NK'MIP wines, Preteens, Drink Water - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 43 

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Sunday Funday: 

Nk’Mip Cellars 

@nkmipcellars 

Pino Blanc Nk’Mip Cellars in Osoyoos, BC 

Parenting: 

Preteens hanging out with their friends. 

Mental Health: 

A child who's still developing and understanding who they are as a person is going to be extremely difficult. 

Dapper: 

We're moving out of COVID and the comfy pants, and we're moving directly into the shorts and plus 35-degree weather.  Drink Water 

Dad Tip Of the Day: 

“There's no path to happiness, happiness is the path.” -  Buddha 

A Special Father's Day with My Girls - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 42 

Sunday Funday 

Tool Shed Brewery – Calgary Alberta  

Many great beers with better stories behind each label. 

Tool Shed Brewery 

@ToolShedBeer (Twitter) 

@ToolShedBeer  (IG) 

Parenting 

Just make sure that every decision that you're thinking about doesn't revolve around your child, but you're always thinking about how it will impact them. 

Mental Health 

Slow Down.  “I took that out of my life because I've been juggling school and work and figuring out my insurance on my car and this the last week of school so there are obviously tests and essays that have to be studied for and I didn't take the time to. I didn't slow down for myself because I was going to school early morning and then I was working right after school and then I got home at midnight and then I didn't have time to study for my test, which was a poor thing on my part. So, and then definitely I just I felt like I didn't have time and everything my family I never see my friends I've didn't slow down.” - Jade 

Dapper 

Being dapper is a way of life, as we've talked about in the past, it's not just the clothes you wear, but how you act, internally, and outside. As a person in front of people. And when people aren't looking. It's being classy and being a gentleman, holding doors being polite. It's also dressing clean dressing sharp and dressing that makes you feel good. All of these things are the dapper lifestyle. So, the first thing we're going to talk about is putting your child first 

Dad Tip Of The Day 

“A father doesn't tell you that he loves you. He shows you” 

Big Rock, Monkeys First Car, Phase 2 DBAD - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 41 

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Sunday Funday: 

Big Rock Brewery 

@BigRockBrewery   (Twitter) 

@BigRockBrewery   (Instagram) 

So today, we're talking about big rock. Big Rock is the big, big rock that has been around since 1984. Here's the deal. Craft brewing craft breweries and craft beer, have taken a huge uprising in the last decade or so. Big Rock has been around since 1984 I want you to wrap your head around that for a second. So, basically, if you were around any restaurants or any pubs. During the 90s, you would see big rock grasshopper or big rock traditional ale. 

Parenting: 

Last August, I've driven them everywhere, and thank goodness I have the pumpkin I can still drive to volleyball and wherever she wants to go. However, the monkey now is at that age where she's extremely independent she's got her friends she wants to go to the mall, she has to go to work. She has school. And I have to just hand over the keys and say, okay. I trust you on that road. And yes, I do trust her. However, I don't trust the ass clowns that are on the road as well, and that's more stressful than anything else 

Mental Health: 

Today we're going to be talking about phase two. So, Alberta opens up these two people are allowed to go to restaurants, inside, people are allowed to go to all of their workout facilities inside, people are allowed to go to movies, inside. Oh my gosh, when's the last time that you went and saw a movie, inside the theatre. That's next level, right. I recently rented a movie with my pumpkin. It was $35 to rent a new movie, going to the theatre sure that tickets may cost you 15 bucks a pop. And then popcorn, and then pop, and then yada yada yada. 

Dapper: 

I want to talk about being dapper. Don't be a dick. As a person going into a restaurant or a store or any place whatsoever. Talking about mental health, we talked about the people that are working there that haven't dealt with people in a very long time. Well, guess what, you're part of the problem. So, a lot of the people out there especially we put alcohol into their system, become more of a dick than ever. So what I want you guys to remember is the fact that yes, we are in phase two, but it's only phase two. Even though you're drinking alcohol. I want you to make sure that you're taking care of yourself. Get home safe. Take care of the service staff because they're baby-stepping their way into service again and take care of the people around you. 

Dad Tip of The Day: 

“Fail, Learn, Grow” 

Pride Month Splashes Its Colours Throughout the Topics - An OBVIOU5 Voice - Episode 40 

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After the last episode, I had such great reviews with my little guest that I decided what a great Sunday it would be if we could have her back for episode number 40, Jordyn, say hi to the people. “Hi, I'm glad to be back.” 

This month is Pride Month so we're going to be talking about that going forward when we get into the topics: parenting, mental health, and being dapper. 

#SundayFunday 

Forbidden Spirits Distillery 

@forbidden_spirits 

Forbidden Spirits Distilleries in Kelowna has their own orchard which they use their apples right from that orchard, and they produce their gin, they produce their vodka, their whiskey, and their brandy out of these apples. It's very cool.   The centre is such a beautiful venue in itself, it's set up to host weddings and any kind of events that you want to host there.  Reach out to them if you're in Kelowna if you're visiting the Okanagan, make sure to stop by their tasting room then you can go home with your own bottle. 

Parenting: 

“Being that it is Pride Month, what are some of the things that you think as parents that we should make sure we remember to do. Even if our children are part of the LGBTQ community, or if they're friends of people in the LGBTQ community, or if they're just curious and need more information about the LGBTQ community.” 

“Pride Month is actually a really big thing I've learned lots about it...” “... But you shouldn't be mad at them and say that they should be straight, you should probably sit down with them and say you're an accepting parent, and you just have to understand and support, or your word. You have to support them with your love, and you want to make sure that they don't feel alone and you're with them every step of the way.” 

Mental Health: 

“Yeah, how do we think about mental health, with this month in Pride Month, and with the LGBT community. What's your correlation there. What do you think of that?” 

“I think you should be aware of yourself and others when it comes to that kind of thing. Like, if you are straight for example, you want to be aware of somebody that could be gay and you don't want to bring up something that would hurt them.” 

Dapper: 

Being dapper is about living the dapper lifestyle, and when we live the dapper lifestyle, we know it's not just about the clothes we wear but it's the way that we treat other people the way that we act like human beings when no one's around or when there are people around. So, when you're out there, it's having the acceptance of the people around you, no matter what their gender what their race, what their sexual orientation, or what the religious freedoms are, this is having acceptance of everyone, and when you're dapper you live that lifestyle of acceptance. 

Dad Tip of the Day: 

“If you truly want to be with the person listen to your heart and not all the voices from all the people around you.” 

The Punkin Guest Hosts talking Parenting, Mental Health, and Dapper - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 39 

Sunday Funday on a Monday: 

Tempo Gin Smash canned cocktail - Grapefruit 

Tempo is a part of the Goldridge & Williams Distiller based out of Vancouver B.C. 

Tempo also makes Dry Gin, Strawberry Gin, and Blueberry Gin.   

I decided to bring my youngest daughter on to help host the podcast tonight.  We talk through so many topics including the classic OBVIOU5 topics of: 

Parenting, Mental Health, and being Dapper. 

I also let the Punkin pick the Dad Tip Of The Day : 

“It is never too late to learn how to love yourself.” 

@CaptainOBVIOU5 

Goodridge & Williams 

@TempoCraftGin 

Victoria Gin, Guests at Restaurants, Wear You, Get That Hobby - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 38 

Sunday Funday:

Victoria Distillery Gin

For more than 10 years, Victoria Distillers has been producing some of Canada’s finest handmade spirits. Our unique waterfront location in Sidney, British Columbia, houses the copper pot stills that produce our range of spirits. – most notably, our award-winning gins.

Parenting:

My oldest is in the service industry, the one thing that gets to me is the way patrons interact with her.  Creepy duchy, rude and inconsiderate.  There is nothing I can do but talk with her and tell her people are there if she has any problems.

Mental Health:

Find your thing… Mental health is being locked into your head, find the thing that you can do to express yourself and get through the hard days

Dapper:

Dapper in the summer, business attire, backyard bbq.  Classy and comfortable.  Do what feels good to you.  Don’t let others determine what you should or should not wear

Dad Tip Of The Day:

“Life is a journey, not a race.”

@VicDistillers 

@CaptainOBVIOU5 

Mother's Day, Nation Beer & Dog Island Brewery, Calling out Men – An OBVIOU5 Voice Episode 37

Sunday Funday: 

Sunday Funday where we are going to be talking about all of the drinks, whether they be beer, wine, or liquor that has been brewed or distilled in Western Canada. 

This one here is from the Nation Network along with Dog Island Brewing and is brewed in Slave Lake.   This is a Kolsch beer, it's a very light beer and it's very crushable. It has a lot of citrus aromas to it, and the taste is quite enjoyable especially good if you're sitting on a patio on a hot day, and the Oilers are playing.  This is Oilers branded, we have our colours, on the side “Mission 2021” for the playoffs that we'll be running into. So right here, this embodies everything that an oiler fan should be drinking, as we go into the playoffs coming up. 

So, this first sip I'm going to send out to Connor McDavid hitting 100 points in 53 games. I'm going to send this out to Leon Draisaitl for getting his 500th point, and also Adam Larson playing his 600th game. Cheers, gentlemen. 

Parenting: 

We're going to talk about Mother's Day today, and is huge on so many different levels especially in lockdown right now we're not able to go and hug our moms. Mom, I love you. Thank you very much. I want to talk about all of the mothers out there, and I wanted to say thank you to you, I'm taking this platform today to thank my mother to thank all of the women out there that have helped me become the person that I am today. And then helped me become the father I am today because, without those women, I wouldn't be able to be the father, and parent to my beautiful girls that I am right now.  So, everything that I am comes from that. My mother, my sister, my princess.  My ex-wife, my mother-in-law, coworkers that I've worked with friends that I've met, all of the mothers, all of the females out there, have helped mold me helped me get through tough times, helped me become the man I am today, and helped me evolve even through my 40s to where I want to be in the future.  Thank you. 

Mental Health: 

We're going to talk about getting healthy.  Because getting healthy is key to our mental health, and getting healthy starts small, I don't want you to try and have some kind of huge goal that you're looking for unless it's a long-term goal because way too many of us are taking these big goals, failing and never going back, start off small. Celebrate your small victories, because these victories are the ones that going to make you want to come back. These victories are the ones that are going to tell your friends, your family, and your loved ones about.  These victories are the ones that you're going to think about and hold on to when you wake up the next morning and you get back into the gym, or you go back on that run. 

Dapper: 

Today we are talking dapper in a different kind of sense. The reason why I want to bring this up is where we talk about who we are as human beings and how we interact with the community and with people out there, honesty, integrity, and chivalry is three main concepts when you talk about being dapper. I'm bringing this up is because of the story that came to light about Jake Virtanen from the Vancouver Canucks.  I read this story, and it was difficult to read through. It was something that really hit home on so many different levels being an ex-athlete ex-hockey player, knowing that community and that brotherhood. Being a father now with two young daughters, working in the service industry with so many females that are involved. I feel as though I take on a parenting aspect in their lives as well.  Men, we need to step up, we need to be better, we need to speak up if we hear some colleagues or friends or people that we know that are degrading women in any kind of sense, or telling stories of something that you just feel isn't right, it's time for us to step up and say something. There's no need to just be silent during those times. 

Dad Tip of the Day: 

“If you are a mom. You are a superhero, period.” 

An OBVIOU5 World 

@CaptainOBVIOU5 

Oilers Nation 

@OilersNation 

Dog Island Brewing 

@DogIslandBeer 

Star Wars, Mental Health Week, Dressing Dapper - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 36 

Wet Your Whistle Wednesday 

Strathcona Spirits Distillery  

Dreamland Prairie Whiskey 

Parenting 

Star Wars full circle. From the original series to the mandalorian and all the releases from Lucas Arts and Disney.  This is a perfect way to watch your childhood love with your children as Disney made it so much easier. 

Mental Health 

Mental Health Week - let’s start back at the beginning.  

#GetReal about how you feel 

Suicide rate explosion this last year.  

Hotline 

Dapper 

Classy on Top, Casual on the Bottom 

Casual on Top, Classy on the Bottom 

 
Dad Tip Of The Day 

“Be okay with not knowing for sure what might come next. But know that whatever comes next, you will be okay.” 

@CaptainOBVIOU5 

Strathcona Spirits Distillery 

@StrathconaSpirits (IG) 

@StratSpirits (Twitter) 

50th Parallel, Embrace Change, Community, Wardrobe Update - An OBVIOU5 Voice – Episode 35 

Wet Your Whistle Wednesday 

50th Parallel Estates, this is the Pinot Noir from 2018.  

An excellent wine, 50th  Parallel Estates which is in North Okanagan, about 15 minutes from the Kelowna airport and just about 15 minutes south of Vernon, and it's located right on the east side of the Okanagan Lake.  The owners, Sherry Lee and Curtis, are always seen around Kelowna restaurants enjoying the city.   This winery was actually started in 2009 when they planted their first 10 acres of vines. After that, in 2011, was when they bottled their first vintage.   This is an amazing estate and winery to go and check out, please put this on your list. If you are going out and doing wine tours in and around that area, there are also Gray Monk Estates, Arrow Leaf Cellars, and Intrigued Wines.  

Parenting 

As your children grow older and they evolve into themselves, changes are going to happen, with these changes they are going to grow into adults, but also their tastes are going to change who they are is actually going to start to mold into the person that they're becoming. When this happens, their hobbies are going to change and their passions are going to change, and the things that make them excited and happy, are going to start to develop.  You need to be willing to accept these changes that come. You don't want to squash their imagination right away because they could be developing something that could take them further on in life, their happy place as they are an adult. 

Mental Health 

Finishing our four-part series on body, mind, soul, and community. I really liked this concept I'm really sad that we're stuck in this COVID era where I'm not able to get out more into the community and where I'm now residing. But I want you to think about little things that you can do in your community, your local community somewhere that's right around you, or could be your community of friends online or it could be your community in the greater city that you live in because it's part of the hobbies and passions that you both share together, whether it's in the art world, or anywhere else. Little things that you can do for your community, pick yourself a garbage bag and go take a walk into a park somewhere and start picking up a little bit of the garbage that's been leftover from winter, and you can do this, literally anywhere in the world.  

Dapper 

My question to you; how was COVID to you?  Did you gain the 19 pounds that COVID promised to bring?  COVID-19... get it. I did, I had to go and try on a shirt, and that shirt looked way too skin-tight. So, the upsetting thing is I had to move up the size of the shirt and it wasn't because I've got guns in a big chest from working out. Oh no no no, it's because I gained a nice little belly during this last year. I also had to buy new jeans and move up a size there too. Here's the reason why I'm talking about this because your wardrobe is a very important part of living the Dapper lifestyle.  Maybe it's time to replenish that wardrobe, as one of the pillars of being dapper is style. 

Dad Tip of the Day 

“If you focus on what you have, you gain what you lack. If you focus on what you lack, then you lose what you have.” 

@CaptainOBVIOU5 

50th Parallel Estates 

@50thparallelwin (Twitter) 

@50thparallelwine (IG) 

An OBVIOU5 World (Facebook) 

Hillside Wines, The RedKit, Meditation, Exploring Stoicism- An OBVIOU5 Voice - Episode 34 

Today I talk about single fathers and what to do with your daughters in preparedness; in mental health, we're going to talk about our soul section of our four-part, body, mind, soul, and community series; in the dapper section we are going to talk about stoicism and where to begin being stoic, and then, of course, the Dad Tip of the Day and Hillside Wines is in the Wet Your Whistle Wednesday portion. 

Wet Your Whistle Wednesday 

Hillside Winery is located in the southeast of Okanagan Lake, on the Naramata Bench. Naramata is a little town just northeast of Penticton up along the east side of Okanagan Lake. It's a cute little town, that hosts 40 wineries. If you have the opportunity to go with any friends or family or you're going on a bridal party or any kind of that celebration, do yourself a favour, rent a bus, get on a wine tour, and have them take you up the Naramata Bench, you can do tastings throughout all of these different wineries.  

Parenting 

I want to talk to single fathers out there, I've been through this, and now I'm getting ready for my second wave. I want to talk to you about being prepared for your daughters and being present, being there for them, mentally, emotionally, and physically. This is an extremely important time in their development and in their lives and having their father's presence at all times is going to be a big deal moving forward for them in their lives and in their future. So, we are going to go over the Preteen Emergency “Red Kit”. 

Mental Health 

We're in a four-part series right now, and this is part number three, today we're going to be talking about our soul, I want to really dive deep into looking within to find who we are. Sometimes we go through life, just going through the motions, we are alive, but not living. Today I talk about meditation, and the power it can have on you moving forward in life.  It's all about bettering yourself every day. 

Dapper 

To be dapper I've always talked about needing a level of stoicism. You need to be stoic inside in order to be dapper completely, but it's not a switch. You can't just turn the switch on and instantly become stoic. This is something that we have to work on every single day. This is something that you need to do and practice and support all the time. You need to train your mind to be calm in every single situation. 

Dad Tip of the Day 

“Look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them” 

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An OBVIOU5 World (Facebook Group) 

@DiscoverNaramata (IG) 

@HillsideWines (Twitter) 

@HillsideWinery (IG)