Is there a more ridiculous premise for a television program than the premise behind House? What a truly ridiculous premise! For those of you who have not had the agony of watching this silly show, here is the story-line for a typical episode; some poor afflicted person arrives at the hospital where the uber-intelligent Dr House, affectionately […]
Getting Outside
All the gear we use and the places we go to get outside.
Voting on Dancing With the Stars Makes a Mockery of the Show
It is not that I am a huge fan of Dancing With the Stars or anything, but I have noticed something about the process of the show that does disturb me. On the first night of dancing, the legendary astronaut, 80 year old Buzz Aldrin danced like he was one of the trees that comes alive […]
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Yesterday a friend and I rode back to my family home near Lytton. It was awful and I won’t share pictures of the destruction. . Seeing as nobody is allowed to travel through Lytton - excellent security in place at every entry point - in order to get back to the city, we rode through Lillooet and over the Duffey Lake Road. . There was good and “difficult” on the ride. Good news - it rained without lightning! . Bad news? It rained and we were on our motorcycles. And it was COLD. . So as soon as we came off the Duffey Lake we needed somewhere to warm up. . And there was @townsquarepemberton glowing in the night. We went in, got a hot cup of coffee each and then they brought us warm blankets to wrap up to warm up. . Oh yeah, I also ordered their poutine. It doesn’t look big but it was a deep dish of crisp fries, layers of cheese curds, and just enough gravy to satiate my hunger. . Excellent food and excellent customer service. We’ll definitely be back! . . . #poutine #pembertonbc #pemberton #fries #duffeylake #motorcycle #motorcycleadventure #getoutside #explorebc #seatosky2 days ago -
Trying to make a good impression on my neighbours with my brand new @traegergrills Mesa 22. This baby came home with me from Costco this afternoon. . Under the go big or go home heading, I’ve got five monster sized tomahawk-style steaks on for a first cook. . . . #traegergrills #traeger #pelletgrill #steak #tomahawksteak #dinner #smoker #meat #food6 days ago -
Yesterday I rolled over the 50,000km mark on my motorcycle. I needed to get out of my head - I need to stop thinking about the devastation of the Lytton fire - so I jumped on my v-strom and headed for Kootenay-Boundary Region. It felt good to be out of the city and to hang out with good friends for lots of laughs and a few tears. . . . #motorcycle #motorcyclelife #getoutside #explorebc #kootenaylife #kootenayboundary #boundarycountry1 week ago -
When my brain gets stuck on the worry-cycle I like to get outside. Today the kids and I made our way to the Barnet Beach for some time in the sun and surf. . . . #getoutside #explorebc #barnetmarinepark #lyttonstrong #lyttonfire #beachday2 weeks ago -
Life lessons from The Holstee Manifesto while lunching @blacksmithbakery today. . . . #lifelessons #life #lunch #fortlangley #thisisyourlife2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. That peaceful easy feeling of sitting at the table reading and writing. We continue to wait - somewhat patiently - to hear what has happened to the homes and cabins around the valleys and hills around Lytton while trusting that the firefighters are doing every they can to save our homes even while many of them have lost everything. . . #lyttonbc #lyttonfire #gratitude #wildfirebc #wildfire #cabinlife2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. . . . #lyttonbc #lyttonfire #wildfire2 weeks ago -
This is the Lytton I choose to remember. . . . #lyttonbc #lyttonbcfire #wildfire #pride #rainbowcrosswalk3 weeks ago -
I’m having a very difficult time processing what is going on in my home community of Lytton BC. The fire destroyed the village and many surrounding First Nation Reserves and yet we are not allowed to return to our homes until possibly October 15th. . And most of the community have had no communication about the status of their homes as the fire continues to burn in the Botanie Valley. . People need information and yet there has been nothing forthcoming. . #lyttonbc #lyttonbcfire #wildfire3 weeks ago