This is my personal blog. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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All the cameras I bought and why
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I had my first taste of working from home. I did work remotely in the past, but this was my first sustained stretch working from home. I realized a couple of things very quickly. One, that paying for a quality chair is a good idea. Two, that paying for a quality…
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Operating a heat pump in Ontario, Canada
I live in a part of the world with four distinct seasons. One season is winter and winter in Canada is cold. Winter in Ontario is often quite cold. Our house has two halves, one is the original brick structure with terrible insulation (non existent, actually) and the other is an extension built to standards…
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The cost of an electric vehicle in Ontario, Canada
I live in a household with two cars. Not by choice. I would prefer to live with zero cars and have excellent public transit but Canada is not the country for that. Not yet. Even in cities like Vancouver or Montreal, transit will only get you so far and you will, eventually, need a car.…
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Vancouver – pleasant but needlessly expensive
Vancouver was the first city I visited in Canada. According to the Economist, Vancouver is among the world’s most liveable cities. It is easy to see why. At the time, I lived in the Netherlands and visited Vancouver for a reason that would later become very important (my wife). I had never seen North America…
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I own eight mechanical pencils
Here’s the photographic evidence. All eight of them. About two years back, I descended down the rabbit hole of Japanese stationery. That led to another rabbit hole of quality stationery products and eventually calligraphy. I now own the full set of Pilot Parallel pens. Yes, my cheap, Indian rear end actually paid full price for…