So to clarify the issue around single use plastics, the plastic bags that grocery stores used to give shoppers to pack their groceries in are bad for the environment, but if a shopper buys a box of plastic bags to put their household garbage in before tossing it in the bin, that’s not a problem […]
Life Musings
Musings, reflections, thoughts, links and other academic related materials.
Happy New Year
Just a simple and quick Happy New Year to you all. Funny thing, when I started as a teacher it was a bit of a shock to me when the students I was teaching had no connection to Expo 86. Expo had been such a huge part of so many lives in the 80s. Now, […]
Chevy Bolt – Reflections on Five Months of Driving
As I’ve previously said, I bought an electric car – a Chevrolet Bolt. For the record – I absolutely and unreservedly love it and I love driving it.
Are Self-Driving Cars Safe?
When discussing self-driving cars or autonomous cars, people often bring up their concerns about safety. An example of this is the false choice that people often present when they talk about how a self-driving cars. They will ask, “Well, if faced with the choice of driving over, and potentially killing a human being or running […]
Thursday Thoughts; Electric Vehicles
It is interesting that some still say that electric vehicles are too expensive and that’s one of the reasons that people are not buying them. And yet the number one selling vehicle in North America is still the Ford F150 pick up truck. Now let’s compare the cost. A Chevy Bolt, admittedly a very different […]
Thursday Thoughts
Just because your swing isn’t a home run doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take the swing. Let me give you an example. Just because it is not sunny all day, every day doesn’t mean you should not invest in a solar panel system for your home. It also isn’t always windy. Maybe the tides aren’t going […]
Tips to Deal With High Gas Prices
With gas prices continuing to increase, believe it or not, there are easy ways to save money on gas. Although there are many things you can do to avoid spending money on gas, there is some low hanging fruit – the easy things you can do to control how much money you spend on gas. […]
Taking a Social Media Break
Funny thing happened in late January; I decided to take a social media break – I took a hiatus from social media. My desire to take a little break was not because of the Faceplant whistleblower event that demonstrated that FB cares more about profits than about their user’s mental health. Nope. Besides, who didn’t […]
State of the Art
Here’s an interesting thought. All throughout time, when you are being “sold” something, the people doing the selling will tell you that what they are selling is “state of the art”. You know that ratty old car on the road? When someone bought it, years ago, they were told that it was state of the […]
The Year To Support Local
I’m not one for making New Years resolutions. I find them pretty much useless. So this year instead of making any resolutions, my goal is to “support local.” But let me back up a bit and explain what I am talking about. What I have done in the past is choose a word or a […]
End of Spring Break means we travel the Fraser Canyon to return home to prepare for our return to school.
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Lunch @bluemoosehope Soup and sandwich.
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#travelthecanyon #frasercanyon #hopebc #embracehopebc #getoutside #springbreak #lunch #soupandsandwich
2 days ago
I had the opportunity to try a bowl of ramen @horinramen yesterday evening while downtown Vancouver.
The ramen was very good. Beautiful firm noodles (as I requested), deliciously creamy slices of pork, spicy broth, and an absolutely blissful soft boiled egg.
A perfect bowl of comfort food.
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#ramen #broth #soup #food #nomnomnom #vancouver #vancouverfoodie #robsonstreet
1 week ago
I baked a small fruit tart in my @scanpan_official pan purchased @houseofknives and even though it had a very sugary syrup like filling, after baking, it slid out of the pan without a hint of sticking. Winning!
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#baking #scanpan #fruittart #nonstick #homebaking #baking #foodporn #dessert #notsponsored
2 weeks ago
Home day today. Baking bread, making pickled mustard seeds, and smoking two briskets!
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#homecooking #bread #baking #homebaking #pickles
2 weeks ago
A little babbling brook to either calm your soul or make you need to pee.
3 weeks ago
Dad jokes. What do you call a bear with no teeth? #dadjokes #baddadjokes #cocainebear
4 weeks ago
