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Finally got to check out @junko.playtime’s sculpture “Phobia”, a reclaimed materials creation resembling a giant spider located where Victoria Drive passes over the Central Valley Greenway. I just had to get a gander at it before Vancouver’s shortsighted, and easily swayed by pearl-clutchers, council finally gets rid of it - because it’s a giant spider, of course! And yet the eyesore that is the DTES remains relatively unaddressed. I guess Vancouver has “priorities” and is picking its battles carefully, goddammit! #junkoplaytime #phobia #junkoplaytimephobia #savephobia (at Central Valley Greenway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPJsEarH-Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

To celebrate National Puppy Day, the newest addition to our family now has his own account! @itspeppernorththepup There will be a new photo of Pepper North every day, so you can watch him grow up and discover the world around him along with us! #peppernorth #pepperpuppy #peppernorththepuppy #nationalpuppyday #nationalpuppyday2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJNzFsPLIo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hey everyone, let me take a moment to introduce you to Pepper North C-K! He’s only three months old, loves licking stuff, and will soon be everyone’s friend! I think he’s gonna like it here! And yes, in case you are wondering, he is, in fact, named after @peppernorth! #peppernorth #pepperpuppy #peppernorththepuppy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9Ko3zu0aE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Watching neph’s hoops tryout in the house that Lu built! #luipassaglia #notredamesecondary #notredamefightingirish (at Notre Dame Regional Secondary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpeacMOON1E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Enjoyed afternoon hangs with neph at @joeyrestaurants Shipyards, where I enjoyed a California Chicken Club, chased with a @redtruckbeer Road Trip Lager, and started off with Japanese Gyoza, chased with a Real Peach Bellini! #joeyrestaurants #joeyshipyards #californiachickenclub #redtruckbeer #redtruckroadtriplager #japanesegyoza #realpeachbellini (at JOEY Shipyards) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpbWxZnvan-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Snow-bough-nd! About 29 centimetres of the expected 60 centimetres have fallen so far, and no signs of stopping. Tomorrow should be fun! #snowmageddon #snowmageddon2023 #vancouversnow #vancouversnow2023 #snowbound https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHrpXqO-yD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I remember watching the first half of the @whitecapsfc season opener at @bcplacestadium against Real Salt Lake and chowing on a whole plate of crispy Louisiana-style wings and dippin’ veggies, and thinking this year’s edition of the ‘Caps looked like a real contender. But then the second half happened. Thankfully, I at least had the wings. #whitecapsfc #vancouverwhitecapsfc #whitecaps #mls #seasonopener #wings #louisianastylewings #dippinveggies #homeloss #latergram https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHiNLfuSwr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Family Day noms at the Shipyards @joeyrestaurants, where I had the Tuna Poke Bowl, chased with a @redtruckbeer lager, and ma had the Butcher’s Sandwich (beef dip) and a Coke. #familyday #familydaynoms #joeyrestaurants #tunapokebowl #tunapoke #redtruckbeer #redtrucklager #butcherssandwich #beefdip #latergram (at JOEY Shipyards) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7mZ0hpAXU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

How well is the new workplace working out? It’s working out ‘a whole box of leftover @nerowaffles’ well, that’s how it’s working out! #nerowaffles #nerowafflesvancouver #cocnutalmondwaffle #belgianwaffle #powderedsugarwaffle #strawbeeyandcreamwaffle #vanillarosewaffle #cinnamonwaffle #applepiewaffle https://www.instagram.com/p/Coy5qL6uvNr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another #superbowl means another Super Bowl of snacks! This time, it’s cheesy risotto balls, tourtiere bites (like fancy sausage rolls, phyllo-wrapped like spanakopita triangles), and warm queso, with chipotle refried beans and diced pickled jalapenos mixed in, with yellow corn tortilla rounds, all washed down with the bready dry malt and lime zest wash of @asahisuperdry_ca Super “Dry” Draft lager! Now with added non-dancing pregnant Rhianna halftime show! #superbowllvii #superbowlofsnacks #risortobapls #tourtierebites #warmqueso #asahi #asahisuperdry #rhianna #pregnantrhianna https://www.instagram.com/p/ColyP76L2A2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Gong hay fat choy, and pass the hot sauce! Celebrated the rare confluence of Lunar New Year and National Hot Sauce Day by enjoying year-appropriate Whire Rabbit candy with a dab of @melindasfoods Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper Sauce! And now I’m one spicy-mouthed gung ho fat boy! #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #gunghayfatchoy #gongxifacai #nationalhotsauceday #hotsauceday #melindashotsauce #nelindasfoods #bhutjolokiaghostpeppersauce #gunghofatboy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnv9zDFuI8t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

First awesome #vancouversunset of 2023 - so big, it had to be 2-parted! #2partsunset #vancouveratdusk (at Downtown Vancouver) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQjNc1rr3R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Canada’s Juniors are the first back-to-back gold medalists since they won five consecutive titles from 2005 to 2009! So what that the wins were just five months apart, it still counts! #worldjuniorhockeychampionship #worldjuniorchampionship #worldjuniors #worldjuniors2023 #canada #backtoback #sadczechs https://www.instagram.com/p/CnEHplgrI3h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy COVID-canceled birthday to me! I don’t have COVID yet, but maybe I have a present waiting for me tomorrow…oh, and Happy New Year, from my cake candle’s one blue waxy tear! #birthday #strawberryshortcake #latergran https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7jxJfPaLH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When you Westjet flight from YYC to YVR is delayed three hours, you contemplate guzzling the bottle of @calgarystampede Canadian Rye Whisky purchased at the Skyway Liquor by the light of the dwindling sunset falling over the largely-deserted tarmac. A wonderful travel experience this season, guys - way to drop all the balls! Don’t even get me started on our lost luggage coming to Alberta! #yvrfail #westjetfail #yyctoyvrfail #yyc #westjet #fail #calgarystampedecanadianrye #calgarystampedecanadianryewhisky (at YYC Calgary International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsfK1nLZJd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

As promised, here’s tonight’s xmas turkey-lurkey spread, before digging in, before dishing up, and before guzzling the last of the gravy goblet (I didn’t really, but was tempted)! #xmasturkey #turkey #turkeylurkey #turkeylurkeyspread #gravygoblet https://www.instagram.com/p/CmnhYEqOPNV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Before seeing tonight’s festive feast, it’s a Switchback Sunday viewing of yesterday’s xmas eve charcuterie spread while watching the Sound of Music, chocolate parfait dessert and Scrooged, and a nightcap of @snakelakebrewco @troubledmonk collab, Liquid Brunch Blood Orange Mimosa IPA, and the newscast from back home about the YVR mess! Good food and suitable entertainment made for an excellent Night Before - just ask Baby Santa! #charcuterie #charcuteriespread #thesoundofmusic #chocolateparfait #scrooged #liquidlunchbloodorangemimosaipa #snakelakebrewing #troubledmonkbrewing #yvrfiasco #switchbacksunday https://www.instagram.com/p/CmncFt_r392/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=