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Spring is in the air – as well as the smell of dirty dog.

Because of Rumble’s new exercise routine, we had to haul him out to the dog park on Nelson this morning.  First thing this morning.  Really early.  Really. Well, it was like 9 am.  Sue me, it’s the weekend. Rum always … Continue reading

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It’s been that kind of day.

I truly hope it doesn’t, but it’s bound to happen- someone who’s dropped acid in the past will come across one of these people on the street and have a huge flashback and jump off a bridge. There are bizarre … Continue reading

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Hockey night in Canada – for Switzerland & USA, anyway.

We saw the quarter-final game for men’s hockey today, and damn, I’m still not sure how it went!  Last night, Canada murdered won over Germany like, 8-2.  Today, it was 2-0 and the first two periods were boooooring. Finally, there … Continue reading

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A Good Idea At The Time:

Buskers are lining the sides (and sometimes the middle) of Granville Street between West Georgia and Smith because the streets there have been restricted to foot traffic only, and right now they have a giant, continuous audience to fleece.  Some … Continue reading

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Gastown Hospitality at its best:

It’s not my thing, but at least they’re being generous.

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Olympic Vandalism & Endless Human Stupidity

I would very much like to find the cowardly jackass(es) who thought this was a good idea.  The Bay at Granville & West Georgia that contains the HBC Olympic store was vandalized this morning when red paint was thrown on … Continue reading

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I can’t un-see a giant flaming joint now…

I walked Jeff to work this morning and we had good timing – the Olympic Torch Relay came down Granville  pretty much at the same time.  We even managed to luck into a spot that had comparatively few tourons about … Continue reading

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