Category: Getting Outside
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The Next Leather Giveaway
I know that I currently have a Saddleback Leather Travel Case giveaway in progress (winner to be determined this Friday) and now I have another leather craftsman offering up leather goods for another giveaway!! This is turning into the season of giving on my blog. More details to follow.
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A Saddleback Leather Travel Case Video Review
As some of you know, and as some of my recent blog posts are evidence of, I really enjoy reading about, writing about, creating, and buying and selling leather bags, briefcases, wallets, and belts. Seeing as one of my favourite companies, Saddleback Leather recently introduced a new type of leather in what they are calling a…
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Eastside Culture Crawl to Hand & Sew
Starting on Friday afternoon of last week and going all weekend, East Vancouver artists and artisans (what is the difference between the two?) hosted the 17th annual Eastside Culture Crawl. While I am not really a “culture crawling-type” of suburbanite, I knew that a Facebook friend, Steven Enns, owner and operator of Hand & Sew…
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A Simple Leather Belt Follow-up Video Review
In the summer I purchased a belt from A Simple Leather Belt. I was very pleased with my purchase at the time and, well, I am still pleased with my purchase. So, here is a follow up video review of my purchase. To read about my initial thoughts on the belt, visit my blog post on…
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Zero Motorcycle Test Ride – Video
Out of all the videos I have created and shared on YouTube, the video I did, my test ride of Zero Motorcycles is the one that gets the most views. I am not sure why it generates this kind of traffic, but it does. I also enjoy the comments that people take the time to…
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iPhone 5S Creating Havoc in Renovation Business
I wonder if the professional association in charge of carpenters and other professionals who build and renovate houses have been alerted that the iPhone 5S level is not as accurate as some would like? To read more on this incredibly difficult situation that iPhone 5 users are having to endure, visit Gizmodo. On a semi-related…
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Correction to my Boeing-Boeing Post
Ooops, I made a mistake! When I was adding the blog post about the performance of Boeing-Boeing that Sweetheart and I are going to see next week (October 30th to be precise) at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam, I looked at the promotional material provided by the Arts Club Theatre and I saw Jonathan…
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Boeing-Boeing Touches Down at the Evergreen Cultural Centre
It seems that the only time that Sweetheart and I get out for a date is to a theatre performance (not a bad deal, really). The next performance we have tickets to is Marc Camoletti’s 1960’s farce, Boeing-Boeing which is playing at to our local theatre, the Evergreen Cultural Centre from October 28th to November…
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Video Review of Marlondo Leather Bag
I recently received my newest leather bag, a 15″ unlined Marlondo Leather Postal Leather Messenger bag. Here is my video review of the bag; If you are looking very closely there is a little Seinfeld-like surprise over my shoulder. Granted, it is very difficult to see.
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Wet Shaving with Yeti Snot
As you may remember, this past Christmas I started using a double-edge safety razor and “wet-shaving”. The best part of my new shaving routine is that I get to try out new shave soaps and lathers, and my latest acquisition is Yeti Snot. Although it has a very odd name, it is the new star…