tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291669362023-11-15T22:14:40.965-08:00Capital Fellows SocietyDarren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-58576919557896053102010-11-24T14:11:00.000-08:002010-11-24T14:11:03.324-08:00Christmas Nog RecipeI have no doubt this is wholly unoriginal, but I am not copying this recipe from anywhere. (Unlike the image I've included. So, in my mind, I made it up.
Here's how to make your Christmas-y cocktail hit harder but still taste awesome. You'll be telling your family what you really think of them in no time!
In a highball glass:
Ice
1 oz white rum
1.5 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
Finish with a one to Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-29931910897198972892010-03-21T14:05:00.000-07:002010-03-21T14:14:58.683-07:00US Health Care -- Some Canuck AnswersCaveat: This post is probably pretty presumptuous, but since I am pretty sure nobody reads my blog, I will continue.
I've been following the healthcare debate in the US pretty closely. Perhaps more closely than is worth the bother, but I have to hand it to Americans, they make politics fun. We can get pretty engaged up here with hating Stephen Harper, but in a parliamentary system, I can't vote Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-55694122063524687792009-09-09T15:30:00.001-07:002009-09-09T15:46:33.824-07:00Warding off SADnessSo, it's that time of year. For some, it's an exciting new school year. For some (many of them teachers) it's time to be dragged, kicking and screaming, back into the classroom. For others, it's just cooler evenings that start earlier and the time when power bills begin to creep ever higher.As a teacher, I both welcome and dread the end of summer. I welcome it because it's time to get back into Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-41758674314796925632009-04-23T11:21:00.000-07:002009-06-04T17:03:47.747-07:00Marking SteynSurprisingly, perhaps, my first ever exposure to Mark Steyn's writing and ideologies came from an article published in MacLean's magazine. Having received my first issue since and because the Canadian edition of Time was cancelled, I had to read this article about three times before it sunk in that MacLean's actually published this stuff. I thought maybe a few pages of the National Review slippedDarren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-65973064534247122412009-04-16T06:45:00.000-07:002009-04-16T06:54:32.792-07:00Blue Jays - Separated At Birth?Well, obviously not at birth, but did Scott Richmond's mother ever have occasion to meet Jim Nabors?In any case, may Pvt. Pyle continue to pitch like he did last night against the Twins.Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-22841668601885921792009-04-02T15:59:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:33:00.868-07:00Annoying Advertising TrendsTime to shoot some fish in a barrel. There are two trends in advertising I noted lately that seem to be getting overused - even by advertising standards. The worst is these ads are annoying despite having the appearance of high dollar campaigns. Both are the illegitimate spawn of more entertaining executions and both suffer from the stench of lacking verisimilitude. Of course, there is no horse Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-59590412134062042682009-03-26T06:47:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:38:04.897-07:00Support the Troops!There is nothing so simple, and so loaded, as the admonishment to support the brave men and women of our Canadian forces. While not as vocal as in the USA, we have a large contingent of patriots in this country for whom, it would seem, opposing the war in Afghanistan is tantamount to wishing harm on our citizen soldiers.It’s everywhere: camo-themed yellow ribbon magnetic stickers on cars, the Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-53678342469160811072009-03-04T11:49:00.000-08:002009-03-04T12:48:26.030-08:00Yankees Fan Dreams of Championship Before DyingNine-year-old Jacob Goldman of Queens, New York says he has but one wish: to see his beloved Yankees win the World Series before he dies. "I've been a die-hard Yankees fan since I was just a little kid, like, two or three, " said Jacob, speaking from his family home, "I just hope to see them win it all someday before I die."The Yankees last hoisted the World Series trophy in 2000, the 26th Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-58367091289304092502009-02-18T09:54:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:49:46.247-08:00A-Rod Comes Clean: It's My Cousin's Fault!Outed for his steroid use by some vindictive paper-pusher in the Major League Baseball office, Alex Rodriguez has been forced to admit the startling truth: "It's my cousin's fault."Apparently, the regular season force of nature who was, until recently, baseball's best hope for a clean home run champion took steroids for a few years while in Texas.A-rod joins a long list of stars diminished by Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-63052331366646813962008-11-12T15:20:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:23:42.700-08:00Manny Up!Just a short post to express my desire to see Manny Ramirez in a Jays uniform next year. Come on, Ted, make it happen. I'll even pay my cell phone bill to help.Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-62323315178466213912008-10-15T14:20:00.000-07:002008-10-15T14:25:59.059-07:00300 million laterAnd we have roughly the same government we had going into the election. There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on right...primarily those making plans to replace Stephane Dion, but should Harper really consider this a victory? He gained almost nothing from this election and the Liberals were not well-positioned going into it. What would the outcome be if they had been able to get Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-18881828125410711042008-08-18T09:40:00.000-07:002008-08-18T09:52:36.768-07:00Slide showA photo slide showDarren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-54613940304861779512008-08-14T11:45:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:03:27.439-07:00Video From this Crazy ClassEnjoy this video...Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-58617874993094453402008-08-13T11:48:00.001-07:002008-08-13T11:49:53.385-07:00Mexican Tech Class part 2Here are some more of my students. In this class, we are primarily learning the joys of waiting for tech support.Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-54816075101659296312008-08-12T10:29:00.001-07:002008-08-12T10:30:37.064-07:00Picture of a whaleWhy not enjoy this picture of a whale? I know I do. Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-28374340958137449722008-08-12T10:23:00.000-07:002008-08-12T10:52:44.775-07:00My Computer ClassI am currently teaching a computer class for some students from Mexico. They are great kids...too bad I don't speak Spanish.Here they are:Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-55901785700776988472008-06-02T08:15:00.001-07:002008-06-02T08:37:05.112-07:00When 'The Strangers' CallsI've been looking forward to the movie The Strangers since I first read about it in the Onion. The preview looked very promising. I've grown quite tired of the recent trend of torture and gore flicks created on the premise that teens want to see someone die via an elaborate set-up culminating in a particularly nasty coup de grace - such as falling off a ladder and landing eyeball-first on a Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-83959733638041743022007-12-04T08:36:00.000-08:002007-12-04T08:42:33.091-08:00It Wasn't To BeIt's old news now, but I will post a brief follow-up. Turns out Hank Steinbrenner is a big, sorry sack of wind after all. Can't say I'm surprised, but I had really hoped that the Yankees would stick to their guns. But, no, they ended up signing A-rod to a new 10 year contract for 275,000,000. With incentives, that supposedly include a share in the marketing revenue, this contract could easily Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-39561015918995341882007-10-30T14:25:00.000-07:002007-10-30T14:48:00.878-07:00Gotta Love ItAs a baseball fan who cheers for the Blue Jays, I usually have to find other reasons to pay attention in October. In 2004, I cheered for the then-lovable Red Sox to mount a miracle comeback over the Yankees and win their first World Series in more than 80 years. In 2005, I barely paid attention other than to wonder if the Astros could get Beltran back. 2006 wasn't all that memorable but I Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1164418067191558292006-11-24T17:24:00.000-08:002006-11-24T17:27:47.203-08:00Been A WhileWell, I kind of let this space slide a bit lately as I was trying out MySpace. But I don't find MySpace to be as good for blogging.Just a quickie for today. I am a big fan of the UFC and I was watching some old fights the other day. It got me thinking about the similarity between an amazingly talented wrestler and an amazingly talent rock star. What do you think?Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1158680527503000142006-09-19T08:03:00.000-07:002006-09-22T16:33:10.363-07:00A Fitting Climax: NB Election RecapWell, it's all over but the crying now. And Bernard Lord got started on his last night. Although, he shouldn't be sad. Now he gets to sit in opposition and do basically nothing except chirp away at every little thing the Liberals do. If I were him, I'd be licking my chops. It's payback time, Shawn!But I have to give credit where it is due: New Brunswick voters managed to give one of the parties aDarren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1158538604934312902006-09-17T17:15:00.000-07:002006-09-17T17:16:44.950-07:00AbbeyMy neice is adorable!I think I might devote the next few days to her just to cleanse my soul.Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1158275525421741832006-09-14T15:48:00.000-07:002006-09-14T16:34:10.250-07:00Against My Better JudgementOK, after hearing about this from some friends and listening to it on the CBC, I have to weigh in on the latest Goth who fantasized about death story. Here's what I want to say:Contrary to eye-witness reports, Kimveer Gill was not white. He was an Indian. I know we white males pretty much own the psycho killer realm, but this one was not one of us. Let's give credit where it's deserved.Let's not Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1158273864684766772006-09-14T15:32:00.000-07:002006-09-14T15:44:24.696-07:00Dell 720 Photo PrinterI bought a Dell computer earlier this year. The Dell had been strongly recommended to me by some well-informed friends and I considered it a pretty good deal. I even convinced my mother to buy one when she was ready to upgrade. Since I bought the Dell though, a few things have gotten me pretty worked up.First, Dell is no different than any other PC company in that they pre-load their computers Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29166936.post-1157488973563956912006-09-05T13:39:00.000-07:002006-09-05T13:42:53.576-07:00Another RecipeI'm a big fan of chili. It's versatile and contains all the food groups. Plus, you can eat it for a couple days and freeze the rest. I like cooking that allows me to not cook for a day or two afterwards. Anyways, I've always had this plan for a chicken chili using chicken pieces that have been stewed for super flavour. I finally got around to making it. So, here is the recipe in case you want to Darren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.com0