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The superpower of tomorrow? Being ‘indistractable’ https://t.co/5IXAC8QxM9 — Fast Company (@FastCompany) March 21, 2020 Did You Know That Animals Eating Strawberries Look Terrifying?, eatliver.com A Brief History of Toilet Paper, youtube.com To All the Snowmen We’ve Made Together, nytimes.com A visual journal of vintage soap, instagram.com Cute otters intimately filmed by spy camera, YouTube Searching […]

This is Ned. He’ll be conducting your check-pup today. Please don’t giggle when you see him. He’s $232,000 in debt from medical school and would appreciate some respect. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/8Hd9N3v5hm — WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) March 9, 2020 Coronavirus: campaign launched offering help to those self-isolating, theguardian.com Chinese company invents bat-like suit to protect from coronavirus, nypost.com […]

08 Mar, 2020

Weekend reading: March 8 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

From the archive: To mark #InternationalWomensDay, here are profiles of 7 truly remarkable women — from a 101-year-old runner from India to a Yemeni refugee who didn’t let war stop her from being a scientist. https://t.co/Il9M445uZP — NPR (@NPR) March 8, 2020 “I Fail Almost Every Day”: An Interview with Samin Nosrat, newyorker.com A Photographer’s […]


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  • alex: For a classic Canadian treat for valentine day , try a BeaverTail (a fried dough pastry) there its yummy
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  • Bernie: I freeze ball sizes of bread dough for beavertails each winter season.Easy to thaw, roll out and fry. Best winter treat!
  • Jen_nifer: I feel very much the same about my SUP. Floating with snacks is fantastic! When I go on water with some current, I make sure that I paddle into the cu
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My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.

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