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Tag: Non-Running
April 22, 2020
Earth Day: Consider a Tankless Water Heater
Today is Earth Day and I wanted to share an economical and realistic idea of trying to do something for the Earth. Over the last year there was a lot of unhelpful talk about completely ending all use of fossil fuels immediately. It’s a laudable goal, but without a massive improvement in technology, massive reduction energy consumption, and/or population dive of biblical proportions, we aren’t going to independent of fossil fuel use any time soon. But, realistic steps in the right direction that are quite feasible. Some already well-known home retrofits for reducing energy use include: Switching ancient incandescent bulbs[…continue reading]
July 3, 2017
Review of Odysseo by Cavalia
Here’s definitely something that would fit under the “non-running” category of my blog. But, I hope you all enjoy this review: I saw Cavalia’s “Odysseo” in Mississauga with a large group of seven on June 23, 2017. We got the VIP package which included a dinner buffet before the show, open bar (wine and beer), and dessert buffet during intermission, access to the stables after the show, and a souvenir (book). I think the package was quite worth it: The pre-show buffet was quite good. It seemed like there was a bit of a Mediterranean taste to the buffet[…continue reading]
February 8, 2016
John Scott, the People’s MVP
This is a story about a hockey player. But even more than that, it’s a story about a human. I started writing this as a Facebook post but it got much longer and detailed than I expected. I know this blog is mostly about running, but this is a great motivational story that transcends hockey, and kind of just warms the heart. So, this is a little summary of the roller coaster for a little known NHL player named John Scott. Never heard of him? Neither had I. The brief Wikipedia article about him tells you most of what you’d[…continue reading]
