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Alum Powder: Hard to Find

July 15, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Whether you’re looking for alum powder to pickle vegetables or prepare art papers for marbling, it turns out that alum powder isn’t readily available in all major grocery stores in […]

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Shopping, Useful Tidbits

Furniture Shopping: Making Home, HOME

March 15, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Every move marks new beginnings. New memories in your new home. New neighbourhood surroundings. New neighbour introductions. And, almost always, new furniture. New pieces to fit that tricky spot in […]

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Moving, Shopping

Nestle Coffee Crisp: Seeking the Elusive Chocolate Bar in Silicon Valley

March 1, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies 2 Comments

Friends visiting from Canada gifted us with an abundance of Coffee Crisp candy bars. It was fantastic! I had an Ebenezer Scooge moment – counting my Coffee Crisp candy bars […]

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Good Eats

French Macarons: Fabulous, Delicious and Stylish

February 14, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

In recent years, French macarons have taken the dessert world by storm with designer macarons dessert houses to pop-up macarons kiosks satisfying insatiable and sudden macaron cravings. It’s hard to […]

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Good Eats

Fast Food: Not Your Usual Suspects

February 1, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Fast food nowadays is synonymous with unhealthy, caloric, trans fat and quick takeout food. By definition, however, fast food is “food that can be prepared quickly and easily and is […]

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Good Eats

Writing Post-dated Cheques, Writing Postdated Checks

January 15, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Postdated cheques in Canada are processed differently from postdated checks in U.S.A. In Canada, postdated cheques should not be cashed before the date that is written on it. If it […]

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Useful Tidbits

Calendar of Technology Conferences

January 15, 2016by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Time to plan a new calendar year and register for popular technology conferences to take advantage of early bird attendee specials. If tech conferences aren’t in your schedule, but business […]

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Life, Travel

Silicon Valley on Screen

December 15, 2015by Silicon Valley Loonies 1 Comment

After the financial crisis of 2008, Hollywood was adorned with Wall Street movies. Recently, the limelight is being cast on Silicon Valley. Movies and TV series about Silicon Valley startups […]

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Life, Useful Tidbits

Department Store Hopping

December 1, 2015by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Heading to the department store for holiday gift shopping is like a trip to the gym. You sweat trying to find a free parking spot in the sea of circling […]

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Shopping

Bring Your Photo ID to the Pharmacy

November 15, 2015by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

With the cold and cough season around the corner, be ready to show your photo ID when purchasing cough and cold medicine at pharmacies in Silicon Valley. In late 2011, […]

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Life, Useful Tidbits

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