Employees from my company made 30,000 origami cranes to send to Japan and the company matched the cranes dollar-for-dollar and donated $30,000 to the tsunami relief efforts. The legend of folding a thousand origami cranes has symbolized peace and healing…
Mission Chinese: the Good, the Bad, and the Yummy
I don’t have good recall, but I vaguely remember writing how much I love Commonwealth. It must be divine intervention that my new favorite restaurant is one apartment building over. Any budding restauranteur would be wise to open up shop…
Money Monday: Donate
I got these emails almost back-to-back. Yes, I’m that crazy hippy chick who believes in the Secret and that whatever you think and believe is what life will bring to you. So I’ve been believing myself rich and trying not…
What to Pack for Burning Man
After 9 years of attending Burning Man, I have a pretty good sense of how you should prepare. Here is the most important thing. Read this carefully. The most important thing is that you arrive in Black Rock City safely,…
Fashion Friday: World Cup Edition
I got so carried away with the Canada posts that I forgot about Fashion Friday. So here ‘tis on a Saturday. In honor of the Women’s World Cup, I wanted to give a shout out to ever-adorable Homare Sawa, the…
Canadian Wildlife
We had fun seeing all these animals!
Take it Easy
If you’re like me, when you go on vacation you want to make the most of it. So much so that when you return home, you feel like you need another vacation. One that’s more laid back. However I don’t…
GyPSy Guide
Has anyone rented a GyPSy Guide? It’s a tour guide in the form of a GPS. The device gives you background and commentary as you drive around Canada. I read the stellar reviews on TripAdvisor and had to have it. We…
American Debt: The Right Perspective, Giddyap
Did anyone catch this article buried in the WSJ a while back? Damn funny and damn true! I’ll copy in the first half, but click on the link at the end for the full article. Joe Queenan for the Wall…
Money Monday: Value Your Time
One of the things MJ DeMarco talks about in his book—that I read while I’m sitting on the pot—is how little people value their time. He characterizes these people as living in the Slowlane and we see it all the…