It’s interesting to me how occasionally the closure or the ending of some things hits me right in the “feels”. An example of this is when Danny Finkelman’s show, Finkelman’s 45s ended on CBC radio. Hit me right in the feels. And then last year, 293 Wallace closed. That restaurant, located in Hope BC – […]
Life Musings
Musings, reflections, thoughts, links and other academic related materials.
Climate Change and the Future of Humanity
Scientists are saying humans have approximately 10-12 years to make massive changes to our way of life if we have any real intention of doing something to slow climate change. The most significant change that humans need to make is to stop burning carbon-based fuels – fuels such as, oil, gas, and coal. A couple […]
Better than Banning Plastic
I have heard the Trudeau government is moving ahead with a ban on a wide variety of single use plastic items. Good stuff. However, I have a simple proposal for dealing with all single use plastic that would be much more effective. My proposal? Make retailers responsible for all the plastic they sell or giveaway. […]
“Raising Empowered Daughters; A Dad-to-Dad Guide”
There’s an old joke amongst English teachers – as an aside, as a person who teaches English I always feel like correcting the misplaced modifier in that title, after all, people who teach English aren’t always English – but I digress. Back to the old joke. That joke? One English teacher asks another English teacher […]
The Signs of Becoming an Old Man
I recently read a tweet from @theonecrazykid and it got me to thinking – what are the signs that one has become “an old man”? And further, are we provided with an “old man cap” somewhere once we do become an old man? As often happens on Twitter, if you pose a question, serious or […]
Perspectives
Me driving along in my car waiting to pass one of those street sweeper-Zamboni-like trucks: “What a stupid waste of time, energy, and money! Why do they bother?!” Me riding my bicycle to work: “What the H-E-double hockey sticks is wrong with the people who run this city?! Why can’t they clean up all this […]
Some Thoughts on Electric Vehicles
I was recently driving through the Fraser Canyon with my chief videographer and we decided to film a little segment on my thoughts about electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf or Tesla.
The Close the Gate Etiquette
There’s an etiquette, or an expectation, that when traveling in the rural parts of the country and you come across a gate, if you need to go through it, you open it. More importantly though, after going through the gate you’ve opened, you always make a point of closing the gate after you go through […]
Asapargus Season
Well look who popped up in my 100 foot garden. My first asparagus of the season!
What Would You Do if You Won the Lottery?
It’s everyone’s favorite question to answer. With millions of dollars in the bank, you could do virtually anything you set your mind to. There are but a few things in the world that change the direction of a person’s life more suddenly than having access to near-unlimited finances. Finally unburdened by financial strains, what’s the […]
Two of my favourite things. @bluemoosehope coffee and my @kochleatherco coffee cup sleeve.
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#coffee #kochleatherco #bluemoosecoffeehouse #bluemoose #travelthecanyon #embracehopebc #ɢᴇᴛᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ #favoritethings
3 days ago
Our first time having our vaccination record checked and it was quick and painless! So happy to do our part to help our community get through the pandemic.
Early lunch for me @bluemoosehope My favourite sandwich, the Banh Mi with an oat milk latte. Lunch is served.
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#lunch #banhmi #latte #oatmilk #sandwich #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon
1 week ago
At some point in the not too distant future our house and our neighbour’s houses will probably be bought by a developer and torn down to make way for a higher density housing. Probably.
Just to mess with the entire process I’m thinking of buying this Halloween skeleton decoration and burying it in the garden bed in front of our house.
Imagine what would happen when they are digging up the yard and dig up a skeleton!
Probably shut the job down for a day or two while they investigate.
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#halloween #prank
2 weeks ago
Thinking back very fondly to the first #5DadsGoWild expedition into the great north woods. @filson1897 was kind enough to supply me with a very warm and comfortable wool shirt.
Seeing as this year’s trip will be in mid-October, it’s safe to assume it will be even colder than any other year we’ve ventured out to @manningpark.
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I wonder if Filson will send me a new, warmer shirt or jacket to wear when I’m out hiking and camping? What do you say @filson1897 ?
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#FilsonLife #filson #camping #getoutside #explorebc #manningpark
2 weeks ago
Getting out to exercise my franchise this morning. Proud to vote for @bonitazarrillo who is a strong community advocate for Coquitlam.
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#voting #votingday #advancepolls
2 weeks ago
You know your colleague @stacyleebrine knows you well when you return from summer vacation and they bring you a gift of a t-shirt from the best little coffee shop! @bluemoosehope .
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#bluemoosehope #bluemoose #tshirt #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon #bestcolleagues
3 weeks ago
Brisket is done. Rested it overnight wrapped in foil and towels sitting in a cooler. It was still warm this morning and tastes wonderful.
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#brisket #traegergrills #traeger #beef #smokedmeat #nomnom
3 weeks ago
Got up early and started my 13lb brisket on the @traegergrills First two hours on the “Super Smoke” setting. Now set at 225°.
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Perfect day for relaxing in the bbq pit.
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#brisket #beef #traegerhood #traegergrills #smoker #smokedmeat #food #foodporn
3 weeks ago
Sunday morning doughnut run @doughnutlove.ca .
No line up this morning!
Although in the video the doughnuts look small, they are actually really big.
The fritters are easily the size of the palm of my hand.
The salted caramel was delicious but still my favourite – the apple fritter. Classic good looks and taste.
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#doughnuts #doughnut #doughnutlove #eatlocal #coquitlam #fritters #food #foodporn
3 weeks ago