It’s so nasty I’m thrilled that I have a good reason to refuse it.

Where I lived in Canada, tethering to a phone or hotspot was literally my only option for internet access and had to be combined with the purchase of a $1,000 signal booster system to be able to connect to a cell tower about 35 miles away. To start, I only had the hotspot option and it was $100 a month for 12GB and…

Oreos are delicious dunked into it, so, yes, it is milk.

It doesn’t taste or look like red meat. :D

I don’t like beef except for the odd burger or in tacos. I mostly eat pork, then chicken, then fish (preferably raw in sushi) and seafood. I actually should eat more red meat — I feel so good in the days after having a steak -- but the taste is blech.

Very good thought, but nope. Lots of full fat dairy and good oils and nuts.

Anemia is another thing I struggle with just as much now that I’m eating meat as I did when I was a vegetarian!

I was a vegetarian for 15 years. I was always, always hungry. I ate the way the science of the day told me I should be eating, combining my plant proteins. I ate very well, lots of fresh foods, almost no junk food. I never felt sated and I could never lose weight. The trainer and nutritionist I worked with suggested…

I thought that watching Titanic as we flew over the spot the Titanic sank was bad!

I flew back to Canada from Scotland 20 years ago. If you can think back that far, you’ll likely know what the most popular movie was at the time. Yes, Titanic, and that’s what they showed on the flight. So we’re at the crisis point in the movie, the ship’s separating in two, all hope is lost, and... the movie pauses.…

I’m embarrassed that I never got out of Amsterdam. My Museumkaart kept me busy! :)

I was in Amsterdam over the ‘16-’17 holiday season and don’t remember any closures at all — museums, grocery stores, and restaurants were all open on December 24th, 25th, 26th. Everyone was up so late (early) on the 31st that Amsterdam was slow to wake up on January 1st, but I was still able to find museums and things…

Absolutely. Music that is simply “bassy” makes me violently ill.

Any but Canada. I have travelled the world and consistently, my money goes further the second I leave Canada, even in a city like London. The trick is to get out of the country and that trick is look for an inexpensive gateway city on the continent you’re going and then find a local flight. Example, Reginia to Sofia,…

I want to stress that a) I live alone and am mindful of my consumption (eg. only run ceiling fans in the room I’m in), b) I really don’t run the AC more than a few hours a night, c) I’m in a part of Mexico that gets super hot and therefore receives an energy rebate that lowers rates during the summer for low usage…

That’s what I get for being nice and attempting to translate into fake degrees. ;)

I live in Mérida, Mexico, where it has averaged about 85C plus massive humidity for the last four months. I rented a house built for the climate and do not feel a need to use AC during the day, but I do at night. In theory, I shouldn’t need to since there’s good cross-ventilation and a ceiling fan, but my…

I am in Mérida.

I love the idea of this, but have figured out that for my needs, I need something I can wear on an ankle as that is the absolute most accurate record of the steps I truly take in a day. Still looking for an alternative to the FitBit, though, as their interface is garbage and my tracker is a huge pain to charge. These…

I don’t disagree with that — I know people who are absolutely hardwired to be unhappy no matter what they have and where they are.