Well, seeing as my Toyota Echo now has more than 300,000 kilometers on it, I have decided it is time to start looking for a new replacement vehicle. With the price of gas going through the roof, I thought the logical thong to do is to buy an electric car. But then I did some […]
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Tesla Model S Test Drive
I recently had the opportunity to go for an extended test drive in a Tesla Model S. In case you don’t know, the Model S is the Tesla sedan. It is a four door car that reminded me of an old school Crown Victoria. It felt big, heavy, and secure on the road. The Model […]
Venison Vs Farmed Salmon
Funny thing happened to me this weekend. A thing that made me go hmmmm… Let me back up a bit. Last fall a friend of mine who lives near the Kootenays – actually his home is in what is known as Boundary Country – the area between the Okanagon and the Kootenays gave me three […]
Taking a Social Media Break
Funny thing happened in late January; I decided to take a social media break – I took a hiatus from social media. My desire to take a little break was not because of the Faceplant whistleblower event that demonstrated that FB cares more about profits than about their user’s mental health. Nope. Besides, who didn’t […]
State of the Art
Here’s an interesting thought. All throughout time, when you are being “sold” something, the people doing the selling will tell you that what they are selling is “state of the art”. You know that ratty old car on the road? When someone bought it, years ago, they were told that it was state of the […]
Ramen at Ramen Bella
I am too lazy to add text so here are pics of the ramen my daughter and I had at Ramen Bella in Port Coquitlam down off Lougheed near Westwood. It was delicious. There’s also a picture of a plate of chicken karage – which was everything good. The noodle pull!! Chicken karage – crispy, […]
Spatchcock Turkey for Christmas
As I’ve previously written, I’m not a big fan of turkey. It’s just not a type of meat I’m crazy about. – I find it too dry. So people often say things like brine the turkey. Or cook it breast down. Or inject it with liquified butter. Or dry brine it. Or deep fry the […]
The Year To Support Local
I’m not one for making New Years resolutions. I find them pretty much useless. So this year instead of making any resolutions, my goal is to “support local.” But let me back up a bit and explain what I am talking about. What I have done in the past is choose a word or a […]
Thoughts on Aging
You don’t stop skateboarding because you’re old – you grow old because you stop skateboarding. Add any other activity in place of skateboarding. Keep doing what you love to do!
Merry Christmas 2021
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful and merry Christmas this year. Good wishes to one and all.
Beautiful margerhita pizza from @wildflourpizzaco in Burnaby.
I love my sourdough so when @beyondtherhetoric told me these guys are doing a sourdough pizza crust - I knew I had to try it.
In brief, I loved it. I loved it so much I wrote a blog post about it! Blog will go up Friday morning.
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#pizza #sourdough #burnaby #nomnom #margerhitapizza #delicious
5 days ago
Last week the kids and I went back to @kumsheenrafting and did another half day on the Thompson River.
We hit some epic waves and definitely got wet on this river run!
Something people may not be aware of - the river is way more fun when there’s a lower volume of water in it - like there is in August and early September.
So many people think the river is “wild” during the big water of the spring run-off. Surprise! The best runs are NOW!
Definitely a good time on the river AGAIN.
Photo credit @kumsheenrafting seeing as I was on the raft loving every minute of it.
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#kumsheen #kumsheenraftingresort #whitewaterrafting #hellobc #getoutside #explorebc #summer2022 #summervibes
6 days ago
The skies were in a mood last night above Botanie Lake.
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#moodyskies #botanie #botanielake #stormyskies #lyttonbc
2 weeks ago
In life, timing is everything. I popped into @doughnutlove.ca today just as they were closing up and they had one last ice cream sandwich doughnut left. So of course I said yes!
They slice open a doughnut and carefully place a scoop of @rockypointicecream between the slices of doughnut.
These special treats are an “in the moment” kinda thing. The ice cream softens up really quickly making it a perfectly squishable sandwich.
Just what I needed on this ridiculously hot day. An ice cream sandwich doughnut.
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#doughnut #icecream #coquitlam #yummy #food #nomnom #sweet #icecreamsandwich
2 weeks ago
I finally made it to the Sugar Shack in 70 Mile House! I first tried their poutine from their food truck a couple of years ago and now today, I’m back.
I had the Montreal Smoked meat sandwich and a full order of poutine. When it first arrived at the table I thought it looked small. And then I started eating. And eating. And eating.
It’s a lot of good! A lot of GOOD food. I don’t know when I’ll be back only because it is a long way off my usual travels but know that when I do travel this way again, I’ll be eating at the Sugar Shack in 70 Mile House.
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#poutine #smokedmeat #montrealsmokedmeat #sugarshack #clintonbc #70milehouse #cariboolife #nomnom #food
3 weeks ago
Going out for a rip. Too hot in the city so I’m headed back to Lytton.
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#motorcycle #adventureriding #lytton #lyttonbc #lyttonstrong
3 weeks ago
Bought myself a new ride; a 2022 Chevy Bolt.
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#ev #newride #newcar #electricvehicle #chevrolet #chevy #chevybolt #cartergmburnaby
3 weeks ago
Well we did it. Blonde Bear and I went to Lytton and visited our friends @kumsheenrafting for an afternoon of fun on the Thompson River.
Our river guide did not disappoint! He took us into the big water so that we all got thoroughly soaked making everyone happy.
The waves on the Thompson are getting better everyday as the water drops. Big holes are starting to really open up making for some exciting rides.
If you be want to have some summer fun and support a Lytton business, check @kumsheenrafting for available dates.
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#riverrafting #whitewater #lyttonbc #lytton #kumsheenraftingresort #kumsheenrafting #getoutside #explorebc #travelthecanyon #thompsonriver #summer2022
4 weeks ago