Category: Life Musings
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Takata Airbags Recall
As you may or may not be aware, there is a massive recall of cars that have Takata airbags installed in them due to serious problems that begin when the airbags deploy. When I say massive, I mean really massive. It is the single largest recall of all time. Something like 34 million airbags are…
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David Letterman’s Final Show
I did something last night that I haven’t done for a long time – I stayed up late to watch television. Last night I watched the final episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. I watched it live, while it was being broadcast. The fact that staying up late to watch the Letterman show…
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The Birthday Party
When I think back over the few short years that I have been a father there are only a few things that I had to do that were really tough to muster up the strength and courage of convictions to actually do. Cleaning dirty diapers was not my favourite thing to do. The occasional poonami…
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Google’s Self Driving Car
I read with a chuckle a letter to the editor in our local newspaper the other day about Google’s plan to introduce self driving cars to the North American car market. The letter writer was complaining that if there are self driving cars these “soul-less machines” will have no accountability and that one of them…
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Military Training and Fatherhood
A friend of mine is going to become a father very soon and he was asking me what fatherhood is like and what he can do to prepare himself for the life changes he will soon be facing. So I told him the truth – being a parent is much like being in the military.…
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Monster Homes Consultation
The City of Coquitlam will be hosting an information session exploring possible options for addressing concerns around large homes; the concerns being addressed do not not include the issues around how to pay for heating, lighting and keeping monster homes clean and tidy. On Tuesday, May 12th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.residents are invited to…
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Emergency Preparedness Week
In light of the major earthquake that has recently devastated so much of Nepal, this year’s Emergency Preparedness Week is a good time to think about what your life would be like in the event of a major earthquake. During this year’s Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 3rd to 9th, the Cities of Coquitlam…
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Our Level of Earthquake Preparedness
The recent earthquake in Nepal made me think about the level of earthquake preparedness in my home and community. I’m not talking about having a couple wrenches, a crossbow, a couple clean pair of gaunch and cases of canned ravioli and pork and beans set aside in case of natural disaster like an earthquake. What…
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Is Distracted Driving a Distraction?
Everything you hear on the radio, the TV and the print media is about how distracted driving is the leading cause of vehicle accidents, injuries and motor vehicle related death. There are police officers stationed at many intersections around Metro Vancouver looking for people who have the temerity to be holding a phone or other…