The Olympics and UK Potatoes. What ? I’m confused. We’re eating fries from spuds grown by this guy ? http://ow.ly/10320 #vancouver2010
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Serpico – the real one, not th…
Serpico – the real one, not the movie one. – NYTimes http://ow.ly/102SQ
Vancouver Welcomes the Olympic…
Vancouver Welcomes the Olympics [pic] http://ff.im/eN6mB
The North Shore gets Olympic f…
The North Shore gets Olympic fever. http://ow.ly/102nT #olympics #vancouver2010 http://ow.ly/i/ngi
Olympic Fever
Olympic spirit is most definitely showing itself all over the city of Vancouver.
Even here in sleepy North Vancouver.
It’s true, we’re essentially just a pass-through community as people head either to Whistler or Cypress Mountain or Vancouver or Richmond for events, but still, we’re jazzed.
I first noticed it on my first stop of the day for coffee.
And right up there on display with the commuter mugs, those red Olympic mittens – perfect for handling those hot beverages.
In my local ‘hood – Edgemont Village – all the merchants are sporting these Go Canada Go posters.
And really, there’s no better way to welcome the torch than with a quick haircut…
Or even better, a bottle of wine…
Lots of people are making a fuss about the crass commercialization of the games.
But darn it, why didn’t I think of this.
Chocolate covered sea foam Inuksuit (that’s plural for Inuksuk by the way).
Truth be told, I prefer my Inukshuk with dark chocolate, but that’s just me…
Here’s a basket full of mascots. And I mean full of mascots. There are 4 official mascots, not just one.
This one’s Quatchi.
The other three are Sumi, Migi and Muk Muk.
Given the lack of snow at Cypress Mountain and the financial mess the ski resort at Whistler is in, they really get a fifth mascot.
One who can jury rig a fix up just in time for the games – might I suggest MacGyver
By far the sleeper of all this Olympic merch (and there is plenty of it).
‘Cause nothing is more indicative of winter sports in the lower mainland.
The Official Umbrella of the 2010 Games.
Finally, my favourite.
While organizers have been focusing on getting volunteers and community support for the games, they missed the obvious.
These guys at Contact Printing nailed it.
And just to bring the point home.
Let’s pull back a bit so we can see those fantastic snow covered North Shore mountains.
Cypress moving snow from Mt. S…
Cypress moving snow from Mt. Strachan runs to the Olympic competition areas on Black Mt. http://ow.ly/ZX37 to “supplement” snow .
Disappearing act: Van Prov. ph…
Disappearing act: Van Prov. photo of Cypress Olympic snow this week http://ow.ly/ZWYy Compare: mine shot 5 wks ago http://ow.ly/ZWZj
RT @CompostDiary: New blog pos…
RT @CompostDiary: New blog post: Ribla http://bit.ly/6WS6Tb
Have a cupcake hang over from …
Have a cupcake hang over from yesterday’s b.party. Now have hair of the dog cupcake for brunch w. left over pizza. Yum?
About to host 13, 13 year olds…
About to host 13, 13 year olds for a thirteen-year-old’s birthday party pizza. If you don’t hear from me in a few days send sniffer dogs…
ha! That’s optimism. @Cypress…
ha! That’s optimism. @CypressMountain web site today says the temperature there is MINUS 0. http://ow.ly/i/mPL
“gum battle” presumably at hig…
“gum battle” presumably at high noon ? RT @FoodFlavor: Kraft-Cadbury deal makes Chicago the arena for gum battle http://bit.ly/8bOZ10
Makes me sad. At chapters.indi…
Makes me sad. At chapters.indigo bricks and mortar store today. Was JUST like the Monty Python Cheese sketch. Why did I even bother going ?
Newspaper recycling in BC take…
Newspaper recycling in BC takes a bad turn with shut down of local paper recycling firms http://ow.ly/ZEzT
thnx @PuShFestival Had a lot o…
thnx @PuShFestival Had a lot of fun at the preview/beta run of Rimini Protokoll’s “Best Before” @theCultch . Opens Jan 29l http://ow.ly/ZDzz
RT @NowPublic: Twitter Launche…
RT @NowPublic: Twitter Launches Local Trends: Location-Based Trending Topics http://bit.ly/71kX40 #NowPublic #News
Another fantastic sunny day in…
Another fantastic sunny day in North Van hanging with @cincicsere
Sea Dragon YouTube video uploa…
Sea Dragon YouTube video uploaded funky — SO – am replacing so sorry if you found it N/A.
I uploaded a YouTube video — …
I uploaded a YouTube video — seadragon_video_web-2.mov http://youtu.be/b13OFTXKMpA?a
whoo hoo. Dooce is going to H…
whoo hoo. Dooce is going to Home and Garden TV via read write web http://ow.ly/Zv7K
These darned Oly games need so…
These darned Oly games need some humour. Searched Google. Found very little. Opportunity knocks (knock). Somebody? http://ow.ly/ZetX