Batteries

    I’ve been obsessing over buying a TV set. I missed buying one for cheap last Boxing Day, so now I annoy my better half by announcing the latest deals I find every day on various internet sites and newspaper flyers. Whilst leafing through the TV issue of the very informative Consumer Reports magazine (March 2009), I came across an interesting survey they did on Americans’ risky behaviour Amongst percentages of Americans that don’t tighten their seatbelts (24%) and eat raw cookie dough (39%–I don’t believe it’s this low for a second!), two other stats made me think about my own level of safety awareness: Continue Reading…

    2010 Olympic Pavilions (Quebec and Saskatchewan House)

    Now that the Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia Between 2009 & 2011 is finished, everyone seems to be talking about the legacy of the games. Money, of course, is at the heart of it. The chatter isn’t all about debt and future funding for sports in Canada. There’s an interesting discourse happening about what the Olympics did for transit in the city. Continue Reading…