Valuable Work Lessons from an Astronaut
I don't like audiobooks. Here's why. The first audiobook I ever borrowed from the library was Bossypants by Tina Fey. I was pumped to hear Tina narrate her own book because I loved her in 30 Rock. However, I had to throw in the towel when she started talking about her first menstruation by chapter ...
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Hiking Trip: Ha Ling Peak and Raven’s End in Canmore
Canmore is a wonderland of outdoor adventure. It has a perfect balance of characteristics to create a relaxing and rejuvenating weekend trip. What are these qualities? Well, let me give you the 4-1-1 (Ya, it's still the 1990's for my casual-slang language): A wide variety of outdoor activities: ...
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Hitchhiking Women: Courageous or Crazyness?
I just returned from a week in the Rocky Mountains and I noticed there were quite a few hitch hikers. The majority were men but there was one woman, outside of Jasper, Alberta, with two large suitcases, looking put together, clean, and glamourous with oversized, round, Lady Gaga-esque sunglasses. There ...
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Microbrewery Bike Tour in Montreal
If you go to Montreal the best thing you can do is to rent a Bixi bike and hit the streets in search of craft beers. [caption id="attachment_2033" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Montreal Skyline from Mount Royal[/caption] Conveniently, my better half has created a map of our microbrew pub crawl so ...
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Montreal: Osheaga Festival and Hipsters
A couple weeks ago, Billy and I hopped on a plane to Montreal. Reflecting on our trip, I can't think of a more opposite city compared to where I live now (near Red Deer, AB). One is primarily French, the other English. Montreal is bohemian. Red Deer is hardworking oilpatch city. Montreal is consumed ...
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Paragliding in Golden
“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!” J.M Barrie, Peter Pan There I was, standing on a peak of Mount Seven in Golden, B.C. I just signed a form waving any legal responsibility ...
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Hiking at Lake Abraham
In the early spring, Billy, myself, and two friends of ours went for a day trip in the David Thompson area. If you ask me, it's one of the most gorgeous areas of Alberta. Since we moved to central Alberta, we have been on several hikes in the region and it's refreshing to be able have this conversation ...
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