Vancouver and Victoria have some truly awesome places to run.

I live a short distance from the Dallas Road waterfront and Beacon Hill Park, so have these as added incentive to resume my running.

Compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) technology has advanced tremendously in the last several years. We can all save energy, money and pollution by changing our household lighting to CFLs.

People used to complain about CFL's light quality, the spiral-shaped bulbs and non-standard fixture fittings. No more.

Higher quality CFLs, like those made by Panasonic, are far superior in light quality and longevity to the cheaper spiral-type bulbs you see in the grocery store. These lights are instant-on with no flicker or hesitation and do not interfere with cordless devices.