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I had to go pick up a desk from my friend Alicia’s place today. The desk I had been using for the last 2 years actually belonged to my old roommate, Danielle. She’d moved to a furnished place on the island, so I was babysitting the desk, and her dresser, until such time as she […] →Read more
Name Stéphane Maurice Dion Born: September 28, 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec Died: not Party: Liberal Party of Canada Best known for: he was named Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs by Chretien in January 1996, before he was elected to Parliament. He was elected two months later in a by-election. Dion presented the Clarity Act to […] →Read more
Everyone knows that hockey really is the sport of choice in Canada. I remember visiting out east back in 2002 – my ex and I went to upstate New York1 to go to one of his friend’s weddings, and then we spent some time visiting family & friends in southwestern Ontario. Down in NY State, […] →Read more
Ah, the Naam. One of my fav restaurants in Vancouver, and one of the places that Sarah gets to at least once (and sometimes more) on every trip to Vancouver. This trip has had us eating at not only the Naam and the Eatery, but also Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe (great veggie burgers), Tsunami Sushi (not […] →Read more
You know you are jealous. My friend Sarah1 is visiting from Ottawa! She’s going on an Alaskan cruise with her parents2, so she came into town a couple of days early. She got in last night and we headed to the Eatery for some Fat Elvi2and veggie sushi rolls. And since then we’ve been lounging […] →Read more
While emailing with my friend Dan about (a) his new birthday tattoo1 and (b) his lack of luxuriant flowing locks preventing him from joining the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™, I was prompted to search out a club that the tattooed scientist can call home. And now I share with you: Discover Magazine’s Science […] →Read more
I’m looking for topics in the area of nutrition that would make for good debates (specifically, topics that have good scientific evidence to support both sides of the argument). So I thought I’d put it out to the blogoverse – any thoughts? What controversial topics in nutrition would you want to see debated? Photo by […] →Read more
Looks like my sister is on a roll in getting shout outs her on NTBTWK. Yesterday it was for bacon band-aids, today it’s for a magnetic periodic table of the elements. She actually gave me this gift of awesomeness when I was visiting back in June, but I, like the ingrate that I am, forgot […] →Read more
Yesterday, I wore these bacon band-aids to cover up my hideously scraped knee: Props to my sister who gave me a pack of bacon band-aids. She thinks it’s funny to get me things that look like meat, what with me being a vegetarian and all. These band-aids got me a fair bit of attention and […] →Read more
Name Stephen Joseph Harper Born: April 30, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Died: not Party: Currently the “Conservative Party of Canada” Formerly: Canadian Alliance (2002-2003) Reform (1987-1997) Progressive Conservative (1985-1986) Young Liberals (c.1974-early 1980s)1 Held Office: Feb 6, 2006– present Best known for: he was a key player in the Reform Party: gave a speech at […] →Read more