The Lazy, Do Nothing Weekend.

So this weekend was exactly as advertised, lazy, minor drinking, minor eating, major sleeping and D&D.  Nothing special but sooooo needed.

Jim McCann

First we took shots to honor Jim McCann one of the members of The Dubliners who passed away last week.  The Dubliners are truly amazing Irish musicians who influenced generations of Irish Folk, Irish Rock and Celtic Punk musicians and I have spent many a fine evening smoking my pipe, drinking whiskey and beer and listening to many of their songs.  The latest Top 5 List is made up of my favorite Dubliners' songs with a Spotify playlist.



Then we drank a bit more and after The Wee Dancer was picked up by the Raven Queen we headed over to HuHot Mongolian Grill for some stir fry.  It is a place we will go back to because it is close and affordable for an all you can eat grill.  Plus there are mussels, clams, crab and squid in addition to the beef, pork and chicken.  You also get a ton of vegetables and can use a pre-posted sauce recipe (which for the seafood is great) or create your own (I had a ginger/garlic/teriyaki for my pork and sausage stir fry).  Do not order booze though because the wine is not that good of a selection and they just have Utah micro brew beers which I have to be honest I like and don't like with dinner. Price is $13.99 for dinner.

Saturday we did absolutely nothing except watch TV and play video games (we being Lord Darksteel, Kalenar and myself).  One of the shows we watch was a New Zealand TV show called The Almighty Johnsons which is about a group of New Zealanders with Norse heritage being reincarnated as the Norse Gods.  Kind of cool you should all check it out.  This led me to thinking about how I have named our group and how we follow our take on Norse/Pagan rituals and feasts in our house with Kalenar feeling strong attachment to Heimdall (the God not the Dog) and myself veering towards Odin.  I think we have kind of created our own pantheon and I would like the members of the group to lay claim to what they represent to the world. Here is what I think so far.

Chadivus Maximus;  Patron of the Kalehalla Deities & Deity of Wisdom & Family

Kalenar;  Deity of Games & Vigilance, Keeper of Kalehalla, The Grim One

Lord Darksteel;  Deity of Science & Technology, Subtle Humor & Understatement

Sessa Bob-Omba;  Deity of Romance, Wine, Cats & The Pursuit of Art

Vladimyr;  Deity of Aspiration, Dreams, Nature (herbs) & Tardiness (he has to get ready)

Les Morgan;  Deity of Youth, Beauty & Adventure

Monsieur OneTrack;  Deity of Poetry & Idealism

Madame Gnarly;  Deity of Comfort & Bonds between Friends

This is the main group and I as a rule do not tell my children what they represent that is up to Regina Elsa and The Wee Dancer to discover their own portfolios.  Also these are as I see it and can change as time goes on or if the individual chooses a different representation.  Plus there are faults represented like Naivete in some and Arrogance in others (like myself at times after all I just made me and my friends into Gods) and Vanity in others.

Lastly Sunday was D&D and then Corned Beef and Cabbage which was delicious and that is that.

Watch for the new Top 5 List and The Weekend Preview later this week.