The other day, I was out and about shopping for a remote car starter so I don’t have to spend the winter getting into a car so cold it makes the Pluto seem down right balmy. I was reading the particulars of a model when a salesman (read: teenage boy) asked me if I needed … Continue reading 8 Life Lessons that Didn’t Come with the Box
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Winter is Coming. I Love You, Man
Keeping positive during the cold, dark winter is critical to one’s survival in Canada. But it’s not easy. Winter would just as easily kill you as look at you. So, this winter my survival technique is kindness. It’s easy to bitch about the thermometer hovering around the -35 mark for weeks on end. Never mind the … Continue reading Winter is Coming. I Love You, Man
Fifteen Bikes Went to the Fence. Twelve Came Out. Thieves Took the Rest.
Every bike I've owned has been stolen, ripped off, taken, taken by aliens, gone baby gone, last seen, missing, gone walkabout . . . Whatever the case, having a bike stolen is truly crappy. And if you're like me, my bike, at various times in my life, was my only mode of transportation. Well, besides … Continue reading Fifteen Bikes Went to the Fence. Twelve Came Out. Thieves Took the Rest.