Author: thecyr

  • August 14 2015 – Hey Summer is Almost Over

    [powerpress] Welcome to Avoiding Chores’ Friday Night Hangout, our weekly maritime kitchen party on google+ hangouts and our best-of podcast. OK, lets start with our Halifax story for this week. Dalhousie can’t stop spending money [panel discussion] NEXT! our Maritime story for this week. Harper’s secret meeting in Cumberland-Colchester, will you get in? [panel discussion]…

  • Iridium GO! – How to Update Firmware

    Updating the firmware on your Iridium GO! is fairly easy and similar to how you update the firmware on your home wireless router.

  • Friday Night Hangout – July 31 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Exhibition Park to close in Halifax this fall. What is the best bar to have a beer in Halifax? Man found safe after 5 days in woods Brampton Batman’s Batmobile Trouble Halts Traffic On Ontario’s Highway 401 internet mob justice is out of control

  • Ladies Night Hangout – July 17 2015

    [powerpress] Join us for a special Friday Night Hangout where the all-female panel takes over and riffs over the latest news topics while enjoying some adult beverages. SHOW TOPICS Introductions What we’re drinking tonight Topic 1: Music festivals and drugs: win the battle, lose the war? http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1428729/young-man-dies-in-halifax-hospital-after-attending-evolve-music-festival-police-investigating/ Topic 2: Halifax v Dartmouth branding war Topic 3:…

  • Friday Night Hangout – July 10 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Queen Mary 2 in Halifax for 175th anniversary of the ocean liner  N.S. government discussing ways to make Peggys Cove safer  Possible shark at Martinique Beach alarms hundreds #DeadRaccoonTO honoured by Toronto with sidewalk vigil national stem cell registry

  • Waterfalls and Big Spruce – Trails to Ales in Cape Breton

    I teamed up with Expedia Canada to check out some great day hiking spots which also happened to be near some of the local craft breweries that are sprinkled across Nova Scotia. With the rugged coastline and killer views around Nova Scotia, exploring waterfalls within a day hike is one of those little pleasures as the…

  • Friday Night Hangout – June 26 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Nova Star must prove itself to Nova Scotia taxpayers Yarmouth, N.S., deck collapse picture-taker wants to set record straight Man from Conche, N.L., hits moose, but can’t remember it  City of Ottawa proposing GottaGo! toilet-finder app Man finds mysterious face on cliff near Vancouver Island  Pee, not…

  • Friday Night Hangout – June 19 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Dartmouth funeral home to soon start selling alcohol during visitations Halifax man wins almost $800,000 at World Series of Poker P.E.I. owes growth to immigration Utah school creates ‘texting lane’ for phone-focused walkers Ketchup bottle accidentally leads man to a porn site Lobsters Pee From Their Faces…

  • Running With a Baby Stroller

    When Can I Start Running With The Stroller? Basically you need to wait until your child has the proper neck strength and did all of his/her required tummy time. That means somewhere between 6-12 months. For our child, we waited 8 months. What You Can Do Before The Child Is Ready for Running? Think of…

  • Friday Night Hangout – June 12 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Doughnairnut is finally here Tidal Bay wine does a PR happy face while there is some discontent Cabela’s coming to Dartmouth Crossing Chimps Enjoy Getting Drunk On Fermented Palm Sap Feline fans prove who’s the cat’s meow at CatConLA A Texas man has died his inside his…