Category: Life Musings
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Bay Towne Leather’s Credit Card Case – And a Giveaway!!
Once again I have acted upon my passion for quality leather; this time I bought a credit card case from my friend Roge at Bay Towne Leather. The credit card case (pictured to the right) that Roge created for me is an excellent piece. Made of 5oz Premium Oak veg tan cow hide, it can hold eight…
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Happy Mothers’ Day
Happy Mothers’ Day to all the mothers out there. If you get a minute (or three) listen to the advice this young man has to offer.
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Chris Brogan on Customer Service
Nearly every morning I get an email from blogger extraordinaire, Chris Brogan . Sometimes I learn something and sometimes I just delete the message. This morning I received an email that really made me sit up and pay attention because it was on issues I’m really interested in; customer service and shopping local. Here is the…
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Buy Me A Coffee?
You may notice that to the right of this post there is now a thingy that says, “Buy me a coffee?” with the donation amount set at $1.96. What is this? The price of a tall dark coffee at my favourite shop. If you decide to click the button that says “Donate” a PayPal page will open…
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Marlondo Leather Bi-Fold Wallet Giveaway
As I have often said, I have a fetish for leather briefcases, satchels, messenger bags and wallets. The bags are typically too expensive to purchase too many of them too frequently. Fortunately, wallets are not too expensive, usually… It just so happens I also love leather wallets. My current everyday carry is my ML Leather Fisherman’s…
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The return of the ‘double nickel’ speed limit?
Now before you read any further PLEASE understand that years ago, long before I knew better, I was known to have exceeded the legal posted speed limit on very rare occasions. However, in recent years I have had my lead foot removed and put in storage. Can you imagine what the reaction would be if…
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My Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness Kit
After watching the AMC TV series The Walking Dead, I decided, that in the eventuality of a zombie apocalypse it is better to be prepared than it is not to be. So, I have started the process of putting together a zombie apocalypse kit for my household. As you can see in the photo, I have a few…
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The 100 Mile Diet Year 3
Well, I have to admit that last fall I made my first colossal screw up in my application of the 100 Mile Diet, what I call the 100 Foot Diet Garden. The worst part of my screw up is that it didn’t show up until this spring. So just what was my screw up? Well, as…
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Pedestrian Safety Considerations
See the lines painted on the road in this picture? We sometimes refer to them as a “crosswalk”. It is important to keep in mind just what they are; lines painted on a road. You may be wondering what I am geting at here. Let me explain. This morning on my morning commute I saw…
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A Child’s Favourite Game
Is there anything more intriguing to a child than a creek? This morning we went out for a walk in a local urban forest and although the intention was to get some exercise, there was no way we could get the girls away from this beauty of a creek so I sent Sweetheart on ahead…