Dear Charles - Week 2
Dear Charles,
Another week, another few dollars. March is ending soon and spring is (somewhat) in the air. That's right, March 21 was the official first day of spring. Let's see what else happened this week...
What Canada is Talking About
David Emerson did nothing wrong, says the ethics commissioner Bernard Shapiro. Tell that to the people of Vancouver-Kingsway... Maybe its our ethical guidelines that should be revised.
Quebec becomes Canadian champion in curling. Now, if you're like me, you don't care much about curling, you don't understand how its played and you've never watched a game... We must be real
Quebecers! The team is hoping this win will help develop interest in this sport in La Belle Province.
What Canada is NOT talking about: The Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico. Apparently, there was no official Canadian presence at the forum and only one Canadian journalist covered the event. Why so little interest by the country with the largest fresh water supply? Is it because we have no issues with water, because all Canadian residents have access to fresh water? I don't know what the residents of the 170 native reserves that are at high risk for dirty water would say about that.
Twenty-nine years after her well-publicized visit, a very angry-looking Brigitte Bardot returns to Canada in protest of the seal hunt. She asked to meet with Stephen Harper, who declined. This must have something to do with the fact that she's calling for a ban on Canadian products. The seal hunt began on Saturday.
The Commonwealth games closed in Melbourne and Canada is in third place with 96 medals, including 26 gold. The next Commonwealth games will be held in New Delhi, in 2010. We did well, very well!
Last, but not least, the three remaining peace activities who were held hostage in Iraq were rescued on March 23, four months after being captured. Canadian James Loney returned to Canada today.
West Coast Stories
The biggest story of the week was without any doubt the sinking of a BC ferry, the Queen of the North. The ferry was making a trip from Prince Ruper to Port Hardy, 15 hours along the coast of BC. The ferry somehow ended up off course and hit land, or at least a very big rock. Of all the people on board, 99 were rescued (half of these were ferry personnel) but two are missing and feared dead.
This story really shook BC. Ferries are part of everyday life for many people living along the coast and on the various islands, this incident leaves many uneasy.
To offset the seriousness of the previous story, in other news, we learned that Mayor Sullivan received a very large chocolate egg from the paralympics committee in Torino. On the flight back to Vancouver, someone mishandled the egg and it broke into pieces. Fortunately, the good people from Purdy's will be able to save the egg.
None the Wiser
Samuel L. Jackson has assembled an all-star cast for a spoof on March of the Penguins. The documentary followed Emperor Penguins while they journey through severe weather to mate and protect their one egg so it can hatch a little baby penguin. Farce of the Penguins is the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual." No comments.
Bruce Willis wants to pull a Die Hard on Columbia. "I'm talking also about going to Colombia and doing whatever it takes to end the cocaine trade." Oh Bruce... 'cause walking in with a bunch of soldiers with lots of guns is going to fix that problem, right?
Personally
I've had a better week, much better. The cough is almost gone, although I still go through episodes where I can't stop coughing for a few minutes. At least I'm sleeping now, which feels wonderful. Now, the road to recovery must include going back to running and to the gym. I haven't done anything in the past two weeks, I feel lethargic. I have a session with my personal trainer on Tuesday, this should kick-start things :-)
The rest is pretty much business as usual. Weeks go by quickly, work keeps me busy and out of trouble. I'm looking forward to this week, Annie and mom are coming to Vancouver for 10 days. It will be good to have these two around and spend some quality time with family.
I heard that a few consultants never showed up and another few are feeling ill. How are you holding up, with your limited crew? Remember to pace yourself, you're on this mission for six months, not just a few weeks.
Kiss, kiss.
Mel
Another week, another few dollars. March is ending soon and spring is (somewhat) in the air. That's right, March 21 was the official first day of spring. Let's see what else happened this week...
What Canada is Talking About
David Emerson did nothing wrong, says the ethics commissioner Bernard Shapiro. Tell that to the people of Vancouver-Kingsway... Maybe its our ethical guidelines that should be revised.
Quebec becomes Canadian champion in curling. Now, if you're like me, you don't care much about curling, you don't understand how its played and you've never watched a game... We must be real
Quebecers! The team is hoping this win will help develop interest in this sport in La Belle Province.
What Canada is NOT talking about: The Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico. Apparently, there was no official Canadian presence at the forum and only one Canadian journalist covered the event. Why so little interest by the country with the largest fresh water supply? Is it because we have no issues with water, because all Canadian residents have access to fresh water? I don't know what the residents of the 170 native reserves that are at high risk for dirty water would say about that.
Twenty-nine years after her well-publicized visit, a very angry-looking Brigitte Bardot returns to Canada in protest of the seal hunt. She asked to meet with Stephen Harper, who declined. This must have something to do with the fact that she's calling for a ban on Canadian products. The seal hunt began on Saturday.
The Commonwealth games closed in Melbourne and Canada is in third place with 96 medals, including 26 gold. The next Commonwealth games will be held in New Delhi, in 2010. We did well, very well!
Last, but not least, the three remaining peace activities who were held hostage in Iraq were rescued on March 23, four months after being captured. Canadian James Loney returned to Canada today.
West Coast Stories
The biggest story of the week was without any doubt the sinking of a BC ferry, the Queen of the North. The ferry was making a trip from Prince Ruper to Port Hardy, 15 hours along the coast of BC. The ferry somehow ended up off course and hit land, or at least a very big rock. Of all the people on board, 99 were rescued (half of these were ferry personnel) but two are missing and feared dead.
This story really shook BC. Ferries are part of everyday life for many people living along the coast and on the various islands, this incident leaves many uneasy.
To offset the seriousness of the previous story, in other news, we learned that Mayor Sullivan received a very large chocolate egg from the paralympics committee in Torino. On the flight back to Vancouver, someone mishandled the egg and it broke into pieces. Fortunately, the good people from Purdy's will be able to save the egg.
None the Wiser
Samuel L. Jackson has assembled an all-star cast for a spoof on March of the Penguins. The documentary followed Emperor Penguins while they journey through severe weather to mate and protect their one egg so it can hatch a little baby penguin. Farce of the Penguins is the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual." No comments.
Bruce Willis wants to pull a Die Hard on Columbia. "I'm talking also about going to Colombia and doing whatever it takes to end the cocaine trade." Oh Bruce... 'cause walking in with a bunch of soldiers with lots of guns is going to fix that problem, right?
Personally
I've had a better week, much better. The cough is almost gone, although I still go through episodes where I can't stop coughing for a few minutes. At least I'm sleeping now, which feels wonderful. Now, the road to recovery must include going back to running and to the gym. I haven't done anything in the past two weeks, I feel lethargic. I have a session with my personal trainer on Tuesday, this should kick-start things :-)
The rest is pretty much business as usual. Weeks go by quickly, work keeps me busy and out of trouble. I'm looking forward to this week, Annie and mom are coming to Vancouver for 10 days. It will be good to have these two around and spend some quality time with family.
I heard that a few consultants never showed up and another few are feeling ill. How are you holding up, with your limited crew? Remember to pace yourself, you're on this mission for six months, not just a few weeks.
Kiss, kiss.
Mel
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