Today I Learned...

Today I learned that a banana is actually a berry.  Strawberries, Blackberries and Raspberries are not berries, they are fruits.  Cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, green beans are fruits, not vegetables.  Actually, I knew about the tomatoes already, but someone should let the Grocer know he's got it all wrong!

Back to the Banana's though, I also learned the following:

1. The Cavendish is the kind of Banana found in grocery stores.
2. The Gros Michel was the original Banana of choice until it was almost wiped out completely by a fungus.
3. All bananas are genetically identical.  Perfect clones, but susceptible to disease.
4. There are over 1,000 varieties of Bananas in the world but very few are palatable.  When the Gros Michel was almost wiped out, the Cavendish was a perfect substitute.  There is not substitute for the Cavendish.
5. A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is called a finger.
6. Bananas are naturally radioactive due to the Potassium 40 they contain.
7. Over 100 Billion bananas are consumed annually.

There were some additional points, but these ones seemed the most interesting to me.

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that even on the dreariest of days, all it takes is a few good friends to turn it all around. The food and Vodka might have helped, but I'll credit the girls. You should never be too tired or busy to celebrate a friend, birthday or not!

Sitting in Gastown, enjoying my Friday...it doesn't get much better than this. The week is over, the office is closed and my glass is half full, not half empty. Sign me up for a refill....it's time to dance.

I might have had a few at this point...

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Today I Learned...

Today I learned that the end of summer brings the end of baseball, the closing of patios and the beginning of the school year.  It also brings fall.  Autumn in Vancouver can be beautiful.  Everything looks refreshed.  Grass turns green again, the smoldering heat is gone and the leaves slowly start to change. 

But the down side to all this beauty is the rain.  By the end of October, we've long forgotten the long sunny days and glorious sunshine and have become re-accustomed to short days with dreary skies. It's really the first big rain of the season that kills me.  Once the clouds set in and the first few drops hit the ground, every driver in Vancouver suddenly forgets the rules of the road and absolute mayhem breaks out all over the Lower Mainland, gridlock ensues.  What used to be a 30 minute drive become a 45 minute commute and god help you if you have to go to the bathroom.  People drive slow when they don't need to and speed when they shouldn't.  It always seems like the busiest time of year for accidents, inconvenient construction (or deconstruction) and stupid people.  Believe me, they are all over the place!  Oh how I long for November....

All things considered, none of it is as bad as the first snowfall of the year.  That causes mass panic for those not even on the road....

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that all referees are not jerks, some of them are actually on your side. The real jerks are the bullies on the ice that target the smallest players on the other team and take them out.

Two games back to back tonight.  I am exhausted but looking forward to tomorrow because then it's only one more day until Friday.

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that it's almost impossible to get out of Costco under $200.  There is always one more thing that you need, will make the perfect gift for someone, or would be good to have just in case.  And of course, you can never have too much dish soap...

Today I Learned...

Sometimes, when it feels like one of those days that will be a mistake, Mother Nature gets on your side and brings you brilliant sunshine and calm waters.

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that you can forgive if what's at stake means enough to you. Things can be good again, but I don't know if they will ever be the same.

I also don't know about forgetting yet. Maybe that takes longer....or Alzheimer's.

Falling Apart...

Love...

That Was An Elbow In My Back...

I was recently in Thailand for work. Seriously, my job may not be the greatest, but I can't complain about the travel perks...

The group of us decided to go to a spa on the first day for a 90 minute massage. Things I've learned about a massage Thailand:

1. The price is fantastic, even in the fancier places.
2. Yes, it's normal for the masseuse to climb onto the table and straddle you.
   
3. A 80lb Thai woman can apply what seems to be 300lbs of pressure on your back.
4. Medium pressure is way harder than you think.
5. Even if you let them know it's too much pressure, they don't care.
   
6. You can never have too much work done on your feet.
7. I don't really like have my temples massaged...at all.
8. The anticipation of hot oil is worse than the hot oil itself.
   
9. 90 minutes is much longer than you think, especially when you're in pain.
10. Yes, that is an elbow being dug into your shoulder blade and no, it's not over yet.

Definitely an experience to be had, but next time I'm checking the box that says light pressure.

~Bean

And Suddenly It's Fall Again...

Last spring I got rid of my truck and now own my first car.....

Now that Fall has arrived, I miss my rear window wiper more than anything....


~Bean