Two states and two countries later, Erika and I are back.
Victoria wasn’t exactly shining with its city motto of “City of Gardens” this time of year, but it was still quite lovely. I’m sure that the Empress rose garden and Butchart Gardens are beautiful when they’re in full bloom, but it just wasn’t the [...]

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From the evening news just now:
“How does the new B.C. budget affect you? We’ll have full coverage of the B.C. budget in a moment, but first: hockey.”
This place is great.

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I was saddened to see yesterday that Andreas Katsulas, the character actor who played one of the central figures in “Babylon 5,” the best sci-fi television show of all time, passed away earlier this week. For those who aren’t familiar with B5, you might also recognize him from his role as the one-armed antagonist [...]

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I’ve heard that everyone out there has a double somewhere.

My doppelganger has apparently been a very busy boy.
It’s only that one angle and none of the other pictures look like me, but criminy, it’s like looking into a mirror.
I’ve decided against writing about work for the time being and so I’ll put that off even [...]

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Last night after jogging, I got a craving for a “Man’s Meal.” I was going grocery shopping already, and I had a hankering for hot dogs, potato chips, and beer. Call it my own Superbowl celebration before the game itself. I ended up with fat free turkey franks, baked honey hickory BBQ [...]

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