poutine

My First Poutine

You never forget your first time. I sure can’t. Get your mind out of the gutter, I’m talking about eating my first poutine in Canada! (OK, I’ll admit that word doesn’t necessarily make the phrase sound less dirty.) I’ve been to Canada numerous times, but embarrassingly I didn’t realize poutine (POO-tin, just like the Russian president.…

420 festival in Vancouver

Gone to Pot

“I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned.” -Bob Dylan, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 And get stoned they did on the annual stoner holiday, April 20. I’ve spent a lot of years giggling about 4/20, but this year really took the cake… errrr, brownie? While in Vancouver for a work trip,…