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60/366 – The Life of a House Cat
February 29, 2012 – He looks completely tortured, doesn’t he? I know, we are such cruel humans to abuse a cat this badly. Call the authorities on us, our cats obviously hate us terribly and have a life filled with terror and suffering. Yeah…right….look at that face…I had to take a photo of it because it wouldn’t get out of…
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59/366 – Snap, Crackle, Pop!
February 28, 2012 – What were the cereals you loved as a kid? Do you still eat them now? Or are you all grown up and stuffy and don’t let yourself have a little breakfast fun now and then. I loved Alphabits, Froot Loops, Cheerios, and Rice Krispies. I gave up on Froot Loops when they added weird colours, and Alpha…
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58/366 – Spice Blend
February 27, 2012 – Don’t you just love curry spices? They are so warm and fragrant and the tastes they combine into are so fabulously deep and complex. Yup, love curry.
Read more »Weighing the words of our different inner voices
A great article I came across in The Globe & Mail this morning. Cute and worth a read. _____________________ Weighing the words of our different inner voices by Sarah Hampson Published in The Globe & Mail – Monday February 27th, 2012 Excuse me while I try to get a word in edgewise. I have someone in my head at the…
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57/366 – False Credentials
I opened a book at work the other day and a piece of paper fell out. It was something I used to have pinned up at my desk at UBC, and it got me thinking about some other things I used to have pinned up there. Little snippets that had some meaning to me. I dug out the little box…
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56/366 – What is that thing peeking through the trees?
February 25, 2012 – We dragged our behinds out of bed early today to make a breakfast with our volunteer group. One of our members had organized what turned out to be a fabulous two hour seminar following breakfast. The speaker was a fellow who spent six years studying Kinesiology & sports medicine, following which he completed paramedic training. During…
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55/366 – Soon to be Ancient Artifact?
February 24, 2012 – Once upon a time you couldn’t get into a can without one of these. With pop tops, twist-offs, tetra paks, this may become a museum piece before long.
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54/366 – Empty Space
February 23, 2012 – No more cable as of about a week ago. But we had a pretty good run for free… Way back when, in the late 1990′s, our cable company introduced a slew of new channels and provided them to everyone as a preview. They then tried to retroactively bill anyone who didn’t call in and say “please…
Read more »The battle between your future and present self
Definitely more interesting than the last video I watched and posted. Similar topic, similar theories, but this one had a fascinating discussion on the drawbacks of using commitment devices and self-discipline (ex owing $5 for failing to stick to a commitment/goal). “To abstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or to seek distant rather than immediate results, are…
Read more »Saving for tomorrow (tomorrow)
Interesting video, although it would have been interesting to get his take on how to define “enough”. It seemed a little truncated to me. I’ve always liked the Wealthy Barber’s approach. Pay yourself (save) 10% of all that you earn and invest it for long-term growth, build your RRSPs, and pay down your debt with any extra money. Regardless, of…
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