Monthly Archives: February 2006

Feminism: Take Dooce

2006-02-28 – 06:30

I’m not sure if that can qualify as a pun but anyway…
I don’t watch morning or daytime television, not because I think it’s wrong or I don’t have time because I’m too busy working, but really just because there’s no television in the areas of our home where I spend my mornings or daytimes. […]

By frank | Posted in Parenting | Comments (1)

Bon Appetit - from the 1970’s!

2006-02-20 – 11:14

Andrea probably won’t post about this because it’s kind of outside the scope of her blog on parenting, so it looks like I get dibs. She’s lately taken up this admirable hobby of cleaning out our lives of some stuff we no longer need or want, only instead of donating it to Goodwill or a […]

By frank | Posted in Food and Drink | Comments (0)

This makes me want to build something!

2006-02-14 – 17:15

This blog about rebuilding an old bike is inspiring! Who has an old frame for me? I wouldn’t mind having a single speed or a tourer or a knockabout bike I could chain to the lamp post downtown without worrying.

By frank | Posted in Cycling | Comments (0)

Vancouver’s chocolate

2006-02-11 – 09:33

My mom, who lives a bit less than an hour south of Vancouver, BC, brought me some bars of chocolate from Daniel Chocolates. These weren’t your typical tiny grocery store bars: each of these two bars weighed in at 500 grams!
The best of the two was the 70% organic. The 80% was also pretty […]

By frank | Posted in Food and Drink | Comments (0)

A free tip for weary travellers

2006-02-10 – 16:20

The complimentary shaving cream comes in the blue foil packet, the complimentary toothpaste in the red.
Do not confuse the two.
At least I didn’t try to brush my teeth with shaving cream.

By frank | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)