Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Things I Used to Think Were Stupid
The other day I was thinking back to how I used to think about life, back in the old days when I was much younger, and without children in tow everywhere I went. You might say back when I was blissfully ignorant of the realities of being a father. As an example, I used to…
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Inside Out: Pixar Is Back In Fine Form!
What better place to be on a sweltering hot summer evening than a movie theatre. Our Movie Dude Toth made the right choice and spent an evening in the theatre watching Inside Out; here are his thoughts on Pixar’s latest work. Hey, it’s the Movie Dude Toth daring Pixar to “hit me with your best…
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Lunch at the Sun Star Restaurant
In the past I have gone to the Sun Star restaurant for breakfast. Just the simple two eggs, hashbrowns and bacon type of fare. After a long training session in the local pool (what else are you going to do during a monsoon?) the girls and I were hungry, bordering on hangry. So I wheeled…
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BC Windstorm 2015
Now that the first wave of Windstorm 2015 is over, I would like to have a look back at how people in the city responded to the storm. First, if traffic lights are out you MUST use the four-way stop procedure. That means when you approach the intersection, you STOP!! Then you wait for…
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The Horn of Plenty Cafe
I made it into the Horn of Plenty Cafe in Agassiz today before 3pm so I had one of their kangaroo burgers. It was very cool. The server told me they cook kangaroo burgers medium rare because the meat is so lean and I’ll say I’m glad it they only cook it medium rare because…
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A Beef Burger at Jack’s
I was told about a restaurant I should try in the Fraser Valley. It is at the intersection where you can turn to go to Agassiz or you can go up to Harrison Hot Springs. Seeing as I was driving through the Fraser Valley along the Scenic Hwy 7, I thought why not try a…
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Generalizations
While at the swimming pool today with my kids I overheard a woman saying to another woman that, “kids always get hurt when they are with their fathers and very rarely when they are with their mothers.” Taking exception to this idea I said, “Perhaps that’s because fathers are less prone to interfering with kids…
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Farm Wisdom
When you are on a farm or a ranch and you come across a gate that you need to pass through and it is closed, after you go through it, you close it again! This is one of the most important rules there is to life on a farm or in the country. The…
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Lunch at Pho Holiday
Mondays call for a bowl of pho. As well as a small bowl of pho with rare beef, brisket and tendon, today I had a Vietnamese sub sandwich with grilled pork. The sandwich was wonderful. The French style roll, baked in a nearby Vietnamese bakery had the perfect crisp outer crust with the…
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