Making friends on my morning walk
It is very commonplace for me to encounter squirrels during my morning walks through UBC. Enough so that I usually have a handful of...
Late summer dinner
After a weekend of rain the late summer weather returned this week. This evening we decided to forego making dinner and dine out at...
Sushi lunch and free music
It is a 3D weekend here and it is hot, dry and sunny. No complaints. Today we rode our bikes to Wesbrook Village near us at UBC where we...
Bizarre Amazon Pricing
I will admit I was spoiled by the online shopping services in Japan. The array of products available through Rakuten Ichiba and the speed...
Looking out the window
I still can't believe I live here.
Wild Blackberries
The rain earlier in the year and the sunshine all summer has produced a wonderful crop of wild blackberries near our place. Yoshiko and I...
2017 Solar Eclipse
This morning we observed the solar eclipse from the UBC campus near our home. Many students, staff, residents and visitors crowded into...
Visit to Edmonton
I was in Edmonton for two days to visit my father. Don't get me started on the cancellation of the flight by Air Canada on Monday...
My aunt Joyce
Around noon today I received a call that my aunt Joyce was in town from Powell River but only for about an hour. I rushed over (dropping...
Giving up on an EV... for now
For several months I have been considering, researching and preparing to purchase an electric vehicle. Our Mercedes AMG is a spectacular...
