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Another Export

Well I’m proud to be an AmericAN
Where at least I know I’m freeeee
Now that I’m outside the States it hits home to me how pervasive America’s main export is: Television and movies. Second and only slightly less important is internet content, and 3rd, well, I guess America sortof built on the British legacy as it [...]

Spider Removal continued

To change out a side mirror on an XC-90, you will need:
1. A replacement side mirror, hopefully of the same year make and model as your car.
2. A ratchet wrench, with a ½ inch socket.
3. A 6-point tip, as pictured. This is not a hex, but a six point, a funky little shape. I’m not even [...]

How to Rid Yourself of a Spider in the Side Mirror

Are spiders making webs across your side mirrors? Have you done just about everything you can to gas them out, smoke them out, and spray them out and they still somehow survive and spin ugly webs across your side rear view? Sick of cleaning the webs away? Well we have just the solution! Just follow [...]

New Addition to the Family

Introducing my newest niece Lucy Jean Frater. Daughter to my brother Seth.

After going into the hospital on Friday as Louise’s fluid levels were low, they wanted to keep an eye on her since she was already overdue. They attempted to induce her with the cream/gel with no luck then again. Finally they put a drip [...]

Inception Review

Saw the movie Inception last night.
Sharole and I had just had the discussion a week prior about how she wasn’t all that interested in seeing it, so I had resigned myself to seeing it on DVD. Then I was invited to see it with Sharole’s friend, his dad and brother and workmates.
To start this review [...]

Chasing the Perfect Review

I couldn’t resist the the title… this will be a review of the book Chasing the Perfect by Natalia Ilyin.
First, before I write about this book, I must tell you about the book I read just before this one. It was a small book, ideal for someone like me who will have to lug it [...]

Skinny Pants

As you all know I’m an avid mountain biker. See here for more examples. Now that the weather is quite chilly these days, shorts simply won’t cut it. Not to mention I’ve put on a bit of blubber so it’s harder than ever to get my shorts on - long story I’ll tell you that [...]

Book Review: Running the Amazon

In keeping with the impatient streak in my personality, I’m reviewing this book before I’ve even reached halfway. I absolutely recommend it to anyone. It is an adventure, a true story, well told and well written, and with good details and pacing. The book: Running the Amazon: The story of the only expedition ever to [...]

If I worked for Wall St

I would not be able to look myself in the mirror. There’s something about the fact that money doesn’t come from thin air that would bother me.
I have always felt that stocks were a gamble of sorts, and I probably always will, but at the same time, I went to business school, and I can [...]

Who’s muh 3rd cousin again?

I don’t mean the 3rd kid born to my parent’s siblings, but that title - 3rd cousin - how does that work?
This came up at work… my workmate’s cousin’s kid, and I correctly told her it was her first cousin once removed - technically.
So I asked wikipedia, and sure enough there was a cool chart [...]