --- confirming what I already knew there. She then went on to add in items like bone density, thyroid problems, prostate problems & the possibility of a stroke, soon.
Needless to say when someone makes a reading like that, I listen. It cost a few bucks for the supplements, but now I'm taking capsules which just might head off some of those issues and changing the diet to stop the slide into the pit of unwellness.
What did she suggest? Well, here's the list. You can look them up if you're so inclined. DULSE PLUS (Dulse, Uva Ursi, Bentonite), NATURAL WAY (Psyllium, Licorice, Cascara Sagrada, Hibiscus, Siberian Ginseng, Uva Ursi, Spearmint & Cats Claw),L-ARGINENE & L-TYROSINE.
Diet-wise, no cheese (we have frozen pizzas in the freezer) no beef (frozen steaks in the freezer), no milk (just drank the last of it & switched to soy) & no sweets (chocolate fudge cake in the fridge and chewy chocolate granola bars in the cupboard). FUCK. I live on dairy & sweets! Processed sugar and flour is my life! Now, it's apparently going to be my death, if I don't make the change.
I'll let you know how it goes. I'll be adding in 15-minutes daily on the eliptical machine as well, to assist in the weight loss part of the whole process. Np, I didn't start way back when I said I would in January. I've only done it a couple times. I'm lazy, so sue me.
On an upbeat note, my better half has started studying Reiki and so we're going to pick up a massage table and start working on conditioning, rehab and relaxation, too.
That's it, that's all for today.
Ciao for now,
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
We went to the Whole Health Show hear in Calgary yesterday and came away either scammed by the best or on the path to better health as we move into the second half of our first century.
We each had a Sho Tai 'treatment' (is that even the right word?) and the practitioner read the electrical currents of our bodies to tell us what areas needed fixing and what areas were at risk. A bit skeptical, I was nonetheless surprised when she told me about problems with my hip, my bowel, my sinus, my lungs, my pancreas, my knee and my tailbone as well as my circulation --- confirming what I already knew there. She then went on to add in items like bone density, thyroid problems, prostate problems & the possibility of a stroke, soon.
Needless to say when someone makes a reading like that, I listen. It cost a few bucks for the supplements, but now I'm taking capsules which just might head off some of those issues and changing the diet to stop the slide into the pit of unwellness.
What did she suggest? Well, here's the list. You can look them up if you're so inclined. DULSE PLUS (Dulse, Uva Ursi, Bentonite), NATURAL WAY (Psyllium, Licorice, Cascara Sagrada, Hibiscus, Siberian Ginseng, Uva Ursi, Spearmint & Cats Claw),L-ARGINENE & L-TYROSINE.
Diet-wise, no cheese (we have frozen pizzas in the freezer) no beef (frozen steaks in the freezer), no milk (just drank the last of it & switched to soy) & no sweets (chocolate fudge cake in the fridge and chewy chocolate granola bars in the cupboard). FUCK. I live on dairy & sweets! Processed sugar and flour is my life! Now, it's apparently going to be my death, if I don't make the change.
I'll let you know how it goes. I'll be adding in 15-minutes daily on the eliptical machine as well, to assist in the weight loss part of the whole process. Np, I didn't start way back when I said I would in January. I've only done it a couple times. I'm lazy, so sue me.
On an upbeat note, my better half has started studying Reiki and so we're going to pick up a massage table and start working on conditioning, rehab and relaxation, too.
That's it, that's all for today.
Ciao for now,
Tim Reynolds.
Author of Stand Up & Succeed
www.StandUpAndSucceed.com
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