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So I moved to Saskatoon…

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a photo showing the view of Saskatoon from the sjy

Remember that exciting New Year’s post I made? Well, yeah… I haven’t interviewed any guests yet nor have I posted every month but I have stopped eating sugar. And, hey, I moved to Saskatoon. It’s not as exciting as you think, and I doubt you think it’s very exciting. That says something. Right?

I moved to Saskatoon because I got a job offer. I make more money than where I used to live, but this city has been, well, strange so far. The Canadian Province of Saskatchewan is very pretty, but I’m not used to the landscape yet. The people are cool, but I guess I’m used to a different crowd – one more hipster, less old school. Recently I’ve come to the truth that it’s I who needs to adjust instead of judging everyone here. Saskatoon was Saskatoon before I came and it’s going to be Saskatoon when I leave…

And, no, my job offer was not writing for a blog, obviously. But I do work from home now, half of the time, which is nice. For someone who is home a lot you might expect I’d blog more often, but a lot has been going on.

First of all, I have roommates. And one of them is a thief. He’s driving me crazy (and I hope he reads this!) He’s not one of those real thieves and doesn’t go in my room or anything, but he drank all my cream and still hasn’t replaced my cornflakes! I make more money now but that doesn’t mean I can afford to feed a mooch.

Anyway, there’s that other thing. Oh yeah, I had no fridge for two weeks! Our fridge stopped running, not literally because it doesn’t have legs but you know what I mean. It stopped being cold. I could’ve got it fixed a lot sooner, but my roommates kept arguing over who should pay for it. Finally, I agreed to pay for the cost if my roommates paid me back. But we all know “you know who” isn’t going to pay me back. At least I got my cold brew coffee back in the fridge (or I wouldn’t be writing this.)

Once my roommates and I agreed on a plan, I saw this hilarious ad after searching for appliance repair companies in Saskatoon and just had to call them:

the ad of the company that did a great job fixing my fridge
Source: Appliance Repair Saskatoon – https://www.appliancerepairsaskatoon.com/

I thought the ad was hilarious because it reminds me of the discos my mom used to take me to when I was a kid in California. Love the neon colors! Anyways, this guy came over and fixed our fridge. I was honestly really bummed about my fridge not working for two weeks, got me rather depressed having to argue with my roommates, but the day it was fixed we filled it with cold beers and had a party, lol. I guess the lesson is I write more blog posts when my fridge is running and I’m not depressed.

Being in Saskatoon, however, has made that last part a little hard. I miss my friends and my family, most of all my cat Albert who I had to give away before I moved. I see photos of him often on Instagram so that helps, but I wish I could hear him meow – that little sound he made when I would pick him up and rub my face in his fur… 🙁

Things have been getting better though, emotionally. Writing all this down really helps. Though I bet this elation will only be temporary. Anyway, what other updates can I share of moving to Saskatoon? Oh yeah, have you ever seen Saskatoon?

Source: CKOM 650 AM – https://www.ckom.com/2018/10/23/426060/

It’s actually quite the beautiful city, the way it crouches on the shoulder of the South Saskatchewan River. There are so many trees, and the suburbs spread on and out so I feel like a cowboy whenever I hit the highway. Each weekend when I’m not working I like to explore a new little piece of Saskatoon. So far it’s all fitting together like a pepperoni pizza. With all that out of the way, I still wouldn’t recommend going on a vacation here. It still has a lot of growing to do when it comes to exciting events and, frankly, outdoor activities. I’m not really into fishing or camping but I have had fun renting RTVs and going nuts in the woods with my roommates. But Saskatoon needs more exciting stuff, if that makes sense. It feels like a small town even though it’s a city.

Oh yeah, and then there’s all the things I look forward to. There’s the Kimchi Canada Festival June 24th, and I love kimchi 🙂

There’s also a girl I’ve been seeing 🙂

Anyway, got to go! More updates soon.

What the New Year Brings to Ronnie’s Blog

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ronnies blog 2023

Hey, Ronnie here. A fresh year is upon us and I personally have been doing a lot of thinking, especially when it comes to what I wish to accomplish with my blog in 2023.

I sat and thought for a while, and thought of these 5 things I wish to do more of in 2023:

  1. Eat less sugar (learn more here) and talk about healthier alternatives to sugar-consumption.
  2. To interview more guests from interesting fields of profession.
  3. To be more humorous and offer a place where the seriousness of the world can be happily ignored.
  4. To attempt at writing a blog post in one of the three foreign languages I’ve been studying: French, Spanish or Italian.
  5. Make sure the information I’m providing is true and accurate.

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Ronnie signing out!

My Springtide Emotions

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emotions in spring

Spring is here, officially. I know it’s spring not because the news or the calendars tell me it is but because of the feelings I have inside. It feels like a mixture of sadness and joy, a feeling I only get in springtide, or when spring is rolling over the land like a tidal wave, changing the color and attitudes of everything. It even changes the smells. It changes the way I feel on every level, and I don’t even need to step outside. It’s like some instinctual force of nature pulling me, saying, “Winter is over, boy!”

It pulls on my toes and drags me to the beach.

It tugs on my hair and lifts me to the top of mountains.

It warms my heart and finds me wishing from the windowsill.

It’s the feeling of spring in my heart and soul, a vibration in my chest!

For this emotion I feel this time of year it’s safest to call it nothing else but springtide, that feeling I can’t get elsewhere, thrusting me away from the cold cities and into the hot jungles, to places I love to visit. In my mind and in reality, everything is changing around me.

I love it! It makes me want to blog again. So thanks for tuning in!

Does avoiding sugar make you younger?

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my experience with sugar

Before I get started on my anecdotal, let me give a brief disclaimer: I’m not a doctor nor an expert in sugar. I asked this question “Does avoiding sugar make you younger?” because I’ve been experimenting with alternative diets and want to explore the possibility that sugar may be worse for your health than many people think.

All my life I’ve been told to eat carbohydrates. I grew up on sugary cereals, white bread and white rice with a bit of butter and soya sauce. Or was it soy sauce? No matter. It was mostly sugar and carbs and now that I’m in my middle ages wondering why I look like an old man it’s supposedly clear that all the carbs and sugar I ate over the years impacted my health. Because I never smoked, I never did any weird drugs, but I ate mostly carbs my whole life…

But not for the past two weeks. I feel transformed. I feel like a new man, and all because I saved a little money at the grocery store. Instead of buying popcorn, noodles, and bananas like I had been doing for years (I forgot to mention the pure white bread) I bought broccoli, sausages, and cabbage. It wasn’t a big change. It even saved me money. But after a few days I began to feel ill. I Googled it and discovered the ketogenetic diet. It’s a beautiful thing.

I don’t know if I’ll ever eat a single carb again. I deleted Skip. I deleted Doordash. I cancelled Walmart. Now all I do is shop at my local organic market and eat fat. I eat lots of fat and dream of eating fat. Screw carbs. Yes, I will say, avoiding sugar does make you look younger because my neck shivers as I tell you the truth. Carbs are inflammatory but fat is life.

Don’t take my word for it. I already gave you my disclaimer at the beginning. I’m not an expert, just a writer on a high dose of ketogenesis who hasn’t consumed sugar for two weeks. I might relapse though…