Category: Life Musings
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A Day in the Country
In contrast to my last post, this time I am reflecting on a day in the country with one of my daughters. As an aside, it was an amazing experience to travel, even for a couple of days with just one of my daughters. The dynamic between her and I was profoundly different than when…
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New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Not since the hype around the potential disaster of the Y2K problems and the anti-climactic rollover from 1999 to 2000 have I even bothered staying awake until midnight on New Year’s Eve. I do not make New Year resolutions and I do not join a gym or decide to get more fit (how could I…
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Updated Driving Habits
Although I posted yesterday saying I would not be posting my own musings and such as often over the next few days, I have to talk about something I have discovered over the last couple of days. Over the last couple of days I have been driving more than I usually do. I have been…
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Anarchy in Action – The Elementary School Parking Lot
If a political science professor or teacher wanted to describe what anarchy in real life looks like, rather than looking at movies such as the Mad Max series, Sons of Anarchy, or even the Walking Dead, what they should do is go to an elementary school and watch the parents as they drop their children…
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Causes of Death in the USA
While it was somewhat mind-blowing to learn that more than 30,000 people per year are killed by guns in the United States, it was even more amazing to learn how many people die from other preventable causes. For example, did you know that over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year in the USA?…
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Inspiring, Recognizing and Celebrating Kindness
For this blog post I have partnered with Life of Dad and KIND Snacks to recognize and celebrate kindness in our communities. The fact is, in spite of all the difficulties going on around the world, every day there are wonderful acts of kindness taking place and I share the belief with KIND that it…
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Pedestrian Safety
While driving down North Road near Lougheed Highway on my way to work I was listening to the radio news about how there have been nine pedestrians struck and killed by cars this year. As I was sitting in the stopped traffic, in the middle of the block winding his way across eight lanes of traffic came…
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Adopt An Orca – the Vancouver Aquarium
Tis the season for…gift guides and they are popping up everywhere as shoppers look to get started on their shopping lists for the 2015 holidays. If you are looking for a unique gift giving opportunity the Vancouver Aquarium offers a number of options for those looking to take a green approach – whether it’s a…
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The Bond & Knight Giveaway Winner is…
The Bond & Knight Passport Wallet winning number is 190. Congrats to all who played and to the winner. I will contact the winner via email shortly.
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The Bond & Knight Giveaway
Some time ago I did a YouTube video review of a couple Bond & Knight wallets, this origami-style Passport wallet included. Now, as I promised in my YouTube video, I am giving away this beautiful wallet! A little review about this wallet – in short, it is gorgeous. Ultra-precise cuts and folds with NO stitching!…