The last few weeks as I have been leaving my local Loblaws I have seen ads all over talking about Click & Collect. I don't know what this is, but in my usual apathetic fashion I ignore it and move on with my life. The last time I went grocery shopping I see a video while I'm waiting in line - my interest is piqued. "Can it really be that easy?" I ask myself with a moderate amount of glee. I love these sorts of "innovations" - shopping online is great - it's easy, comfortable, gives me time to think, and, best of all, I don't have to deal with random people (no offense random people, I'm sure you're very nice!). The website is set up a bit like Netflix with horizontal scrolling food options. Each "aisle" has its own page with categories within the aisle shown. Only a subset of each category is shown and you can delve deeper to see all the possibilities. You can also search for specific items instead of clicking th...
So as I'm sure everyone is aware, a week and a half ago was Christmas and I did all the great things that go along with that - too much food and drink, and lots of family time. It was delightful. I spent about 10 days at my parents' place in Brockville before flying to Newfoundland (pictured with one of the first dumps of snow they received) on Christmas Eve. In Newfoundland we spent Christmas day with the girlfriend's family and had a very relaxing traditional Christmas dinner (turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, some veggies). On Boxing Day we went to a family shindig for the evening and then went to the Boxing Day Time (located at the above pictured community centre). We had some dancing, meeting new people, and a bunch of laughs and fun. That night was a little late and so the next day was spent recovering. After the day of recovery we hit up the Geo Centre (pictured). The entrance to the Geo Centre contains a wonderful display of the planets! ...