Saturday, September 10, 2005
If I had known this, I would not have had to go out for dinner tonight. What a waste.
Pigeon Egg With Black Pepper & Fresh Mushroom
Pigeon Egg With Black Pepper & Fresh Mushroom
Jan against the pigeons.
During the last 6 months or so, I have been harassed and terrorized by pigeons on a frequent basis. I am not sure if the Japanese Pigeon Council (JpC) or the Pigeon Governing Board (PgB) issued some sort of pigeon fatwa against me, but it seems to be a cohesive and heavily organized effort. Believe me, pigeons can be extremely determined and cunning.
Their reign of terror initially started with a some pigeons holding regular meetings on my veranda on highly conspicuous hours of the day. As I am not very familiar with the pigeon language spoken in Japan, my understanding is that they mainly discussed upcoming activities and the situation in Iraq.
Since these meetings and conferences usually took place around 5 AM just outside my bedroom window, the "waking up human" success rate was very high. I would adjourn the meeting on their behalf by banging on the window or by throwing books in their general direction. Needless to say, being awoken in the morning by a Pigeon General Assembly (PgA) is not the best way to start a crappy day.
Over the last couple of days, the pigeons took their battle to a new level by deciding to establish a settlement on my veranda. Their first colony was situated just next to my laundry machine, and I discovered this to my astonishment this morning. My laundry machine is a vintage model from the early 1950s, more specifically a North-Korean prototype developed to wash military uniforms during the Korean war. Needless to say, establishing a colony next to this jumping and constantly moving monster is not a brilliant idea. In addition, the settlement was located in the drain that takes water away each time a typhoon attacks my veranda.
To save both me, the pigeons, and my mental sanity from further anguish, I decided to consult the internet for a solution. I am not sure who writes all that stuff on the internet, but I am sure he is a very bright guy.
This time, the best source of information I could find was a pigeon board. I am not kidding, there actually is a message board for pigeons. The Pigeon Board states that "it is 2 or 3 days after the pigeon starts incubating before an egg develops enough to have that spark of life in it". Since the two pigeon eggs on my veranda appeared during the last 24 hours, I was relieved to discover that I could throw the eggs in the trash with a relatively pure conscience. Since humans in most countries can be killed off until they are about 2 months old or so, I do not feel too bad about disposing off a pigeon egg only containing yolk.
However, I am aware that the repercussions can be very damaging. I have started wearing a big cowboy hat to protect myself from air attacks, and I will be highly suspicious if any Middle-Eastern looking pigeons wearing big belts and backpacks fly towards me in a threatening matter.
Anyway, I have taken control of the area surrounding my North-Korean laundry machine, therefore I do not expect the pigeons to attempt another invasion attempt any time soon.
During the last 6 months or so, I have been harassed and terrorized by pigeons on a frequent basis. I am not sure if the Japanese Pigeon Council (JpC) or the Pigeon Governing Board (PgB) issued some sort of pigeon fatwa against me, but it seems to be a cohesive and heavily organized effort. Believe me, pigeons can be extremely determined and cunning.
Their reign of terror initially started with a some pigeons holding regular meetings on my veranda on highly conspicuous hours of the day. As I am not very familiar with the pigeon language spoken in Japan, my understanding is that they mainly discussed upcoming activities and the situation in Iraq.
Since these meetings and conferences usually took place around 5 AM just outside my bedroom window, the "waking up human" success rate was very high. I would adjourn the meeting on their behalf by banging on the window or by throwing books in their general direction. Needless to say, being awoken in the morning by a Pigeon General Assembly (PgA) is not the best way to start a crappy day.
Over the last couple of days, the pigeons took their battle to a new level by deciding to establish a settlement on my veranda. Their first colony was situated just next to my laundry machine, and I discovered this to my astonishment this morning. My laundry machine is a vintage model from the early 1950s, more specifically a North-Korean prototype developed to wash military uniforms during the Korean war. Needless to say, establishing a colony next to this jumping and constantly moving monster is not a brilliant idea. In addition, the settlement was located in the drain that takes water away each time a typhoon attacks my veranda.
To save both me, the pigeons, and my mental sanity from further anguish, I decided to consult the internet for a solution. I am not sure who writes all that stuff on the internet, but I am sure he is a very bright guy.
This time, the best source of information I could find was a pigeon board. I am not kidding, there actually is a message board for pigeons. The Pigeon Board states that "it is 2 or 3 days after the pigeon starts incubating before an egg develops enough to have that spark of life in it". Since the two pigeon eggs on my veranda appeared during the last 24 hours, I was relieved to discover that I could throw the eggs in the trash with a relatively pure conscience. Since humans in most countries can be killed off until they are about 2 months old or so, I do not feel too bad about disposing off a pigeon egg only containing yolk.
However, I am aware that the repercussions can be very damaging. I have started wearing a big cowboy hat to protect myself from air attacks, and I will be highly suspicious if any Middle-Eastern looking pigeons wearing big belts and backpacks fly towards me in a threatening matter.
Anyway, I have taken control of the area surrounding my North-Korean laundry machine, therefore I do not expect the pigeons to attempt another invasion attempt any time soon.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Sometimes I think people forget how attractive I am. That is too bad. Too prevent this from happening, I will try to post pictures of myself on a regular basis.
A great way to kill spiders, no doubt about that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050901/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_spiders
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050901/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_spiders
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