When I’m talking to people about how great electric and hybrid cars are for us as consumers and for the environment, some of the first “misinformed” responses I get are along the lines of: “But the engines are weak and have no power” or, “They are so ugly looking” or, “I need an SUV, hybrid [...]
A couple of months ago I came by a post on Treehugger that talked about making your own soap. Being somewhat of a “Do It Yourself” kinda guy, I decided to look into it a bit more and see what was required to create this household necessity. After a bit of reading I came to [...]
Merry christmas and happy holidays. I hope everyone had a great day and was treated well by Santa. Mine was spent with family (both of them) and lots of delicious food. Rita and I just got back from her cousin’s house where we ate until our stomachs bulged and played cards until our pockets were [...]
Last night went from a bar night to a game night and Mitchell and Danielle came over to Rita’s and we all played Cranium. When the plans for going out fell through, I hit the road and sped to Wal-Mart to buy Cranium–a game that Rita and I have been wanting to play. As a [...]
On Tuesday, I took Rita to the Canon Theatre in Toronto to see the new musical Wicked (as her Christmas present). The play is based on the book by Gregory Maguire, which tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West before Dorothy came along in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.”
The play was [...]
Ahh, finally done first term exams. I only had two exams, but they were both really late in the schedule, so it was an agonizing 12 days of knowing my exams were just going to start when many other people were finishing. I would have to say this term was one of little effort towards [...]
Here I am in August 2006 eating a grasshopper (edit: it’s a cricket) at Psa Tmei (”New Market”) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Insects are a popular snack in the country and are sold all over the place by locals. I also had a bite of a tarantula (”a-ping”) leg. Those get up to about [...]
Alright, well this is my first official Blog entry. I never thought I’d create one of these, but I figure it’s a good way to keep friends and family updated with what’s going on in my life. I’m also doing this so I can look back in the future and see what I was writing [...]
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