The Joy of Coffee
Do you ever stop and think about how our modern day conveniences came about? Things that we depend on everyday, things like, for example, coffee. Who was it that stopped and picked the coffee berries and then had the foresight to dry them and save the hard little nut like thing that was inside? Imagine [...]
Are you Clinically Tired?
Just some observations on how to know if you are reaching the point of pure, beautiful exhaustion. First, this morning I put a scoop of my cereal in the dog’s dish and a scoop of her kibbles in my cereal bowl. I didn;t notice until I was a third of the way through. I suppose [...]
Where did Community Go, Part II
So where did community go? Why do so many people choose the iPod over real conversation? You see people walking around the city all the time with ear-buds in, essentially telling all others that your voice is not worthy. You see the line-up of SUVs jockeying up to the front door of the school as [...]
Radically Divergent Weekend Excursions
Well chalk today up as an another first experience of parenthood. We took the twins to two radically different locales this weekend. First we went to a community park and playground in Port Moody where we let them play on the swings. Then today we took them to South Granville where we explored the shops and stuff around there. Did [...]
Evenflo Announces Baby Gate Recall
Another recall notice that parents need to be aware of; Evenflo has recalled their Top-of-Stairs-Plus gates, model numbers 10502 and 10512. There were approximately 33,000 of these gates sold in Canada, 180,000 in North America. The recalled gates were sold in stores between October 2007 and March 2010. Consumers are being advised to contact Evenflo so that [...]
Where did Community go?
I want to throw these questions out to you as I am heading out the door this morning; first, why do we have so many more friends on Facebook than we do in real life? Also, when did it become the norm to walk around with our ears plugged? Why do we prefer having little [...]
A Romantic Dinner at our local Ikea Restaurant
Have you ever gone out for dinner in a restaurant only to have a child or two sitting at a nearby table yowling like wild beasts, throwing food on the floor, and basically acting like feral dogs spoil your experience? Yes? Well why did you not stop in a say hi to me and my family? Ikea [...]
Infantino Baby Sling Recall
I saw this on Twitter this morning but did not have time to post anything on here before leaving the house; there has been a massive recall of baby slings. The recall involves the Canadian-sold “Sling Rider” and the “Wendy Bellissimo” slings. If you have one of these slings you are being urged to stop using [...]
Clever Use of Language in Politics
Sometimes I have to marvel at the way that language is twisted. An example from Translink, “It’s not a fare hike, it’s a reduction of the discount.” – In other words, it is going to cost you more to ride transit. And how about this one from the recent provincial budget, “…and the continuation of the [...]
Baby Steps
When I got home from work this evening I joined Caragh and the twins in the nursery. Caragh said to Story, “Go see Papa.” Story got up and walked four wobbly steps towards me before landing on her keister with a thump, a grin and her hearty laugh that sounds like a donkey bray. Today [...]
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