Animal Menagerie

Uncertainty is a constant, like pi.

Here's a recipe for Finnish cabbage pie that should keep you healthy, wealthy and wise. Recipe courtesy of Finnguide, where you will find lots of information about Finland.

And here is the PMG line of demolition selector grapples  from Northern Track, which should help you in the selective demolition sorting and reclamation of various materials.

No worries.

Shadow Dancing

Me and my shadow....

What shall we eat today? How about some ice cream you can make yourself, without a machine. Detailed instructions courtesy of chef  David Lebovitz.

Have skid steer, will travel! If you do have a skid steer, and you've lined up a demolition job, here's a hydraulic hammer from Blue Diamond Attachments that might interest you.

And here is a chocolate bar, courtesy of Wikipedia.

No worries.

Sumo Ballet

A sylph.

Here's a pear-raspberry cobbler pie from the Woman's Day kitchen that should keep you healthy, wealthy and wise. It's supposed to yield 8 servings, but not with me around.

If you're planning on doing some excavation that involves removing concrete, here are some pictures of the Exactor 60 HD planer at work on the walls of a canal near Werdohl, Germany. The planer, made by Erkat, was attached to a 24-ton Hitachi Zaxis 225USLC excavator. 

And, because it's Friday, here is a dandelion, courtesy of Wikipedia.

Ook's Salon

Free nit picking.

Here's something extraordinary for breakfast--banana split pancakes, as posted by Anna Howard Shaw on Instructables.

And here is the line of JRB demolition attachments for your excavator, from Paladin Heavy Construction.

No worries.

Spider Love

Isn't she cute!

In case you don't like Belladonna offered by spiders, here are some chocolate pecan squares from Chatelaine that might be a little more palatable.

Meanwhile, if it's off to work at the demolition site for you, here are some waste-handling and wrecking-yard grapples from ANBO Manufacturing that should make things easier. The company will customize their line of grapples to your specifications.

No worries.

Storm Warning

Girls and boys want different things.

Here's something boys and girls can agree on--the benefits of a dark chocolate cherry cake with a detailed recipe from Anna's Table.

And here's a pdf guide to attachments for use on John Deere equipment that should be of interest to anyone in demolition, as well as other industries.

If you're interested in demolition hammers, here's the SDS-Max demolition hammer 5446-21, with 8.8 ft/lbs of impact energy, from Milwaukee Tools.

It's Monday.

No worries.

Investment Banking

Someone's gotta do it!

Here are instructions for making chocolate flowers, posted on Extreme Chocolate, in case you'd like to make some edible decorations to celebrate a wedding, or just for the heck of it.

And here are some nice demolition pulverizers from INDECO, along with specs and diagrams.

No worries.

Personal Trainer

Some people react very badly to being told what to do.

Here's a very nice chocolate orange and honey cake posted by Selma Brown Morrow on Bon Appetit.

Here are some specs on and photos of powered demolition attachments from Rotobec. Available with a dangling or positioned rotator, they can be fitted with a high-pressure cylinder positioning kit.

It's Thursday; it's raining.

No worries.

Surprise!

You know you're making progress when your date starts to feel comfortable with you.

Sometimes it's nice to spice up your life with a little variety--take a different route to the candy store, for instance, or vacation in a different part of your house this year. Or, try one of these variety packs from Leonidas, featuring  12 different chocolate bars.

That's enough mischief for this morning!

Here's an assortment of boom-mounted demolition tool bits and hydraulic rock hammers from Gorilla. This site features a lot of specs, as well as a selection of articles of interest to anyone in the demolition business.

Here's another rutabaga, courtesy of Foodland Ontario.

No worries.

Witch's Friend

Dignity is a fragile thing at the best of times.

Here are some chocolate meringue cookies with a recipe from Chef David Rocco, posted on the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

And for you demolition fans, here is the Genesis Logix Processor LXP  from Genesis Attachments, with pulverizer jaw. This unit features Pulverizer, Concrete Cracker and Shear jaws that change-out in 15 minutes.

No worries.

Vegetables 'R' Us

We are what we eat?

Here, from the Food Network, courtesy of chef Michael Smith, is a recipe for chocolate-dipped strawberries, along with a video. The results look very good, with a variety of extra toppings. Strawberries are good for you, and so is chocolate--what could go wrong?

And here from Dowin are some photographs of the demolition equipment they make, including excavator attachments, hydraulic breakers, shears/pulverizers, compactors, and other useful devices. You can never have too many attachments.

No worries.

Zombie Vegetables Escape Refrigerator

Do you know what's quietly rotting in the back of your fridge? The good thing about chocolate is it doesn't rot in the back of your fridge, because it gets eaten too quickly.

Here's a recipe for chocolate pumpkin bread, posted by Star Pooley on All Recipes, UK. She says it freezes well, so even if it lingers in your fridge, it won't turn into a zombie and threaten you.

It's Monday morning, and you probably need to demolish something. Here's an industrial-grade electric demolition jack hammer that should help you get to work.


And here are some fine demolition attachments for your excavator from Tradex Machinery. These should keep you busy for awhile.

No worries.

Pet Door for Elephants

It's important to have the right tool for the job--you never know when you'll need a blast furnace to make a door.

Here's a recipe for something I've never heard of before, although I'd certainly be happy to try them--chocolate malted whopper drops. This was posted on the Group Recipes site, and was taken from Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours. 


And now that you've had your dessert, here's a little something interesting from Building Journal.com--an online construction-demolition cost estimator.

And here's a photograph of a Delsan-Aim crew using a big demolition machine to slice up an old airliner like a piece of salami (very carefully, of course, and with more regard for safety than the average salami-cutting individual).
Actually, I can't seem to link to the photo itself, but it's on the page, near the bottom.

Waiter, There's Soup on my Fly!

Spiders know how to enjoy their meals at leisure.

The gods are smiting me--renovations continue apace in the humble domicile, dollars are flitting away like Monarch butterflies in autumn, and other assorted things are happening. No worries!

Here is a recipe for a chocolate banana cake that includes a video. This looks good enough that I may actually have to learn how to make the thing. It was posted on the Joy of Baking site, which seems to be a gold mine of recipes, and is based on this book by Jane Rodmell: 

And now for something completely different. Here are some more great photos of demolition machines and attachments from Jewell Attachments.

And now I must go.

Happy trails....

Cat in a Basket

Sometimes people write on the back of their emails, so you have to turn your device around to read your message. This is inconsiderate.

Here's a recipe for chocolate caramel Valentine's cookies from Emily Richards, as posted in Metro News.

And here's a picture of a turnip from farm-basket.com. Turnips are known to be very good for you, with all kinds of health benefits, but you probably shouldn't give one of these to your special Valentine's day person; you might be in for a surprise if you do.

Speaking of Valentine's day, here are some very nice photographs of demolition excavators from Kocurek Excavators Ltd., featuring their line of bespoke front-end equipment for hydraulic excavators.  There are all sorts of interesting pieces of equipment here, including long-reach arms, teledippers, and modular joints.

It's Monday. No worries.

Toronto gets a Carnival

The Lord of the Underworld can afford to be generous--business is booming.

Here are some chocolate snowball cookies from Touche Bakery, on the Canadian Favorites site.  These are kosher, made with maple syrup, and made without any of the more common allergens such as peanuts, coconuts, etc.,

And here are some chocolate-malt sandwiches from Martha Stewart.  They call these sandwiches, but they certainly look like cookies to me.

Meanwhile, here are some great photos of demolition attachments for heavy machinery from  Bodine Mfg.

You'll have to supply your own excavator, of course, but anyone seriously interested in demolition should have at least one of those on hand.

No worries.

Do we really want Beans 'N' Beer?

The Lord of the Underworld has a vested interest in Beans 'N' Beer.

In spite of everything I could do, Monday morning dropped around for a visit. So here's a recipe for chocolate waffles from Alton Brown, posted on the Food Network.

Here are some demolition and sorting grabs from Jessops Wearparts. The company makes various demolition attachments--there are some good photos on their site.

Remember--the Easter bunny is watching you.

No worries.

Age and wisdom may correlate in some cases; this does not imply causation.

Here's a milk chocolate banana pudding from Melissa Clark, as featured in the New York Times.

And here's a chocolate flan from whatscookingamerica.net.

Now, about that house we're building.

We have a growing assortment of fine machines, backup power, and a few sticks of wood nailed or glued together and attached to the concrete foundation. It's time to think about heavy lifting.

You might want to consider a jib crane from North American Industries, which can lift up to 10 tons, and can precisely spot loads of a few hundred pounds or less.

Or you might consider one of these beauties from Starlifter Cranes.

At any rate, the important thing is to get an adequate unit so that if you decide to build a larger bungalow than you had at first envisioned, you can reach for the sky.

Here are some more photos of exciting demolition attachments, from Antraquip.

And for those of you who are bored by pictures of heavy machinery, here is a rutabaga.

Happy trails....

No worries.

A Wizard's Jealousy

There's no Statute of Limitations on jealousy.

The weather pundits say the temperature is -26 C here, if you factor in the wind-chill element. At these temperatures, my brain freezes.

This calls for hot chocolate, or perhaps even three cups. If you have a real craving for it, you might try the Italian cioccolata densa, which, according to Wikipedia, is a very thick version of hot chocolate.

Where were we? Ah yes--busy constructing a new house. To this end, we have assembled a portfolio of equipment, including lumber trucks, concrete trucks, and an excavator.

But now, while still gluing pieces of wood together, or hammering nails into them, it's time to think about matters electrical. Will we have enough juice for all of our devices? And what sort of a backup system should we install, in case the world ends and there's a power failure?

There are several approaches here, depending on the size of your back yard. You could install a nuclear reactor, or a liquefied natural gas plant and generator, or a windmill farm, or a large array of solar panels.

Unfortunately, I don't believe Ikea sells kits for nuclear reactors or liquefied natural gas plants, so you wouldn't be able to assemble one of these babies with just a Turner wrench and a set of instructions.

You could always make do with a hundred or so smaller, gas-fired generators tastefully arranged in artistic patterns on your lawn, but filling their tanks would be tedious.

My suggestion is to equip yourself with a diesel locomotive. Here are some nice ones from Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., which should supply enough electrical power in an emergency to keep an entire server farm going.

If shopping for house-building supplies is getting you down, take a break and feast your eyes on these demolition attachments from Bodine Mfg. for awhile.

So there you have it.

No worries.

Spider Sweaters Keep You Warm

A green elevator conserves electricity.

Valentine's Day will soon be here, so it might be an idea to start testing different kinds of chocolate until you find the perfect assortment. Your significant other will appreciate all of the effort you put into finding the right chocolates.

To get you started, here's a selection from Godiva. There are many others, of course, and you should probably try them all before making your selection.

You might also want to consider purchasing your wife, or significant other, a boom or attachment for her demolition machine. Here's a nice selection from Jewell, a company that makes a variety of components and attachments for demolition, forestry and materials handling. These are custom-built, just like the finest chocolates.

Things are what they are.

No worries.