Oprah!

Who’s worse? Oprah or Scientology? – Newsweek

I vote Oprah. Ok, maybe.

Matthew Yglesias » Hug It Out

Matthew Yglesias » Hug It Out .

Hey, if cute chicks want to hug me I’m all for it.

Really, this is totally stupid. Hugs, not drugs people.

Commuting

I have a 30 minute door to door commute to work each morning followed by a 45 min door to door commute back home in the afternoon. While I love driving the commute is proving tiresome and largely boring (I’ve never had to drive so much to get to work). I take solace in small pieces of entertainment – the awesome on ramp to highway 1 from Willingdon and my ability to build as much as a 3 minute lead on other cars despite heavy traffic.

I’m not sure how people do long commutes.

Korean Tacos Come in off the Street: Food + Cooking : gourmet.com

Korean Tacos Come in off the Street: Food + Cooking : gourmet.com.

More food that I need to get around to making.

Gov. Gen. joins seal hunt, defends controversial snack

Gov. Gen. joins seal hunt, defends controversial snack.

Good for her.

Texas-Style Barbecued Beef Ribs

The Cheat – Texas-Style Barbecued Beef Ribs

I’ve never make beef ribs. But I should. And I will.

Starting next week.

How to Save on Steak: Menus

How to Save on Steak: Menus : gourmet.com.

I’m really a rib-eye steak kinda guy because I love the rich, fatty cap that the rib eye cut has. Of course a rib-eye has about twice the number of calories as a regular sirloin so you better be prepared to hit the gym afterwards.

A couple of the alternatives here are favourites of mine – the flank steak is a new one that I really like marinated with a balsamic marinade. Hanger steak is also delicious although I’ve never been able to get it raw.

The New Grizzlies?

TEAM 1040 Sports Radio.

I really would like an NBA team in Vancouver. I prefer watching basketball over hockey.

Downtown Streetcar Project – Transportation, Engineering Services, City of Vancouver

Downtown Streetcar Project – Transportation, Engineering Services, City of Vancouver.

Not sure how I missed this but I love the idea of building out some street car infrastructure – the west side of Vancouver could stand to have this instead of Skytrain.

Random Items

Things in no particular order:

• I have my own parking spot and my own office now.
• The Italian wool dress pants from Banana Republic are very good.
• Picked up a Nike Dymo 3 Wood this week, tried it at Golf Town and went WOW after the first swing. Had to just get it.
• Heaps of my friends are being laid off in the next few months. Very sad stuff.
• Disappointed that STV lost in the BC Provincial election. I wasn’t thrilled with it but I was hoping for better.
• The Farmer’s Market is this weekend at Trout Lake. Do go.
• Still not that interested in hockey.
• GO ROCKETS GO!