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DavidSovka

@DavidSovka

Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.

 Victoria, BC
Joined November 2008
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Dying from a simple bee-sting? I'm sorry to hear that. Read this, part 2 in Dave vs. Bee. Many thank-yous to @DaveObeeTC and the @timescolonist. timescolonist.com/life/david…
David Sovka: B.C. honeybees versus Anaphylaxis Dave

David Sovka: B.C. honeybees versus Anaphylaxis Dave

One of the most frightening aspects of anaphylaxis, apart from all the dying, is that you don’t know you are doomed by a certain allergen — until you do

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Last summer, after years of beekeeping I discovered the hard way that I am deathly allergic to bee stings. My thanks to the @timescolonist @DaveObeeTC to tell my story! #bees #anaphylaxis timescolonist.com/life/david…
David Sovka: The joys and perils of backyard beekeeping

David Sovka: The joys and perils of backyard beekeeping

A sudden discovery complicates the matter of living with and caring for upwards of 80,000 bees

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Here is the last in my first series of Southeast Asia stories, ending our long ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: timescolonist.com/.../david-…... Thank you @DaveObee and @timescolonist for metaphorically being with us all the way. Stay tuned... this is just half-way point!
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Part 4 of our cycle adventures through Vietnam. Thank you @DaveObeeTC and @timescolonist for sharing the tale. timescolonist.com/life/trave…
David Sovka: Hue and Hoi An — imperial history, mausoleums and bespoke fashion

David Sovka: Hue and Hoi An — imperial history, mausoleums and bespoke fashion

Wheel Adventures: Vietnam Part Four – Hue and Hoi An: In which the author visits poorly-named places on the coast, watches sad apes swing, and has bespoke shirts made, like a jerk The story of...

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Ninh Binh and the Reunification Express, plus all the goats you can eat! Here's part three of my Vietnam cycle adventure: timescolonist.com/.../dave-s…... My sincere thank yous to @timescolonist and @DaveObeeTC.
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Part 2 of our cycle adventure through Vietnam. timescolonist.com/life/trave…

David Sovka: Mai Chau valley makes for a lovely bike ride

After the hurly-burly of Hanoi, it is good to be on a bicycle in the countryside

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timescolonist.com/.../david-…... My thanks to @DaveObee and @timescolonist for publishing the first in my travel series, cycling from Hanoi in the north of Vietnam to Saigon in the south.
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Part THREE of three in my series on viruses, vaccines and violence. Thank you @DaveObeeTC and @timescolonist for the opportunity. timescolonist.com/life/dave-…

Dave Sovka: With conspiracy theories, we’ve got adults thinking like kids

A three-part series exploring science, existential dread and loud people who clearly did not try hard enough in high school.

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Part two in my series on viruses, vaccines and violence. Big thanks to @DaveObeeTC and @timescolonist. timescolonist.com/life/dave-…
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Here's the first in a three-part series about the COVID-19 pandemic - Viruses, Vaccines and Violence. I am grateful to @DaveObee and the @TimesColonist for publishing my work. timescolonist.com/life/david…
Here is the fifth and final installment in my series on heart attacks. My very sincere thanks to @timescolonist and @DaveObeeTC for giving me the space to tell my story. timescolonist.com/life/anato…

Anatomy of a heart attack, Part 5: Grow up and eat your vegetables

This is the last in a series about experiencing a heart attack and recovering from one.

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Part 4 of my heart attack series in the Times Colonist. timescolonist.com/life/anato…

Anatomy of a heart attack, Part 4: Stress test and a sweaty gym visit

This is the fourth in a series about experiencing a heart attack and recovering from one. There are three kinds of heart attacks: bad, really bad and permanent.

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Here is the third instalment in my heart attack series in the Times Colonist, with helpful info about when Statistics Canada thinks you will die. (Don't worry, they're probably wrong.) timescolonist.com/life/anato…
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Three cheers for the amazing professionals at #RoyalJubileeHospital for the good work they did on me (and one day may do on you). Here's the second part in my Times Colonist series on heart health. timescolonist.com/life/anato…

Anatomy of a heart attack, Part 2: ‘Exceptional medical talent’ at Royal Jubilee Hospital

This is the second in a series about experiencing a heart attack and recovering from one. If you have to suffer a heart attack, one of the best places for it is in Greater Victoria, and the closer to...

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Today begins my heart attack series in the Times Colonist. timescolonist.com/life/anato…
Anatomy of a heart attack, Part 1: ‘Every part of me felt really awful’

Anatomy of a heart attack, Part 1: ‘Every part of me felt really awful’

David Sovka had just returned from a cycling trip in Central America when he had a heart attack. In a five-part series, Sovka describes what it is like to suffer a heart attack and recover from one.

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The third in my cycle beautiful Andalucia travel series: timescolonist.com/life/trave… #ronda #andalucia #notdeadyet

Help me, Ronda: A cyclist's quest for shade in Andalucia

Today is the day I wonder about dying. To be clear, while catching my breath on the side of the road, I consider how death might be preferable to the shaking in my hands and legs, the out-of-control...

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The second in my cycle Andalucia travel series: timescolonist.com/life/trave… #seville #bullfight
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The first in my cycle Andalucia travel series begins today: timescolonist.com/life/trave…

Wheel Adventures: A middle-aged Victorian tries cycling in Andalucia

At any point during the West Coast winter, when all there is cold rain, and darkness, and the Trump administration south of the border, the notion of cycling across Andalucía seems like a pretty good...

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