A little more than a year ago I received my super-heavy Brave Star Selvege jeans. A pair of jeans made from a 21.5 ounce denim. For perspective, my unwashed “Rigid” denims from Levi’s are made from something like a 12 ounce denim. My Brave Stars are nearly twice as heavy as any of my Levi’s. […]
Life Musings
Musings, reflections, thoughts, links and other academic related materials.
#5DadsGoWild; the 2020 Edition
Disclosure – this post contains sponsored content – we have partnered with brands for this year’s #5DadsGoWild camping trip and I mention some of those brands in this blog post. As always, editorial control of everything on this blog remains with me and is my honest opinion. If you can believe it, this is now […]
COVID-19; Techniques to Help Flatten the Curve
With all the talk about whether face masks should be mandatory or not in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, three other important “habits” have been largely ignored or forgotten about. The first thing we can all do is when we are out in the public is KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF! You do […]
Friday Fodder
As I mature, I often find myself saying things my dad and my grandfather would say. Today someone asked me a question about how long has something been… And instantly in my head I heard my grandfather saying, “it’s been like that since before Christ was a cowboy.” As a kid I would reply, “I […]
More on White Privilege
Following up on Tuesday’s blog post about white privilege, here’s another example of white privilege that should leave you scratching your head. In the past I used to worry about getting stuck with a counterfeit $20 bill. My worry about getting stuck with a counterfeit bill? My worry was that if I tried to spend […]
White Privilege
I was at work awhile ago and for some reason we were talking at lunch about white privilege and a colleague said point blank, “There is no such thing as white privilege. I had to work damn hard to get what I have.” At the time I did not stand up to him and call […]
There are Consequences For Our Choices
Every decision you make has consequences. Every decision. Some consequences are “good” and some consequences are “bad”. Let me tell you a little story. Warning – it is an awful story and it involves a horrendous death. If you don’t want to read it, skip past the picture of my cat and start reading again […]
Post-Pandemic
I often hear people saying, “we’ll do…after things get back to normal.” What if what we are doing, or more accurately, what if what we are not doing now is the new normal?
COVID-19 Quarantine Family Fun Strategies
Most people, at least many people, are following the recommendations of our Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry and are self-isolating, quarantining themselves and their families, or at the very least, “social-distancing”. However, it seems that large numbers of people are continuing to congregate in city parks – large numbers of people congregating in close […]
Being Present
On the weekend one of my childhood friends passed away. He lost his battle with cancer and now he is dead. As a result, for at least one day I felt like slowing my life down and feeling every feeling and really being present. On Sunday I slowed down and let myself feel all the […]
Long weekend vibes from outside of Lytton for the win. Beautiful weather, food, and company. And a bear getting an up close look at the @stealthcamgsm .
And yes, I added more family heirloom cast iron pans to the pan-wall!
What did you get up to on the long weekend? Do you consider the May long weekend the unofficial start of summer?
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#maylongweekend #weekendvibes #cabinlife #cabinlifestyle #castironcooking #lyttonstrong #trailcamera
2 days ago
I’ve got an idea! A doughnut buffet! You just walk up and help yourself to whichever kind you want. Genius idea.
Today @doughnutlove.ca I had the mango habanero glazed doughnut and my sidekick had the salted caramel. Both winning taste sensations.
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#doughnuts #doughnut #doughnutlove #habanero #saltedcaramel #supportlocal #eatlocal #nomnom #food #coquitlam
5 days ago
I told the kids they can gave whatever they want for dinner.
Do we had air fryer Oreos. And you know, sometimes kids make good choices!
Air fryer Oreos are like a trip down memory lane to when I was eating beignets in New Orleans.
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#airfryer #airfryeroreos #oreos #cookies #beignets #neworleans #food #saturdaynight #notsponsored
2 weeks ago
Picked up a new bicycle tire repair kit today.
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#cycling #bicycle #vintage #repairkit #woodwards
3 weeks ago
Cool capture by my @stealthcamgsm. Momma bear and two cubs. Can you see the second cub? It’s kind of hiding.
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#stealthcam #trailcamera #trailcam #bears #getoutside #explorebc
3 weeks ago
Cabin cooking this weekend. Slices of brisket off the @traegergrills sitting on a bed of caramelized onions.
Sides of oven roasted fennel bulb and broccoli. My favourite way to eat - slow cooked food in the @fieldcompany cast iron pan.
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#notsponsored #cabincooking #cabinlife #castiron #castironskillet #castironcooking #traegergrills #brisket #veggies #slowcooking
4 weeks ago
Traveled the Fraser Canyon as a passenger this weekend so I was able to enjoy a flight of beers @mtnviewbrewing in Hope! Usually I’m the driver so this was a welcome change.
Along with my flight of beers I had the roasted chicken and kale wrap. Can you say “massive wrap”? Wow. What a feast. And it is loaded with kale so it was a healthy feast.
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#craftbeer #beer #travelthecanyon #hopebc #lunch #kale #chickensandwich #nomnom
1 month ago
Went for a little walk and ended up @doughnutlove.ca Oops. Still got some exercise, right?
And the Easter bunny was here and left a few eggs on an old fashioned doughnut for me!
Add in my once a week treat of an oat milk latte and I’m a happy man.
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#doughnuts #doughnutlove #easter #eastereggs #coquitlam #eatlocal #supportlocal #latte
1 month ago
Let the games begin.
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#suzuki #vstrom #vstrom650 #motorcycle #adventure #adventureriding
1 month ago