Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Open House to Explore Brunette Interchange Options
Although there are some people who live in New Westminster who would rather have all links from neighbouring communities completely severed, that doesn’t appear to be one of the options being considered by BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. There will be two open houses at which the public’s feedback regarding the future Brunette Interchange…
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Thug Kitchen 101 Cookbook
I was wandering around the Chapters bookstore looking for a reference book I need for school and I couldn’t find it so the next best option was for me to purchase a new cookbook. This is how I happened to pick up the cookbook titled Thug Kitchen 101. It is quite an entertaining cookbook of…
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Arts Club Theatre Takes Baskerville On the Road
After a successful Vancouver premiere at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, the Arts Club is taking Baskerville on tour. Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic. When the wealthy Henry Baskerville is threatened by the fable…
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Chachi’s Sandwich Shop
I was in Metrotown for a very late lunch this afternoon and I decided to try out a sandwich place I recently heard about – Chachi’s in the Metrotown foodcourt. The sandwich was good. Just good. Nice flavour with hints of jalapeno and tender enough meat. Yep, it was a good sandwich. But for $11,…
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An Amusing Quote
The following quote is frequently attributed to Mark Twain, however it is unclear who actually said it. When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned…
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Cabin Cooking my Meat Craft Prime Rib
For my most recent trip to my cabin I stopped in at Meat Craft Urban Butchery to see Greg the Butcher in Port Moody. I decided to try something a little different so I went with a prime rib, bone-in steak. My math in the following video was wonky – the steak was about 18…
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What Those Signs Really Mean
As an observer of people and peoples’ behaviours, I have noticed something funny going on in our society; people do not seem to understand the meaning of some of the signs that are frequently posted around our communities. Even if we totally disregard the fact that very few drivers understand that a yellow traffic light…
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Managing the Internet in the Classroom
Managing classroom Internet can be a challenge for teachers. If you’re looking to have more control over the Internet in your classroom there are different ways to keep students in check throughout the school day. Having access to the Internet is a must for teachers preparing students to navigate the world outside of their classroom. Here…
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Timber Gastropub; Eating in the City
On the weekend I happened to be downtown Vancouver and seized upon the opportunity to visit one of the restaurants that I follow on Instagram – Timber Gastropub. From Timber’s website – Timber is Chef Chris Whittaker’s second West End Restaurant. Timber pays tribute to British Columbia’s rich timber history and the tough people who…
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Chopstick Fest at New Starlet Restaurant
From October 15th to the 30th, 2016 over thirty restaurants around Metro Vancouver will be featuring their unique dishes to customers during Chopstick Fest, the Chinese restaurant version of Dine Out Vancouver. The festival allows participants to look beyond well-known favourites like Dim sum and Kung Pao Chicken; the organizers have made it their mission…
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