I love this picture I took of Bubba

Some quotes

"Speak the truth, but speak it sweetly." "Hear the truth, but hear it sweetly."

Please accept my apology...

...for sucking so horribly at the blogging lately. I've been so distracted by my real life that I haven't been blogging. If anyone is still paying attention I sincerely apologize. I have a ton of pictures, 174, that I've taken with my new camera but I don't have room on my computer. I need to find some room and I'm working that out. Stay tuned, I'll have new photos and maybe some opinions soon.
Thanks for your patience and dedication.

PS> I'm officially on the Canucks bandwagon again. They're playing an incredible game right now, Round 2, Game 2, 1st overtime period and they're playing awesome!!

Saturday Morning Run

Here's another map of 3K run I like to do with Bubba cuz he can run off-leash here. This way I'm not getting the full-body workout of running with Bubba on the leash, pulling him back with my arms and abs while running with my legs). It's great cuz it's right here, it's not great cuz there's a lot of uphill terrain (which can be good for making you stronger, if you feel like running uphill).

Running maps

Champlain Heights 400m Hill repeat
Champlain Heights 3K
Champlain Heights 5K
Champlain Heights 6K
River Run 8K
Champlain Heights 8K - up the hill, around the golf course, thru the park and home again

Which superhero are you?

Your results:
You are Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix 89% Poison Ivy 83% Apocalypse 80% Magneto 78% Mystique 74% Dr. Doom 73% The Joker 63% Juggernaut 62% Venom 56% Catwoman 51% Two-Face 50% Riddler 49% Lex Luthor 48% Green Goblin 46% Mr. Freeze 42% Kingpin 29%

A prime example of emotional extremes: Passion and fury incarnate.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

This is where I'm running tonight - RUNNINGMAP.com

http://www.runningmap.com/?id=10091

MacNN | Nike Speed+ to eliminate need for Nike+iPod?

http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/01/17/nike.speed.ipod.less/

Dumpster Diving Meetups

If you need a giggle, check this out.
http://dumpsterdiving.meetup.com/cities/ca/bc/vancouver/

Wired 15.01: The Perfect Human

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/ultraman.html

The score is: Windstorm-1, Stanley Park-0

That's the score on last week's battle. If you haven't heard, you must live in the desert or small-town Ontario or something, as many as 1000 trees in our beloved Stanley Park were wiped out by 120 km/hr wind blasts last week.
CBC's latest report - there's a link to an aerial video here.
Flickr slideshow - posted by the person who maintains my favourite webcam, Telemark Systems' Live KatKam

Marware Sportsuit™ Sensor+ for iPod nano

Why did I cut a huge hole in my Nike Free runners? My original line of
thought was that I wanted to test the Nike+ iPod transmitter and I
thought that $40 was a reasonable investment, $170 (transmitter plus
special runners) was too much. I wish I had seen this before I cut up my $100 shoes, this little gadget is perfect!

http://www.marware.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Marware.woa/7/wa/selectedCategory?catalogCatID=226&wosid=kxlqEUCNP9brr43xQsxABg

How smart is this? A little pocket that you can tuck your Nike+
transmitter into and attach to your shoelaces...
...instead of cutting a hole in the insole of your expensive runner.

F@#!^& Winter!

Seriously check out this webcam, it's still snapshots but it's live. It updates every 5 or 10 minutes.
And go to Jennifer's Vancouver, a good friend of mine, Jennifer Jones, has tons of beautiful mountain photos.

What the "h" "e" double-hockey-sticks is going on?

Last week people were fighting over bottled water, this week it's snow tires. What's next? I'm not sure but I think Vancouver might fall into the ocean ane we'll be fighting over kayaks or something.

Meanwhile our backyard is filling up with snow, it's so beautiful, I love it. But no one loves it more than Bubba.

I'm worried about the new evergreen Magnolia we planted at the end of October. We checked it every hour on Sunday and we shook the snow off every 2 or 3 hours. I keep thinking the branches are getting too heavy with snow and they're going to break off. I can't believe it's holding up as well as it is.

Since I wasn't able to get out and take my own pics of the mountains today I found some photos other people have taken. Click on the links below to see them.

abnormal... but beautiful by Judy B
Winter Wonderland by mountainhiker
IMGP4058 c by tim_flickr
Snow in Vancouver by L_Barnes
43rd Ave by rinlee

The best underwater photos this side of National Geographic

Click on photo to see slideshow.
CJ has taken many beautiful photos over the last 3 or 4 years. I've saved everything she's sent me. All of these photos were taken while she was diving in our local British Columbia waters, colder than... From Part Hardy to Sechelt, she's been everywhere. I truly admire her stamina and her beautiful photos. To think she started out 4 years ago taking swimming lessons and now she's accumulated over 300 dives and even more beautiful photos. Bravo CJ, you're a star!

When will the dog ever figure it out?

This is a message to Bubba, these are not your chew toys!
Eating money is not a laughing matter, Bubba. it's bad enough we have to buy all your food and pay for babysitting. Do you really have to eat our money?

As it turns out Bubba, you did me a favour when you chomped on these puppies. Just the day before I was telling my co-workers how much I hate these boots and I don't even know why I bought them or even wore them, they're so completely ugly. I especially don't like the colour. They're seriously ugly, boring and uncomfortable. Good riddence!

Why the toe Bubba? And why only one side of one toe of one shoe? Did Kevin catch you in mid-chomp? How were you going to finish these off? I need to know!

This still works believe it or not. You're lucky, this time Bubba.

Who's in the doghouse?

This is Stellans latest thing, crawling into Bubba's crate with him and inviting Uncle Kevin to join the party.


Can you believe the nerve of this dog? Chewing on the insoles right in front of us! Yes, these are the insoles from the shoes/boots he chewed. He's been punished. Do you think he's getting the message? Aaargh!

Random Thoughts

It is important to recognize the power of our emotions--and to take responsibility for them by creating a light and positive atmosphere around ourselves. This attitude of joy that we create helps alleviate states of hopelessness, loneliness, and despair. Our relationships with others thus naturally improve, and little by little the whole of society becomes more positive and balanced. - Tarthang Tulku

Vancouver Webcams

Check out this cool movie of the fog rolling in and out of English Bay in September, this is part of bigger site, Kat Kam. HINT: right-click on the photo and select "Play" to start the movie. I like to look at Kat Kam every once in a while, especially at sunset time, today was 5:22 PST.

I found the link on a Vancouver Webcams website. HINT: scroll down to Kat Kams to see a live view of English Bay. It's a beauty!

Ole Hallow's Eve

CLick on picture to go to slideshow.

Lot's of fun was had by all. There were plenty of firsts on Tuesday night: my first pumpkin carving (looks good from a distance, at night), Stellan's first "tick o teat", Katherine and Brian's first trick or treat with their son. There were a couple of seconds too: my second time dressing as an ostrich jockey (the kids love it, so do I), and Bubba's second Halloween without a costume (he's too big to be Batubba this year). I'm looking for some spandex for him to wear when we go running together.

We actually ran out of candy at, not a catastrophe, we just starved the kids who their own candy. Check out the slide show to see Stellan in his Funky Chicken costume. He's never gonna live this one down. I think if he has a little brother, he'll probably use this against him at his wedding. I'm thinking of Blake burning his brother Ryan about his funky hair dos, specifically, the Vanilla Ice do, at his own wedding in front of their closest friends and family. Yup, I'm saving these pictures.