Jane Macdougall
SHE CALLS HERSELF SMAC
She calls herself Smac and she (and her bird) live in LA. She posts the most interesting interfaces with the weirdest stuff. Here she is replicating her parrot’s dance moves. You gotta love her! A… Read More »SHE CALLS HERSELF SMAC
CANADA’S HEALTH CARE IS NOT ‘FREE’
I just finished reading Charting the Course: Designing B.C.’s health care system for the next 25 years. It’s not a thriller, but it is gripping. It’s worse than I thought. I just finished reading Charting… Read More »CANADA’S HEALTH CARE IS NOT ‘FREE’
THE SHRINKING GARDEN
So, where’s your closest garden centre? Not so close anymore, I bet. Local gardening centres keep vanishing as wide-ranging constraints force massive changes on this industry. Real estate costs have spiraled. Emerging residential zoning champions… Read More »THE SHRINKING GARDEN
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE POTATOES
This dish is like a Mediterranean cruise! It has so many of the intense flavours of the regional cuisines. Everyone – vegetarians and non-vegetarians – seem to love this dish. The recipe is highly adaptable… Read More »MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE POTATOES
WHEN I RULE THE WORLD
What shall we call them? Oversights? Bungles? A preponderance of laxities? You know what I’m talking about: situations where the easy fix is just so very obvious, and yet they persist. In the face of… Read More »WHEN I RULE THE WORLD
CHAMPAGNE VERSUS … PERRY?
I don’t like champagne. There. I’ve said it. Force a glass of champagne into my hand and there’s a good chance I’m tipping that glass into a potted palm. I’m probably responsible for the mysterious… Read More »CHAMPAGNE VERSUS … PERRY?
BLINDED BY THE (HEAD)LIGHT
You’re not imagining it. Headlights are, indeed, getting stronger. According to some people, so strong that they can be blinding. The problem seems to be that the automotive industry is over-delivering on a selling feature.… Read More »BLINDED BY THE (HEAD)LIGHT
SQWACKS, SQWANS, SOCCER
We had spent the day at the park, looking at the sqwacks and sqwans when he went boom, got an owie, resulting in a trip to the hoppitable for snitches. To make everything better, the… Read More »SQWACKS, SQWANS, SOCCER
WRONGFULLY TICKETED
Who doesn’t love a bargain? I have a membership to the Vancouver Aquarium. Membership pays for itself within two visits. The Aquarium sweetens the pot by adding special features. My membership let me take advantage… Read More »WRONGFULLY TICKETED