Vancurious Blog

Vancurious Wanderings

Vancurious wanders through the World; following Fancy and Folly.   Join as as we find Art, Beer, Coffee, Diversions, Events, and Flavours. 

This site is still shedding its Wordpress vestiges. If you see broken picture links - I am working on fixing them.

Story

Story: No skin off my back

To whoever reads this.    Take it seriously.  I hope this has reached you in time. 

At first, like you, I thought I just needed to choose more oversized clothing.  And I had enough of those, from my grunge phase.  Big, roomy, plaid flannel shirts in the 'this may just come back into fashion' part of the closet.

Diversions

Europe: 5 days in Paris, France

If you have a few days in Paris, here are some things to do!
Paris is one of my favourite cities, and I never tire of walking without a plan just following my curiosity.  

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Geek Gathering

Bye-bye Meta, Microsoft and Musk; Welcome to NextCloud!

Speak "Friend", and enter!  Your journey to the Next Cloud is about to take off! 

This Cloud is by invitation only and you have found staring down the rabbit hole!  So go ahead and take that leap.  This post is written for my mum to get her started on NextCloud.

We host NextCloud in our own data center, and therefore your data is private and shared with no one other than us. 

Getting Started

If you get added to a NextCloud server, you will receive a welcome email as follows:

Geek Gathering

Drupal 10: how to get rid of spam unapproved comments in bulk

In case anyone was wondering, no: I do not want to try hemp products, your CBD oil, your business partnership, or offers for sexy meetings, just click here.  

I would like to keep this site open for any real person wanting to post a comment!  However, the thousands of - scripted, I am sure - weird comments I keep receiving are a bit of a pain.

Diversions

Traveling Vancouver to Seattle by Amtrak train

Traveling with Amtrak Cascades

Traveling with the Amtrak Cascades from Vancouver to Seattle is convenient and cheap.  The route is absolutely stunning.  It takes about 4.5 hours - so depending on your driving speed, can be slightly longer than by car, but at no effort - I enjoyed being able to read and work while getting to Seattle.  And of course, there are no traffic jams or delays due to unplanned speeding tickets...

Pictures in this post are mine, taken from the train on June 27th, 2024.