tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38018830864252564592024-02-20T10:07:38.387-05:00Piper2381Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.comBlogger474125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-46031551052382570552023-12-15T16:42:00.008-05:002023-12-15T17:01:19.558-05:00Scarborough Town Centre Beef Patty<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tOfgCTMyMdQFEyCHDto9e_Z3etGO0oXArCPg4uFd06GRS_rpWv75QzALYnzwS6XIeRNxg4zMYO8__zSC_tGMg5Pa1aoyrEHO6dG-hMO-SDJZj8ZYP-pSOVjIUItiFPj6hbJpn8gy_Qqzuv5Hq5mNJ-hsewxZKOH_MQOIB0xC-seYFgXxrs_i9HTdRJEN/s4032/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tOfgCTMyMdQFEyCHDto9e_Z3etGO0oXArCPg4uFd06GRS_rpWv75QzALYnzwS6XIeRNxg4zMYO8__zSC_tGMg5Pa1aoyrEHO6dG-hMO-SDJZj8ZYP-pSOVjIUItiFPj6hbJpn8gy_Qqzuv5Hq5mNJ-hsewxZKOH_MQOIB0xC-seYFgXxrs_i9HTdRJEN/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I grew up in Scarborough, the east district of
Toronto. The biggest mall in Scarborough is Scarborough Town Centre a place
where a person or family could shop, watch a movie, meet up with friends and
also take public transportation. One of the best things about taking public
transportation at STC, was that it was a bus and subway terminal for getting
around the city. Unfortunately, once you paid to get inside the terminal you
weren’t allowed to enter the mall to buy food if you were hunger. Fortunately
in the 90’s they added a small little stand on the corner so that transit users
could buy a snack, a newspaper, lotto, cigarattes and coffee (I’m sure a lot of
people bought them all at once, lol). My favourite was the beef patty at STC
because it was delicious, cheap and a quick meal when you were in a hurry
trying to race from one bus to another bus or train. Anyways I recently had the
chance to go back to STC and thankfully the same little stand was still there
with the mustache owner. Beef patties are now $2.50 and as always are handed to
you nice and warm in a white paper bag. Despite the subway now being gone, I’m
glad that I can still get my beef patty at STC.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka1Xctbga4h0gOtMEkOlQyXYZiVBpWrH5e2E3wMGKjlBtTwiOYHwaE_gwxNmfld_ow1fqhxXpWGDi9pdfsgkKok30AuQcU8cfQbYcs658yJous8Bjf3ytFNkvJ-78vlCm6ww9fUw5OCdeqlPRsrt6o9vgeZAGk2fwX7tFlfhHpN7IjwelYyf007gO-lhT/s1997/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1997" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka1Xctbga4h0gOtMEkOlQyXYZiVBpWrH5e2E3wMGKjlBtTwiOYHwaE_gwxNmfld_ow1fqhxXpWGDi9pdfsgkKok30AuQcU8cfQbYcs658yJous8Bjf3ytFNkvJ-78vlCm6ww9fUw5OCdeqlPRsrt6o9vgeZAGk2fwX7tFlfhHpN7IjwelYyf007gO-lhT/w200-h113/2.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTsF4R35513Yd6WwQGzydDwKojMl3p2hs2R7707JDWZHWbzIsrmEaOXeWugsdSVwxgJPY-PWgnnp0aZO6p8HKyJURNLtw5lFzW-X3BiWDeMhT5I9ppuY-m84Vncl9Ug53dI5tnpHgt5Mt1_M7CK2NndnJLY-UFHSix6exrYIhsnKZ0MQH677YC_J8bTU5/s1999/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1999" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTsF4R35513Yd6WwQGzydDwKojMl3p2hs2R7707JDWZHWbzIsrmEaOXeWugsdSVwxgJPY-PWgnnp0aZO6p8HKyJURNLtw5lFzW-X3BiWDeMhT5I9ppuY-m84Vncl9Ug53dI5tnpHgt5Mt1_M7CK2NndnJLY-UFHSix6exrYIhsnKZ0MQH677YC_J8bTU5/w200-h113/3.png" width="200" /></a></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Scarborough Town Centre: </span><a href="https://scarboroughtowncentre.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://scarboroughtowncentre.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/61taH9awYOQ" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://youtu.be/61taH9awYOQ</a></span></p><br /><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-31000215692763306562023-12-11T15:30:00.004-05:002023-12-11T16:19:30.247-05:00Nike SB Dunk Low Black Gum<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07Qf6zstbhTf_VdlCHqIb4b7CfK2PMce11p4pTR1cgvardSMxivZs_8EyDjK7vOg23eeSPYHigiAAUtTLIMPkzsmv34SkSY3XvxMkd5DLNkhazyRBrpdH7bvLriFA9p2DLoDeqdI3C51tbtdGA6u2aYBfd0blswGnvHlAJxvBDGXuVG1abzgClPeB6i1c/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07Qf6zstbhTf_VdlCHqIb4b7CfK2PMce11p4pTR1cgvardSMxivZs_8EyDjK7vOg23eeSPYHigiAAUtTLIMPkzsmv34SkSY3XvxMkd5DLNkhazyRBrpdH7bvLriFA9p2DLoDeqdI3C51tbtdGA6u2aYBfd0blswGnvHlAJxvBDGXuVG1abzgClPeB6i1c/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, I
have to confess something. I haven’t bought a new pair of Nike SB dunks in a
long time. It’s not because I don’t like them anymore, or that I quit
collecting. Rather it’s because I hated the maze you had to go through in order
to buy a pair. I’m in Canada, so people from outside of the United States will
understand our struggle. Where certain sneakers don’t release in our region and
so we end up having to buy them from an American online website (reseller
sneaker price, shipping, import fees, US dollar exchange rate = a lot more than
I’m willing to pay). And even the shoes that do release in Canada often sellout
within minutes in limited quantities. So after taking a significant amount of L’s,
I decided to just stop following the new releases and wear the sneakers that I
already had. However I ran into a problem with that as well, where most of my
SB collection had risen in value and so I just couldn’t bear wearing anything
worth over $300 and above.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbeRvW48S_VAbgRZlv0XFyYeJ3HcM-Itd8t72DCs0atGHHag_puH5BwU0eJPKj4wl7r6Qcoxe0QULW3VW_nAqnnrsflo2rG08OKYrqOKLLaeSNl6FtFInndahviut4k_LPha0ajHQY8vVPdKR8sA345Hl2js4ZO4zjlqxUhQuibsWZZ1DnMysaNGYTdT3/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbeRvW48S_VAbgRZlv0XFyYeJ3HcM-Itd8t72DCs0atGHHag_puH5BwU0eJPKj4wl7r6Qcoxe0QULW3VW_nAqnnrsflo2rG08OKYrqOKLLaeSNl6FtFInndahviut4k_LPha0ajHQY8vVPdKR8sA345Hl2js4ZO4zjlqxUhQuibsWZZ1DnMysaNGYTdT3/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien3HGGSXpabiltDuv6kUmJFwvIUNrbR_C5Ycs3WufsQ6gfEksCpQrhrXtmadS5rl0VFcSLcXwR0gqj-nQVf77CZzNPV1RKyphTrx8IEUwu0nQmFXq-yoCLjEMUtHR4YXIO8e36AogtNZZKNDzs4k4mbAmWBcl6UOHGno7kv8IWv5p56Yd_uKj8SJnpCOz/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien3HGGSXpabiltDuv6kUmJFwvIUNrbR_C5Ycs3WufsQ6gfEksCpQrhrXtmadS5rl0VFcSLcXwR0gqj-nQVf77CZzNPV1RKyphTrx8IEUwu0nQmFXq-yoCLjEMUtHR4YXIO8e36AogtNZZKNDzs4k4mbAmWBcl6UOHGno7kv8IWv5p56Yd_uKj8SJnpCOz/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So fast
forward to this year (2023) and I suddenly wanted to start wearing dunks again,
after collecting Adidas sneakers that past few years. While most issues hadn’t
changed as far as SB dunks selling out quickly, thankfully Nike was releasing a
couple of dunks that were meant to stay constantly available at retail; the
Black Gums and White Gums. There is some history towards these sneakers which I
don’t care to explain, but I will say that I bought the black gums this summer.
As soon as I bought them I was immediately reminded about why I fell in love
with SB’s; the quality, the comfort and the style. My only complaints about
this release is that the nubuck will get dirty when water touches it, and that they
fit a little snug (so I recommend you go up half a size in these). Other than
that, these are the perfect sneakers for anyone that wants to wear SB’s and can
buy them at retail without any stress.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6envpqzkdti0vsk1DvdsB-kqYP4jHj2HvDHBrW41u-GfZVIFi0S7wDH5KYBYvdshBHQvBBws4Yrw7Erku2Ov6UwWx6uZUflLWlTVRcPsyiNJyux5jBt2EwpYKKn0O62OAZe0uYWL2QVUpVbi1neuh1Tk2dBd_jiCmJn6ccNxllGP3OGK_tjinBFP3RhJw/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6envpqzkdti0vsk1DvdsB-kqYP4jHj2HvDHBrW41u-GfZVIFi0S7wDH5KYBYvdshBHQvBBws4Yrw7Erku2Ov6UwWx6uZUflLWlTVRcPsyiNJyux5jBt2EwpYKKn0O62OAZe0uYWL2QVUpVbi1neuh1Tk2dBd_jiCmJn6ccNxllGP3OGK_tjinBFP3RhJw/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq2oh40SBfCIviie7zA4KjpMSVEKmIJASl9iVolTD1SkXqKhB0PnlzPhjFXA7Q2rzOJWHXCbbm-QBwQRe4ra_pDqpl5f2gvMaic-6UOZrhGknTVWHSycAxuhp32il8pK2OkE_OATYAR-8QK_jtMwqnQ29pwzcHM9XXe2uPwBd2bUjTuNVHlVZ9jVUPzIT/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq2oh40SBfCIviie7zA4KjpMSVEKmIJASl9iVolTD1SkXqKhB0PnlzPhjFXA7Q2rzOJWHXCbbm-QBwQRe4ra_pDqpl5f2gvMaic-6UOZrhGknTVWHSycAxuhp32il8pK2OkE_OATYAR-8QK_jtMwqnQ29pwzcHM9XXe2uPwBd2bUjTuNVHlVZ9jVUPzIT/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nike SB: </span></span><a href="http://www.nikesb.com/" style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.nikesb.com</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_AdUSaREog" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_AdUSaREog</span></a></p></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-50112129464196574722023-11-23T19:27:00.005-05:002023-11-23T19:45:52.190-05:00McDonald's Fries and Gravy<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3u76Qu2U0eT8pMdgoyPxBYZIJObRH8-YoQqvbWj7jsVfqXvmFbM_sr3lmTkD2O7ugbMEFFwn4ETRXtc0sxt9Sg4Qz4hl5eORJwwokafmemzsS2cr35KYzwpFItWmkE1H1MdcO7Rsc_YDqDnghpSdFbdr3s7zIMLMGS_0S5CjeFeNHemjrSmlFDj2chdV/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3u76Qu2U0eT8pMdgoyPxBYZIJObRH8-YoQqvbWj7jsVfqXvmFbM_sr3lmTkD2O7ugbMEFFwn4ETRXtc0sxt9Sg4Qz4hl5eORJwwokafmemzsS2cr35KYzwpFItWmkE1H1MdcO7Rsc_YDqDnghpSdFbdr3s7zIMLMGS_0S5CjeFeNHemjrSmlFDj2chdV/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">McDonald's
gravy is something I have slept on for many years (maybe even decades). I knew McDonald's
in Canada had sold poutine for years, but I totally never thought of just getting
gravy with my fries. I’m in Toronto and fries with gravy, aka fries and gravy
is a staple in Toronto food. I can remember as far back as the late 80’s
eating it at my local food joint. It was definitely around before the big
poutine craze hit Canada in the mid 90’s. But anyways, this summer I was thinking
about fries and gravy when I wondered if I could also get them at McDonald's
(who has the best fries). So I went to my local
McDonald's and causally asked for some gravy and to my surprise they
not only had it, but had been selling it for years. The gravy cost $0.79, and it tastes really
good. Now that I’ve had McDonald's fries
and gravy, I don’t think I can go back to just regular fries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOfUkllmf5P3vsr_M7r4_q60epMSUlXw5BcWQPErYdZURZCIuZWtSHkR1Jp7cWopvTXchQyK3l-T1xB3I-mzkt1uHlTbCNboYJ0sPAPYRDJ27w7dviS2_KWo-jQGCFazy5RZvxXi6WnA8AfD8Ogs0EQydb_4I1AIfSjjjAez-LDnYLh6fXJrDJ0FVJGUp/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOfUkllmf5P3vsr_M7r4_q60epMSUlXw5BcWQPErYdZURZCIuZWtSHkR1Jp7cWopvTXchQyK3l-T1xB3I-mzkt1uHlTbCNboYJ0sPAPYRDJ27w7dviS2_KWo-jQGCFazy5RZvxXi6WnA8AfD8Ogs0EQydb_4I1AIfSjjjAez-LDnYLh6fXJrDJ0FVJGUp/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR4UKoa5oTiZt48h4f68m77HW2nqbCUwgndM6BmWPmsQ_-Vh81G781oV_6NdSkF522P00SDF0gccS_jojQRPER2L6cNfMPpmwJQKc849DYYg4t9hmYS6XN601eGXXi2UR34Or_-1_e7QzLBmAl_BhMC5xlondapa45cmjsqNUrDxCtQaJqkSLJUzOoITi/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR4UKoa5oTiZt48h4f68m77HW2nqbCUwgndM6BmWPmsQ_-Vh81G781oV_6NdSkF522P00SDF0gccS_jojQRPER2L6cNfMPpmwJQKc849DYYg4t9hmYS6XN601eGXXi2UR34Or_-1_e7QzLBmAl_BhMC5xlondapa45cmjsqNUrDxCtQaJqkSLJUzOoITi/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">McDonald's: </span><a href="http://www.mcdonalds.ca/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.mcdonalds.ca</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_46TlsD_II" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_46TlsD_II</a></span></p><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-47989803509032157252023-11-16T10:42:00.000-05:002023-11-16T10:42:57.304-05:00Starbucks Red Cup Day 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2ypup-iESKqEayoN8Lo2eZrNzfQXU-XgeT8C_m2ej7uYdDjJCudHsXT9tXK_UDJfqvzuaS6aWhwQhHgmXAv7OOXotMLGIcFXyqCJSCBuBzrIJFb22VKzn8Pq-DHsU5qrDrqhjG2K_aVtPHPswJeoins3H4kfTeRYj1KAUmW_xLPfWzwLrO75gkpwmpOT/s4032/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2ypup-iESKqEayoN8Lo2eZrNzfQXU-XgeT8C_m2ej7uYdDjJCudHsXT9tXK_UDJfqvzuaS6aWhwQhHgmXAv7OOXotMLGIcFXyqCJSCBuBzrIJFb22VKzn8Pq-DHsU5qrDrqhjG2K_aVtPHPswJeoins3H4kfTeRYj1KAUmW_xLPfWzwLrO75gkpwmpOT/s320/1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here’s the official Starbucks Red
Cup Day 2023. You get this plastic reusable
holiday cup for free when you buy a Starbuck’s holiday drink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2ypup-iESKqEayoN8Lo2eZrNzfQXU-XgeT8C_m2ej7uYdDjJCudHsXT9tXK_UDJfqvzuaS6aWhwQhHgmXAv7OOXotMLGIcFXyqCJSCBuBzrIJFb22VKzn8Pq-DHsU5qrDrqhjG2K_aVtPHPswJeoins3H4kfTeRYj1KAUmW_xLPfWzwLrO75gkpwmpOT/s4032/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LuqRgi5fqZMmNDyonxtFDVm6ex2YBAydY4XyYgEejpbjrbiD8lU2q221A0TJY4vYWwYhoH_ORqjUMGyzejN0_k7xcSLUq2L4LPzKbjgcOEFZr849DTi3xaK6sY5QXdhjehA8QynKCODDgtK7p6wEAaPQgEnu1NHTIHzYlPmRLR8-eRFDCxEmt2qt2mlz/s4032/2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LuqRgi5fqZMmNDyonxtFDVm6ex2YBAydY4XyYgEejpbjrbiD8lU2q221A0TJY4vYWwYhoH_ORqjUMGyzejN0_k7xcSLUq2L4LPzKbjgcOEFZr849DTi3xaK6sY5QXdhjehA8QynKCODDgtK7p6wEAaPQgEnu1NHTIHzYlPmRLR8-eRFDCxEmt2qt2mlz/w200-h150/2.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88rEE2fR1tgEDbS8gGy2isnQNZ7TpGMVez59Bz9L18H2reOlrv0DqPbbRDRh2_ihPUOTC2lPBV9IMQB4PByxh-8yFvtNA-4qXfp6bRQun30jmQXHEFHmhZ7GUCTo5FCi3snLeAenG5aWqPFkX5WSSWHFEB5nnlGZ-bdAfbo9SmQwPinaOKNERMBC-QUEt/s4032/3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88rEE2fR1tgEDbS8gGy2isnQNZ7TpGMVez59Bz9L18H2reOlrv0DqPbbRDRh2_ihPUOTC2lPBV9IMQB4PByxh-8yFvtNA-4qXfp6bRQun30jmQXHEFHmhZ7GUCTo5FCi3snLeAenG5aWqPFkX5WSSWHFEB5nnlGZ-bdAfbo9SmQwPinaOKNERMBC-QUEt/w200-h150/3.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Starbucks: </span></span><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">www.starbucks.com</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOoK_CGiLek" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOoK_CGiLek</span></a></p><br /></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-89289715837809533422023-08-11T17:48:00.006-04:002023-08-11T18:22:09.622-04:00Nike SB Dunk Reese Forbes Hunter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR3rTk1SfLdPedxFn6QzvNn01Zr61KGxBVARNL5vqtxCcWXGNgFWUE3aYSpWbblJvrZtPCs29qr7BdDqsDSmvet4JN7pXDRu805YH8KItkqpNf6YO4EL2Vcdp_ius8Jf8Oru4CCBxgeHJVLRLBKkfzBeTy9yRjQT1mJEb7mePrh9DTnen8s2KnF5PyBNu/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR3rTk1SfLdPedxFn6QzvNn01Zr61KGxBVARNL5vqtxCcWXGNgFWUE3aYSpWbblJvrZtPCs29qr7BdDqsDSmvet4JN7pXDRu805YH8KItkqpNf6YO4EL2Vcdp_ius8Jf8Oru4CCBxgeHJVLRLBKkfzBeTy9yRjQT1mJEb7mePrh9DTnen8s2KnF5PyBNu/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">These
Nike SB Hunters were one of my first SB dunks I owned. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">I remember my friend from work had taken the
day off from work and then he suddenly showed up to say hello at the end of the
day.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">He was going to some event and had
shown up casually wearing these shoes.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">My mind exploded when I saw these shoes on him because I had never seen
something so beautiful as these.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">I asked
him where he bought them, and then I went to the same store to buy them.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">What a great time period to be into sneakers,
as a hot release could literally stay on the shelves for weeks before selling
out and retail was under $120!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxItApkK8cKC6qRgCa5m5P-HHHb7_HSa_xvPWnoX_weta2PR9tS_1t8-GVXIrKwbQPSLnjPw41CtcPhUMi5y5v69130UwAwFHUeV3jPCA2DwQL1wZzzlgnjeVJ1fIzqKFUj4zo-r6DxuD8tVQPJkHjmOWcZH9Nkcz_25uRW-5u6h354tIggKliyTLT3b-H/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxItApkK8cKC6qRgCa5m5P-HHHb7_HSa_xvPWnoX_weta2PR9tS_1t8-GVXIrKwbQPSLnjPw41CtcPhUMi5y5v69130UwAwFHUeV3jPCA2DwQL1wZzzlgnjeVJ1fIzqKFUj4zo-r6DxuD8tVQPJkHjmOWcZH9Nkcz_25uRW-5u6h354tIggKliyTLT3b-H/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28kdWj5B325-c9BBv5jz46tRd8fDF8c7JVVMn9ssZmwsY7uW_TCfVbU63qrBtM7pYxD-ro-eYovLdBdQlKlGUuQ7qguSoyXy2For6s9-WDDFqW8O1efQ1aMWkLxdrVzbTIZoAohznBod6-BM8CNI8DoKT9p8hnHNcse69oSIW8dsuvBCPp4GgaXUfpjkh/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28kdWj5B325-c9BBv5jz46tRd8fDF8c7JVVMn9ssZmwsY7uW_TCfVbU63qrBtM7pYxD-ro-eYovLdBdQlKlGUuQ7qguSoyXy2For6s9-WDDFqW8O1efQ1aMWkLxdrVzbTIZoAohznBod6-BM8CNI8DoKT9p8hnHNcse69oSIW8dsuvBCPp4GgaXUfpjkh/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My only regret now is that they feel very tight
and I should have gone up a half size when I bought them. Or maybe I’m just getting older and fatter
and my feet just swell up, lol. Honestly
though these shoes are amazing because of the mix of materials such as canvas
and burlap. And although they do seem
fragile, the quality is very good because I have seen people skate in them and
they held up pretty well, though they are old now (released in 2004) so I don’t recommend skating
in them now, lol.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStsEcvD_EoPeX0X9Fq9QGx7ki91WKrMvzwZpRBOp_AIN1CHysBsDEDtJJuIszbpqcCPG7edGFZyesgF841P6lKwJfUVEh4z1JEvYof3X-G0UdIg1dXwXF2VyUqqGR-7yHH6C7mx-M1W922ixGM5cQhDzAqd7w_jrJcd2foR0IlYTYBX6VvtmvLXn89Vqx/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStsEcvD_EoPeX0X9Fq9QGx7ki91WKrMvzwZpRBOp_AIN1CHysBsDEDtJJuIszbpqcCPG7edGFZyesgF841P6lKwJfUVEh4z1JEvYof3X-G0UdIg1dXwXF2VyUqqGR-7yHH6C7mx-M1W922ixGM5cQhDzAqd7w_jrJcd2foR0IlYTYBX6VvtmvLXn89Vqx/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw46pm7HkFazjOb55FcIbyWL-kGSbVXP4yB-VxOCR8gvGtwSa4EAdgTfSxmdz9oL0Lf62weXtdhf4l3SW5g56Dz1IBVfK0NDqo2RLWvVJZ5lQekDFTNVDfJ5XWOSt-gDty4lEneJ7v20vpjVjT9IlWLshgQFEHe9c7mEhVsb1l37lgL_RrRq2pu9a5IOst/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw46pm7HkFazjOb55FcIbyWL-kGSbVXP4yB-VxOCR8gvGtwSa4EAdgTfSxmdz9oL0Lf62weXtdhf4l3SW5g56Dz1IBVfK0NDqo2RLWvVJZ5lQekDFTNVDfJ5XWOSt-gDty4lEneJ7v20vpjVjT9IlWLshgQFEHe9c7mEhVsb1l37lgL_RrRq2pu9a5IOst/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Nike SB: </span></span><a href="https://www.nikesb.com/the-vault/pink-box/hunter" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.nikesb.com/the-vault/pink-box/hunter</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NiQlyKd-Y" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NiQlyKd-Y</span></a></p></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-63166651999577592672023-05-19T16:52:00.000-04:002023-05-19T16:52:12.786-04:00Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Glow in the Dark Keychain My Nintendo Rewards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73T5FmfT9X9pf-XO90IacUhYGrzZxUPcg7qh4pe4DAVwwEv6fw_c7Exl6pwzGj0WN0mx7Aq9C4lNKI4MKfnYzDQRSLvye4Wg_XK4N54XDn3231nf5-KjzRKOojN11GPgT4HzFisdpa6xJF6UhqI2mddsUwVdXxRxUF_SfxEfc4f0NZUbD5Manb_hcsA/s4032/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73T5FmfT9X9pf-XO90IacUhYGrzZxUPcg7qh4pe4DAVwwEv6fw_c7Exl6pwzGj0WN0mx7Aq9C4lNKI4MKfnYzDQRSLvye4Wg_XK4N54XDn3231nf5-KjzRKOojN11GPgT4HzFisdpa6xJF6UhqI2mddsUwVdXxRxUF_SfxEfc4f0NZUbD5Manb_hcsA/s320/1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To celebrate the release of the Legend of Zelda
Tears of the Kingdom, the My Nintendo rewards store offered this beautiful glow
in the dark keychain for 550 points. It’s
soft and made out of rubber or vinyl and it has a lot of details on it. I really love stuff like this, and I always
try to collect everything Zelda on the store.
If only shipping was free, lol.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp04KI3m-UF2cPcoW1vU5EyDPKmrJSS-aNxPujihorEQQWmfDTQEMNX-qCYbmlEK0QGcDXT8JhDIITOtU_BllZKAuh8nQJqDvgQFQiB1ywO7mH92wqX9pqSAGEearMm2OZ8YT-7cFaKulqhjCPPmvcoJlhAaebsvZzx8dmbyp3Rl7Qv4dCJE6iRknprw/s4032/2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp04KI3m-UF2cPcoW1vU5EyDPKmrJSS-aNxPujihorEQQWmfDTQEMNX-qCYbmlEK0QGcDXT8JhDIITOtU_BllZKAuh8nQJqDvgQFQiB1ywO7mH92wqX9pqSAGEearMm2OZ8YT-7cFaKulqhjCPPmvcoJlhAaebsvZzx8dmbyp3Rl7Qv4dCJE6iRknprw/w200-h150/2.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ZOC_iF_U85oYIJEzdGam5FFFmE0GRlO0eUQIIgdtdD_l20wE_XFeNPoinMsQzFWuhdVaK7GfQQK8kLVXi6Z64ahsUtSBICkQrknNRTjiS9LMQbLPJvbfH4lxiEW05BwVw0nIHmeOJy_m-wDjk1a5bd6sHlQ3EpMQfCDuvTe0axiwVfkICXxCCxe9w/s4032/3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ZOC_iF_U85oYIJEzdGam5FFFmE0GRlO0eUQIIgdtdD_l20wE_XFeNPoinMsQzFWuhdVaK7GfQQK8kLVXi6Z64ahsUtSBICkQrknNRTjiS9LMQbLPJvbfH4lxiEW05BwVw0nIHmeOJy_m-wDjk1a5bd6sHlQ3EpMQfCDuvTe0axiwVfkICXxCCxe9w/w200-h150/3.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwGbZ5cz5803gZHOpXwqSVk2mijMjwGR_pELBkQh-gAR9smblh9ftjirV2GnGOdChtfWwQNmEXiNm6nBj5u5Dhi1iwALa1Hxc-tmiuO8-Ku-KKIGt5NDkqR1xyobVQV3ktgiJ8rI6HLBXly3yV0SmLtgoEQhKAL8ETVstFwEYBXS2bLrUDMW8NxUKSg/s4032/4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwGbZ5cz5803gZHOpXwqSVk2mijMjwGR_pELBkQh-gAR9smblh9ftjirV2GnGOdChtfWwQNmEXiNm6nBj5u5Dhi1iwALa1Hxc-tmiuO8-Ku-KKIGt5NDkqR1xyobVQV3ktgiJ8rI6HLBXly3yV0SmLtgoEQhKAL8ETVstFwEYBXS2bLrUDMW8NxUKSg/w200-h150/4.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3vFXzpDTE7ivuxXYzHmyZkgqLdaGUphZE1r7YafQScgxUZmCojDYVQdf5v_C7I8Lp9h44dmwUc-EEE8Q5agG4xgTRtQbm7ECq-K3n0emiVphqL_kAnreS_c58JdgiFALSNQoyOkzmXzJ2oqCWGrpi3-_gsFJZGajd7SeicgZAJYZJz65BtM-5oAU8g/s4032/5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3vFXzpDTE7ivuxXYzHmyZkgqLdaGUphZE1r7YafQScgxUZmCojDYVQdf5v_C7I8Lp9h44dmwUc-EEE8Q5agG4xgTRtQbm7ECq-K3n0emiVphqL_kAnreS_c58JdgiFALSNQoyOkzmXzJ2oqCWGrpi3-_gsFJZGajd7SeicgZAJYZJz65BtM-5oAU8g/w200-h150/5.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My
Nintendo Rewards: </span></span><a href="https://my.nintendo.com/" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">https://my.nintendo.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuAR5A7vv3U" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuAR5A7vv3U</span></a></p></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-21021958242598000122023-04-12T21:24:00.005-04:002023-04-12T21:36:10.698-04:00Levi’s Denim Trucker Jacket, Jean Jacket<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AvZ1CCnUJM9zg--VRTJwCXe4m_eUoAaUQb1jqDSLYrWkTZ4Pe5BTYZX9Qbm8ys3VZhethOUVLqBywV8uzwOMNAPRtVQ1ciUFIV3syusF-KoGoPXLDpUpwdP1XsjllOMWLgUK_tOCt38mFqR6dZ-_sqOeSjd21-p3xZfjbdScAVmrHRFUvgwjtv7-qA/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AvZ1CCnUJM9zg--VRTJwCXe4m_eUoAaUQb1jqDSLYrWkTZ4Pe5BTYZX9Qbm8ys3VZhethOUVLqBywV8uzwOMNAPRtVQ1ciUFIV3syusF-KoGoPXLDpUpwdP1XsjllOMWLgUK_tOCt38mFqR6dZ-_sqOeSjd21-p3xZfjbdScAVmrHRFUvgwjtv7-qA/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I bought this Levi’s jean jacket because I had
to finally retire my well worn Roots jean jacket that had served me for years. I was excited to buy a Levi’s jacket because
it was so iconic. Unfortunately the
sizing on this jacket is pretty terrible.
I literally had to try on 20 different jackets (same style), until I
found one that I felt comfortable in. My
biggest problem was how they’re cut, mostly around the shoulders and biceps
they felt really tight. I like my
jackets to fit loose because I wear a lot of sweater hoodies in the winter.</span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI0YmvHi5u4O3yVwjleRdw6GWmaO5PqNfd7FuWjHgJB1BS_iKI4L3oAtmgxxLRcfZ0_6wVzxOqg44gslkCRReLsDOH_GhPleHzOU71wZpGPungu1_4Jn2FMQ649yvcpsD3DaWcrdRv_Ep3JE1p8iAJ5LM5rne8n5j9jqtL_mBJH_mczZFwCzT_ZxqkQ/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI0YmvHi5u4O3yVwjleRdw6GWmaO5PqNfd7FuWjHgJB1BS_iKI4L3oAtmgxxLRcfZ0_6wVzxOqg44gslkCRReLsDOH_GhPleHzOU71wZpGPungu1_4Jn2FMQ649yvcpsD3DaWcrdRv_Ep3JE1p8iAJ5LM5rne8n5j9jqtL_mBJH_mczZFwCzT_ZxqkQ/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0KsOrtR7_LLboSQRsvdyznB-PA1cPSOeOqc8JOC72KMUKMjdR3ur-Bw0ELlKmyul1P7v7AdSbhdY-AzaIwiwY1VpGp_arA-gFfZPHshIVBld0vZi2wLkMCbbxqLvuncwCNkFrz2hYmyfEtoJSjhLGUzOng_agSx3kzHZ3hgSDrT0R4qySousQxIvw/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0KsOrtR7_LLboSQRsvdyznB-PA1cPSOeOqc8JOC72KMUKMjdR3ur-Bw0ELlKmyul1P7v7AdSbhdY-AzaIwiwY1VpGp_arA-gFfZPHshIVBld0vZi2wLkMCbbxqLvuncwCNkFrz2hYmyfEtoJSjhLGUzOng_agSx3kzHZ3hgSDrT0R4qySousQxIvw/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thankfully
I finally found this jacket, though it is a little loose on the waist (I’m
sure after the first wash it will shrink a bit). Besides the fit, there’s really nothing else
wrong with this jacket. I bought it in a
darker blue jean colour, so it really looks nice when I wear it with a pair of khaki
pants and a black or white t shirt. I
especially love how the simple but iconic red tag pops as well. For now, I am loving this jacket and I hope
that it lasts me just as long as my former Roots jean jacket had lasted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCZTXrVVVNNvcrW2yUDx8kAdIygUtA9MGKA9FLZPrKfNV2aBgElAbzdeOH1kv5HdrmdHKbCw-ISNgiBjXCf6fQxmpGPGbJg3v6bRyoj73qYJNvW7pBLXXFu_NcP6P4Fam76aiz3N7PaofmrIX3XnErahuTaB0v-dAxNRG1HVTXHtl1OWsx6qRe4kGOQ/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCZTXrVVVNNvcrW2yUDx8kAdIygUtA9MGKA9FLZPrKfNV2aBgElAbzdeOH1kv5HdrmdHKbCw-ISNgiBjXCf6fQxmpGPGbJg3v6bRyoj73qYJNvW7pBLXXFu_NcP6P4Fam76aiz3N7PaofmrIX3XnErahuTaB0v-dAxNRG1HVTXHtl1OWsx6qRe4kGOQ/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkhQ4KMhOiVc5TQD6BKZ6PvUzddJ5vDt99ILLeLYrC8YU5K7uDwrh2HQz2C2zWN2wS2NPsKyo_byv59Z6cmrpPA67VQvNDIYiYCa4i6FfO8YagvmtKl2m9k4vzy0LYm4b1ukEHsCk0EQl-UaCy2jmGC4VtEtD3c2HvxqIMqkylBWvNc5XvUHgAbuIwg/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkhQ4KMhOiVc5TQD6BKZ6PvUzddJ5vDt99ILLeLYrC8YU5K7uDwrh2HQz2C2zWN2wS2NPsKyo_byv59Z6cmrpPA67VQvNDIYiYCa4i6FfO8YagvmtKl2m9k4vzy0LYm4b1ukEHsCk0EQl-UaCy2jmGC4VtEtD3c2HvxqIMqkylBWvNc5XvUHgAbuIwg/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Levi’s: <a href="http://www.levi.com/">www.levi.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ha_RFWefnI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ha_RFWefnI</a></span></span></p><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-21602432820625258282023-01-02T21:16:00.003-05:002023-01-02T21:53:24.229-05:00The Perfect Blue Jays Fitted<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS6MlUafyfiybUgxmIuALw7djVfp69x6Rx08lEFg16QNIW9PaeNYpOcjETMSIlgPK0i99KRlTPUSeXTTyo5m_NmV67q3mEtkyFn4Cu8Fdm_Tb6_KD1jU2bKHX0hoAaZ0XDqFv0eXO8E4rtp8JybQ5zbvxj1tMBWL08au08NLocntAjV0785FtPkFigA/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS6MlUafyfiybUgxmIuALw7djVfp69x6Rx08lEFg16QNIW9PaeNYpOcjETMSIlgPK0i99KRlTPUSeXTTyo5m_NmV67q3mEtkyFn4Cu8Fdm_Tb6_KD1jU2bKHX0hoAaZ0XDqFv0eXO8E4rtp8JybQ5zbvxj1tMBWL08au08NLocntAjV0785FtPkFigA/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sometime
around 2021 (I think), right after the lockdown I bought this Blue Jays fitted
hat. I remember thinking it was so
perfect because it had almost everything I want in a New Era fitted hat: Blue
Jays logo, grey under visor, wool material, regular MLB batterman logo, and a great
hat shape. Of course if I were picky I
could also say it should have been made in USA, nevertheless it’s still a great
hat for contemporary times.
Unfortunately I was only able to find two hats; despite searching the
style code online and in other stores.
To this day though my favorite hat has been the New Era “Heritage Series
Fitted Hat”, which I own only 1 hat of, so owning two of this version isn’t
bad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmGvpnhTUvi5bCrGhkyLFKKa55hs1pJe-z5vWTjiCIMTp5UD7CX-jUngS2F4QAbj9o9qNp86EwaeehB5rs9Hy5cenK7Vm5-aLAsXqM-Mc2-PNf23Qm8q66dw-lNnCf-GA2wDrY5ceQhCcCE6UFruhu3e4SwrTSotji9WNa0inP22rVPyK9fQjeb2VAw/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmGvpnhTUvi5bCrGhkyLFKKa55hs1pJe-z5vWTjiCIMTp5UD7CX-jUngS2F4QAbj9o9qNp86EwaeehB5rs9Hy5cenK7Vm5-aLAsXqM-Mc2-PNf23Qm8q66dw-lNnCf-GA2wDrY5ceQhCcCE6UFruhu3e4SwrTSotji9WNa0inP22rVPyK9fQjeb2VAw/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixbbFbQFgyVSEm2TdV6OAItT1ERtUYVKs12I7O4VldBmSoF52h_aPoFi2KfgAC93jvOF320LM3EZIYFgz3-XEOiEpdfZFXysx0FEIrhCp3XOsm9RNpf661QpBJTeQrKPJTnTyiG3QmQefy3yWDk0ehONoAmd-5CLfNUzxO48Y6LsBg0H2ZR4LDhvMOA/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixbbFbQFgyVSEm2TdV6OAItT1ERtUYVKs12I7O4VldBmSoF52h_aPoFi2KfgAC93jvOF320LM3EZIYFgz3-XEOiEpdfZFXysx0FEIrhCp3XOsm9RNpf661QpBJTeQrKPJTnTyiG3QmQefy3yWDk0ehONoAmd-5CLfNUzxO48Y6LsBg0H2ZR4LDhvMOA/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaYQDLDyEik" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaYQDLDyEik</span></a></p></div></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-37492570907814205922022-11-09T20:32:00.005-05:002022-11-09T20:35:37.994-05:00Home Remedy: Honey Lemon Ginger Tea<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHct8KYTRolF_uumYlfeIiTzJaw2zU4MnyqvOrc32HtzQJBM44irQBNhE57pweDptxjbTHOkD95i6_GdnD2EWsfRhRrMmgQpRQqL_1UW8xkqcsGLcqn2TK4jGg0VGhrbE_EsWC06BD4loftLld0cz2HCPu3XjKVvWJ2TghClYpH383iQj8gpyN8fKQw/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHct8KYTRolF_uumYlfeIiTzJaw2zU4MnyqvOrc32HtzQJBM44irQBNhE57pweDptxjbTHOkD95i6_GdnD2EWsfRhRrMmgQpRQqL_1UW8xkqcsGLcqn2TK4jGg0VGhrbE_EsWC06BD4loftLld0cz2HCPu3XjKVvWJ2TghClYpH383iQj8gpyN8fKQw/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here’s a
short and easy home remedy I use or rather drink when I’m sick, Honey Lemon
Ginger Tea. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All you need to do is add
fresh ginger to a mug, a squeeze of lemon, a teaspoon of honey (or sweeten to
taste), and then mix and mash it all together.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then add a bag of honey lemon tea or substitute chamomile tea, and pour
boiling water.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Let it brew for a few
minutes, knowing that the longer it stays in the stronger it becomes
(especially the ginger can become very spicy).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I like to keep the mug close to my face and let the vapors unclog my
nose.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The benefits of ginger are its
anti-inflammatory properties, and it also helps as a decongestant.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I like to drink a couple of mugs a day when I’m
sick and they usually always help me feel better, so I hope it works for you
too.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkc4NCsUtfknMir5aaTxCAfEVsVA9oE7femrSEtrU2djdb5sHUpxYxKBoD8P2EHJAzjbz2LB4pyD5uf3D5jsq51JN_v8hEuM60TILoceUPNL_WhNmKokJS2tdSO0vjdrq2NKMj3Xz37QnQd4qp8MgEYB7GGC3wBCEjQdlGPnMrbpuABckd1ovnJq1UKg/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkc4NCsUtfknMir5aaTxCAfEVsVA9oE7femrSEtrU2djdb5sHUpxYxKBoD8P2EHJAzjbz2LB4pyD5uf3D5jsq51JN_v8hEuM60TILoceUPNL_WhNmKokJS2tdSO0vjdrq2NKMj3Xz37QnQd4qp8MgEYB7GGC3wBCEjQdlGPnMrbpuABckd1ovnJq1UKg/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizaHopyIx57pdQ-9YaKv2j1nRmTHEX0hlqIBh2pLzFSktfYtuuqhzHnuApoLjA2il0EM7lU677vhhEf41uPyVXQNSC1qBB4ezqJJXjMeW0WPFUxDb6p8FVqtu7IiqG3I9VbVj3WRVz8yUVD9b5tH49a_1b0a53nKcXB2WmsP-doEm6l7n3c5Kaph_-Q/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizaHopyIx57pdQ-9YaKv2j1nRmTHEX0hlqIBh2pLzFSktfYtuuqhzHnuApoLjA2il0EM7lU677vhhEf41uPyVXQNSC1qBB4ezqJJXjMeW0WPFUxDb6p8FVqtu7IiqG3I9VbVj3WRVz8yUVD9b5tH49a_1b0a53nKcXB2WmsP-doEm6l7n3c5Kaph_-Q/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXMJXqjywl4" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXMJXqjywl4</a></span></p><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-83959261423569069022022-11-04T10:44:00.003-04:002022-11-04T11:38:46.724-04:00Ratchet & Clank<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoTmVAbArnMC7vcHOxN1QtAW5Fmj4qWmkqwD_Xy8YtV5zEXEgToUch99nsZjBvQRZRzGdiG8-mSSqZlcAyQdO-JPomeaj8uA26VAryKczlIqWL5X12_BEYYcAMKdoMnP-BRPxPQR8lZT4y4h62KfaJ8JU_89L2vX7VCRsYnGcCrytQlXmlEF4KUNPTg/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoTmVAbArnMC7vcHOxN1QtAW5Fmj4qWmkqwD_Xy8YtV5zEXEgToUch99nsZjBvQRZRzGdiG8-mSSqZlcAyQdO-JPomeaj8uA26VAryKczlIqWL5X12_BEYYcAMKdoMnP-BRPxPQR8lZT4y4h62KfaJ8JU_89L2vX7VCRsYnGcCrytQlXmlEF4KUNPTg/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first
time I played Ratchet & Clank was when I didn’t consider myself a
gamer. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I would buy a console off the buy
and sell ads for cheap, play the games it came with, and then sell the console
right after.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During this period I must
have played Ratchet & Clank because I always remembered how good it was.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But like I said, I wasn’t a gamer so I never
beat the game and just sold the console right after.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thankfully years later I came back to video
games and I knew I had to have Ratchet & Clank in my collection.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlfgVRAUfhD56dcY4eL2twXyzHkS3S6fvhpVz4sjVc82CpXAmpXpZCTLbPweADvfWBlxvQ__fLevHmQU2xCP_psck3Dksni75ZHYzYP2OR4eN0ZPi5qFCR5JP8ASXlhKhira9w6T-6oCSuJ3r5s7qZTd7EX1cWLNexbiTSZvmGQzL3WTC-2dlNOPDBw/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlfgVRAUfhD56dcY4eL2twXyzHkS3S6fvhpVz4sjVc82CpXAmpXpZCTLbPweADvfWBlxvQ__fLevHmQU2xCP_psck3Dksni75ZHYzYP2OR4eN0ZPi5qFCR5JP8ASXlhKhira9w6T-6oCSuJ3r5s7qZTd7EX1cWLNexbiTSZvmGQzL3WTC-2dlNOPDBw/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaam6kE_UQ_G8j_KmEcslWuEnYcTnpa58WRprwwvsocb3vj7sCAkJH3AIYVuoyuCaE02PQfF5EuRelUrBDS2vUMA6vgAP1Ekx_bBDpa3-sOwsFG18eMqO3WSvjMsYxaxGyPcpAD0uXdemBF3PYPTKaMZ2YXdORyxP_YLqdjOY36tpN7g7-0r1JriXY1g/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaam6kE_UQ_G8j_KmEcslWuEnYcTnpa58WRprwwvsocb3vj7sCAkJH3AIYVuoyuCaE02PQfF5EuRelUrBDS2vUMA6vgAP1Ekx_bBDpa3-sOwsFG18eMqO3WSvjMsYxaxGyPcpAD0uXdemBF3PYPTKaMZ2YXdORyxP_YLqdjOY36tpN7g7-0r1JriXY1g/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As we’re
currently celebrating the 20</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> anniversary of this game (released on
November 4, 2002), I decided to play it again.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This game feels like a N64 game such as Banjo-Kazooie and Conker's Bad
Fur Day with their action platforming, comedy and puzzles.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It also has spaceship battles like the one’s
found in Star Fox.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In fact some areas thoroughly
impressed with what they were capable of doing back in 2002, such as walking up
walls and upside down (similar to Super Mario Galaxy).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This game is near perfect, but my only
complaint is that it requires some grinding to buy or upgrade certain weapons
(thankfully you can remedy this with a lengthy cheat).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Other than that, this is a beautiful and fun
game that every video game collector must own.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtvWDTSu0RUxUkZf6Wq5DS_ZSpTiv-BDvosxr9QUPqcrAcmhSERGN_PMxkFmAawc1tKS-5Z4qre3XdQ-GG0ZvvUUUBw4luLB4I5WnnP0p8gwa73QfrgZrRRc7Eo7-Xlrw5B6_yA0N2aJzvGHcXb_7iHDrPTAglKqO2AExyft5cgrdehQxC0X442rjuw/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtvWDTSu0RUxUkZf6Wq5DS_ZSpTiv-BDvosxr9QUPqcrAcmhSERGN_PMxkFmAawc1tKS-5Z4qre3XdQ-GG0ZvvUUUBw4luLB4I5WnnP0p8gwa73QfrgZrRRc7Eo7-Xlrw5B6_yA0N2aJzvGHcXb_7iHDrPTAglKqO2AExyft5cgrdehQxC0X442rjuw/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZGoBkiPqYxrZe-oKqCpEYi7BUc6GUpGNymxnRtHEcSzKNK3Drh_7Z6ndzYsVxamkMg9Mg4eCGWSVOsYQy4wzhtfYs1rFMa59sZ1jMw5-bWDqSJPo9csHx2-XKZPoHbAvzedGHq6QYPigeGvmn60oeB7k3k4loVhyk2jHchf49AW1jBHczfBlCS8WRg/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZGoBkiPqYxrZe-oKqCpEYi7BUc6GUpGNymxnRtHEcSzKNK3Drh_7Z6ndzYsVxamkMg9Mg4eCGWSVOsYQy4wzhtfYs1rFMa59sZ1jMw5-bWDqSJPo9csHx2-XKZPoHbAvzedGHq6QYPigeGvmn60oeB7k3k4loVhyk2jHchf49AW1jBHczfBlCS8WRg/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Ratchet
& Clank Wiki: </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(2002_video_game)"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(2002_video_game)</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Insomniac Games: </span></span><a href="https://insomniac.games/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">https://insomniac.games/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvf1E2DsAdA" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvf1E2DsAdA</span></a></p></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-64820851546913749952022-10-19T12:09:00.003-04:002022-10-19T13:00:51.369-04:00Passion Flakie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qlh__d4AJJrOOa0RYAowiMWc9beNYDSPwEvbb666V1ZgqxMuTzRqLk8ld6dye6zbR6kHNl3XNqjydiJU961MZALhXvUHtThqpYFeLVPSzqkzjPouK8qdwFffGFSh9KMxXgJVvvIXPdffkOkm8g4pz2N6xp7Vuc8sItCwH2_eFpMt4L_8Gp7U_70MEQ/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qlh__d4AJJrOOa0RYAowiMWc9beNYDSPwEvbb666V1ZgqxMuTzRqLk8ld6dye6zbR6kHNl3XNqjydiJU961MZALhXvUHtThqpYFeLVPSzqkzjPouK8qdwFffGFSh9KMxXgJVvvIXPdffkOkm8g4pz2N6xp7Vuc8sItCwH2_eFpMt4L_8Gp7U_70MEQ/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">Growing
up in Canada there were certain staples of Canadian treats that every child had
in their 80’s and 90’s lunchbox. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">For me
at the top was the Flakie (eventually it changed names to the Passion Flakie).</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">This delicious pastry was made with a flaky
crust similar to Filo, with sugar added on the top, and then it was filled with
whip cream and an apple-raspberry filling.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">Unfortunately as a child, I would always eat them crushed because I wasn’t
careful.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">Thankfully as an adult I can
now enjoy them straight out of the box in immaculate condition.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> The best part is, they still taste the same
and they bring me back to childhood.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbuGlz0TitG9joMmfzqNLx_OSOVyhB8uBPpNlgU85Zoq5j80urlfH9NN754653TjFaQrgkSTmqspn6DpgosVBkc1IvaUjcXTd9SyR31b0fv-8W2eJW4fHgU0eLoAmWbvNyJffQagBfbIXeu-WHzfur3icfrhAyq9uFKoKi4gAMpG8UTbheTWii5z8Dw/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbuGlz0TitG9joMmfzqNLx_OSOVyhB8uBPpNlgU85Zoq5j80urlfH9NN754653TjFaQrgkSTmqspn6DpgosVBkc1IvaUjcXTd9SyR31b0fv-8W2eJW4fHgU0eLoAmWbvNyJffQagBfbIXeu-WHzfur3icfrhAyq9uFKoKi4gAMpG8UTbheTWii5z8Dw/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn45vUN_GBp4hmPkhO0x8ppmM8HrLMzHep7icMQ4CgDQvuDZlgQRbw2gvX8tTcRtjwMVcsbIuxBw5kZDuEHyIMrlQWvO0APj0C5RS3HGVIQAflLET-xgsemkvONGxABJlvpXNDkSmkTR5HJpC6qmXD1QniOjRW49sgF9Gwydr0O_Y7SyG7mqjh4AOfw/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn45vUN_GBp4hmPkhO0x8ppmM8HrLMzHep7icMQ4CgDQvuDZlgQRbw2gvX8tTcRtjwMVcsbIuxBw5kZDuEHyIMrlQWvO0APj0C5RS3HGVIQAflLET-xgsemkvONGxABJlvpXNDkSmkTR5HJpC6qmXD1QniOjRW49sgF9Gwydr0O_Y7SyG7mqjh4AOfw/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZb8lE7FGxs&t=10s" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZb8lE7FGxs&t=10s</a></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vachon
Passion Flakie Pastries: </span><a href="https://www.vachon.com/en" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.vachon.com/en</a></span></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-10841201219775992502022-09-20T15:19:00.006-04:002022-09-20T15:40:08.955-04:00The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: Dreamer Edition<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw0LwYJUBeyN6DVe4FSL89tAFC7d2VpFSoYiNAHbnvTWm1rQm_jPM_aFR2kHX_6qBtEhgtxd0SV4Uk6R4sz4X1YC_oblmqvxeu9JJeov-hNrK-tmFRc0bE9ykM2thN9MnnvQ-OMG4JG--qD54IaBmF2ETHXF1Knjv26NYG0b5K4aEMSBIj4_wZIOFdA/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw0LwYJUBeyN6DVe4FSL89tAFC7d2VpFSoYiNAHbnvTWm1rQm_jPM_aFR2kHX_6qBtEhgtxd0SV4Uk6R4sz4X1YC_oblmqvxeu9JJeov-hNrK-tmFRc0bE9ykM2thN9MnnvQ-OMG4JG--qD54IaBmF2ETHXF1Knjv26NYG0b5K4aEMSBIj4_wZIOFdA/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: Dreamer Edition for the Nintendo Switch
released on September 20, 2019. The
Dreamer Edition includes the game and an art book. At the time I wasn't the biggest Link’s Awakening
fan, nevertheless I was still excited to get this game because of the Nintendo Direct release
trailer; which featured an anime video of Link being shipwrecked. I bought the special edition the day it
released and also the lone Link amiibo as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBANPZ2gF-qGN_scEBSGK6PbFruEUWEyoCAPm41u5mtS4nvck-Vfhehlimyj2g9UbJPhXRSiJBPQxvzsX9feBrEATfSAymuzznRADjaUVbq-l4Hrrvs6oP_uo6FeUwkQbQ6c-EIE6b4CU0PgXU8IyQOUrPRy6wgEWcAsJk9KWMW2FRs-mGiKoMKbkkhQ/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBANPZ2gF-qGN_scEBSGK6PbFruEUWEyoCAPm41u5mtS4nvck-Vfhehlimyj2g9UbJPhXRSiJBPQxvzsX9feBrEATfSAymuzznRADjaUVbq-l4Hrrvs6oP_uo6FeUwkQbQ6c-EIE6b4CU0PgXU8IyQOUrPRy6wgEWcAsJk9KWMW2FRs-mGiKoMKbkkhQ/w200-h150/1.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYvTWoxyWavKU6YOmhYfQZaGMZzzFXgtIm94XZBcI4Ljb5sYI2XGdGWC7pYWScG7WGHTpjWqGSTq-VwKWszUmoi0KbtUr_zXoZIBTVOjtHfnEEug8aLb27s9o-nLu4WI-qmSqKDkM1uav0syaNbqWNKGbETHUieCis8dY9ASI2x3yiPhlFPbGS2SdXg/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYvTWoxyWavKU6YOmhYfQZaGMZzzFXgtIm94XZBcI4Ljb5sYI2XGdGWC7pYWScG7WGHTpjWqGSTq-VwKWszUmoi0KbtUr_zXoZIBTVOjtHfnEEug8aLb27s9o-nLu4WI-qmSqKDkM1uav0syaNbqWNKGbETHUieCis8dY9ASI2x3yiPhlFPbGS2SdXg/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Flash forward years later, and I have played the
game already and my opinion of the game has changed dramatically. Initially I really hated the game because the
maze like dungeons confused me a lot. I
can’t change my first impressions, however the real value of this game is the
re-play. And it’s in the re-play that I
have fallen in love with this game. Once
you know what to do, and where to go you achieve a sort of buzz from the flow
of the game. Despite the updated
graphics and console, the game still plays exactly the same as the original
release; making this a bonafide timeless classic. Link’s Awakening is now my favourite 2D Zelda
game.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOqChpw_Lx1711Rmzy2xhgQYX4Mfwq7XM9NwsJDMXWwf9EAAaqgREbQwJ7_sFltf67KNq6N2Gb89tODSZloV_Ll-HFjrcKxxVwQQoRvWTiZhNBpMP0JBnwUhC0RayzipPMV0VM3QrA-AdtvpIuX8RJ-mySzLLIpTOmAu_TsqzstXiiQPui6MjfwAIYQ/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOqChpw_Lx1711Rmzy2xhgQYX4Mfwq7XM9NwsJDMXWwf9EAAaqgREbQwJ7_sFltf67KNq6N2Gb89tODSZloV_Ll-HFjrcKxxVwQQoRvWTiZhNBpMP0JBnwUhC0RayzipPMV0VM3QrA-AdtvpIuX8RJ-mySzLLIpTOmAu_TsqzstXiiQPui6MjfwAIYQ/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL49Lel0Hn01uNQOG_NTgwPEOwfleOEUvp4IQ6QqSAeJwNQUz7nys8lSwBTdnuVzRy5eeNODxI-iOx2t3ryWp2z26tzgVnt-c8uPn5RjMrkAeimWNCan2GADU3BDgah0sy9W0kzaS44IWYXvJL86NIMJ_z1c_OnmW8i2CJ4_qKva31eJE6UcxNfuQmw/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL49Lel0Hn01uNQOG_NTgwPEOwfleOEUvp4IQ6QqSAeJwNQUz7nys8lSwBTdnuVzRy5eeNODxI-iOx2t3ryWp2z26tzgVnt-c8uPn5RjMrkAeimWNCan2GADU3BDgah0sy9W0kzaS44IWYXvJL86NIMJ_z1c_OnmW8i2CJ4_qKva31eJE6UcxNfuQmw/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Legend of Zelda: </span><a href="http://www.zelda.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.zelda.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nognSBwk9m0" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nognSBwk9m0</span></a></p></div></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-12110694970454599342022-09-02T20:39:00.004-04:002022-09-02T21:14:57.813-04:00Club Monaco Heritage Crest Sweatshirt <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NZEmBmzGz-bD99r3cdkjuIEQ5jxLBLg_YdFrlMx2io_psspV2yxGagVAAjTfwfWZmJkyq08TM6_m0ZiQN7u-0SE42zyuSm7Cp55Ai13gRkdqlYtXQmG6sUxXaKaxrL2WqreYucY7Gj2j03hMNsfDKGpZLhRDmT4to2x92QxtiWmK_J5nkx3nrpVUMA/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NZEmBmzGz-bD99r3cdkjuIEQ5jxLBLg_YdFrlMx2io_psspV2yxGagVAAjTfwfWZmJkyq08TM6_m0ZiQN7u-0SE42zyuSm7Cp55Ai13gRkdqlYtXQmG6sUxXaKaxrL2WqreYucY7Gj2j03hMNsfDKGpZLhRDmT4to2x92QxtiWmK_J5nkx3nrpVUMA/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back in the 90’s Club Monaco was a very popular brand
to wear in Canada. It was similar in
style to J. Crew, The Gap (90’s) and Calvin Klein; with it specializing in
basic wear such as khakis and plain white shirts. However what was most popular from Club
Monaco was their sweatshirt sweater with their logo crest. Club Monaco has now brought back this iconic
sweater and is calling it the “Heritage Crest Sweatshirt.”</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiay2CBPxghUbXnJ9t9o05bMpjHIPxRB-I7uX7q6_jPvPu6ymVf9k9fmuafLea3DEAVJ4moYWfvL9Gy2KvBXQuHbdvH2IobUGnmbwMMx2pRhYbdDnTqbwTdDfxr8zsZJKQo-UOBzzhRXuypjrDGypGsQzAq6mrWEbn3nV5-3wdvneo5K-G1FBoSl0EiOg/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiay2CBPxghUbXnJ9t9o05bMpjHIPxRB-I7uX7q6_jPvPu6ymVf9k9fmuafLea3DEAVJ4moYWfvL9Gy2KvBXQuHbdvH2IobUGnmbwMMx2pRhYbdDnTqbwTdDfxr8zsZJKQo-UOBzzhRXuypjrDGypGsQzAq6mrWEbn3nV5-3wdvneo5K-G1FBoSl0EiOg/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wiGVcchxKMTfWRChzkCKA24PhxX9w39CsL9POrHN9vJJUt5mj76lmDBH-Xlo-N7EV7dw58g92untUpJkeBia3tGzOzhsZf8YlwB84w2bAoy5wMKsi8OA_FKj-CTVYzEvFwAEsp66mIKYmpVEHc-Nu_2J0F_oHP0uWEH618X5aoJKffiXqdMf0o32xQ/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wiGVcchxKMTfWRChzkCKA24PhxX9w39CsL9POrHN9vJJUt5mj76lmDBH-Xlo-N7EV7dw58g92untUpJkeBia3tGzOzhsZf8YlwB84w2bAoy5wMKsi8OA_FKj-CTVYzEvFwAEsp66mIKYmpVEHc-Nu_2J0F_oHP0uWEH618X5aoJKffiXqdMf0o32xQ/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fortunately I still own my “old” sweater which
is now considered vintage. And while it
has seen better days, I still use it during the chilly seasons. But like I said, Club Monaco has re-released
this iconic sweater so I had to buy it in grey.
The only differences that I now see is that it’s made in India (not
Canada unfortunately), the logo crest is slightly different, and the sizing is
very slim. As for the sizing, that’s not
a big deal because Club Monaco has catered to smaller sizes for years now. Other than that this is a wonderful sweatshirt
sweater that makes 90’s style a forever classic. (I recommend pairing it with khakis)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVRH0MABJECpTZugjuBbiGyTQQ-H8I_VHIjnoYRPw2NV_DNwfKfdhQVj6DgPd53Vmp8MLbHjE3x0e_Z0odZIyE3yaNi3Nw8oF1n1L9sOzoYw6Sh66n7x83auSN3B2LPYu-9H5juQSwj3DVhH-Kxk-TLko1dzKYRKRT1E2UX74z7EpjErc6ygMekC-Sg/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVRH0MABJECpTZugjuBbiGyTQQ-H8I_VHIjnoYRPw2NV_DNwfKfdhQVj6DgPd53Vmp8MLbHjE3x0e_Z0odZIyE3yaNi3Nw8oF1n1L9sOzoYw6Sh66n7x83auSN3B2LPYu-9H5juQSwj3DVhH-Kxk-TLko1dzKYRKRT1E2UX74z7EpjErc6ygMekC-Sg/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidv32IBZXgqqkNGiovnH64nBuefImb2ivOaCmL5vrHZNnE_RyMUUDIvpOiceCuAkMaE1kbm0-gcF5w3TkIn6-FYUuPB3Oe_Bqj3KY9A3-LnOPS24kPD2ueiMsUsXJ4ebK99j-KE1Y0WT17rbwwy83u2MwV3tpf4YwN2R_sNYglcCJp9JvsCOeqP3OkQ/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidv32IBZXgqqkNGiovnH64nBuefImb2ivOaCmL5vrHZNnE_RyMUUDIvpOiceCuAkMaE1kbm0-gcF5w3TkIn6-FYUuPB3Oe_Bqj3KY9A3-LnOPS24kPD2ueiMsUsXJ4ebK99j-KE1Y0WT17rbwwy83u2MwV3tpf4YwN2R_sNYglcCJp9JvsCOeqP3OkQ/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Club
Monaco: </span></span><a href="http://www.clubmonaco.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.clubmonaco.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97e4Rs3DNfg" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97e4Rs3DNfg</span></a></p></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-47801089585507285422022-08-26T16:33:00.002-04:002022-08-26T17:06:06.699-04:00Costco Birkenstock<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G1YgwEZHhuASTOV1JB6PVD0pNQSRs8ZHv2qZrigG-_6Rb0WWJelclxagHSGqLH7Bfy_gf4NtnZYQlh-0Ii5ke4-s5C7AotZf7yfnktULu2Yyg8I813MwiiYpctqISzgMaeR7Vvw3zHnLAKz9-dAI2-7eagUwLl3OCLy9rUuX9c-zlCEc_07nBLMBCQ/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G1YgwEZHhuASTOV1JB6PVD0pNQSRs8ZHv2qZrigG-_6Rb0WWJelclxagHSGqLH7Bfy_gf4NtnZYQlh-0Ii5ke4-s5C7AotZf7yfnktULu2Yyg8I813MwiiYpctqISzgMaeR7Vvw3zHnLAKz9-dAI2-7eagUwLl3OCLy9rUuX9c-zlCEc_07nBLMBCQ/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I bought these Birkenstock sandals on sale here
in Canada for $69. Initially I was
excited because they were half the price that they usually retail for. I bought them in a smaller size from what I
usually wear (size 10, I wear 11 in sneakers).
I was excited about my sandals but once I started doing a little
research on them, I found out that Costco isn’t an authorized dealer of Birkenstock.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3MZWabuUKzetsNTDn5F22g-0YLPkXeXAjjdeYuc7TITdrSc-u7wWo9mIKo3wlRdSyMMpbbmzg9qOe_Etd2NpVzd5PAS6J0OQ629zWynJ4gM517-_BotWMqbJ0QGShNjwbFuDj3GdyJX2DK8k7S0szk9Yok7QvTWBkJy8_TAfd-K8h1GbVKwm8sahfw/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3MZWabuUKzetsNTDn5F22g-0YLPkXeXAjjdeYuc7TITdrSc-u7wWo9mIKo3wlRdSyMMpbbmzg9qOe_Etd2NpVzd5PAS6J0OQ629zWynJ4gM517-_BotWMqbJ0QGShNjwbFuDj3GdyJX2DK8k7S0szk9Yok7QvTWBkJy8_TAfd-K8h1GbVKwm8sahfw/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUo_MHOXebtQKOLclNCGNwvx-nYeQZP_GrbsjHYyS5hO-hCtitM2RAgE1aqhXVh_2yW3CJCOrG2RbyXHzAtK2WkhWLI0QQ_STJSWFwKhA2A04I7Tq6kfwA1zfMH85X5MkxOfdM2skDKKuG-nL5ZMrKMbnfYohjOJdwbG3MmR-qiCtMod0EoOEiUjzg/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUo_MHOXebtQKOLclNCGNwvx-nYeQZP_GrbsjHYyS5hO-hCtitM2RAgE1aqhXVh_2yW3CJCOrG2RbyXHzAtK2WkhWLI0QQ_STJSWFwKhA2A04I7Tq6kfwA1zfMH85X5MkxOfdM2skDKKuG-nL5ZMrKMbnfYohjOJdwbG3MmR-qiCtMod0EoOEiUjzg/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This had me worried because I assumed that they were fakes. It also had me questioning Costco because I’ve
been a loyal member for years and have never seen them sell fake products. But after inspecting my sandals for a while,
and wearing them I came to the conclusion that they were authentic Birkenstocks. As for them being a non-authorized dealer I
figure that it’s because Costco has such a great return policy that Birkenstock
(the company) wasn’t ready to honor any return policy, so Costco decided to
sell them without their authorization.
Boss Move!</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uC3qbfQ3csur8cJ2i-40wmsAIz-yo65dc19kXsQqsmsPFzLuF3tNpKU0IiOEFb-nDFFhyFdWKPXt9tp7Sqe2UTWANluLnz7WywkluGkrau6LOZ4tBFXyY3jam69hn2U00cBQNfQJmzSO0ksVosOIGIfWJktCox1jkXY2mV3dqaeP9lkXba-vCcMapA/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uC3qbfQ3csur8cJ2i-40wmsAIz-yo65dc19kXsQqsmsPFzLuF3tNpKU0IiOEFb-nDFFhyFdWKPXt9tp7Sqe2UTWANluLnz7WywkluGkrau6LOZ4tBFXyY3jam69hn2U00cBQNfQJmzSO0ksVosOIGIfWJktCox1jkXY2mV3dqaeP9lkXba-vCcMapA/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDURuW8LXnWk2jafsBZ8zjGD6yHQkyTeorp7BTUhR0_lQCCwn8HCJhEM46-4zx8U-OCMgtuKPukhFjMacHZRWvVVeQlASIcuLezocVslLK6-xrXz19I517XuqZ54WWPXyJw6z1qT_-Fgv6WEpbwQOEFROiZk4sjAy1JxDTEwNfCLW0jtQxiXD6nfFaAQ/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDURuW8LXnWk2jafsBZ8zjGD6yHQkyTeorp7BTUhR0_lQCCwn8HCJhEM46-4zx8U-OCMgtuKPukhFjMacHZRWvVVeQlASIcuLezocVslLK6-xrXz19I517XuqZ54WWPXyJw6z1qT_-Fgv6WEpbwQOEFROiZk4sjAy1JxDTEwNfCLW0jtQxiXD6nfFaAQ/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>BIRKENSTOCK: </span></span><a href="https://www.birkenstock.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.birkenstock.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC0YzOyje0" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC0YzOyje0</span></a></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-14393079173549576092022-08-03T15:55:00.002-04:002022-08-03T16:13:34.261-04:00IKEA Chili Dog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCTcCKlAGRVs5-TPpbs3ZtQVvGZiIuN4SV1oGsHM7HAhEPT7Em0aRU4CxHmn87F6E-sr4ph3_efsuwGwCmfHxZj8ebtL357czUKN3r5uApNQKhcIutGBXnD2t4dyeGG2WwG_nOaaQM_SOVzyk6kLv2o_RisbaUeJtgOY2PlezeYNYo4LguMMvGHfOLA/s4032/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCTcCKlAGRVs5-TPpbs3ZtQVvGZiIuN4SV1oGsHM7HAhEPT7Em0aRU4CxHmn87F6E-sr4ph3_efsuwGwCmfHxZj8ebtL357czUKN3r5uApNQKhcIutGBXnD2t4dyeGG2WwG_nOaaQM_SOVzyk6kLv2o_RisbaUeJtgOY2PlezeYNYo4LguMMvGHfOLA/s320/1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">I was
shocked when I found out that IKEA in Canada sold chili dogs. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">I don’t know what was more shocking, that
IKEA sold chili dogs or that it only cost $1.50 Canadian (about a $1 US)!</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">Either way, I had to try them out and to my
surprise they’re not that bad.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">The
wiener and bun are basic (almost like what you get at school) but the chili is
good and comes with plenty of meat and beans.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">For the price and quality this is one delicious chili dog that I
recommend anyone try if they visit IKEA in Toronto.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZsj7EeH0HrN36RqMvEIY3j_UV1nOTpx8E24aVji83MLYlP0CsG4FF5DwIcCPxxYknostM9SD0ysOwGjQfCs4W3uvYZGfu5iH4Iw0DiDWyy3-89-s1PD11zIrdHjbL9ufBik1n5S14YRMyg7DcWPU7Nto-ENxPm9CLEOmvlBnADN6NdCiHsvEePJ0fw/s4032/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZsj7EeH0HrN36RqMvEIY3j_UV1nOTpx8E24aVji83MLYlP0CsG4FF5DwIcCPxxYknostM9SD0ysOwGjQfCs4W3uvYZGfu5iH4Iw0DiDWyy3-89-s1PD11zIrdHjbL9ufBik1n5S14YRMyg7DcWPU7Nto-ENxPm9CLEOmvlBnADN6NdCiHsvEePJ0fw/w200-h150/2.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jesMdb2pA19mo19EkD-c2rKHQMpnRrDdPtiG_Onq6arX_P6GaZIKBw8ZH5fcE73dbtRVOPmXvzop6I5oC-OLkeT_frIo1EJc-OP00X0813vckCM0W3uKecTr0-Fn_UVzwsFYeVpQALS_lEwT_GTO0lMj_yupf7PLibjKAY4P4nRKp__kl4r9lCZXqA/s4032/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jesMdb2pA19mo19EkD-c2rKHQMpnRrDdPtiG_Onq6arX_P6GaZIKBw8ZH5fcE73dbtRVOPmXvzop6I5oC-OLkeT_frIo1EJc-OP00X0813vckCM0W3uKecTr0-Fn_UVzwsFYeVpQALS_lEwT_GTO0lMj_yupf7PLibjKAY4P4nRKp__kl4r9lCZXqA/w200-h150/3.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjXLVEbQ3caJJkKhyji_NOLv0ETAlh21c-Ner_xGTQf0Wd4opUsMem0B2bpw_6ponNyfZxVLVRwi-X8i1fCCSxMa1ZUzhbuiuX7DodlvbzlsCXNYFwYaUihyZkwwUQP9c1XtZighrCT4y70_R3H0bWW2zBpSB6Kso9y4Hhp1yhvM3EYV4TLjXRskdZg/s4032/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjXLVEbQ3caJJkKhyji_NOLv0ETAlh21c-Ner_xGTQf0Wd4opUsMem0B2bpw_6ponNyfZxVLVRwi-X8i1fCCSxMa1ZUzhbuiuX7DodlvbzlsCXNYFwYaUihyZkwwUQP9c1XtZighrCT4y70_R3H0bWW2zBpSB6Kso9y4Hhp1yhvM3EYV4TLjXRskdZg/w200-h150/4.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OmHe3VNJmQI3WQMttSIQDruZWpbmsseVe7JccgtVt4MJCNC2NBMp8vfi0Kb6tfkcofnfsfB7tzNlxQQrZlziKfymL1Jek5eTNMrRb1933WF_BSRBkYDi9SVDkP0bOkusDyv-PG14EoHY4PQoR5MrUn_nFw-sUxCoSb5qN5gXZQxMkLGOCXG3JldMdw/s3024/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="3024" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OmHe3VNJmQI3WQMttSIQDruZWpbmsseVe7JccgtVt4MJCNC2NBMp8vfi0Kb6tfkcofnfsfB7tzNlxQQrZlziKfymL1Jek5eTNMrRb1933WF_BSRBkYDi9SVDkP0bOkusDyv-PG14EoHY4PQoR5MrUn_nFw-sUxCoSb5qN5gXZQxMkLGOCXG3JldMdw/w200-h158/5.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxra16y0QA" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxra16y0QA</a></p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">IKEA: </span></span><a href="http://www.ikea.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">www.ikea.com</span></a></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-34352133680403933932022-06-27T18:39:00.002-04:002022-08-03T17:00:23.415-04:00Why I Quit Collecting Jerseys<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_X6aMqyJ-eUHAHtR22tIQIylTW4olIUk2h6A6MOmKJN53twNW7xWhT7FiQLCfCRMDnurW9BovTBhRBI7Qf2k2Tx2AP3GimRdriCMCuZ_HUV5pYGwW0MUcKGBlM4nG7qRP_9Q6cLEm5hDYOwlWWMk3lCV1SfmWFyIQVqtzQ5WeqrMHaqcmqeDHTkjiA/s4000/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_X6aMqyJ-eUHAHtR22tIQIylTW4olIUk2h6A6MOmKJN53twNW7xWhT7FiQLCfCRMDnurW9BovTBhRBI7Qf2k2Tx2AP3GimRdriCMCuZ_HUV5pYGwW0MUcKGBlM4nG7qRP_9Q6cLEm5hDYOwlWWMk3lCV1SfmWFyIQVqtzQ5WeqrMHaqcmqeDHTkjiA/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">During the last few years I stopped collecting
sports jerseys like I use to a decade ago.
Throughout the years I donated most of my jerseys and also sold some (at
a loss). But what was most significant
was that I also stopped buying jerseys.
This led me to ponder why I stopped collecting jerseys, and so I decided
to write a list of the reasons why I stopped.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD4Zij-o1iBw36hvqV4uPH1vjtmClxbwnuXXSukRhY5SCCVeFVCwzQsxNJQIJjhIQeJZOmecrlD7wMaXDWA2vOyjM07vnVwinRrIq__DXGp8DtOzF63FsvKO6R4FUYntJVVAviFsAuI5HgH4ACClmitiExy5x1HZKWPEFFRNhLQBkFXKXS0UQDdNUoQ/s4000/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD4Zij-o1iBw36hvqV4uPH1vjtmClxbwnuXXSukRhY5SCCVeFVCwzQsxNJQIJjhIQeJZOmecrlD7wMaXDWA2vOyjM07vnVwinRrIq__DXGp8DtOzF63FsvKO6R4FUYntJVVAviFsAuI5HgH4ACClmitiExy5x1HZKWPEFFRNhLQBkFXKXS0UQDdNUoQ/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD5u182gMuutaZnW-8bWCiTPVz6vMnthe3GL1tfXh-Ry8pS1MY6XaRN9WqCCPxWZLeGeNwICwbNB37BgLG12MMOmwT1u7GnzAKCofLdZ36BJRRcwr_bJJLJCfJQ0dpETLn-ft-0gEeh61sB5hTon2-vZiDbqJBZUV30pZErR-C1hBXkgQf8LJ33_uIw/s4000/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD5u182gMuutaZnW-8bWCiTPVz6vMnthe3GL1tfXh-Ry8pS1MY6XaRN9WqCCPxWZLeGeNwICwbNB37BgLG12MMOmwT1u7GnzAKCofLdZ36BJRRcwr_bJJLJCfJQ0dpETLn-ft-0gEeh61sB5hTon2-vZiDbqJBZUV30pZErR-C1hBXkgQf8LJ33_uIw/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first reason I stopped is because I’m
getting older and wearing a jersey outside to a mall, a bar or a restaurant
doesn’t seem too appealing. I’d rather
wear a nice Polo dress shirt than a bright colorful jersey outside. The second reason I stopped is because
jerseys are becoming too expensive to buy frequently. For example a Michael Jordan jersey from
Mitchell & Ness is now $450 plus tax and a NHL Adidas jersey start at $200.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEMC5KK-OiL2jZpARCE0hV0MRSCtns2mU7PFuSGOqRtrS9mVd3DFvXaEn8xfGGyQuH8xgafmYWkst5bJH3rGa-LxLuy89KJ6ACeU4m_KCqiedSGq2NSDQtaNex-QBukT62hsUvMVq7VgncIX5pHS961why5X6x9qNNWk2Ir82Xuy9XfMy21C4usSMZw/s4000/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEMC5KK-OiL2jZpARCE0hV0MRSCtns2mU7PFuSGOqRtrS9mVd3DFvXaEn8xfGGyQuH8xgafmYWkst5bJH3rGa-LxLuy89KJ6ACeU4m_KCqiedSGq2NSDQtaNex-QBukT62hsUvMVq7VgncIX5pHS961why5X6x9qNNWk2Ir82Xuy9XfMy21C4usSMZw/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeGxwQEaKux_0SrqXG0LsYa7gteq3IsYbryh3TipzVVZyLwqOnVFC5_dXQV-tN9wvf6dZJQ45u4lay4HjQP-mHugluWTaA5siopptmblas8BZNpLZHuaoQAYosGT0BvBnboGiWdxZtc4W6Bvt7hq9lBtCinR146QwjNhU79ohYV2ANNXiqy9fXrrNwA/s4000/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeGxwQEaKux_0SrqXG0LsYa7gteq3IsYbryh3TipzVVZyLwqOnVFC5_dXQV-tN9wvf6dZJQ45u4lay4HjQP-mHugluWTaA5siopptmblas8BZNpLZHuaoQAYosGT0BvBnboGiWdxZtc4W6Bvt7hq9lBtCinR146QwjNhU79ohYV2ANNXiqy9fXrrNwA/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The third reason I stopped buying jerseys is
because of poor quality issues such as lack of stitching. This is problematic for me because letters
and numbers are now heat pressed rather than stitched on, causing these numbers
and letters to fall off. And finally the
last reason is because jerseys now use Dri-FIT Polyester material. The problem with Dri-Fit is that it will
cause snags to happen more frequently making the whole jersey look ugly. Unfortunately the future of jerseys doesn’t
look too bright with all these concerns I have, but I also have hope that maybe
one day my passion for jerseys will return once these issues are remedied.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qM_rsoVW0HXwE8tcKzlI-TNk-d93ZxWxpMj-shUpSE1DzDdx0hVqAbR7NmhXsNUzbTnHG0-iZavUIcoQuIUXufrqELlRlzw9hseE4lPwlrRI6Cg0CIst2BV-BvW_K6cynn9T3IW5B9pne2qm9HHDGx1J8KMUZ25SVefy2FeV4XCZuWp3yGXuZFFSog/s4000/6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qM_rsoVW0HXwE8tcKzlI-TNk-d93ZxWxpMj-shUpSE1DzDdx0hVqAbR7NmhXsNUzbTnHG0-iZavUIcoQuIUXufrqELlRlzw9hseE4lPwlrRI6Cg0CIst2BV-BvW_K6cynn9T3IW5B9pne2qm9HHDGx1J8KMUZ25SVefy2FeV4XCZuWp3yGXuZFFSog/w200-h150/6.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9-HRq4ea3PGU1ZApIkDu4ErlUmyGFbKT5zDZ7UQYxJxW-SwIVRMl41ie9yreQgmnNqAaUJ5e2vUpk95C3v7EGVFtW-JgKrwGqClSlwKZunpX4HIknmjkKLe3-dV_SuG6O4JCYPQRvw2QVZEvRLxlDtdh8fujhj4ioO0Eay7n8QVQ6EltMA0Ce_xxYg/s384/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="384" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9-HRq4ea3PGU1ZApIkDu4ErlUmyGFbKT5zDZ7UQYxJxW-SwIVRMl41ie9yreQgmnNqAaUJ5e2vUpk95C3v7EGVFtW-JgKrwGqClSlwKZunpX4HIknmjkKLe3-dV_SuG6O4JCYPQRvw2QVZEvRLxlDtdh8fujhj4ioO0Eay7n8QVQ6EltMA0Ce_xxYg/w200-h165/7.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Blog: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKcfRk951qE" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKcfRk951qE</a></span></p></div></div></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-3015561492463611742022-02-23T17:33:00.007-05:002022-08-03T17:20:16.681-04:00NES Nintendo Coasters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigcxBLg8hoMVbrh4flXVIqdqK3PCyNYsZPoAwwEaTeeAqDVNu65wOjcFhOwi-78WQZfR3c8ZE-zRwrgSVd5-lbcPTHM5AdF73YOQJ3waKKH5Q5S_nlm1yw1a3vqD7a6cGgCkm0RfHPgTXFj23e0UQ83__jf9II-rtee99LOy4AbkusYIaNVBdDWS3C1Q=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigcxBLg8hoMVbrh4flXVIqdqK3PCyNYsZPoAwwEaTeeAqDVNu65wOjcFhOwi-78WQZfR3c8ZE-zRwrgSVd5-lbcPTHM5AdF73YOQJ3waKKH5Q5S_nlm1yw1a3vqD7a6cGgCkm0RfHPgTXFj23e0UQ83__jf9II-rtee99LOy4AbkusYIaNVBdDWS3C1Q=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">These Nintendo coasters are so dope! I wanted them for a while but unfortunately they
were hard to find in my area, and I didn’t want to import them. I was actually concerned that the quality
wouldn’t be so good because I assumed they were as fragile as paper coasters. I didn’t want them to be a one-time-use thing. Thankfully, now that I own them and have used
them a few times I gotta say they have far exceeded my expectation. They’re made using a thick cardboard material
and have a nice wax coating at the top and bottom to protect them from moisture. I’m so happy I got these because these mini
NES game coasters are so cute to use.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-rsAJhUn9qAQclm-kNNlBCuGjdsTX6Hkmz915mGiTdZNvUD6U7LM14gS_lHFIuj1XmogajaKn5RhpWg3P_kyA4_oOT99antrsPZNhHZ8uvjBNm93LSEBhUIu16P6nT7HDc22AxFRvjF8OlTvNFFJHtW-pq1_LDYMOhc8XKactIwWldAZICNu99KHGw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-rsAJhUn9qAQclm-kNNlBCuGjdsTX6Hkmz915mGiTdZNvUD6U7LM14gS_lHFIuj1XmogajaKn5RhpWg3P_kyA4_oOT99antrsPZNhHZ8uvjBNm93LSEBhUIu16P6nT7HDc22AxFRvjF8OlTvNFFJHtW-pq1_LDYMOhc8XKactIwWldAZICNu99KHGw=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZAxrDZHexu6EjqKWeuuoecCt9f_sbAaB2uEdqAs_o8JeyV8gJFJMSXF0ectDbrQR1zB2Ft7qU3JMg6aoWAZV83H8sYup_kYQqr5XqvJEUvSoFLMU7hz0tVU0jsSJIkFqkAw0Q6YKShUi41Fqtl8nNb_gNrQGgmWKKlvTTpsy-b0SzBRHPwrijZh_UQQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZAxrDZHexu6EjqKWeuuoecCt9f_sbAaB2uEdqAs_o8JeyV8gJFJMSXF0ectDbrQR1zB2Ft7qU3JMg6aoWAZV83H8sYup_kYQqr5XqvJEUvSoFLMU7hz0tVU0jsSJIkFqkAw0Q6YKShUi41Fqtl8nNb_gNrQGgmWKKlvTTpsy-b0SzBRHPwrijZh_UQQ=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlMXF__eJCF85xb4Ipt3bw6ooUmChzI65vUlvXZZhW0P2UGgk1zrhh5heB_PY7DDC1GCZ42Ln92mgkvRRfM7Puyk7LsXCo3srDRgX2CDa-sRhgRmI0GiSPJkYwwl9ndVIByzc88Joh3lNULLCDyxE1c_nQjKa9f7LA2MB4NtB-lUVFAXVwE88R1pJG-A=s4000" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlMXF__eJCF85xb4Ipt3bw6ooUmChzI65vUlvXZZhW0P2UGgk1zrhh5heB_PY7DDC1GCZ42Ln92mgkvRRfM7Puyk7LsXCo3srDRgX2CDa-sRhgRmI0GiSPJkYwwl9ndVIByzc88Joh3lNULLCDyxE1c_nQjKa9f7LA2MB4NtB-lUVFAXVwE88R1pJG-A=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQaDlICoIl2yW16KX8Fg-_wYQKGLW9oArjV89lc0-HhBAoyJ1OrkriT8kdDhvOT4NyHYRchYpKE4ehCofB6Qn62wsbZU0RhN_Uiuo6AJt7jjeAqOnanFAuzeiwX-JH3dtcjp7g3s239UEVQDCBKReJAaAaCPdijkwwd5eMvmq-UrSJKNv3o_ET7apsg=s4000" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQaDlICoIl2yW16KX8Fg-_wYQKGLW9oArjV89lc0-HhBAoyJ1OrkriT8kdDhvOT4NyHYRchYpKE4ehCofB6Qn62wsbZU0RhN_Uiuo6AJt7jjeAqOnanFAuzeiwX-JH3dtcjp7g3s239UEVQDCBKReJAaAaCPdijkwwd5eMvmq-UrSJKNv3o_ET7apsg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Paladone: </span><a href="http://www.paladone.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.paladone.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/03QqIoYIsX8" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://youtu.be/03QqIoYIsX8</span></a></p></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-74894163433354511122021-11-13T23:27:00.015-05:002021-11-15T16:40:14.005-05:00Nike Air Force 1 Duckboot<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp9HZ1i3UO9URqoxPiTIFXedTljh1NkOXHoJmkrt9GX8opXif9dVaVRpQH5l2MPDQGYfrRIT82EHAc10bjc-REX_h508WizgbnFdkCqPAC2hLmK1zxxmpFTb94iLmfrn6K9ZJofAmiKDF/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp9HZ1i3UO9URqoxPiTIFXedTljh1NkOXHoJmkrt9GX8opXif9dVaVRpQH5l2MPDQGYfrRIT82EHAc10bjc-REX_h508WizgbnFdkCqPAC2hLmK1zxxmpFTb94iLmfrn6K9ZJofAmiKDF/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When the Nike Air Force 1 duckboot was first revealed, many people
thought they were horrible looking. It
was also a time when many Frankenstein hybrid sneakers were releasing like Air
Jordan mixed with AF1. I didn’t like
this mixture of iconic sneakers, so without much thought I also passed on the
AF1 duckboot. Luckily I went to a store
one day and saw them up close, and that changed my mind. I was amazed at their quality and their
style.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU2bTOzMdLAdq2mmLeWCAo1l4DGDW_puDjvM2Nin5JuUFl3pAm5zKjJO1DXvTicyZU1UtgNoixyZh4sGNhNbNIpLGMcmVBWyMeujKDOKK6uVsYcv9U27HyP1iWhrqKjxN1Y7aTFuYf-H1/s2048/7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU2bTOzMdLAdq2mmLeWCAo1l4DGDW_puDjvM2Nin5JuUFl3pAm5zKjJO1DXvTicyZU1UtgNoixyZh4sGNhNbNIpLGMcmVBWyMeujKDOKK6uVsYcv9U27HyP1iWhrqKjxN1Y7aTFuYf-H1/w200-h150/7.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uyngUFqv17QiwZZ9I5gEeTUohc8TNIbCaDjreFmEXYr_PeDvNnhurXho2kJkmfJqWP6Wtp1hn7Arovs5pQpJyv-pC0hl7vJ_x3WWw7-dCQ5tGcsYklhXueAG8cgDL6Imxe5kU_xZIWYN/s2048/6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uyngUFqv17QiwZZ9I5gEeTUohc8TNIbCaDjreFmEXYr_PeDvNnhurXho2kJkmfJqWP6Wtp1hn7Arovs5pQpJyv-pC0hl7vJ_x3WWw7-dCQ5tGcsYklhXueAG8cgDL6Imxe5kU_xZIWYN/w200-h150/6.JPG" width="200" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4juKQtDo3bGgIuoFhSwH1CgNJKRyFXuH3Hh7B3k3zdyYaGS_1QCvd1vB77jj6jtkZTOkYL8_g-vyNvq3ovWDyHNkEFuSYy4VsKXl1YFzzk00Mqu4TMlRv1TD-FcTN7b5389brYkoHKz3s/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4juKQtDo3bGgIuoFhSwH1CgNJKRyFXuH3Hh7B3k3zdyYaGS_1QCvd1vB77jj6jtkZTOkYL8_g-vyNvq3ovWDyHNkEFuSYy4VsKXl1YFzzk00Mqu4TMlRv1TD-FcTN7b5389brYkoHKz3s/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBpF6jfun_tf2UdU5AEU9R8VQy9wahu2gFc8jI3Kj_Vi0k6n-dMtbyEPaBzxehF_0pTmH5IZupBiRrGGt8l7x6koUAEviaVuiHIGxpliiiMHbdo3yckb0TQErW1r7hqB6O_YFcm8aFYuX/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBpF6jfun_tf2UdU5AEU9R8VQy9wahu2gFc8jI3Kj_Vi0k6n-dMtbyEPaBzxehF_0pTmH5IZupBiRrGGt8l7x6koUAEviaVuiHIGxpliiiMHbdo3yckb0TQErW1r7hqB6O_YFcm8aFYuX/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To start off with it’s a winter shoe, so it’s
perfect for people living in cold areas with significant snow and ice. The soles have good traction which makes it
essential for walking in slippery areas.
Next it has some really beautify leather that is nice and smooth, but
will also be strong against the elements such as slush and wind. And finally I have to admit it, when it’s
cold outside; you don’t care what you’re wearing you just want your feet warm;
but with these AF1 duckboot’s you get to stay warm and look good.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17ktjOlDcU6wQG3nIAM4egJjCfOb5-AyJp3tS9qtqzAj2pWu6u_Z3iUedFeA59r-N_XNoGiIMgsbg2S5jhJ7yXcQnO8037O4BwI05Z2nGlfySQk_PtX9DdGGXg1edutZys_vvF01FWOuy/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17ktjOlDcU6wQG3nIAM4egJjCfOb5-AyJp3tS9qtqzAj2pWu6u_Z3iUedFeA59r-N_XNoGiIMgsbg2S5jhJ7yXcQnO8037O4BwI05Z2nGlfySQk_PtX9DdGGXg1edutZys_vvF01FWOuy/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieccU0VGKjq_dQvkrLgGZjuBAJ_rsE3t4K25M7GYDO2Rh0-1Pai8QAZzZgDtimoNv8oD1vZytWS9GGjmxOgIgBy8Vaz0mOcPYwIltfGcYRSA3Sxrg8MCeJtmDotgFpSyRKuqkoNJP96pZ3/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieccU0VGKjq_dQvkrLgGZjuBAJ_rsE3t4K25M7GYDO2Rh0-1Pai8QAZzZgDtimoNv8oD1vZytWS9GGjmxOgIgBy8Vaz0mOcPYwIltfGcYRSA3Sxrg8MCeJtmDotgFpSyRKuqkoNJP96pZ3/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/Sh4lv932J9Y" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://youtu.be/Sh4lv932J9Y</a></span></p></div></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-79657606038420389852021-10-20T17:50:00.006-04:002021-10-20T19:12:11.441-04:00My Metroid Video Game Collection<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHAM8O49_DFS_3Xxo-RTvfPPOFVghPUBjgkMkrKEc-o2WRUlBaGSf1hKEjfXQFnsWvhuhxoDdo1PuEvwXjVLYp9uTREP122ngKRo-cng8qO3XP-0hj0wUIv7GTNKxzmxGCzlSDG1lnMiK/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2048" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHAM8O49_DFS_3Xxo-RTvfPPOFVghPUBjgkMkrKEc-o2WRUlBaGSf1hKEjfXQFnsWvhuhxoDdo1PuEvwXjVLYp9uTREP122ngKRo-cng8qO3XP-0hj0wUIv7GTNKxzmxGCzlSDG1lnMiK/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here’s my
Metroid collection:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1. Metroid
(1987 NA)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt;">2. Metroid
II: Return of Samus (1991)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3. Super
Metroid (1994)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">4. Metroid
Prime (Nov 17, 2002)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">5. Metroid
Fusion (Nov 17, 2002)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">6. Metroid:
Zero Mission (Feb 9, 2004)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">7. Metroid
Prime 2: Echoes (Nov 15, 2004)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">8. Metroid
Prime Pinball (2005)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">9. Metroid
Prime Hunters (2006)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">10. Metroid
Prime 3: Corruption (2007)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">11. Metroid:
Other M (2010)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">12. Metroid
Prime: Federation Force (2016)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">13. Metroid:
Samus Returns (2017)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">14. Metroid Dread
(2021)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwN14S-0FbGhxjc8AVX70WhcsGCBGWiz7UH0W7R7lRuLT50Et4KhpJbAqWxu2HYyW4E0w4k_7hZ20ut7yCxUDr2dHY4bYMzxhQa-D3m1GZMegg-rhWrfBZZ6NDQwGPF_tKGr3bsYIEPs8/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwN14S-0FbGhxjc8AVX70WhcsGCBGWiz7UH0W7R7lRuLT50Et4KhpJbAqWxu2HYyW4E0w4k_7hZ20ut7yCxUDr2dHY4bYMzxhQa-D3m1GZMegg-rhWrfBZZ6NDQwGPF_tKGr3bsYIEPs8/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7xTNW3V4vPzjWFGoXxp68N3tnG9ly1BrgUBT4oUmKo-zDVIAGusIVJBAv0oYJg9aXuUrTTguOKPLAOGGul0FS1hgbV8XyM9lELsgaHOdNz2T1eNvsg2uWo-RRhSo649S7FuIn9ycVabh/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7xTNW3V4vPzjWFGoXxp68N3tnG9ly1BrgUBT4oUmKo-zDVIAGusIVJBAv0oYJg9aXuUrTTguOKPLAOGGul0FS1hgbV8XyM9lELsgaHOdNz2T1eNvsg2uWo-RRhSo649S7FuIn9ycVabh/w200-h150/1.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Metroid: </span><a href="https://metroid.nintendo.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://metroid.nintendo.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/XG2VUwtkeo8" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://youtu.be/XG2VUwtkeo8</a></span></p></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-42011785372527200572021-10-04T21:42:00.008-04:002021-10-04T22:10:38.596-04:00PlayStation Video Gaming Hunting<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktrWFXQT0dtjoVF5sLuG9NO0_77wPMdzslBQZi4nmmWKtmy5Xeu4ZFFS17KR0tRtMYG6_SmU8mVluBp5rGQraR7zvrA2dYe2y9rC97gH7_HVPQN2vq4p2fuoytxEUknR97UR0Txp1GDnG/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktrWFXQT0dtjoVF5sLuG9NO0_77wPMdzslBQZi4nmmWKtmy5Xeu4ZFFS17KR0tRtMYG6_SmU8mVluBp5rGQraR7zvrA2dYe2y9rC97gH7_HVPQN2vq4p2fuoytxEUknR97UR0Txp1GDnG/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last week I went to Winners (an off-price
Canadian department store) and I found a cool looking PlayStation mug. I bought it without thinking, and later on I
felt a little weird because I’m not much of a PlayStation guy. I do own a few consoles, and many games; but
my love for PlayStation isn’t nearly as large as it is for Nintendo. So, even buying a PlayStation mug felt weird
to me. Anyway, today I went out video
game hunting and I went to a Goodwill that I usually look through but never
find anything good inside. I’m always
jealous of video game hunting videos other people post and always seem to find treasure. I always ask myself, why not me too? Lol</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZumKYdg8dFiM9EsJ-eHkT21nPATIwWRrwWEZSLd5UjFh8wl36TYpQIydwbp3rLnrgYdEiK_Dm1oLook2HUflC62WezVTRCsdspVri8GMpCvCtOOPuHhpbE3wGe9NrEDIvkxcykHM3jUeB/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZumKYdg8dFiM9EsJ-eHkT21nPATIwWRrwWEZSLd5UjFh8wl36TYpQIydwbp3rLnrgYdEiK_Dm1oLook2HUflC62WezVTRCsdspVri8GMpCvCtOOPuHhpbE3wGe9NrEDIvkxcykHM3jUeB/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlu8Msv010tqy4f1x440tdD3M8FCik4cXSPF-OQOTcNmuc7yM8OfEIocKziSfhyphenhyphenbidaI5bpoBR_XcU2lkcmnCfRLDNifRo8ou6IA7rmmg93aFdxKoBaOIjiBbuSQUX3MeMl-LownKgJdg/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlu8Msv010tqy4f1x440tdD3M8FCik4cXSPF-OQOTcNmuc7yM8OfEIocKziSfhyphenhyphenbidaI5bpoBR_XcU2lkcmnCfRLDNifRo8ou6IA7rmmg93aFdxKoBaOIjiBbuSQUX3MeMl-LownKgJdg/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Yet today was finally my day (everything's
coming up Milhouse!) and I finally scored an epic video game find. Today I found; Resident Evil 2, Final Fantasy
VII, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Tomb Raider, Die Hard Trilogy, and 2 on 2 Open Ice
Challenge. They were all on sale for $5,
all complete with manual, and all were near mint condition with no wear or
scratches. I even used a coupon to get
an even bigger discount on these games.
To be honest, I have never played these games nor do I know their
current resale value; however I do know that they’re very popular and that I
won’t be selling them. With my new mug,
and this new collection I figure this is the right time to start being a
PlayStation guy (but Nintendo will always come first).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7gWFC2ad1PQVMY5466Sqy2Ag4-KxjL27-SuU7Hyy26qdvs_DzpmrEsZmSAvPo5eeuyzzVnKl3iCmjYhvrWwAnpfw1mrTAjAuJ52JuMg4LIOKXMUYORHwHeP4yd2Pz2Ubeqe0qTwG_P4q/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7gWFC2ad1PQVMY5466Sqy2Ag4-KxjL27-SuU7Hyy26qdvs_DzpmrEsZmSAvPo5eeuyzzVnKl3iCmjYhvrWwAnpfw1mrTAjAuJ52JuMg4LIOKXMUYORHwHeP4yd2Pz2Ubeqe0qTwG_P4q/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiqDRhFoEaH30-TctyX3CUjQOX1KkunaidhrQ07t4fN1tur-HeNXwx4xmmghj1MCDaCrNT6PsNyMGsRoNRiVeMWDl3ZVqfI8a83xqPqQxVNs9zNUfqDlwwA0m9nwodqUxbkynrrOBlXxG/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiqDRhFoEaH30-TctyX3CUjQOX1KkunaidhrQ07t4fN1tur-HeNXwx4xmmghj1MCDaCrNT6PsNyMGsRoNRiVeMWDl3ZVqfI8a83xqPqQxVNs9zNUfqDlwwA0m9nwodqUxbkynrrOBlXxG/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzXcRD4VwA" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzXcRD4VwA</span></a></p><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-42869506677295272132021-10-03T21:32:00.002-04:002021-10-03T21:32:21.890-04:00Super Mario Bros 3 Remake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9UtIabYQRcqSbA7o9G6Z8jyrkC0Au_jxlsBYK2u6XtVQs39q5fPlgLiKoIxXbhCq26pSOkfrD9peIXP3ZCK-pKJ5jaX3KR_32NULRqo7-uWHadRH6-B3cJdtxUwk5FENikPaSPZ7gz9B/s824/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="824" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9UtIabYQRcqSbA7o9G6Z8jyrkC0Au_jxlsBYK2u6XtVQs39q5fPlgLiKoIxXbhCq26pSOkfrD9peIXP3ZCK-pKJ5jaX3KR_32NULRqo7-uWHadRH6-B3cJdtxUwk5FENikPaSPZ7gz9B/w400-h194/1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of my favourite illustrators is Yōichi
Kotabe. Not only is he responsible for
one of my favourite anime’s, “Heidi, Girl of the Alps”; but was also the primary
artist on early Super Mario video games.
His work is simply gorgeous, colourful and groundbreaking. When it comes to Nintendo, his most
recognizable artwork is the cover and manuals of Super Mario Bros on the Famicom
(Japanese edition), Super Mario Land on the Game Boy, and of course Super Mario
Bros 3. I have been mesmerized by
Kotabe’s version of Mario ever since I saw the cover of Super Mario Bro 3. His illustrations breathed life into Mario at
a time when technology simply did not match Shigeru Miyamoto’s vision. I would think to myself, why couldn’t
Kotabe’s illustrations be the version used in the game? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qsKl0leyT0jU4uexb3_Dp0ekFzIx9iLv5KePVMnL_iE-OO_fzoeEpXdQCULdz2RF76nWsBfziinYS_wZnVsvMKBZ7jzHjCwmvuWG6NSX0DDwCe3TMeTbDJLVeRkq4vo4BJDvUyYKxuNz/s900/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="900" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qsKl0leyT0jU4uexb3_Dp0ekFzIx9iLv5KePVMnL_iE-OO_fzoeEpXdQCULdz2RF76nWsBfziinYS_wZnVsvMKBZ7jzHjCwmvuWG6NSX0DDwCe3TMeTbDJLVeRkq4vo4BJDvUyYKxuNz/w200-h126/2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2idyp3-Aeo0ZUhHlPpQ90P3HzvtO5saGRANu0WQFTazishja-_GA3x3u2bSqRRTi-B4nJwaSBq-tHJlJg2cak4zy3PfnW6lG-DMcKuFgQCytkgHPT1D5DV_wkqbFW0FCA_2q5jVp9tv0/s348/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="348" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2idyp3-Aeo0ZUhHlPpQ90P3HzvtO5saGRANu0WQFTazishja-_GA3x3u2bSqRRTi-B4nJwaSBq-tHJlJg2cak4zy3PfnW6lG-DMcKuFgQCytkgHPT1D5DV_wkqbFW0FCA_2q5jVp9tv0/w200-h151/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thankfully we now live in a time
when technology allows creators to put their visions into video games the way
they dreamed of. Even though video games
with cartoon graphics have existed for years, (such as Dragon's Lair, Wario
Land: Shake It! and Ducktales Remastered) this art style didn’t become popular
until the release of Cuphead. This game
popularized the animated cartoon video game genre, and influenced other video
game developers to modernize old classics into modern cartoon video games (Monster
Boy and the Cursed Kingdom). So my hope
now is for Nintendo to do the same and re-master Super Mario Bro 3 in an
animated cartoon version using the original designs created by Kotabe.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Yōichi Kotabe Wiki: </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dichi_Kotabe" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dichi_Kotabe</span></a></p></div>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-84201468491176675092021-09-13T23:53:00.004-04:002021-10-03T19:17:41.202-04:00Toronto Blue Jays World Series New Era Fitted Hat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha0TkQXXT0wTIFTZ78NXHgWx2CGJT78svnM8KMlN41eu8MaeOzQO280Y9ofkJ-FbHAwev9_Y7p4RGnLj_3zt0sVsHOvqiiKJicBpbWM7SV1pw3jBcpzCQ0ppsINKnKZnwaWOMgtubnnLm/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha0TkQXXT0wTIFTZ78NXHgWx2CGJT78svnM8KMlN41eu8MaeOzQO280Y9ofkJ-FbHAwev9_Y7p4RGnLj_3zt0sVsHOvqiiKJicBpbWM7SV1pw3jBcpzCQ0ppsINKnKZnwaWOMgtubnnLm/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When you love a hat, you buy it as many times as
you can. The Blue Jays World Series
patch is one of those hats that I need to own multiple times. What’s funny is, I didn’t even know I owned
this extra hat; but I just happened to find it in my collection one day and was
pleasantly surprised. While most people
wouldn’t care that it’s an extra hat, for me it’s special because it’s slightly
different from my other World Series patch hat because this one is wool. I love wool hats because I find them more comfortable
and their quality is best. So if New Era
releases this hat again in the future, you better believe that I will be buying
it again.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0mWt2ftKQ_Vmsq_j1GP_rWbdCVKiIiy0sK4FhztEXp2cPo5WpUX_s31wy8s4raYdVHwz2YoK4KzvNM006x6It_0FyB7Jq8lzyOAv-BHF8ggrq8SorgD9HeFtlLJoFZ0PorYWPgFFNxIf/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0mWt2ftKQ_Vmsq_j1GP_rWbdCVKiIiy0sK4FhztEXp2cPo5WpUX_s31wy8s4raYdVHwz2YoK4KzvNM006x6It_0FyB7Jq8lzyOAv-BHF8ggrq8SorgD9HeFtlLJoFZ0PorYWPgFFNxIf/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONyCeMQ1zcCa2w-f1zzt4OU_2TxS7BWM1-mjMH_QkKz8rIM65dROKjJ6InSrNvyQkvmGCTUNoTpA2yWpySrTDOZPmMojoSSGCVr3T_BpH6fQer7Bey5PqNiUa2ZvI9kIDGINT2GepHbiX/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONyCeMQ1zcCa2w-f1zzt4OU_2TxS7BWM1-mjMH_QkKz8rIM65dROKjJ6InSrNvyQkvmGCTUNoTpA2yWpySrTDOZPmMojoSSGCVr3T_BpH6fQer7Bey5PqNiUa2ZvI9kIDGINT2GepHbiX/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbmPDQ8f6EySfU5G7xy3kYDGdfncE415OIfHe0q7-RqdAyJfneb9cqtKo7sreKEEKnJVoIWmBdAb0x4LJw3HYekoDMyP0l_IwQKXdPQ8_VoRN3L05di9hTFn6buMxsYW3MPdd3dO6bqc6/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbmPDQ8f6EySfU5G7xy3kYDGdfncE415OIfHe0q7-RqdAyJfneb9cqtKo7sreKEEKnJVoIWmBdAb0x4LJw3HYekoDMyP0l_IwQKXdPQ8_VoRN3L05di9hTFn6buMxsYW3MPdd3dO6bqc6/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7bHgS8h2xu_k2SNfHcJD-VlAOGDTVY6701gBrkkLbRYdf1DRom0KpGAuwFX7hDjgeB_JrLSJKWEsLSBXln06tuFkAhr2FFsMTTfP7qFDyMz_K6YMOs4nnPEK25O2rzwWae-2gNKtvMTB/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7bHgS8h2xu_k2SNfHcJD-VlAOGDTVY6701gBrkkLbRYdf1DRom0KpGAuwFX7hDjgeB_JrLSJKWEsLSBXln06tuFkAhr2FFsMTTfP7qFDyMz_K6YMOs4nnPEK25O2rzwWae-2gNKtvMTB/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl2SC7oeDY" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl2SC7oeDY</a></span></p></div><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-47887595233335002802021-07-18T22:06:00.009-04:002021-07-18T22:27:02.494-04:00Nike SB Dunk Newcastle<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I_6XfwJggbzU44PWjEFanuUjTH0nSagkvQFHnyBTAyuimUaqEZoLWcrkcTpSFK7BvVMO-jDl5DnP9m_VNeK-Fm3JJ0cYfkUrHeqtYW_ijXCvtXFXhnljlB027zTjekyznniotGdc8tXZ/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I_6XfwJggbzU44PWjEFanuUjTH0nSagkvQFHnyBTAyuimUaqEZoLWcrkcTpSFK7BvVMO-jDl5DnP9m_VNeK-Fm3JJ0cYfkUrHeqtYW_ijXCvtXFXhnljlB027zTjekyznniotGdc8tXZ/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Nike SB Newcastle dunks are inspired by the
beer Newcastle Brown Ale. Even though beer
inspired sneakers are usually very popular, these took a while to sellout. Not many people were feeling them, and some
even said the goldbox era was dead.
Thankfully their unpopularity allowed me to buy them because they didn’t
sell them in my location.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HSUyhKtMCb9UYXW55ezmEFJr6wW8fRVRRcJqcvmCWHyk897MnSyB32NK893RBxDZ_6AMeAFgVF_BiBYjUaNVO1JeGyENBvRLPjwccasxonjlXbNp_YyHQ4cVX7tqZO07Ajx4KDNN7svA/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HSUyhKtMCb9UYXW55ezmEFJr6wW8fRVRRcJqcvmCWHyk897MnSyB32NK893RBxDZ_6AMeAFgVF_BiBYjUaNVO1JeGyENBvRLPjwccasxonjlXbNp_YyHQ4cVX7tqZO07Ajx4KDNN7svA/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4TOkj-ZQ7w1ev3UMOdNs6oGRmtNpoUi10yr-k34nYiPlkHFghS4TiVmagfzRtJaUrd4v5XcmJD-GwLeUw2Doy0X1w3NK1sqbCTn2aIi6KO0gD-_76-6HFHe6LbVX4eyMUVoEhP6SydMN/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4TOkj-ZQ7w1ev3UMOdNs6oGRmtNpoUi10yr-k34nYiPlkHFghS4TiVmagfzRtJaUrd4v5XcmJD-GwLeUw2Doy0X1w3NK1sqbCTn2aIi6KO0gD-_76-6HFHe6LbVX4eyMUVoEhP6SydMN/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The moment I received them, I was amazed by
their quality. They have the softest
suede I have ever felt; almost like butter or lotion. They also came with a lace bag still
attached, one of the nice things about the goldbox era that I miss the most (I
also miss the price of retail dunks too, $90 wow).</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33jWWvz43oIenLmMGGKVsydsGVpCyExifDTaXnaT87J0Fhfhh4OIOabjZtRkjrrwE6-7TdP6Utp5XsPO2k58dAHDrh31EZ0N2f3ED-Nx8bvtQzKkst2YJSrQsk1c9On7USR7a5ZRtfbFP/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33jWWvz43oIenLmMGGKVsydsGVpCyExifDTaXnaT87J0Fhfhh4OIOabjZtRkjrrwE6-7TdP6Utp5XsPO2k58dAHDrh31EZ0N2f3ED-Nx8bvtQzKkst2YJSrQsk1c9On7USR7a5ZRtfbFP/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga60OcMVNOsYxU7Vl_3ZJp-nnLIQXhMFn6xdJJgaqsP5NloZxYNyXFKOSvqqUTD3ekU5GSe38kyrtdARnXDb8hYKz_z_aiCL9Ev40SjS8dIRRMXDYo-s68Lm6KnQcbjMhPF59uDuv78iH8/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga60OcMVNOsYxU7Vl_3ZJp-nnLIQXhMFn6xdJJgaqsP5NloZxYNyXFKOSvqqUTD3ekU5GSe38kyrtdARnXDb8hYKz_z_aiCL9Ev40SjS8dIRRMXDYo-s68Lm6KnQcbjMhPF59uDuv78iH8/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Newcastle
Brown Ale: </span><a href="http://www.newcastlebrownale.co.uk/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.newcastlebrownale.co.uk</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/G0z0jlnlc6g" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://youtu.be/G0z0jlnlc6g</a></span></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-84132961087315810152021-06-11T21:49:00.004-04:002021-10-03T19:30:31.092-04:00Nike SB Money Cat Lows<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2v3vAoyfVBoksB7NoCo21kNst0qkyLQY_FOSKCM-BqCbeJi6lJ8f2eF85mCuYS3SBuXq0f83uYttTVVRQceug7G0xheRen0oEApUPP210exmWGujwXYo2wZfujFZFFDAsnlRBy-8-hiI/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2v3vAoyfVBoksB7NoCo21kNst0qkyLQY_FOSKCM-BqCbeJi6lJ8f2eF85mCuYS3SBuXq0f83uYttTVVRQceug7G0xheRen0oEApUPP210exmWGujwXYo2wZfujFZFFDAsnlRBy-8-hiI/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Money Cat lows were part of a three pair
release which included a pair in high, mid, and low. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I only wanted the lows because they were the
nicest pair in my opinion.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Money Cat
lows come in a gold colorway and has a mix of suede and metallic leather.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">They were a pretty flashy sneaker at the
time, but compared to today’s colorful sneakers are pretty subtle.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sneaker is inspired by the Maneki-neko (beckoning
cat) which is a porcelain statue cat that moves its paw up and down and that is
supposed to bring good fortune or money to a person.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When these released, Nike also sent out some
limited edition money cat statues to skate shops, but unfortunately most of
them broke during shipping.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSivoY0xtjrlfz52F8unttoaFKoFVqywud0GkX3DkC59FQ6l_XBXniWpcQZreyCtcOkzyK3LSV7gKgvq50K-Wzl_wMY8tkXx67HfbMEyJdH74kwY3c5d6cpoUVmodxR_9OSxf_6SGP7IJB/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSivoY0xtjrlfz52F8unttoaFKoFVqywud0GkX3DkC59FQ6l_XBXniWpcQZreyCtcOkzyK3LSV7gKgvq50K-Wzl_wMY8tkXx67HfbMEyJdH74kwY3c5d6cpoUVmodxR_9OSxf_6SGP7IJB/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHtv6FDJ_WRHWQ5srRVD4Rnv-N5j2DRGRfx23CH_vy5seZACI2lGKJDH_cwVn1tiwHXnE7XTY9Hm4KrfvMxqCgri9geYVx1rGbs5CPoEU1OE3n19LRNIZR-5nEUR-doLdDYA0w4mplJ8R/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHtv6FDJ_WRHWQ5srRVD4Rnv-N5j2DRGRfx23CH_vy5seZACI2lGKJDH_cwVn1tiwHXnE7XTY9Hm4KrfvMxqCgri9geYVx1rGbs5CPoEU1OE3n19LRNIZR-5nEUR-doLdDYA0w4mplJ8R/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJ-dF_xDQ_MY9GWJvngjuIejpkBREBCzynrKZcHphqKg8bEZChy3aym2aWMXbRt5n5m331fwC7MHxoaTT9xCPTnhjx4DKt2aPJV2qBXu88Thsp03CpEtaaxnOp2LG4qEZMJFuNd2NMgpG/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJ-dF_xDQ_MY9GWJvngjuIejpkBREBCzynrKZcHphqKg8bEZChy3aym2aWMXbRt5n5m331fwC7MHxoaTT9xCPTnhjx4DKt2aPJV2qBXu88Thsp03CpEtaaxnOp2LG4qEZMJFuNd2NMgpG/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91-Cqxls1eZ7kwFmGdUtfXZ8c6qd3sWMn656R7ik1CQ_MmJXowfnYIXBWMJeCMEsqhT_RHXpmhqMKoq6Qv9YTV4tD3YBnx9opjjH1mHSRVjksmKa9A8s2Rr_Brdtin0RoEuGe77pXRJNo/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91-Cqxls1eZ7kwFmGdUtfXZ8c6qd3sWMn656R7ik1CQ_MmJXowfnYIXBWMJeCMEsqhT_RHXpmhqMKoq6Qv9YTV4tD3YBnx9opjjH1mHSRVjksmKa9A8s2Rr_Brdtin0RoEuGe77pXRJNo/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FePIDnbNoow" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FePIDnbNoow</a></span></p><p></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801883086425256459.post-34549660521577222872021-04-09T19:45:00.003-04:002021-11-13T21:49:19.936-05:00Michael Jordan Mitchell & Ness Chicago Bulls Jersey 1997-98<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBJQTdpoz6wCyNs_qdeIK_U3WEneDuKVHxKglNO3W1I_y7zwxsxwT_MRYl9av52ZcL_n6yzpW1phkrm53wrHUOtsyyujhMMNtraoucmXGE31dtYdDagSCmf-MheRzgYvFZbygXMC9PAiH/s2048/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBJQTdpoz6wCyNs_qdeIK_U3WEneDuKVHxKglNO3W1I_y7zwxsxwT_MRYl9av52ZcL_n6yzpW1phkrm53wrHUOtsyyujhMMNtraoucmXGE31dtYdDagSCmf-MheRzgYvFZbygXMC9PAiH/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As a kid, I never owned a Michael Jordan
jersey. But because my birthday was
coming up I decided to treat myself (very cliché) to a Jordan jersey. And even though I have been writing this blog
for years I never I thought I owned a Jordan jersey before. And then I decided to do a quick video review
of my jersey and as I was looking through my blog, I noticed that, yes I have
owned Jordan jersey’s before, lol. Getting
older and being a collector makes you forget many things, lol.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_tczM1gvMf8ytUV0FW7DzS8KG4Yg3ZSHj9uedOmjEOr1UdOtLXqu1Jql2OD2j7dD1tlViFaKuuk8vskwimZEClVGLaPV9Z-BNoQdG3bFyfLGuNS8t6we07R3Saa-ehS9UZal2Ogz5u5n/s2048/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_tczM1gvMf8ytUV0FW7DzS8KG4Yg3ZSHj9uedOmjEOr1UdOtLXqu1Jql2OD2j7dD1tlViFaKuuk8vskwimZEClVGLaPV9Z-BNoQdG3bFyfLGuNS8t6we07R3Saa-ehS9UZal2Ogz5u5n/w200-h150/2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgvRQ4eE7FXnadHUpCZ4MHrBJuDJpYQJypF6Hi6lDU_yRGlzWlK3V-VmgNZdEZSz83OnBBx_z6Xdb9Ap-zrKbB8pAh1EQiVfAm-y1IjBNfa8819UdbsHTYbQO2JNSeBhZ_OF12o33Indq/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgvRQ4eE7FXnadHUpCZ4MHrBJuDJpYQJypF6Hi6lDU_yRGlzWlK3V-VmgNZdEZSz83OnBBx_z6Xdb9Ap-zrKbB8pAh1EQiVfAm-y1IjBNfa8819UdbsHTYbQO2JNSeBhZ_OF12o33Indq/w200-h150/3.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anyway I'm not much of a jersey collector anymore because
of the cheap quality of jerseys today; they focus on light performance materials and
not on tough and strong materials that will last you for years. Thankfully, Mitchell & Ness still focuses
on tough quality materials (to a point) and I was able to get this Jordan
jersey from the 97’-98’ era. While the
price is ridiculously expensive, the quality is nice enough to ignore it and
just enjoy the fact that I own the jersey of the greatest of all-time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw5gWM_3HBHNGr9zbKDI4K_5AgA2_qOoGvQIH2KkyJMANDqhLSJOnaabtAmu2jOoZCcwUkIH75nxoPvNZqPR5HmaVCrR8grGfXYWD9TRhPNhZXWw0HUJFNHCzbDW6zsZL9C-cQDLyukXd/s2048/4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw5gWM_3HBHNGr9zbKDI4K_5AgA2_qOoGvQIH2KkyJMANDqhLSJOnaabtAmu2jOoZCcwUkIH75nxoPvNZqPR5HmaVCrR8grGfXYWD9TRhPNhZXWw0HUJFNHCzbDW6zsZL9C-cQDLyukXd/w200-h150/4.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XizeZf0EqcUIARVUhYLWHByOXKQZwAFF5DVDYRF4olQod83ZyOrB_TUstuZuFOrjChA3CNOxxFy8hzAHBvLMJVs5MYq_LYRUomIORq0-4lk5iV2ARJG6UILCrnXnKR3YhDA9Fyl0NnAm/s2048/5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XizeZf0EqcUIARVUhYLWHByOXKQZwAFF5DVDYRF4olQod83ZyOrB_TUstuZuFOrjChA3CNOxxFy8hzAHBvLMJVs5MYq_LYRUomIORq0-4lk5iV2ARJG6UILCrnXnKR3YhDA9Fyl0NnAm/w200-h150/5.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mitchell & Ness: </span></span><a href="https://www.mitchellandness.com/authentic-jersey-chicago-bulls-road-1997-98-michael-jordan-ajy4gs" style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.mitchellandness.com/authentic-jersey-chicago-bulls-road-1997-98-michael-jordan-ajy4gs</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">YouTube: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4l3rZiVARg" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4l3rZiVARg</span></span></a></p>Piper2381http://www.blogger.com/profile/06290141362348650198noreply@blogger.com0