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Fun with screens

January 24, 2021by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

While normally we find it exhausting to look at screens, yesterday they were the underpinnings of a pretty good day. Somehow yesterday I became aware that Bar Volo, and its […]

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Daily life, Food / drink, Friends
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Comparing my discretionary spending pre- and post-COVID

January 16, 2021by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

[Cross-posted from LinkedIn, with some revisions] Prompted by my colleague Kat’s post “How COVID-19 changed my spending habits“, I decided to piggyback on her idea. Here’s what I found. [But first, the […]

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Daily life, Me

The switch to repose

December 26, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Now, a week after I posted about starting vacation, it feels like we’re probably able to relax. On Sunday of this week we drove out to Oshawa to pick up […]

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Daily life, Family, Food / drink

Let the final phase of this bullshit year begin

December 20, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I’m on vacation now, more or less. While I might work a bit more between now and 2021, I’m pretty much shut down. We obviously couldn’t go home to NS […]

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Daily life, Movies, TV
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In the house

November 7, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Hey, we’re in the new house! Moved in Friday, and have fumbled our way through a sea of boxes since then. Kramer is here too, after a few days alone […]

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Daily life, House

The Lower Don

October 25, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Three years after it re-opened (and us living practically next door to it) we finally walked part of the Lower Don River trail today. We Uber’d to the Brickworks, mistakenly […]

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Daily life, Toronto

The ‘ton

September 26, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

It’s been nearly five months since I got the Peloton. I mentioned a week after getting it that I was worried I’d get bored of it, but I haven’t yet. […]

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Daily life, Me
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Another redhead comes west

September 6, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I’m writing this from a substandard hotel room in Oshawa. (So, saying “substandard” might have been redundant.) We’re here helping my niece move in to her new school. After some […]

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Daily life, Family
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Ausgang

July 18, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

This week saw more excursions, including our first visit to a patio — Chez Nous, to be specific. It was nice to finally sit outside, sip some cool wine, and…talk […]

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Daily life, Me, Movies
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Baby steps

July 11, 2020by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Slowly, I am re-entering the world outside the loft. Last Saturday we walked into the east to meet a friend and drink Rorschach beers in a (very brown) Woodbine Park. […]

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RSS Recent beers

  • Dan D. is drinking an Oude Cassis Tilquin à l'Ancienne (2018-2019) by Gueuzerie Tilquin at Untappd at Home January 27, 2021
  • Dan D. is drinking a Joy to the World (The Pastries have Come) by Reverence Barrel Works at Untappd at Home January 26, 2021
  • Dan D. is drinking a Péché Mortel by Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! at Untappd at Home January 24, 2021
  • Dan D. is drinking an Oude Gueuze Tilquin à l'Ancienne by Gueuzerie Tilquin at Untappd at Home January 24, 2021
  • Dan D. is drinking a Stout Rullquin by Gueuzerie Tilquin at Untappd at Home January 24, 2021
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