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The 20 Absolutely Must-Buy Vinyl Records – 2019 edition

September 18, 2019

We all know that listening to vinyl records is like CDs, only more expensive and honestly kind of a hassle. Every three or four songs comes time to flip over or change the record, you have to clean the dust off incredibly carefully and if you scratch it, it’s going to skip and the disc is ...

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The Most Outrageous Food of Vancouver’s PNE

August 22, 2019

The last few weeks of summer is a magical time. Children are getting excited for the new school year while at the same time, dreading ending their long days of freedom. The autumn is starting to make changes around the fringes of the trees and the air teases a cooler side to the heat it boasted ...

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Seeking Inspiration from Internet Strangers: Who is Richienough?

August 13, 2019

We met only briefly at a housewares show in Chicago and I knew he was cool. While I was standing at my booth waiting for someone to ask me about my company’s exhibit I saw Richie and his colleague. They were talking to buyers and interested shoppers about their sustainable canvas tote bags. ...

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Five Under $500 – Budget Laptops For Back To School

August 1, 2019

*contains affiliate links Summer’s over and it’s time to get back to the real world. Homework, assignments, and all the things that as a parent, you have to relearn and spend just as much time as your kids, even after you come home from work. Awesome. I know I’m a couple of ...

Dad-ing, opinion

The Consistent Imbalance of Parenting

July 18, 2019

Children need to know that they don’t have the power over the decision-making and that they don’t need to worry about what’s for dinner, when to bathe, when to play. All they need to do is rely on his/her parent to take care of the hard stuff. Trouble comes if they’re ...

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The Unbelievable Problem with Influencers

July 11, 2019

I remember back when social media was just becoming a ‘thing’, just as people begrudgingly migrated from MySpace to Facebook and we all insisted on setting up our pages with favourite movie selections and missed the option of having a Top 8 Friends list. Brands started to realise ...

Dad-ing, opinion

Working For Free Makes Me Happy

June 20, 2019

Since I was a boy, photography has always been a big part of my life. My father has loved it since he was young and still teaches students at a university in England where he’s worked for over 30 years. My favourite memories of school were always when I’d bring my old Nikon F-301 ...

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Libra – Facebook’s Worldwide Currency

June 18, 2019

This morning, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and social media world dominator has announced a new currency named Libra. Libra’s mission is non-profit, although if you’re responsible for powering the world’s currency, you don’t really need money. People will give you ...