2010
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Howe Sound views (Queen of Capilano)
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Sun (iQMetrix Vancouver)
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Fire in my neighbourhood
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City of Glass (iQmetrix Vancouver)
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Good morning Vancouver
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Boxing Day walk (The Meadow in Crippen Park)
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Tugboat (Snug Cove Ferry Terminal)
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Dad gifts are the best (Seven Hills B&B)
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We had duck (Seven Hills B&B)
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Bowen tradition: Reading Cooks Illustrated (Seven Hills B&B)
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Meats at Freybe (Freybe Outlet Store)
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Blue Label - Happy Holidays!
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Labyrinth of Light for Winter Solstice (Britannia Arena)
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Herring on rye bread
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Wonderful toys live here (Dilly Dally on Commercial Drive)
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Ceiling of ornaments
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Vancouver Christmas Market
See the full gallery on Posterous This is the first time I ever used Groupon - to buy some 2 for 1 tickets to the... -
The General
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Reflecting on Christmas balls
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Pork status: pulled
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Pork butt rubbed & ready to nap
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Yuuki the cartoon bird
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Torture from SPUD & rainbow chard & Barb’s mango chutney
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Bears eating ninja pigs
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Our HAL9000 coffee maker
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Waterfall building, because Vancouver needs more falling water
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Octopus for lunch?
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Office view
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Arturo’s taco truck specials
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Rainy transit morning with yellow umbrella
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Yuuki bathing
Yuuki loves running / pouring water. Here he is right after dinner. Yuuki Bathing on Vimeo -
Yuuki bathing in tea cups
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Tea while I wait for take out (Miyako Sushi)
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First post! (from new iPhone)
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Check your physics books /cc @dshanahan
What they should tell you is to check your physics books. Balance is not rest. It is not quietude. It is what happens w... -
The lining is orange
When your car looks like a car but the doors are gullwing, we notice them. When your suit looks like a suit but the lini... -
Just One Word /via @dshan
Balance via dshan.me My man @dshan is someone that I haven't spent nearly enough time with. He's an excellent writer, so... -
Turtles all the way down
The most widely known version appears in Stephen Hawking's 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which starts: A well-known... -
Super Meat Boy
via supermeatboy.com Hooked Gamers review of Super Meat Boy. I had stumbled on this a while back, and Lauren reminded me... -
Why we need email training
via theoatmeal.com I should probably remove the Feedburner rotating image bling from my Gmail. I tested it with the new... -
Delve Deeper
via gamersgate.com I have been sink for 48 hours+. I wandered out of my sickie cave this afternoon to visit Rachael's sh... -
Why Johnny Can't Program /via @rushkoff
Amazingly, America - the birthplace of the Internet - is the only developed nation that does not teach programming in it... -
China is investing in multiple "moon shots" - modern airports, high speed rail, bioscience & electric cars
Kevin Czinger, Coda’s C.E.O., who drove me around Manhattan in his company’s soon-to-be-in-production electric car last ... -
Quick Veal Stock and Remouillage
Another thing about stock generally: don't think that stock making must be a huge undertaking. I got an email the ... -
Stuffed Squash Blossom Recipe
See the full gallery on Posterous These were bought too soon and languished in the fridge for some time, hence the... -
My crab picture used in Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings
The Stormlight Archive PortalBook ListThe Way of KingsBook One of the Stormlight ArchivePurchase From Amazon From B&... -
Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 t... -
Rouladen
I have watched my mom prepare rouladen many times, and I'm sure I've even helped in the past. But, this is the first tim... -
Toward a steady-state economy /via @sebpaquet
I think it is. My view on the matter is that the era of economic growth is over, kaput, finished. If you stop for a minu... -
Rendering plant in East Van
Through the wonders of Google Maps, I learned that there is a rendering plant a couple of blocks from my house - West ... -
A long time ago, before psychiatry and rum /via @kevinmarks
A long time ago, before psychiatry and rum, I seriously considered a job in intelligence. Among other things I had some ... -
We've propped up zombie companies that create McJobs
We've overinvested in yesterday's industries to the point that they're now the walking dead - but the cost, of course, h... -
Betty Baguette - fresh sandwiches delivered by bike in Vancouver
via bettybaguette.com Seen via @nickmolnar and others. Clicking through to the web page, there is only a phone number. ... -
Strathgartney Provincial Park - Disc Golf in PEI
via dgcoursereview.com I'm hoping that I'll have time during my trip to play some disc golf. I brought a couple of my golf discs just in case. -
European Shopping Tour of Vancouver
I posted this originally on Urban Vancouver, way back in December 2004. I thought I'd move a copy here to make sure I co... -
Loaves from the local baker vs. the local hypermarket
Let me explain - and allow to me to over-generalize for a moment. Let's say you want a loaf of bread. How many of us wil... -
A sanctimonious diorama about the folly of late-period humanity /via @mezzoblue
Later on I will stand in one of these stores in front of a pyramid of Coke Zero bottles and consider the fact that a who... -
Damien Rice 9 Crimes (song from the end of tonight's #TrueBlood)
via youtube.com The video is creepy. It's nice and haunting as a credit roll for True Blood. -
The murder of nature upon your very soul
What must it be like to have the murder of nature upon your very soul? To have sacrificed all the world's creatures for ... -
The altar that was the shore at the end of time
The god had been looking for a heart in the city, a heart that was worthy, a heart that knew true worship. And the god h... -
"Learn to do real things and how to create value for other people" /via @rushkoff
In the meantime, learn to do real things and how to create value for other people. Make friends with your neighbors or, ... -
Woodland Park Disc Golf
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 via flickr.com Here's the natural object 9 hole disc golf course I... -
Dinnner Rolls
1 package active dry yeast1/4 cup warm water3/4 cup hot milk3 tablespoons shortening3 tablespoons granulated sugar1 1/4 ... -
I made a vegan German potato salad
The key part of German potato salad for me is the lack of mayonnaise and eggs. I make this up from scratch whenever I ma... -
Monkey Pirate Robot Ninja: The Game /via @laughingsquid
via markarayner.com I'm done with Rock Paper Scissors as of now. -
Who wants to dinner swap? /via @trevoro
A cooking co-op, or dinner swap, is simply an agreement by two or more individuals or households to provide prepared mea... -
Making pork stock
See the full gallery on Posterous I followed a combination of #2 and #3 from this site on Chinese soups. Specifical... -
Mover Dinner Menu
OK, it's down to the wire, and I think I've figured out the menu for the Mover Dinner I'm putting on tomorrow. Mover Din... -
The dark side of the farmers' market boom
But what if there's a little-known dark side to the farmers' market boom? What if the ruddy man in overalls actually cam... -
I realized the internet was stealing the reading of books away from me /via @ebertchicago
For some days now I have physically left the room with the computer in it, and settled down somewhere to read. All the o... -
Micro Four Thirds
I've been jonesing for a new camera. Specifically, while I take a handful of pictures with my Nokia N95 that is with me ... -
The "social cost" of renting in Vancouver has increased
Even though rent-versus-purchase math has long worked strongly in favour of renters, even moreso in the last few years, ... -
Come for the sloths, stay for the frogs
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11712103&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_por... -
GINK by DERRICK COMEDY
via youtube.com I shared this on Twitter already, but it is very very very funny, and you should watch it for sure. We'v... -
In Vancouver, middle class people can't afford to live middle class lives
It won’t surprise anyone who’s ever read this blog that I lay most of the blame for this state of affairs on the overhea... -
Giving feedback to small business
Looks pretty good, doesn't it? There are a couple of problems with the meal (mainly the sandwich), and definite proble... -
Moving to The Drive
See the full gallery on Posterous Rachael and I are moving to a new place. After only a few rounds of crack-shack-o... -
making things visible
nancy white's session -
Unplugging on Galiano
via rachaelashe.com I'm in transition, so as part of that, Rachael and I headed over to Galiano Island for a short brea... -
Recent Meatballs
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 via flickr.com Sharing recent meatballs for the #smprimer class. -
Sharing Knife by Bujold cc @kellan @lloydbudd
via goodreads.com I first picked up Bujold on recommendation from Kellan and devoured all the Vorkosigan series. I thin... -
The Internet sucks at recipes
I’d also like to point out that Google is now useless for information about cooking, because almost all Google search re... -
Killer Bunnies?
via killerbunnies.com Played this last night for the first time, with 7 people that were over for dinner. It was …inter... -
Cooking Octopus on @Foodists
via foodists.ca Here's my write up on Foodists of how I cooked the octopus. -
About to broil an octopus
via kalofagas.ca I'm about to braise & broil an octopus - bought about a pound of tentacle down at Granville Islan... -
Video camera stealing octopus
via youtube.com I really need to re certify in SCUBA and start building my gear again. -
What I did tonight
I had an all hands meeting at work and discussed a bunch of upcoming stuff. I went home and relaxed by cooking dinner (b... -
I <3 taxes AKA government trapped by an ever-shrinking stream of revenue
That’s why the push to repeal the HST is more dangerous than it might appear. It’s a Trojan Horse for more general forms... -
Startup drinks April 2010
I'm using Keynote to create a "Startup Drinks" presentation, with Danny looking on in the background. Photo by Weston Triemstra -
Dr Teeth tattoo
via boingboing.net My long ago Ultimate team in Ottawa was called Dr. Teeth, and two of my favourite t-shirts feature ... -
Trotter Gear
Anthony and I made Trotter Gear this weekend. Which are, of course, pigs feet, and from Fergus Henderson's "Beyond No... -
Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising
via store.steampowered.com Comes out this Thursday. I really enjoyed the first part of this, and replayed it a couple o... -
Roast Lamb Leg Dinner
See the full gallery on Posterous Last of the Cutter Ranch lamb. Marinated with preserved lemons with bay leaves fro... -
Spaghetti with Guanciale and Kale
See the full gallery on Posterous More on the magic of guanciale in the previous post. -
Guanciale - magical pork jowls
Now that the Olympics are over, Oyama again has guanciale. I picked some up to cook while on Bowen. The "traditional" re... -
Living on Bowen
The waters of Howe Sound and the ferry across it are not only a physical barrier, but also a psychological one. Of cours... -
Setting up Rachael's show at Waterfront Theatre
See the full gallery on Posterous The show is called "Trees I have Dreamed", and you can find out more on Rachael's ... -
Ground Pork Ragout
See the full gallery on Posterous Trying for something vaguely like Anthony's ragout. I remember it had carrots and... -
Brunch as a meal to have people over for is neglected
Ingredients <tr> <td class="quantity"><p>12 </p></td> <td class="food&q... -
Duck Tongues Dim Sum
via flickr.com Thanks for everyone that came out for my birthday dim sum today. It was fun to sit and eat amidst the hu... -
Spicy Coconut Tumeric Beef
I was going for the Banana Leaf's Rendang Beef curry - which is a completely different dish, but I think I got the coc... -
Finished reading: The Last Light of the Sun (Guy Gavriel Kay)
via amazon.com I've actually read this book before. I immediately devour any book that Kay releases. It was great to go... -
S/V Concordia sinks off Brazil
The Canadian tall ship SV Concordia, a sailing school vessel, heads past downtown Halifax in this July 24, 2000 file pho... -
I made a video at Canada's Northern House
via canadasnorthernhouse.sayshello.ca Looks like it may not support embeds, so you'll have to follow the link. Long live muk muk! -
Happy Valentine's Day!
I don’t like Hallmark holidays. In fact, I don’t like ANY holidays / occasions that are musts. I like doing ... -
Simple Ethiopian Berbere Kuri Squash Soup
I had a large kuri squash, and used it over several days. The small amount of cubed squash that I had leftover ended up ... -
Refrigerator Pickles
via awaytogarden.com Storing this recipe link so I can find it again. Someone else on Twitter pointed out that it was m... -
Black and hairy, very small aka Boris the Spider by The Who /via @dbarefoot
via youtube.com The Who were at the Superbowl today, so lots of their old songs got looked up again. Thanks, Darren. -
Used Cookbook Haul
Today I went to Thomas Haas. The drinks were nice, as were the pastries, but it was incredibly loud, there was nowhere ... -
Austrian (pig) Cuts /via @rtanglao
via woolypigs.blogspot.com I think it's about time to order a whole pig and schedule a butchery / charcuterie class again. -
I accidentally bought the fourth in a series /via @akalsey
No wonder this book is full of unexplained backstory. I accidentally bought the fourth in a series. via twitter.com -
A Winter WonderMEATland! /via @RachaelAshe
via evenmorelegendary.com I'm sure Sarah will love this post, too. -
I'd like to make blood sausage
via charcuteriesundays.blogspot.com Also, the Charcuterie Sundays blog is amazing. It has kicked back into high gear. Th... -
flaky biscuits
I've been continuing on the baking kick. Biscuits are great because they take only 20 - 30 minutes from start to finish. New Flaky Biscuits -
Ask the Internet about Pho in Vancouver, and get responses like @trevoro did
Best Pho in Vancouver 4 Au Petit Cafe 3 Hanoi Pho (Hastings and Dunleavy) 2 Pho Tang 2 Thai Son (Chain) 2 Pho Huang 1 Le... -
Missing days…
I thought I might make it all the way through 2010 with one personal blog post per day. Nope! I can probably cheat and g... -
No Knead Bread first result
No Knead Bread (inside) No Knead Bread via flickr.com This is my first attempt at No Knead Bread... -
Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce for Pulled Pork
Cider Vinegar Barbecue Sauce: 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar 1 cup yellow or brown mustard 1/2 cup ketchup 1/3 cup packed bro... -
A stylist with hats
via flickr.com This smiling lady has been my hair stylist (aka cut it short when it gets unruly) for many years, and sh... -
Happy Trogday to you! /via @haggaret
via telltalegames.com Apparently today is Trogday, celebrating the creation of the Strong Bad character Trogdor, way ba... -
Trying on hats
via flickr.com Fur hats are fun! -
Making Cheese
Making Cheese is as easy as…pie…? <span class="date">September 2nd, 2009</span> <span class=... -
Anything but elves and trolls /via @rtanglao
the epic quests set in Tolkien-inspired fantasy universes have gotten really boring to me. Give me sci fi, superhe... -
If eaten, my body would taste like SPICY BEEF /via @RachaelAshe
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Make your own Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Beets, etc. /via @sarahfelicity
Live Fermented Food & Organic Raw Dairy Making Workshops at The Urban Ashram - 2290 Saint George Street, Vancouver, ... -
They're tunnelling TCP/IP over AD&D!
Halting State by <a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3189644/search/query?product=book&amp;q=Ch... -
Rosemary Tomato Soup
1 cup chopped onions <tr> <td class="quantity"><p> ½</p></td> <td cl... -
Me as a Lego chef /via @counti8
via ep.yimg.com Karen thinks this is me. -
Parsnip and apple coleslaw
Parsnip and apple coleslaw Serves 2 as a main meal, 4 as a small side dish 2 tbsp cider vinegar 1 tbsp good olive oil 1 ... -
Spaghetti Carbonara with Bacon and Turkey
&frac12; package of spaghetti &frac12; cup of bacon, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil ... -
Bloedel Conservatory is slated to be closed
In spite of our efforts to save the Bloedel Conservatory, and despite the possible illegality of the decision to close o... -
Me sawing off a pig's head /via @ecstaticist
http://s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/watch-vfl139942.swf via youtube.com Also features James in the background. -
Social Crafting at MOV - Jan 21st
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Burned down Slickity Jim's is going to be replaced by a Tim Horton's and a Wendy's /via @nep
Restaurateur Mike Zalman, who lost Slickity Jim's Chat 'N Chew in November, is painfully aware that the cost of opening ... -
Granola bars
Ingredients 2 cups shredded coconut 1 &frac12; cups rolled oats 1 &frac12; cups raisins... -
Proscuitto Egg Cups a la @ecstaticist
Yield: 24 Ingredients 12 slices proscuitto 1 cup cooked crab or lobster 6 eggs &frac14; cup ... -
Annals of mistaken voicemail, part 1
msg_d4ae89a0-d827-4df8-a96e-45db0ccf99ba.mp3 Listen on Posterous I have a variety of phone numbers and automatic voic... -
No Knead Bread
via artisanbreadinfive.com My mom has been making No Knead bread for years -- she makes a basic white and then a dark ... -
The Happiness Project: How To Be Happier – in Four Easy Lessons.
First Splendid Truth To be happier, you have to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphe... -
Buttermilk Scones
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda 6 fluid oz Buttermil...