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Posted in fun on Jun 22nd, 2009
FULL DISCLAIMER – this post is *not* about Nancy’s non-existent skills as a videographer (I only got my canon camera last weekend!).
It *is* about getting Fit in 15 in a way that is CANADIAN, fun, and also helps me get reaquainted with my hometown of Yellowknife, NWT (I just moved back after 20 years in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, fun, philosophy of $, pleasure of $, praxis, smart shopping on Jun 3rd, 2009
Dr. M. Elizabeth Snow
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Why I Bought A Smart Car
I am a thoroughly cheap frugal person. I’m sure it comes from the many, many years I spent as a starving student1. So when I got a car that required me to have a car, “how much is a car going to cost me?” [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly, fun, philosophy of $, pleasure of $, praxis on Nov 5th, 2008
Posted in fun on Aug 21st, 2008
This is complete unrelated to money, but it’s a fun story. I remembered it while reading penmachine ’s post about the PNE.
photo credit: vancouveriste
Here goes:
I worked reception each summer during university. When the outdoor concerts were introduced, naturally we got flooded with phone calls from irritated neighbours (understandably). There [...]
Posted in fun on Aug 1st, 2008
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FINANCIAL SHAKE UP? OMNI LIFESTYLE is looking for fun females to be guests on our exciting new TV series, SMART COOKIES.
The Smart Cookies series is being made for the W Network and is all about how to be financially successful as a woman. Each one of our 13 half [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly, fun, smart shopping on Dec 12th, 2007
Some terrific freebies this week:
1. will donate $1 to the foodbank for each gingerbread e-card you decorate and send. Fun for adults; even more fun for the kids. Try it!
2. The Pacific Baroque Orchestra is donating a free concert (‘Twas the night before Christmas) to the downtown eastside, Vancouver.
Biber, Corelli, Vivaldi
plus Handel’s exquisite Harp [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly, fun, smart shopping on Sep 19th, 2007
Love him or hate him, Brian Mulroney (make that the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney) is coming to town – to Chapters on Robson, specifically.
He’ll be promoting his newly released book, Memoirs at 8pm, Tue. Sept. 25th 2007.
