Making your own orange soda is incredibly simple when you have all the necessary ingredients to make it happen.
Step 1. Obtain cups Quite simple, really.
Step 2. Get some orange Tang and a spoon to mix There are other flavours of Tang as far as I know, and I’m sure you could use those as well.
Step 3. Go to a naturally occurring mineral spring (like the one found in the Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia) Mind, I’m sure you could also just use bottled spring water.
Game 2 of the Calgary Vipers/Yuma Scorpions finished up tonight, with the Vipers slamming the Scorpions a commanding 16-2. My earlier prediction that this would be one of the most exciting series of the season seems to be coming true, as the night saw player/coach Jose Canseco not only pound in his first home run of the season in the first inning, but also had him as Yuma’s closing pitcher. As well, it was Brian Rios’ last game in the North American League.
Since getting hooked on Australian rules football last year, I’ve been wanting to watch a game live. Fortunately, Alberta has an AFL-associated league, and they regularly play games through the summer. I got a chance to go to a game recently and watch the action up close.
| | Aussie rules is a mix of rugby, soccer, football, and long-distance running. Oh, and there’s no padding, except maybe a mouth-guard.
The Calgary Vipers season is heating up as they’ve just finished their first in a five game series against the Yuma Scorpions, winning with a score of 4-1. The Yuma Scorpions are lead by player/manager Jose Canseco, who has captured the awe and ire of the Calgary fans already. The Tuesday game drew an impressive crowd, and with games going up to July 2nd, this is definitely the must-watch series of Vipers’ season.
Hidden away on Edmonton Trail is the burger joint that is Peter’s Drive-In Burger’s main rival for burger/fries/shake supremacy. Boogie’s Burgers has been operating for almost as long as Peter’s, making some of the biggest and tastiest burgers in Calgary. Operating since 1969, this restaurant has been creating innovative styles of burger, making serious the claim that they have “The Official Burger of Deliciousness.”
Stepping inside of Boogie’s you almost get the feel that you’ve walked into a cool burger joint from the 80’s, as there are coin-operated arcade machines lining the interior, with the classics that one would expect (such as Ms.
Out just beyond the outskirts of Calgary, there’s a provincial park that’s unknown to most who live inside the city. Big Hill Springs Provincial Park is a great place to bring a hiking shoes or a mountain bike. With it’s tufa mounds and elegant waterfalls, the park has a trail about 2 to 3 kilometers long, making it ideal for short morning hikes.
The trails are primarily dirt, so going during wet season might be a sloppy affair.
I’ve always had a touch of social anxiety, but fortunately this is something that is easy enough to overcome with practice. Eye contact is one of the biggest parts of social interaction - you can even have entire conversations with nothing but eye contact.
One of the books I read to help me with eye contact was Michael Ellsberg’s The Power of Eye Contact: Your Secret for Success in Business, Love, and Life.
Up to this afternoon, I’ve held the belief that “the first step is the hardest.” And many times, the first step is very hard, indeed. Anyone who has ever faced a metaphorical (or literal) blank page has felt that sense of dread. Inertia is a powerful foe.
But as I was typing up another article for your consumption, I came to a point where I was unsure of how to continue on with the article.
If you’ve been looking to add a few more records to your collection, April 16th is the day. Record Store Day is when record stores and bands give back to fans with deals, limited edition releases, and longer operating hours. Not all stores celebrate it, but my current favourite store, Sloth Records, is this year, and they’re opening at 10 AM to let the dedicated buyers have the first crack at the deals.
Having grown up in the United States, I lived in a land of confectionary prohibition. Kinder Surprise eggs are not allowed in the United States due to small, easy-to-choke-on toys that are inside of the hollow chocolate eggs. Now that I’m over the border, I finally managed to get my hands on one. For the benefit of my American friends, an unwrapping of the treat that can kill small children.