The "Über" Ranger Blog Show

Yup, so  it’s official now! This Thursday, June 17th @ 7:00 PM at Runway 29 Pub @DUPS himself will be on hand. See location details and map from the first event held here, and come out and be part of company, or be part of the conversation. Please DM me or e-mail, or shout out on my LAT profile that you’ll be appearing, and I will be sure to reserve us enough seating again.

Yeah, now that Cork has been released, and with the impending API being updated, I am sure there will be lots to discuss.

But, if there isn’t.. there will still be beer, and wings so that is all that really matters eh?

PS – Pants are optional, and the blog he was talking about above is here.

Under the disguise of a “Boardroom” meeting, I hereby invite my fellow local (#yeg) Investors on Empire Avenue to get together for some Hot Wings & Beer down at Runway 29 Pub below this Wednesday, May 26th @ 7:00 PM. As I have not made enough money on the stock market yet, everyone will of course have to pay their own way.

Runway 29 Pub, 11312 109 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB. (780) 479-2042‎

(Click for Map)

It will give us a chance to socialize off Twitter, and get to know one another better. We can also discuss trading strategy, and most likely a few iPhones and laptops will be around for making on the spot trades if desired.

Social Media is great, but there comes a time when just being sociable is what it really should be all about.

P.S. -  This place has the best Salt & Pepper Wings in the City!!! Nachos are good too! It’s centrally located right across from N.A.I.T. and Kingsway Garden Mall. You can watch the planes land at the local airport too. Duuuuck!

P.P.S. – Oh yeah, be sure to buy my stock on the Avenue, LAT. I’ll be easy to spot too, I’m the dude wearing the hat. =)

I’m spraying waffles!

http://www.batterblaster.com/

A Family evening out to the Valley Zoo in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Sponsored by Sobeys Social Club, we PWNED the entire zoo for 3 hours all to ourselves and fellow cow-orkers. Always a good time.. and hey.. it hardly rained much this year too.

Took my buddy GScratch and his son Benjamin this year, as my kids are olderish… but Laura did tag along… as she hadn’t been since she was 5 and felt deprived.. I guess.

Trust me… you aren’t missing much (compared to say, the Calgary Zoo). 

Alrighty, buster here still needs to go fishing before the waters freeze to make all right with his Universe. Perhaps some big ass Wabamun Pike soon. In the meantime, yesterday’s adventures made me feel a little bit more human again. Gratz to my buddy Scratch on his first successful Grouse shoot.

You can read more here on 50 North. Nope, we have not forgotten about this site… we are just busy recharging our “batteries” folks.

http://fiftynorth.ca

P.S. – Good to know these four legged critters are still around, alive and well and kicking.

:: http://northernhorse.com/wildhorses/

Mmm… Din Din Time!

Dutch Oven Grouse Gumbo - Hub

3 grouse breasted and chopped to 1 inch cubes
1 pound ham steak (use plain ham if you’ve got it)
1/2 pound peeled and deveined shrimp (uncooked)
2 cups white rice
1 1/2 cups celery
1/2 cup green onion
1 large Green peppar chopped thick
2 large onions diced thin
4 cloves garlic
16 oz can of whole tomatoes
3 cups chicken stock (I like Kitchen Basics if not from scratch)
1 tablespoon bacon fat (or cooking oil)
salt
black peppar
cayenne peppar
tabasco

Add the bacon fat to large stock pot or dutch oven and cook the grouse until golden over a medium-high heat. Salt and Peppar to taste (1 teaspoon cayenne peppar). Make sure not to cook the grouse more than medium-rare or it will be tough later. Remove the grouse from the pot. If the bottom of the pot is watery discard excess liquid. Add ham to the pot and cook until browned on all sides. Remove ham to the same bowl as the grouse. Add the green peppar, onion, celery and garlic to the pot. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes stirring the bottom up to mix in the browned bits, then cover turn to low, and cook for about twenty minutes stirring occasionally. Add the soup stock and reserved tomatoe juice along with the grouse and ham, cover and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Crush the garlic cloves against the side of the pan. Add the diced up whole tomatoes, shrimp, rice, green onions and Tabasco (I love Tobasco and use 1/16 of a medium bottle, but most people couple go with about 2-3 tablespoons). Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low and simmer for around 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

This one takes while to make, but you don’t really have to keep your eye on it closely until you add the rice and shrimp. It’s perfect for watching football and drinking beer while you make it. Just make sure to set a timer

See also:

Grouse with Orange Slices
Grouse Breasts with Ham Sauce
Oriental Grouse
Grouse in Sour Cream
Creamed Grouse
Sautéed Grouse Breasts
Savory Grouse

I guess I need to start playing the lottery more often if I ever want to fulfill my space travel dreams. That or help develop buggy office suite software for the masses.

Yes, Charles Simonyi (a former Microsoft Engineer and now billionaire / the man who built Word and Excel) is jet setting up on the International Space Station and enjoying a lunch packed by his girlfriend Martha Stewart to boot. Is that a good thing?

If I could fly up to the Space Station, I would bring my ahhh wife Morgan Fairchild along for a ride, and so she could tidy up the place a bit afterwards.

Anyways, it also looks like he spent just a few bucks on his website blog. It’s worth checking out below, and you can Google More Here.

:: http://www.charlesinspace.com

PS – To think I was only asking (dreaming) of a couple of million dollars here to buy an F/18 off eBay.

PPS – How much would it cost to send ex-con Martha into space, and not bring her back?

So here we are, already into day 3 of the ‘Q’. That is to say, the year I plan to quit smoking for good once and for all. Aye, it has been my resolution made and kept so far this year. So, if I seem a little distant from the keyboard you know why.

As for past traditions, we enjoyed Candy Cane shooters once again at the neighbors together, and I learned to play Texas Hold ‘Em. I can hear Scratchley already calling on me to take my money.

Now, back to planning for my mid-life crisis — which is also happening this year.

I darn near killed the Boss’s daughter whom turned not only one… but three different shades of red. Talk about a career limiting move eh? Naw, he did warn her in advance I’m certain. Hyup, about six people went down in flames this year running for milk, water, fire extinguishers.

Actual emails and comments from anonymous cow-orkers, après lunch:

- “5 alarm my ass! Those wings had to come from the depths of hell.
There is no code for that level of heat.”

- “i SURVIVED!” (Where’s my t-shirt!)

- “Can I take some leftovers home for unsuspecting loved ones!!”

- “Global chicken warming is finally here!”

- “Wow, you’re fast! Like someone lit your ass on fire. Must be the wings…”

- “I just washed the pan (afterwards), and my hands
are still burning!” (Kitchen Staff)

- “Yeah, I warned her.. but someone must have dared her.” (The Boss)

Yup, it’s that time of year again around the office here. Xmas Staff Party Pot Luck Lunch! Or, as I like to refer to it as: “Poison Your Cow-orker Day!”

I am off now to go start cooking up a batch of my infamous Ranger Bob Five Alarm wings to both endanger, and test the “manginas” of fellow employees (unsuspecting victims) this Thursday.

Indeed, it takes a full 48 hours for the cook process to get them that hot, and I’m hoping to exceed last years reactions. I also have a new base ingredient as well this year to try out. Truly, my wings are the gift that keeps on giving.

Related Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wings
http://ranger-bob.net/?p=269

Update (7:21 PM): Like WOW Man! I could eat the Hottest Peppers On Earth (Scotch Bonnet – “Eaten raw, these peppers are also known to cause dizziness, numbness of hands and cheeks, and severe heartburn“) right off the vine on my trip to the Coast this summer, but just two drops of my latest batch of 5 Alarm (Nay… Nay… 6 Alarm Sauce) this evening has even me breaking into a sweat as I type this. Pouring off my forehead, on to the keyboard. Bloop! Bloop! I can hardly wait… the trap is set. I have truly outdone myself this time. For desert I am bringing Jalapeno & Habanero jam & crackers that I picked up from the farm too.

See also the “Hot Sauce Blog” — my wings are not even on the “Duff’s Scale” which drops off at 850,000 Scoville Heat Units which is rated as… Armageddon. I’d say I was pushing 1,000,000 with this batch… so next time I’d better be prepared to kick it up a notch or two. 15,000,000 – 16,000,000 Pure capsaicin is the upper limit with about 2,000,000 – 5,300,000 being basically Bear Spray wings!

It’s Millah Time!

@ 5:40 PM

Wings Were A Hit!

Even with the above disclaimer posted beside them I had more then a few takers. Only seven people went down in flames this year — racing for the aforementioned water cooler with red faces. Only one person was brave enough to try the extra alarm bell sauce with them.

By the end of the day they were all gone though — and I may have to bring them again next year too.

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