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Let the Games Begin
And then somebody dies… . . . . The Opening Ceremonies had not even began when the naysayers had something else to crow about. I said all yesterday I hope they don’t. Complaints about traffic, costs,...
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Olympic Welfare Wednesday
The day we’ve all been waiting for, no not the first game by the Canadian Men’s Hockey Team, not the first gold medal on home soil, no not the Alexisonfire concert, but Welfare Wednesday in the...
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Last night I took it easy and watched Canada win a gold medal in Skeleton on TV. Today I’ve taken it easy, done a few domestic chores, but decided that wasn’t what I wanted to do on such a lovely day....
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I thought of that title a couple of days ago, but saved it. Today wasn’t a particularly eventful day Olympic wise, stuff happened in the DTES, stuff always happens in the DTES. W2 did a whole bunch of...
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This is the big day
No not the Olympic Gold Medal Men’s Hockey Game, today my sister and mother have tickets to three events in which medals will be awarded. They are at the Bronze Medal Men’s Curling match, then they...
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The Olympics are over, turn off the flame.
Today I’m off and recovering. I shouldn’t have let Mathieson talk me into going downtown, right downtown after the Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Final. Other than some pictures I’m not sure what was...
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Yes, stuff is happening in Vancouver besides the Olympics and protests. I’ve been working with the Chinatown BIA for almost two years now and BOB moved their offices to Main and Pender so this year we...
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Just another Olympic blog posting
I’m at home watching the Olympics on CTV. Canada and Japan are racing in long track speed skating, the 500m so the shortest distance. Canada must do well in this as I don’t think it is live. The...
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7 Days until the Vancouver Olympics
If today’s commute on the number 3 Main Street bus was any indication, it would be quicker for me to walk to work during the Olympics. There was a lot of mostly negative news today in the media about...
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2 Days Until the Olympics
I had some troubles getting their network to work, but I’m at the now world famous Irish Heather on Carrall Street updating my blog. The big news is probably still the protests, the social media, and...
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Free Olympic Live Music
All the naysayers seem to neglect to mention the huge injection into the Vancouver art scene the Olympics is. BOB has the Trimpin installation in their offices, the Artwalk starts this weekend, I’ve...
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One Day until the Vancouver Olympics
During the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, I attempted to make timely blog postings, but they just were not very focussed. Too much was happening to try and capture it all, it is a unique period in the...
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