Dave Nicholson

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No Name Dark Roast Coffee is not the worst coffee I ever had, but It's not all that great. I was looking for coffee that would be acceptable and way less money than the Lavazza that I normally got. I use a lot of coffee in the Moka Pot, for just one mug of coffee (24oz). So I got this instead with my grocery order. The taste is slightly burnt, slightly woody, and a faint hint of nuts. There is a bitter aftertaste that lasts a hell of a long time after you drink this stuff. It also leaves your mouth feeling oily. For the price of it however, it's acceptable ($15.99 for 925g) a months supply of Lavazza was close to $40 - so it's a big saving. You do give up quality and taste for a saving. It's like most truck stop coffee. Nothing special, just something to give you a kick start. Well it did have a kick to it, I'll give it that. But the taste is not great. I honestly think I'll just drink tea from now on, as I can get a lot of tea for less money than this one bag o...

I am only aware this show exists because a friend mentioned that he thought it was creeps AF. Well there it was on BBC (I had cable TV at the time). So I watched it. To be honest this show is made for toddlers and maybe slightly older kids - it's not meant to be entertainment for adults. But I was immediately out off by it. I admit I had a preconceived notion that it was creepy. The more I watched of it, the more disturbed I felt. I can't really put my finger on it, but it seriously put me off. I can't possibly think like a child, so I don't know what they found fun about this show. I have to say, re-watching kids shows from the 1970's does the same thing to me and I loved them back then. To sum it up, I'll probably never be able to put a label on why I find these shows creepy as hell - but I do. For a kid, this is probably an 8/10 - for me it's a 3/10.

How can you give yourself a break today? (Mentally, physically, or emotionally) Physically, not possible. I rely on only myself to do things around the apartment, and there will be no help ever. But mentally and/or emotionally, I can order a pizza (it's half priced day) and have some pain meds, and watch a few movies. I don't have the stress of a job, and am in a way thankful for this, as my life is a constant source of stress anyway. With the physical pain I'm in all of the time, and the emotional worry of living on very little money, it's kind of a bother to say the least. A few hours escape thanks to streaming services, is a welcome thing in my life. A pizza as well, is a treat I don't often have money for, so may be 2 or 3 times a month I can get one. I really do enjoy them.

Presidents Choice Coffee Ice Cream from Superstore has a very rich coffee taste to it and was very pleasant to consume. The price is a bit much however, as this tiny carton is over $6. It would make a nice after dinner treat for two people. But I consumed it all, being there was no room in the freezer for it. It was a very nice treat and I seriously enjoyed it. Id rate it an 8/10.

What is something you wish someone would say to you? I'm going to clean your apartment.

What do you like about your job? I don't work at all right now. I'm on disability. But I very much enjoyed being a cook. The place I cooked at, served a restaurant and a banquet hall. So at times it was busy as hell. To plate for a banquet, there would be 3 on each side of a table and we would put the meals together easy and have them out on the cars with the serving staff. One day 2 where away and I was alone on one side and kept up to the other 3 perfectly. Chef got me a bottle of whiskey for that (yes that's spelled correct).

1. What is the best and worst food you have tried? Best was a lemon cheese cake at a place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The worst was Lion Meat in Vancouver, B.C. - But… A smoked meat sandwich in Montreal was a close second to the cheese cake. 2. What is something that no one believed about you? I passed the entry exam for a very well known think tank. 3. What is a surprisingly deep moment you saw in a children's cartoon or movie? When I saw Bambi as a child with my Dad. The moment the mother was shot by the hunter. At the time I cried my eyes out but did not grasp the significance of the scene until I saw it again as an adult. 4. What’s the lowest you’ve ever been in life? Having to be hospitalized for depression. I was unable to function for the most part at the time. 5. Do you still think older movies are cool? Yes and no. Some older movies just suck, but some are very cool. It’s just like new movies in that way. 6. What is the most legal trouble you’ve ever been in? Well, I and ...

Little things you're grateful for? My Pusheen the Cat stuffed toy collection. Some people think it's silly for a grown man to collect stuffed toys, but I get a great deal of joy out of them. They make me happy to look at them, or to hold them. One in particular (not shown) had made my day go from total hell to happiness many times. I'm deeply grateful for them.

What service are you grateful for? I'm going to have to say publicly funded health care. I've had to rely on the health care system hundreds of times in the last 25 years and if I lived in the USA, I'd be crippled in debt from it. Co-pays would not be affordable to a person on as low an income as I have on disability in Saskatchewan. There have been some incidents of note, like spending 23 bloody hours in the ER and not being fed or offered a drink of any kind. But for the most part, it's been of great help to me in as timely a fission as can be expected. I rely on my family doctor, a heart specialist and the nice folks at the ER in my local hospital. Without these people, I'd have died many years ago. Not even joking, I'd literally have been dead if it where not for a medication I'm on and the help of a heart doctor. In my many years of having to go to the hospital, and seeing mom in a care home, I've only encountered one medical professional I thought ...