Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Meatless Monday With Thug Kitchen 101
Meatless Monday today in the Test Kitchen and I kicked up the flavour meter on my Skillet Beer Chili Mac by adding some STR8 Flexin Imperial Stout from my local craft brewery, Twin Sails. The ultra deep flavour profile of the Imperial Stout really adds to the complexity of the mac (and the kids get…
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New Westminster’s Old Crow Coffee Co
Do you know why the hipster burned his lip while drinking coffee? Because he drank it before it was cool. Speaking of hipsters, the Old Crow Coffee Company looks like an atypical hipster enterprise. After all, who, other than some hipsters would open a coffee shop on a one-way back street in New Westminster and…
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Dr Ian Stirling on Polar Bears and Climate Change
Seeing as I live a pretty wild and crazy life, especially on the weekends, I decided to attend a lecture hosted by The Vancouver Institute that featured by Dr Ian Stirling speaking on the topic of polar bears and how climate change is impacting them. Dr Ian Stirling has been studying polar bears for 50…
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Unboxing the Seth Godin Book “What Does It Sound Like When You Change Your Mind”
You knew it was coming sooner or later – vlog post #5 in which I open the box with my new book from Seth Godin titled “What Does It Sound Like When You Change Your Mind.” It is a monster of a book – 800 pages and weighing in at an incredible 17 pounds!!
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Burquitlam Safeway; Price Check On Aisle One
Seeing as I needed a loaf of bread, I decided to make another visit to the Burquitlam Safeway. While I was there I also checked out the layout of the store and the prices in the new store. After leaving the fresh produce section of the store you enter the main part of the store.…
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Vlog #4; Skiing and Musing About the Wellness Show
My latest vlog post was filmed while I was on Grouse Mountain. While I was skiing. And musing. Musing on my very positive experiences at Vancouver’s Wellness Show as well as the Outdoor Adventure Show.
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Dinner With Dad
One of the best ways to get kids who are reluctant eaters (how is it that I end up with a reluctant ester?) to eat is to make bizarre things out of the food. Last night I decided to make a low level Jenga game of the potatoes I had chopped into French fry shape. …
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Burquitlam Safeway Grand Opening
Friday was the grand opening of the Burquitlam location of the newest Safeway in Metro Vancouver and I have to admit, I was quite impressed with the design and layout of the new store. You enter the new store at ground level where there is a sort of market section; there are bulk boxes of…
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Vlog #3; Where to Install EV Charging Stations
My third attempt at vlogging in which I give businesses some great advice to help them grow their business by installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. EV Charging stations. Pretty clever idea I share here.
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My Big Orange Bike; the Raleigh Retroglide
If you have been following my blog for awhile now you will know that last summer I suffered a strange shoulder injury that basically debilitated me. I was unable to do much of anything; possibly the worst part was that I could not ride my bicycle nor my motorcycle. I could no longer bear any…
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