On December 28th, 2007, I ordered a chair (shown here in the picture to the left) from Kennedy Galleries in Toronto and paid a deposit of $350.00 On April 21st, 2008, I was informed that the chair was at the store, ready for delivery and so I paid the outstanding balance of $1006.00. Following several inquiries about the delivery status and muck-ups with the cartage company (it helps … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
Would You Redeem Airline Rewards Points to Buy Carbon Offsets?
Let's face it, flying adds carbon dioxide CO2 to the atmosphere which contributes to climate change. In addition to reducing the number of times we fly every year, Ed and I also like the option of being able to reduce our footprint by purchasing and/or redeeming Aeroplan rewards points for carbon offsets. Partnering with ZeroFootprint, Air Canada launched its carbon offset program in May … [Read more...]
Equator: Journey to the Middle Of the World
The equator lies a short drive (20km) north of Quito, Ecuador. At the exact line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres, there is monument and a yellow line painted on the ground. Also at Mitad del Mundo, or middle of the world, there is a small museum with artifacts from each of Ecuador's ethnic groups. Some of the locals claim that there was a mistake made when they marked the … [Read more...]
Wasting Energy: How Penticton Celebrates Earth Day
It is Earth Day and I am appalled and disgusted by the complete lack of regard that the both the City of Penticton and a local baseball league has for both the environment and city taxpayers. AGAIN tonight, the baseball diamond lights are on at Nkwala School while no one is playing. And if the past 2 weeks are any indicator, the lights will be on until 10:30PM --- a total waste of precious … [Read more...]
Snowy April Day in Penticton
I woke up to a delightful sight at 4AM this morning --- 2 inches of snow on the ground and it was still coming down! Yeah! OK, I LIKE unusual weather occurences. Besides, it might have been the last opportunity to jump out of the hot tub and have a good roll in the snow. Maybe that's a Canadian thing. By 6:30AM there was about 3 inches on the ground and my spring tulips, daffodils and grape … [Read more...]
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