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Winter Solstice Tunes
Winter is officially here. It's time to get together with family, take some time off, recharge and celebrate the days beginning to...

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Dec 28, 20211 min read
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The EV Revolution
I made the leap to an electric car. This was done with a lot of research beforehand, making me an ad hoc authority on EVs, for the time...

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Oct 7, 20211 min read
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Red Wine Recommendations 2021
The red wine drinkers have given me a couple of their favorite releases from 2021, to accompany those more formal indoor dinners, that we...

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Sep 23, 20211 min read
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Summer Wines
Which Okanagan wine won the crown as the best release in 2021? This is a non-scientific poll of one, and I have to tell you my typical...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read
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Summer Tunes
This summer's playlist is growing long and it's time to share. Whether you're driving to a vacation spot or just relaxing in the yard, a...

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Aug 8, 20211 min read
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A Taste Of Spring
Great news! The new release wines from the Okanagan are becoming available. I can recommend the 2020 Rosé from Hillside winery on the...

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Apr 24, 20211 min read
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A Great Tawny Port
With this year's new releases on the wine horizon, it's time to make some room in the wine cellar. One of the underappreciated products...

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Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Music To Start The New Year
Here's a new playlist to start the new year off right with some new-to-you tunes. Or perhaps they're old favorites. In any case, I named...

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Jan 14, 20211 min read
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A Pandemic Poem
Save your neighbor; Stop the spread; Ignore the Luddites; That want us dead * Save your family; Stop the spread; Though incompetence; Is...

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Dec 23, 20201 min read
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Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?
My son asked me why we celebrate Christmas. “We’re atheists and you say you don’t believe in magical sky beings, so why do we celebrate a...

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Dec 7, 20202 min read
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Holiday Reading
The holidays are upon us, a time when many can take some time to relax and maybe read a good book. But what to read? Here are some...

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Nov 26, 20201 min read
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Winter Playlist
They are calling for snow on the weekend, so it's a perfect time to post a winter playlist. Some of the songs I've discovered are...

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Nov 3, 20201 min read
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Coffee Recommendation
A local discussion on coffee favorites has inspired me to post my favorite whole bean coffee found in Southern Alberta -- Kicking Horse...

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Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Winter Looms. A Wine Recommendation To Recapture Summer.
I don't usually reach for chardonnays at the wine store, but this California wine titillated both my imagination and my palate. Game Of...

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Oct 18, 20201 min read
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Top 5 Update
Find some great fall reads in the Top 5 section, as I share some books that should keep you entertained while you sit by the fire on a...

Thomas
Sep 29, 20201 min read
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Dealing With Disaster
We are living in the midst of multiple disasters. As in the famous curse: 'May you live in interesting times', we find ourselves in the...

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Sep 29, 20202 min read
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Summer Reading Recommendation
If you're looking for a good summer read to go with working on your tan, I recommend the Eirlandia Series by Stephen Lawhead. I just...

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Jul 21, 20201 min read
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New Short Story
I've just published a new short story on Wattpad: Looking For Good Times. It's a science fiction vision of a future ruled by pandemics...

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Jun 29, 20201 min read
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Summer Is Here - Stories & Playlists
Summer is upon us. I'm working on a new short story about love in the age of epidemics. The working title is Looking For Good Times. It's...

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Jun 21, 20201 min read
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A New Spring Rosé
Hillside Winery is one of many Okanagan wineries offering free shipping during the pandemic. I can attest that both the new release Rosé...

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May 16, 20201 min read
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