Friday December 16, 2005

Nuts

Nuts in moderation are very good for you. It is one of the Xmas/winter foods I have always enjoyed. Brazil nuts are my favourite, it is great when you shell one and it comes out whole. Hazel nuts ( or cob) nuts are my second favourite - these seem more likely to be bad than other nuts and harder to spot bad ones. Next must be the walnuts, a weird shape nut once you shell them but very tasty. Last on my nut list is almonds. Usually the devil to shell. I suspect the nuts are treated to make shelling them easier. Of course all these can be bought shelled but this is bad as shelling them slows down the rate of consumption!

Peter Robinson Gallows view

I bought three omnibus editions of Peter Robinson books and this story is the first I have read from those books. It features Banks his policeman who has recently moved from the wicked South to Yorkshire. The story is set much earlier than the introductory story I read here he is still married and his children are young. As with the other book several crimes are being investigated, a peeping Tom, a murder and a series of breakins. During the story Banks ends up working alongside a analyst to help them profile the criminals. After a late drinking session with her Bank's is nearly tempted, a great comment on having affairs is quoted from Paul Newman:

Excellent quote from Paul Newman "why go out for a hamburger if you can get steak at home?" to which some wit replied "what if you want pizza?"

Anyway the case is solved and it was a good read. The second story in the book now awaits..