What do road repair people do? Is there only 10 of them in the entire city? How much work do they actually do in a day? I’m starting to really wonder what the answers to those questions are. Around 7-8 weeks ago, the street connected to ours underwent some surgery. The road repair crews dug […]
Archive for June, 2010
Road Maintenance Time Warp?
Posted: 17th June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Ottawa, SoapboxTags: Construction, Orleans, Ottawa, road repair
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blog.dreamrealm has a new look! After having the same look and feel for 2 1/2 years, I figured it was about time to change the design of my blog.I hope you like this new design. I’m using a modified theme based on one released by The Forge Web Creation. It’s probably 99% ready, as I […]
Little Visitor
Posted: 15th June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in OttawaTags: House, Orleans, Ottawa, Rabbit, Wildlife
When we first moved into our house, we’d often see a mother rabbit and two of her baby bunnies in our backyard. After that fall, we would only see one of the bunnies come back for a visit on almost a daily basis. Once our fence went up, the bunny would still come back from […]
Restaurateur: You’re Diabetic? No Desert For You!
Posted: 9th June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Life, Restaurant, SoapboxTags: Cooking, dessert, diabetes, Restaurant, Special Diets, Splenda, sugar substitute, Sweetener
Why is it that most restaurants, from greasy diners to high scale french restaurants and everything in between, don’t offer diabetic friendly desserts? With diabetes on the rise, you would think that this is something that restaurateurs and chefs would start including in their menu. By omitting such a growing portion of their customer base, […]
2010 Stanley Cup Finals
Posted: 1st June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in HockeyTags: Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, National Hockey League, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Predictions, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup Finals
Huzzah! I was 2 for 2 in my predictions on who was going to win each conference, though I wasn’t right in the amount of games each took to win. I don’t think anyone expected San Jose to drop out in 4 straight. That surprised everyone. Oh well, that means Heatley doesn’t make it to […]
