‘Twas The Night Before Christmas…

and all through the blog, not a Bethy was stirring, ‘cuz she was too busy learning to salsa dance on her vacation in Mexico. Or perhaps it’s merengue today. Or maybe yoga on the beach. Whatever it is she’s up to, she’s not here blogging. She did, however, leave this link for you today. It’s […] →Read more

Beth Still Can’t Come To The Blog Right Now

She’s probably lounging on the beach right at this very moment. It’s probably 30 degrees in Los Cabos. And she left you and me stuck here in freezing cold Canada1. Hmph. Anyway, she left you this link for today: The Periodic Table of Awesoments Like the periodic table of elements, only awesomer. Beth especially likes […] →Read more

Beth Can’t Come To The Blog Right Now

She’s on a plane heading to Mexico.  She’ll think about you while she’s laying on the beach. She left this link to a podcast that you can listen to while she’s gone.  It’s a WNYC Radiolab show about sperm. She especially liked the part about the sugar room in the fallopian tube. That was not […] →Read more

Enjoy Your White Christmas, Vancouver

Vancouver doesn’t really get that much snow for a Canadian city.  And even when it does snow, it usually doesn’t usually stick around for very long.  But after last Saturday’s storm, we had another storm on Wednesday and then it snowed pretty consistently all day today.  Enough that our hockey game was canceled because no […] →Read more

My Granny

This morning, my Granny died.  She’d not been well for some time (having heart disease (including some heart attacks in recent years), suffering from type 2 diabetes, breast cancer and debilitating osteoporosis), yet I still didn’t expect when my dad called this morning that he was calling to tell me that his mom was gone.  […] →Read more

‘Tis the season…

…to receive.  I mean to give. And receive. OK, I have to admit that I’m a bit of a child when it comes to getting presents.  I can’t help it – I love ripping open wrapping paper to see what someone’s given me. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not completely selfish. I love buying […] →Read more

Canucks Sign Mats Sundin

Only 27,852 days after he last played a game, Mats Sundin has signed with the Canucks.  Just like me, he decided to move from the freezing cold that is the GTA to the warm loveliness that is Vancouver1 My dad is a life long Leafs fan2, so he’s been quite interested in where old Mats […] →Read more

Happy Trevor Linden Day!

Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks will retire the jersey of Trevor Linden.  Couldn’t happen to a more worthy person! →Read more

That Must Have Been Messy

From a news story on the CTV website:  Dozens rescued after B.C. gondola tower collapses Emergency crews evacuated dozens of skiers and snowboarders who were left stranded aboard sagging gondola cars when a support tower collapsed Tuesday. and By 6:15 p.m., all of the passengers had been evacuated, CTV B.C. reported. The skiers and snowboarders […] →Read more

Skate For A Cure

When I saw Rebecca’s posting today about Skate For A Cure, I jumped on the chance to join her “Bloggers for a Cause” team. Skate For A Cure is an event that raises funds for the Michael Cuccione Laboratory for Childhood Cancer Research at BC Children’s Hospital. As an incentive to fund raise, they offer a […] →Read more