Month: December 2018

Several years ago I wrote in a post that I tried to wean myself from using talc or baby powder. I did attempt it but went back on the stuff since it makes me feel super fresh after a shower.

This week, the government of Canada, released a report that indicates that talc is a health risk when breathed in. It is also a cancer risk when used on female genitals. The good news is that it is safe when used on the skin. Unfortunately, due to the nature of talc, how can you get it on your skin without producing a loose cloud of the stuff?

My bathroom has a layer of baby powder in the area where I apply it. That’s not unexpected but I wonder how much of it I breathe it. Perhaps the saving grace is that I always leave the bathroom right after I apply the talc and there is no evidence of talc anywhere else in my apartment.

Anyways, I’m going to try again to wean myself off the baby powder. I’m not the first person to try to stay away from a white powder that makes me feel good. I’ve gone two days without it and so far, it feels fine. It’s the winter time though and the air is naturally more dry. The real litmus test is in the summer when the heat and humidity come into play. For now, I’m good.

I was a wuss tonight and I turned on the heat for about two hours. The temperature in my bedroom read 16 degrees Celsius. It felt really cold. I raised the temperature by a single degree and it feels much nicer now. I’ve turned the heat off and I think I’ll be able to sleep better.

The forecast calls for possible snow late Friday night and early Saturday. That will be interesting!

This week has been the coldest temperature-wise since the beginning of the summer. The low is -3 degrees Celsius tonight and with the wind chill, it will feel like -6.

The temperature reading in my bedroom indicates it’s 17 degrees Celsius which seems really chilly but it doesn’t feel too bad actually. So far, I haven’t had to turn on the heat yet.

My walk to work is ok as well. I’m wearing a coat with a nice and thick liner inside. A toque helps as well. I can see some ice on the sidewalks and traditionally, the city of Burnaby rarely salts the sidewalk I walk to work on. It won’t be a big problem until it snows, at which point, that sidewalk becomes a death trap.

I don’t mind the cold weather so far, probably because it hasn’t snowed yet.

I used to view my traffic stats for this blog on a regular basis. I was very interested in how many views I got and which posts were the most popular. Somewhere along the way, that became a lot less important to me.

Tonight, for some reason, I decided to look my traffic stats for the blog. I’m pretty sure it’s not entirely accurate but according to the data that I do have, “Ramen Poops” was my most popular post by views in the last year. Over 800 visits were to that single post alone. I’m guessing there’s a lot of you people out there who get the poops after consuming ramen. Who knew?

On the weekend, I finished watching the first season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. This new Netflix series is the reboot of the original series from the 1980s. I never really watched the original when I was a kid but this reboot was incredibly entertaining.

I appreciated that this cartoon series is modern and reflects a 21st century world and values. Some of the characters have surprising complex backgrounds and relationships with each other. Nearly all the females are drawn in a realistic manner. Gone are the visuals of women with impossibly thin waists and large breasts. Women look like real women in this show.

I think this is a great series for young girls to watch. I hope to see season two in the near future.