Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Grilling Adventure Sausage Edition
My grilling adventure continues. This time we had a total sausage fest. One of the tools I picked up this week was a quick-read thermometer. Safety first when grilling! I’ve noticed that I have not been doing my tin-foil bag of onions on the grill recently. I’ll have to get back into the habit. …
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Water Restrictions in Metro Vancouver
Due to the ongoing heatwave and lack of any meaningful precipitation, Metro Vancouver has put the region on Stage 2 water restrictions. This means that you can only water your lawn once a week. It also means you should NOT be washing your driveway with a hose. Any day of the week. On a…
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Cheesecake Shortcut
Cheesecake is one of the desserts that will earn you all sorts of brownie points. Especially if it is a good cheesecake. Cheesecake is actually relatively straightforward and simple to make, but the one really tricky part of making cheesecake is making the crust. Frequently the crust on cheesecake is like a layer of fine…
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New Parks Being Developed for Burke Mountain
Good news for people who are, or who have already moved to Burke Mountain – planning is underway for two new parks – Princeton and Sheffield Parks. These two parks are currently undeveloped neighbourhood parks. Princeton Park (1399 Marguerite Street) is 1.61 acres in the Upper Hyde Creek neighbourhood, while Sheffield Park (3510 Sheffield Avenue)…
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New Marlondo Leather Wallets – Video
Here is a link to my video review of the Marlondo Leather wallets I recently received from Ma. He sent these wallets to me with the hope that I would do a video review during which I could give my viewers, and him some honest feedback. As I say in the video, I will be…
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Chef Yoshi Takeda Returns to 293 Wallace
Driving the Fraser Canyon is really beginning to be a foodie adventure. I discovered 293 Wallace Restaurant last summer and I’m pleased to say that it keeps getting better and more adventurous. I was running late on Friday evening so as I pulled into Hope I just managed to get in the door of 293…
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Yeti Snot Shave Soap to the Rescue
What better time than during an ongoing heatwave is there to put my Yeti Snot Shave Soap back into rotation? For those who do not know, Yeti Snot Shaving Soap is a super mentholated shave soap that puts an instant freeze on the face. Before going to sleep in the evening it feels great to…
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Jurassic World: A Worthy Sequel?
Hello everybody, it’s the Movie Dude Toth laughing and scratching at ya once again, and surprise, surprise…there is no two month gap in between my reviews this time! 🙂 Anyhow, on to the matter at hand which is the film Jurassic World. The big question is can the movie re-capture some of magic of the…
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Movie Night at the Evergreen Cultural Centre
If you are anything like me or Toth The Movie Dude, it is likely you too can’t always find the films you’re itching to see in the local movie theatre. If you are looking for more than the same old Hollywood Blockbusters, you can join the crowds at the Evergreen Cultural Centre throughout this season…
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Mad Max; Fury Road – Best Film of the Year
Hello ya’ll, it’s been a while but I’m back to spout more film wisdom onto all the unwashed masses of film goers out there. That’s right, it’s the MovieDude Toth coming at ya! So today I’m reviewing a little film that I saw almost two months ago called Mad Max; Fury Road, hitherto be called…
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