2010: It’s going to be a great winter

Environment Canada has been freaking me out a little with all their too hot to snow forecasts. So in an act of desperation for some good news, I did a search and found the Farmers Almanac.
Apparently the Farmers Almanac has an 80 – 85% accuracy rating on long range forecasts and they predict snow and [...]

Sad Waste

I was sent this article today about a mountain biker called Sam Brown. It is one of those stories that really makes me sad and angry. I will abbreviate it for you.
Basically it is about a guy who grew up with his family in the middle of no-where, living off the land. The spent a [...]

Michael and Hobbes

I tend try to get my friends to do stuff that I want them to do. I guess that is selfish to an extent, but really it’s because I enjoy them and I think they would enjoy the stuff I do, so my intentions are good.
Still, I sometimes wonder if this is what it’s like [...]

Summer brilliance

They say a conversation has gone bad when you are reduced to discussing the weather, is that also true for a blog?
When we first moved to Vancouver we were told that it rains for 9 months of the year and the other 3 are nice. Well there is an element of truth to that, it [...]

Guilt Free Chocolate . . . maybe

Part of being a Christian and generally a good person is to be selfless with our finances. I have been feeling that call more often lately as I see people struggle with the economy and I am in the fortunate position to go on an extended overseas vacation.
I have heard and heard of sermons in [...]

Secrets

I had a pop-up add for this come up on my screen:

How To Keep A Man In Love – CatchHimAndKeepHim.com – Learn The “Secret Psychology” To Getting A Man Hooked For Good

I hate stuff like this, it actually sums up the people that I find the most annoying and obnoxious in the whole world. Wanna [...]

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring

The blossoms are out on most of the trees, I see people running on every street where there is space, I see bikes, skateboards and those ghastly rollerblades everywhere – yep, I think spring is here. 
I like spring a lot, it is the happy in between season for me where there is still some snowboarding [...]

Priorities

I find myself in a position I never expected to be in. I am trying to convince people to come to a U2 concert with me… trying, why oh why should I ever need to put any effort in to that? When asked “do you want to come to U2?” the only reasonable answer is [...]

Album Review – U2 “No Line on the Horizon”

I am always nervous to hear a new U2 album, they go through so many changes and have random little mood swings that can result in something that is completely different to what I expect from U2. Generally speaking I have eventually liked most of their offerings once I have realised every album can’t be [...]

This isn’t working

So, right now it is lent. For lent I have decided to give up watching t.v. shows (still allowing myself the joys of movies and hockey (Canucks are winning a lot)), because I find that I just spend way too much time in front of mindless t.v. shows and don’t do the things I want [...]