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One day, I had an encounter with dozens of fruit flies. I needed to vanquish these little monsters and spent a good part of my day figuring out how.

That incident led to the creation of this book.

Of course, to make things fun, I changed the story around. The ending is a twist that I hope you will enjoy.

If anyone would like to know how to rid fruit flies from their homes, the true solution is to contain or remove your open, ripe organic fruit. Then mix a solution of apple cider vinegar with dish soap and let that sit out in the open for awhile. Then the fruit flies will eventually meet their demise hehe.

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This story is business-related, so hear me out. Ever since kindergarten, there has been only one thing my mom and I would pack in my school lunches: the peanut butter sandwich. No jelly, no famous Elvis Presley bananas, no chocolate, no Nutella. Just peanut butter and two pieces of bread. I call it consistency.

When I started out in university, peanut butter sandwiches continued to rule my lunchbox. I got a part-time job in a retail store, and guess what I had during my breaks? The peanut butter sandwich. Everyone around me, from work to social to school life, knew I was obsessed with that one sandwich.

When you stick to something, no pun intended, you will get people interested in what you’re doing. It took me 20 years to get someone to ask about my peanut butter sandwich on a daily basis, and it can take awhile for you to get noticed too. Continue doing what you love – and eating what you want – and you will be noticed for your efforts someday.

Here is the full dream menu of my fictitious peanut butter restaurant:

Peanut butter options: 100% natural in smooth or crunchy spread

Appetizers

Peanut Crackers $7

Peanut on French Bread $7

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served on choice of rye, white, sourdough, brown, or gluten-free bread. Slicing: diagonal, rectangle, 4-square, polygon, crustless

Peanut Butter Classic $11

Peanut and Strawberry Blast $13

Peanut and Blueberry Bubble $13

Peanut and Banana $13

Entrees

Peanut Hot Dog with Onions $5

Peanut Burger Blitz (peanut butter, bacon) $12

Bongo Burger (peanut butter, bacon, pickle, caramelized onions) $14

Peanut Yogurt Berry Salad $9

Dessert

Peanut Chocolate Ice Cream $6

Peanut Cheesecake $7

Peanut on Chocolate Bar $5

Peanut Pie $6

Scoop of PB a la mode $3

Peanut Popsicle $4

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During my time working for startups in Vancouver, Canada, I came across something quite smelly and sour in the downtown core of the city.

It took me awhile to discover the source of the smell and where it was coming from. All I knew was I had to find out why a smell was following me everywhere I went in Vancouver.

Then I noticed homeless people peeing on the streets in every corner of the city, and realized the smell was what I like to call Vancouver pee pee (A.K.A. urine of Vancouver).

And that was how this story was born. A picture book about a warm Vancouver greeting in the morning.