Top 10 fun facts about Lego.

Hello there Gentle Reader. As you may of discovered over the last few weeks. Lena and I have adopted a little boy called Robert.
Now Robert likes playing with our cat Danny; spaghetti and Lego. So in honour of his love of those little plastic bricks, I present to you my top ten facts.

1. Lego will be 84 years old in 2016. It was founded in a carpenters workshop and the first bricks were made of wood.

2. A brick made in the 1950's will easily interlock with a brick made now.

3. The name comes from the Danish words "Leg" and "Godt" which means 'play well.'

4. There have been 4 billion mini figures made since 1978.

5. In 2009, former Top Gear presenter James May created a full size house with working plumbing out of over 3 million bricks.

6. Duplo bricks for young children can connect with normal lego bricks.

7. The tallest Lego tower in the world contains over half a million bricks.

8. The largest commercially available Lego set is a model of the Taj Mahal that contains nearly 6000 pieces.

9. The original name for Lego was Automatic Binding Bricks.

10  19 million bricks are made every year. Thats 36000 every second.

#lego

Mama's Nummy Cutlets

Hello Gentle Readers. Tonight I present to you another recipe, courtesy of my beloved Lena. All i had to do was make the mashed potatoes and eat it. Trust me...it was awesome.

Ingredients (makes 7 large cutlets)
525 g Minced Beef
1 slice of old bread
Half an onion
Quarter a cup of milk.
1 teaspoon mustard
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper
olive oil

Gravy Ingredients
Half an Onion
1 Tablespoon plain flour
2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
squeeze of lemon
1 cup hot water.

Method

1. Finely chop or grate the onion and mix with the beef.  Crush the garlic and add this to the meat.

2. Cut off the crusts from the bread, tear it into small bits and soak in the milk for 2-3 minutes.

3.   Pour the bread/milk mixture into the beef and stir well, adding the salt, pepper and mustard.

4. Shape the beef into patties about 4cm in diameter.

5. Poor 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a pan and turn on the heat.

6. When oil is hot enough, carefully place the cutlets into the oil and cook through turning regularly.

7. When they are cooked place them on a plate and place them in an oven at a low heat to keep them warm.

8. Using the beef fat that is in the pan add half an onion and stir. Add the flour stiring continuously, add tomato sauce and hot water and keep stirring until it heats and thickens. Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice at the end.

9. To serve fill a deep dish with mashed potato, place 2-3 of the cutlets onto the potato and pour the gravy over the top.

 

A Scotsman in Riga interviews.......Robert

Hello again Gentle Readers, after his successful first post the other day. Already over 100 of you have read it. I have decided to probe a lot more into what makes this sweet little boy tick.

I sat for hours coming up with questions that would challenge and push him to the limits of his intellectual boundaries.

Here  below are the results.

1 Hello Robert, how are you feeling today?
Good, I feel playful.

2. What is the best thing about living with Mama and Papa?
The best thing is that they are strict when I am naughty. I also like the house, especially the living room it is big and very pretty.

3.You are good friends with Danny. What do you like about him?
He is fluffy. He is alive, even when he scratches.

4. Do you like your school?
No, there are too many rules.

5. What job would you like when you are older?
Policeman, No....fireman, No......doctor!

 

6. Are you excited about going to England to see your granny?
Yes, I like the fact I got a passport as a present and that I am going to fly.

7. What is your favourite food?
Sweets and meat with spaghetti. 

8. Favourite colour?
Orange

9. How much lego would you like to have?
60-100.....lots (I want to fill my room with it)

10. What are you scared of?
Vampires

 

11. You will be turning 6 very soon. What does that mean?
It means I will be going to  a new class

12. What do you want for your birthday?
An orange Lego Helicopter. (Like this one)

Today in History March 20th

Hey there again Gentle Reader lets step into the sports car of time and drive to fast on the Highway of History.

1726: Sir Isaac Newton, scientist and mathematician dies.

 

1852; American classic, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published.

1916; Albert Einstien publishes the General Theory of Relativity.

1957: Film Director Spike Lee is born.

1995: A Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 13 people and wounds over 1000 others.

2003; The USA, UK, Poland and Australia  begin the Iraq war.

 

#isaacnewton #einstein #uncletomscabin #spikelee #sarintokyo #2003iraqwar

Today in History 17th March

Well hello again Gentle Reader, its time to once again squeeze ourselves into the codpiece of history and scare the nuns of time.

 

180: Marcus Aurelius dies. His son Commudus becomes the Emperor of Rome.

 

 

1969: Golde Maier becomes Prime Minister of Israel.

 

1992: A referendum in South Africa ends the Apartheid era.

 

1995: Ronnie Kray, London gangster dies.

2003: A politician shows he has moral authority as Robin Cook resigns his position as UK Foreign Secretary over the British governments decision to enter the 2nd Iraq war.

#robincook #ronniekray #marcusaurelius #commodus #goldamaier #apartheid

Son of A Scotsman in Riga

Hello gentle readers, I have decided to let Robert help me with the blog sometimes. So here we go.

 

It has been an interesting couple of days, Mama and Papa have let me help with some cooking. I like their cooking but I think its even better when I help.

On Sunday Mama told me we were making pelmenies, one of my favourites. Papa normally just buys them frozen from the supermarket so to get them freshly made seems like a real special treat.

We chopped onions and mixed them with the meat and Mama mixed the dough. Then Papa and I put the meat into the dough and  shaped them into the Pelmenie shape.

Altogether we made about 60 little dumplings . It was hard work. We  froze half of them and Mama and I left papa  to cook the pelmenies that would be our dinner.

Oh Dear! Papa forgot to stir the pelmenies and a lot of them burst open or stuck together. Mama was very angry at Papa and made him eat all the burst ones.

 

This only left a few for us. Papa cooked a few more and this time they were yummy because he "LISTENED TO MAMA."

Today Mama and Papa were staying home from work and I stayed home from school, we played Lego and I watched cartoons.

Plus I got to make PIZZA, another favourite of mine. I had never made it before so I was super excited. Papa had to go out but Mama made the dough and I helped to chop the vegetables. I really wanted to help with the dough but Mama said I was too small and I cried, Mama explained to me that I am still small and that I  could roll the dough with the rolling pin.

 

Papa came back and this time he didn’t help as much. He just took the photos you can see and put the Pizza in the oven because it was too hot for me to do.

We put chicken, ham, onions, tomatoes, red paprika and two types of cheese on our pizzas plus on one we put some pickles. The pizzas were awesome and I had 3 big pieces. Now I am as stuffed as a banana and I am lying on the floor telling Papa what to type.

 

Thank you for letting me write for you, I hope you liked what I wrote about.

Robert

Trumping my own Trumpet (toot toot)

 

Hello there Gentle readers, where ever you are in the world, you know who Donald Trump is.

I have been doing some research into this man, who claims to be the choice of the common man and considering his net worth is in the billions, is the common man just an ordinary millionaire.

This research I have been doing is to find the funniest Trump Jokes because if this guy wins in November, I promise, WE WONT BE LAUGHING.

Donald Trump is giving narcissism a bad name.―Madeline Begun Kane

Donald Trump is "the kind of person who goes to the Super Bowl and thinks the people in the huddle are talking about him."―Eric Schneiderman

Donald Trump likes to say he's a friend to "the blacks." Unless the Blacks are a family of white people, I'm guessing he's mistaken.―Seth Meyers

This is what I've been waiting for my whole life. A President who's not afraid to tell the truth about being a lying a**hole!―Lewis Black

In an exclusive interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Donald Trump said, "I believe in god." But of course Donald was talking about Himself.―Jay Leno

Here's the thing about Donald Trump: he never apologizes; he's never wrong no matter what crazy thing he says. He's the white Kanye.West―Bill Maher

Say what you will about Trump, he is not stupid. He is a smart man with a deep understanding of what stupid people want.―Andy Borowitz

Donald Trump showed his birth certificate to reporters. Who cares about his birth certificate? I want to know if that thing on his head has had its vaccinations.―Craig Ferguson

By the way Gentle Reader where I come from a "TRUMP" is a fart.....maybe that explains the bad feeling I get in my gut when I hear him speaking.

....and finally this ....

Donald Trump: 666 Mark of the Beast? This is no joke, because the most expensive single building ever sold in the United States was purchased by the Trump family, at 666 Fifth Avenue, a street that symbolizes money (Mammon). The price was $1.8 billion, which is three more sixes! Another Trump tower at One Journal Square will be 666 feet high with a price tag of $666 million. And still that is just the tip of the 666 iceberg! The founder of the original Trump company died on 6-6-6 and her maiden name may shock you: Elizabeth Christ. You can click the hyperlink to learn more (no annoying ads or requests for money; this is a public service). Yes, it does sound like the plot of a new OMEN movie, but in this case fact really is stranger than fiction. Ironically, evangelical Christian leaders are now lining up to endorse Trump. Have the very elect been deceived, just as the Hebrew prophets predicted thousands of years ago when they told us to listen for the Trump of Doom? The Antichrist has been prophesied to be a sort of "reverse twin" of Jesus Christ, as if Lucifer became flesh and sought to become the Savior of the world. And Trump has certainly been proclaiming himself as the only possible Savior. For instance, at a campaign rally in Kiawah Island, S.C., the egomaniacal Trump made it clear that he, not God Almighty, is the only possible defender of Christians. Discussing ISIS, Trump said, “Their primary goal is to get to the Vatican. If and when the Vatican is attacked, the pope would only wish and have prayed that Donald Trump would have been elected president.” In other words, it is useless for people of faith to pray to God for protection. Christians should pray for Trump to save them, or perhaps directly to The Donald. Who but an Antichrist would claim to be a Christian while denying the need to ask God for forgiveness? Who but an Antichrist would denigrate Holy Communion by reducing it to a "little cracker" and a "little wine," when these represent the sacred body and blood of Jesus Christ to real Christian believers?

This proves that some Americans will believe anything.....lets hope they wont just vote like it too.

#donaldtrump #antichrist?