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| Dr. Hugh Tildesley |
A short blog this time… sorry
insomniacs.
The poison infusions went well,
although each event is different, with subtle variability of side effects.
Thankfully I am tolerating them well, for which I am thankful. Objective
measures remain excellent, and on Wednesday I actually won some money from the
band of bandits with whom I play golf. It has been a while since that happened!
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Tesla Titillations: One of my
patients this week, who has been following these pages, paid me a great
compliment, stating that he finds the blog one of the few places where he can
get comprehensive information regarding the car.
So what have I learned this week? We
had some sub zero temperatures and I became concerned about slippery roads and
not having the ability to downshift. In fact when you remove your foot from the
accelerator, the electric motors quickly slow, there are of course no gears,
thus the power and speed decrement are very controlled. The car has a true
center of gravity as the 2 engines balance one another, thus forces are aligned
to inhibit any loss of directional control. I have not yet experienced snow;
stay tuned.
Power consumption goes up in the
cold, this is to be expected, and however the car does effectively warm up instantaneously,
which is a nice treat. After 30 years Deborah has graciously given over the
garage thus frost on the windshield has not been a problem and not yet properly
evaluated.
On Friday, November 20, we had our
closing black tie dinner to celebrate the end of the golf season. Again Point
Grey did a stellar job of food preparation, service and optimizing ambiance.
The food theme had some Australian spin to celebrate Jason Day’s PGA win, which
we wove into the evening. The attendance was the highest yet, and the evening
raced by. Unfortunately 2 members did not appear in a tux and the usual fines
were imposed with further sanctions to be discussed.
Black Tie Dinner/PGA Jason Day Nov 20,2015
Appetizers: Served with Champagne
Shrimp wrapped
in bacon
Folded salmon
topped with cream cheese
Pork swing
bags
Soup: Chilled potatoe and chives
Salad:
Tea smoked
tuna with sweet and sour fennel salad
Sorbet
Main:
Fish: Confit
of ocean trout
Meat: Thick
lamb chop with the bone (> 1 inch), served on soft mash with asparagus. We
substituted fries in honour of the Paris troubles.
Desert: Chocolate ripple cake with strawberries
Port
Some photos
capture the spirit of the night:
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| Gorgeous, years of practice , balancing a martini and appetizers, well outside of my skill level! |
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| Slugger all cleaned up |
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| Greg and Diane Bridges |
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| AJ and Lois Resplendant |
Arts Report: We saw a fabulous play at the Rothstein Theatre, the run was short and has ended, however, it has played in London and off Broadway, so if you come across it, it is a must see. It is all the more remarkable as it was Joshua Harmon’s first play.
We now move
into the Christmas movie season, more reviews to follow.
Trivia: What does Hockey Night and Canada have in common with the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew”
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| Brian is on the right |
Brian has
written over 93 books, and is an accomplished painter.
Until next time…
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