Category: events
There was a meeting on the weekend for players in the Longest Game of Hockey for CF. With the game less than 50 days away (Ack!), many of the details are starting to come together and the committee wanted to update us on them. I won’t bore you with all the mundane details, but I […]
I may not have mentioned it before, but I like free stuff. So much so that I once walked all around the downtown core of Vancouver with Kalev acquiring free Slurpees. And then the next year, free Slurpee-acquiring day went on a trip to the ‘burbs. And then last year, despite Kalev’s absence, I managed […]
There is a fundraiser pub night being held for the Longest Hockey Game for Cystic Fibrosis and you are invited! What’s In It For You? For the low, low price of only $20, you get: burger & fries a beer ticket for door prizes, including A FLAT SCREEN TV the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing […]
Today is my sister’s birthday. Like my dad, my big sister has taught me a thing or two over the years. Numbers Don’t Lie My sister explaining her stock market investment strategies to me while we were on vacation in the Dominican. And, yes, there is a spreadsheet involved. Despite her deep-seated belief that she’s […]
In honour of Canada Day, here’s a cake with a map of Canada on it ((made by my Aunt Gwen for our recent family reunion. It was, for the record, delicious)): Happy Canada Day, eh?
I’m taking a page out of the Dr. Dan book of blogging by titling this blog posting about my race using the best sign that I saw along the route. In addition to the sign that said, “Worst. Parade. Ever.” my favourite signs that I saw along the half marathon route today included: Your legs […]
I’m home from my whirlwind trip and have much to blog about, but that will have to wait as I’m hitting the hay early, since I have to be at the starting line of the Scotiabank Half Marathon at UBC at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Which means that we’ll ((Where we = me, Kim & Lance.)) […]
Hey, remember when I said that I was planning to do a much better job of blogging this trip than I did of blogging my last trip. Apparently, I was full of crap. So, let’s see if I can do a quick summary of all the awesome things I’ve been doing instead of blogging. Let’s […]
I went to a player meeting for the 10 day long hockey game on Friday. I’ll write more about the meeting soon, but first and foremost I want to put out a plea for RVs! As you know, during the 10 day long hockey game, the 40 women who will be playing are not allowed […]
It all started with a missing chin strap. A few weeks ago, I went racing into the pro shop at Burnaby 8 Rinks, in desperate need a chin strap for my helmet – my team was playing short without me and every second that went by meant I was missing ice time! The guys in […]