Category: Life Musings
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Calls Consumption Unsustainable
I have long said that it is folly for people to be waiting for governments to “do something about climate change” and it is my personal belief that the only viable solution to climate change that can happen is when many individuals make choices that take into consideration the Earth’s ability to support human life. Now U.N.…
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The Coquitlam Crunch Re-Opens
Now that I have renewed my commitment to physical fitness the following news pleases me no end – After undergoing a renovation, the popular Coquitlam Crunch was officially re-opened over the weekend, just in time for Move for Health Day. The Coquitlam Crunch is a popular and somewhat challenging hiking trail in the BC Hydro…
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Photography Framing – Now and Then
Starting in 1988 and continuing into the 1990s I loved taking pictures with my then state of the art Nikon F-801. I loved going out with a camera bag loaded with my variety of Nikon lenses and an assortment of little canisters of 35mm film. After returning home from whatever exotic location I had traveled…
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Royal City Farmers Market – Free Tickets to Fundraiser Dinner
I love farmers’ markets. Be it Trout Lake, Lytton’s Friday Farmer Market, Coquitlam – Poirier, or the Royal City Farmers Market, I love farmers’ markets. I love the many varieties of fruits and vegetables with real dirt still on the roots that are available for purchase. I admire the eccentric people who are so sincere…
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The Quicker Way to Getaway
I have the bug again. The bug to travel. However, the problem with getting the bug to travel when you have a family of four is that it is ridiculously expensive to get in the air and off to an exotic location like Kauai (my favourite Hawaiian Island getaway location). So when my good buddy…
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Writer’s Block
Hey folks, I am still out here, living in the burbs of BC, doing just fine. So why haven’t I written anything here for almost ten days? Writer’s block! Ack. I have no idea why I can’t write at this time. I am just feeling very backed up and haven’t been able to write anything…
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Email of the Day or Going Phishing
I sometimes get emails that provide me with an easy way to get super rich. Of course they sometimes seem a little phishy … Have a look at this email. I particularly like the senders name and the fact that his work email address is an aol email. Quite funny. Dear Friend.I hope my e-mail…
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The Forgotten Things
Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night thinking about something that you promised someone you would do with the realization that you totally forgot to do what you said you would do? Things like promising to connect a colleague with a resource at a post-secondary institution or your promise to visit a…
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New Westminster Foodie Crawl Follow-up
Just a quick follow up comment to my New Westminster foodie crawl blog post – the five places I wrote about are just five of the many amazing places there are to eat in New West. Long tail, Wild Rice, the Paddlewheeler, Ki Sushi, Okonomi Sushi, the Hideout Cafe and more. Maybe even Anny’s Ice…
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Subscribe to this Blog Option
In case you did not notice, to the right of this post and just below the “Categories” box is a header saying “Subscribe to this blog”. Below that is a place for you to type in your email address. So why would you want to do this? Well, the easy answer is, so that you…