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My dad grew up working in his parent’s restaurant. They served rotisserie chicken (ala Swiss Chalet if you are a Canadian, not sure what an American corollary would be), and steak, with sides. That was it, you got chicken or you got steak and you got the sides (fries, baked potato, vegetables).

No lentils, no vote!

Houston is the largest city in the US without comprehensive zoning. There are arguments on either side for in Houston should now implement one, but there is certainly something unique about the way Houston has grown because/in spite of zoning.

That true, Troy is amazing!

Well no kidding, showed and clean pjs are mandated for clean sheet night. Those are just the rules.

School was 5 years ago, and I’m working in Canada now so I’m not as conversant in RLUIPA as I was then (I had to dig into wiki to clear up some of the details). RFRA is no longer relevant to land use, so they passed RLUIPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious…) to take its place.

We had to learn about RFRAs and RLUIPA (its land use child) in community/urban planning school because of their implications in planning!!

I’m one of those philistines who doesn’t like beer or most alcoholic beverage (although Gin & Tonics are amahzing).

I never thought I would say I have anything in common with Britney Spears, but Clean Sheet Night is the best night!

My great-Oma (grandmother) had a great saying

Especially this time of year. People seriously underestimate the way their bodies will react in cold water. I had to do a wet exit (when you flip your kayak upside down, pull off the spray deck and get out) in early may in Georgian Bay (water temps were around 40F).

I do stand by the notion that we (Canada) gave the US a sweetfaced boy who liked to post videos of himself on YouTube and they made him into ... well ... Bieber.

I miss Troy with a fierce passion, but I’ve been enjoying the Yahoo season more than I expected. I wonder with the new format if he might come back with it being more flexible and lower stakes.

I keep wondering how Lavar Burton and his non-celebrity companion have been dealing with the pirates.

Yah, but I can’t forgive Liam for starting Scarlett on the pills, even if he helped get Rayna make a great album.

Apparently it is back on Netflix as of today ... I know what I will watching this evening as I unwind from a full week of work (something I haven’t had in almost 6 months).

Now playing

I think the Stars said it best ... When there’s nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.

So I’m not an expert by any means, but I’ve found that for the first week or so you don’t find you have any change (other than some dampness if you have been using an anti-perspireant), then for about 2 weeks all you can do is smell yourself. Apparently (and I’m not sure I entirely believe it) after that time the

My sister just found the EWG/No More Dirty Looks... and ugh! I’m really into eco products and am loving some new deodorant cream from the gals at Routine that keeps my stink down and doesn’t make me want to rip out my armpits (the issue I had with Meow Meow Tweet deodorant), but I can’t stand her rants about what they

I’ve been finding the new Lifehacker subblog Vitals (written mostly by Dick Talens of Fitocracy) to be pretty decent. I find him pretty middle of the road with good advice.