health
What’s your favourite podcast?
I need good things to listen to while I ride away the stress of life on my exercise bike.
Today I listened to This American Life, recommended by one of my Facebook friends. This week was Scenes from a Recession – and I quote the prologue from the website:
“Host Ira Glass notes the sub-industry...
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How to cheer up on a rainy Vancouver Sunday
It’s impossible. Don’t bother trying.
Haha. Just kidding. You could always go for a rainwalk, as writer kc dyer called it today on Twitter. She took a rainwalk with her dogs and I did one with my son. We carried my big umbrella (a doorprize!) and rainwalked to our favourite cafe, then to the...
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Security fences coming down in Vancouver
This worker is taking down the big fence around Trout Lake – and this is happy news for the people in our neighbourhood!
The southwest corner of Trout Lake park has been inaccessible since before the Olympics. Now the big fence is coming down and it looks so good. The kids and dogs can...
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De-escalating conflict with angry people on drugs
You’ve seen him, especially if you live near Commercial Drive and other parts of Vancouver’s east side. But you usually hear him first. His yelling breaks through the air and everyone he passes is silent. He might choose a target for his anger, and no one wants to be noticed.
Hopefully he keeps going...
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Cafe Deux Soleils: breakfast meetup spot for families
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This is a photo of Charles the cook at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive. I wrote about my favorite meal there in my Super Citizen blog last spring.
My son and I are heading down there to meet up with our friends from the Island.
Kids can hang out on the big stage...
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Got time for yoga?
Tonight I would like to go to yoga, so I'll see if I can find time, childcare, and inner justification for spending the money. I might buy booklets of tickets at a few different studios to keep it interesting - and there are a few more places in town where I can get the...
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A new tactic for teens’ safe sex?
Health officials in Nunavut are giving flavoured and coloured condoms to youth in a campaign to prevent the rise in sexually transmitted infections, according to a CBC story from Feb. 12
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Not enough time to blog?
"I don't have enough time!" That's the first thought that came to mind when I thought about writing this post.
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Thanks to Olympic torch bearer Virginia Greene for networking advice
Here in this picture, at the far right, is Virginia Greene - CEO of the Business Council of B.C. - who carried the Olympic torch in North Vancouver yesterday. Just over a year ago, I got some really good advice on networking from Virginia and it's made a huge positive impact on my life.
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Mad Dog opens Big Can of City Dog Food in Vancouver
On Friday, Feb 5, local artist Mad Dog welcomed fans to his first show in seven years - and, as parties go, everyone had a great time. People were loving (and buying) the art, drinking beer, and talking with old friends and new strangers. On til Feb 28...
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