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Make Some Snow Ice Cream!

/ February 3, 2011 / awesome, food, local / Permalink

Well, this is timely isn’t it? As I was sleeping in our comfy warm bed with egyptian cotton sheets, more than 20 more cm’s of the white stuff came flying down last night.. today I came across not only one, but two recipes to make some good out of that hazardous white nuisance. Snow ice [...]

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Skip the Video Games, Turn Off the TV…

/ January 27, 2011 / awesome, everyday life, local, social / Permalink

Yes it’s true, while I personally don’t have any kids – in the last few years I’ve become self-admittedly very good with them. Not all the time of course, but I think a lot better.. of course becoming an uncle and godfather is a big reason – but another big reason is all the cute [...]

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What’s with People? – Shopping Cart Etiquette

/ January 15, 2011 / awesome, everyday life, funny, local / Permalink

Ok, I have been playing with this idea for a while now, so here goes nothing.  I have decided to post a regular "What’s with People?" article to offer my wisdom in what is deteriorating in society, and when common sense seems too far to grasp. Topic one is as mentioned, Shopping Cart Etiquette. What [...]

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I Have A Problem With Snail Mail – The Problem Is, I Hate It.

/ December 3, 2010 / awesome, everyday life, home / Permalink

I hate snail mail. Isn’t it funny how times change? When I was a kid – I could not WAIT to get some mail. It was a beautiful thing! I felt so important.. someone had sent something directly to me! WOW! Now however, I find it a pain in the ass. I’m pretty sure the [...]

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Movember is M’over…but don’t forget what it was for!

/ December 3, 2010 / awesome, charity, everyday life, local, social / Permalink

Ahh, yes, I think it’s fair to say that this year’s Movember campaign was by far the strongest…what with all of the NHL players and others getting involved…but let’s not forget the purpose just because we flipped a calendar page. Wrapped up in all the glorious ‘staches was a campaign was to promote positive men’s health, with specific emphasis [...]

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iPhone Back – And It’s Helping Me Sleep (yes I’m serious…)

/ November 23, 2010 / awesome, iPhone, local, social, Technology / Permalink

So as you know I had some major issues with my first iPhone (in that it basically died) and I had to send it back. The support process I must admit was absolutely amazing. The support rep I spoke to was very helpful and friendly – and in no time at all I had a [...]

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Photos That Made Me Actually "LOL" – Animal Photo Bombs!!

/ November 15, 2010 / awesome, funny, photography / Permalink

Of course they’re of animals – but I sat at my desk and laughed my food head off at some of these random ‘Photo Bombs’ made by our furry and not-so-furry animal friends. But then I got to thinking – I remember one of these ‘photo bombs’ of Maya from way back when! So I’ll [...]

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Going To Be An Awesome Christmas

/ November 12, 2010 / awesome, local, save money / Permalink

Christmas is stressful. Lots of reasons for that, not much can be done about it. I wrote about this last year how I started my Christmas shopping early and how nice it would have been to have been finished shopping a few weeks early and then really enjoying the Holidays with my family and friends.. [...]

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Homemade Vanilla Extract! Easy And Cheap!

/ October 27, 2010 / awesome, food, home / Permalink

I’ve shared some really kick-ass ideas in the past like making homemade Baileys and your own DQ Blizzard, but I like a few things about the following recipe and I think you will too. Namely: How easy it is The short time frame to make it How much of a great Christmas gift this would [...]

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My iPhone 4 – It Just Keeps Getting Better!

/ October 22, 2010 / awesome, Technology, travel / Permalink

I had to write a little post about my experience with the iPhone when I was away. I have to tell you, this thing is absolutely blowing my mind – and for travelling? It’s almost critical. Makes me wonder how I got along without it before! I wanted to spend a few minutes just highlighting [...]

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