A Month From the Winter Solstice

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!

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:

Gorgeous, years of practice , balancing a martini and appetizers, well outside of my skill level!

Slugger all cleaned up

Greg and Diane Bridges

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.

Don’t worry be happy: It’s the little stuff that can give you a lift. We are now 1 month from the winter solstice…the days will be getting longer, seasonal blues should start to lift!

Trivia: What does Hockey Night and Canada have in common with the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew”

Brian is on the right

Ans: The books were ghost written by Canadian Leslie MacFarlane, his son Brian was a host on Hockey Night in Canada, from 1964 to 1980.

Brian has written over 93 books, and is an accomplished painter.

Until next time…