Category: Life Musings
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City Life, Suburban Life Part II
In my ongoing exploration of the differences between a city life and a suburban life, I had blogger Lee-Anne of the Mom Paradigm snap a picture of the shopping experience in the Olympic Village. I then snapped a picture of the suburban shopping experience. The key difference again? An ocean of…
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Evergreen Line Construction Webcams
Some people like to watch webcams of eagle eggs hatching, some like to watch bears going fishing and others like to check the webcams to check highway conditions. Still others like to watch construction projects in progress. If you fit into that category of people, you have come to the right place. Here is a link…
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City Life, Suburban Life
The one question I get asked the more often than any other is, what is the most obvious difference between living in the suburbs as opposed to living in the city. These two pics sum it up rather nicely: Available in Kits, on the corner of Cornwall and Cypress is Siegel’s Bagels. Montreal-style. Boiled and…
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Heineken’s Departure Roulette Campaign
What would you do? Would you press the button?
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What is it like to be the father of twins?
The first question I will answer comes from a reader who says, “My wife is going to have twins in a couple of months and I was wondering if you could tell me what the next two years of my life will be like?” Well, this is a question I can easily answer seeing as…
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The New Category for Life in the Burbs
Believe it or not, people email me questions fairly regularly (at least one a year). I have decided to answer their letters here, on my blog under my new blog category, Questions and Answers. I will answer your letters publicly, unless when you email me your question you specifically say not to answer it publicly.…
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Convos With My 2-Year Old
This YouTube clips summarizes my life pretty accurately;
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Hybrid Gas Guzzlers
When you see these sorts of signs on the sides or rear ends of gas guzzling behemoths, what are your thoughts? Do your thoughts change when you see a single senior getting in or out of the vehicle? Do you wonder why they are driving such a large, gas guzzling behemoth?
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Making Your Customers Brand Ambassadors
Further to my recent post about the awful customer service we received at our local pet supply store is this very interesting blog post from Social Media Today; What happens during their initial experience—or with any experience along the path toward purchasing your product or service—makes all the difference between a possible brand ambassador, and…
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Ashcroft to Coquitlam BC
We live in such an amazing province. One day I am walking through the desert-like countryside of Ashcroft while breathing in the ultra-dry air. And the next day I am walking through the urban rain forest of Mundy Park in Coquitlam. I love British Columbia!!