Considering the love affair we had with wood paneling and the preponderance of green, yellow, and brown kitchen appliances, it should come as no surprise that food was different back in the Seventies and Eighties. Everyone was still blissfully unaware of the damage processed foods were potentially doing to our bodies. People could still smoke […]
The Best Breakfast Cereals of All Time
A grotesque injustice has befallen the breakfast cereal industry and it’s been perpetrated by the very makers of this beloved morning staple all in a wholly ill-advised and utterly stupid attempt to cater to the nouveau health-conscious. I recently purchased a package of Alpha-bits, something I hadn’t done in quite some time. Alpha-bits is an […]
8 Cornerstones of the Teenage Diet
Few of us would ever deny that the teenage years are tumultuous. But once we’ve put sufficient years between them and our present, they start to shine in a different light. And that light is mostly couched in awe. Awe derived from a newfound appreciation for the remarkable lifestyle we effortlessly sustained during this brief […]
An Awesome Mother’s Day Gift
Today is Mother’s Day, the one day out of the entire year we endeavour to do what we should already be doing on a near daily basis; thanking, honouring, and rewarding those women who gave us life and unconditional love. It is also a day where I am most grateful for our public education system […]
Falling Off The Chocolate Wagon
The long wait is finally over. After two full months plus a day, thanks mister leap year, I am finally able to eat chocolate once again. I haven’t been this excited since high school grad night only this time I KNOW I’m getting what I want. This was hard. HARD! The past two months were […]
Bavarian Suicide
I’m the type of person who is tolerated more so than liked (lots of heads nodding). Mothers-in-law are notoriously difficult (lots of heads nodding emphatically). You might be surprised, then, to learn my mother-in-law has entrusted me with killing her. My Mother-in-law Wants Me To Kill Her This is no trivial burden to bear and […]