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Liked “Good Old Fashioned Panc…

by Rod Edwards on February 13, 2010

Liked “Good Old Fashioned Pancakes – All Recipes” – http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Good-Old-Fashioned-Pancakes/Detail.aspx

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Fortune Cookie: You have enoug…

by Rod Edwards on February 12, 2010

Fortune Cookie: You have enough energy for two people! I’d better; I just ate enough chocolate for two people.

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Riding Association Blues!

February 12, 2010

I just joined the board of Steven Fletcher’s riding association (first meeting next week) – who knew it could get so spicy?!
Citing concerns with the party's national council, as many as 17 Tories inked a resignation letter Thursday saying they can't carry out their “democratically supported mandate” under newly imposed limitations.
Last week, the national council [...]

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178 stylish square feet: Living in NYC

February 12, 2010

Say what you will about the sanity of paying $1000/month to rent 178 square feet, Zach’s place looks pretty nice. The NYT seems fascinated by these tiny apartments – I seem to recall seeing a couple of similar articles in months past. I think its because they are humbly self-congratulatory to New Yorkers: “Yes, its [...]

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Beige Bites Back – Toyotapocalypse Pt. III

February 11, 2010

Toyota’s undeniably made some serious missteps. But I can’t help sympathize with them when they complaints like this recent series of Corolla steering issues that have bubbled up. Jalopnik explains awesomely below.
Complainants have compared the movement to being buffeted by strong winds, sliding on black ice, or hydroplaning. They said that after trying to straighten [...]

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Gillian Anderson (X-Files) on Vancouver – “pushes buttons for families”

February 11, 2010

Spoken in a voice that says “I’m financially independent…”
“…it’s safe to bring kids up. I think it checks a lot of the boxes of what families feel are important qualities.”
via ‘X-Files’ star uncovers Vancouver gems – CNN.com.

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With glowing hearts we kill the arts

February 10, 2010

I’m going out on a limb here and saying this is a bad thing:
The Olympic are leaving an indelible mark on Vancouver and those who live here year-round. The wall on Beatty Street where a series of artistic murals featuring paintings commissioned by the Steve Nash Foundation in 2007, drawn by 16 artists under the [...]

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