Energy savings in one year
Last January our electricity supplier, BC Hydro, offered a cash reward if customers could reduce their power usage by at least 10% over...
Day 2 home in Tokyo
It is Day 2 of our trip "home" to Tokyo to work on our condo here. We came to the condo yesterday together for the first time since July...
Tokyo bound
Today Yoshiko and I are departing for Tokyo. We arrived in Vancouver two and a half years ago and this is the first opportunity for us to...
Today's humor
A communist joke isn't funny unless everyone gets it.
My baby is back
After a week in the hands of the Mercedes dealer here, our AMG is back home. And after a week of driving a loaner car, a CLA that did...
Control-Alt-Delete Cups
I bought these Ctrl-Alt-Del cups when we moved into our Vancouver condo. They sit on the kitchen counter in plain view of our visiting...
Putting away Christmas
I took this photo last night before turning in for the day. And today I took down the Christmas decorations at home, including the tree....
New Year's Eve Morning Walk
Yoshiko and I went for a morning walk through the almost deserted university campus and MOA grounds this morning. Cool but clear with...
Brazilian Christmas Eve
Tonight we were invited by neighbors in UBC to celebrate Christmas Eve with the local Brazilian families. It was a potluck dinner and a...
Snowy Tuesday
The forecast called for snow today, which can mean almost anything for Vancouver. But one thing is for sure... most people are not...
