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So the other day I was at the drug store and there was a woman doing free makeovers and she seemed pretty bored because the store was practically empty, so when she offered me a makeup, I figured “why not?” because (a) I’m bored and have nothing better to do and (b) maybe I’ll learn […] →Read more
Name William (a.k.a. Bill) Richards Bennett Born: August 18, 1932 – or possible 14th, depending on if you believe Wikipedia or the CBC Digital Archives – in Kelowna, BC Died: hasn’t Party: Social Credit Party Held Office: December 22, 1975 – August 6, 1986 Bill is the son of Wacky. So it’s sort of the […] →Read more
Today I finally got to meet my long-lost British twin! I mean, sure we don’t look anything alike and were born a month apart ((I looked up her birthday on Facebook!)) on separate continents, but I can think of no other explanation for our similarities than the separated-at-birth theory. We are both scientists who chose […] →Read more
Today my niece graduated from kindergarten! Happy graduation, kiddo! Hope you have an awesome summer holiday and a wonderful time in grade one come September. →Read more
I have a confession to make. Big Brother is my guilty pleasure of the summer. I know, I know, I’m usually all holier-than-thou-I-don’t-even-*have*-a-TV, but yet I watch the silliest of all “reality” TV shows. ((Of course, I have confessed my Young & The Restless habit, so this new revelation shouldn’t really come as that much […] →Read more
This month’s public health achievement – the decline in deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke (a.k.a., cardiovascular disease [CVD]) – is one that hits close to home for me. My maternal grandfather died of a heart attack and both my paternal grandparents have had heart attacks as well. My mom is on meds […] →Read more
So I’m reading Monica’s blog and she’s posted about this site called the Random Logline Generator, which is supposed to give you ideas for stories. As Monica puts it: It’s set up to produce: A career [+ sometimes another character] + what happens + occasionally where and where the action occurs. It also sometimes adds […] →Read more
I wrote this posting for my other blog, but I figured that I’d post it here too, given that (a) most of my readers probably don’t read my other blog and (b) I just had a little debate on the issue on my Facebook wall, which prompted me to share this info a little more […] →Read more
Look at me, actually posting about a BC premier on a Sunday. Someone better check the temperature in Hades! Name David Barrett Born: October 2, 1930 ((same birthday as my resident historian! w00t!)) in Vancouver, BC Died: he hasn’t Party: New Democratic Party (NDP) Held Office: September 15, 1972 to December 22, 1975 Firsts: first […] →Read more
I was in the mood to cook something new today, but had the damndest time trying to figure out what I wanted to make. I searched through tonnes of vegetarian recipes online, but none of them really caught me. In the end, I decided just to try a new veggie burger recipe, my tried and […] →Read more