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Thursday, February 4, 2010
2010 Winter Olympics In Vancouver BC
I just added a count down clock in the sidebar but didn't realise it would appear right at the top. Anyone have any objections? I'll remove it if you do.
I object! No wait, I don't really. It's cute ;O) Wow, they're really coming up more quickly than I had realized! A week away. And Superbowl in the middle. Go Colts! :OD
But not so much the reality, huh Luther? ;O) We're set for a nice small bit of rain this weekend, but I hear the rest of the country is about to be blizzarded into oblivion.
Ha - you got it MW. I saw plenty in my younger years. Now I figure I've saved myself a heart attack by living where I don't have to shovel out the driveway. :)
I detest sleet. Mainly for the damage it does to trees. Yes, that sounds rather 'green'. But it so alters the surroundings it's unbelievable. Though just a cycle. There, do I sound like a hippy yet. :)
Bleh - sleet. What's the point of that stuff? It is like the mosquito of weather! I don't like snow anymore either - except when it is new. Walking through freshly fallen snow is lovely! But....only if one is visiting the snow. Not LIVING in it and having to go to work THROUGH it. Yuck :OP
Maybe it's because I have never been this close to the games before, but the Olympics are really beginning to piss me off. The arrogance of the IOC is astounding.
If I am ever a leader in city that is considering trying to get games, I would say' "Forgedaboutit."
"I detest sleet. Mainly for the damage it does to trees. Yes, that sounds rather 'green'. But it so alters the surroundings it's unbelievable. Though just a cycle. There, do I sound like a hippy yet. :)"
Luther! I had a feeling you were a fellow plant lover, hurrah!
"The torch run is coming through our town on Monday, if it's not pouring I might go take a peek."
That's neat, Fay! I know what you mean about the snow. I'm sure our east coasters would be happy to send their snow due in tonight up to us in the PNW, eh?
Did you ever read the The Secret Life of Plants? A hippie book for sure, but still a lot of interesting stuff. It's old but some of the research has been borne out by later discoveries.
Luther, I haven't read it yet but a friend just recommended it to me last month so it *is* on my book list; they also read The Omnivore's Dilemma, I believe that is by the same author. Have you read that one also?
A lot of stuff is being labeled "hippieish" these days but I have to say I'm on board with some of it :-)
No Florrie, hadn't heard of "The Omnivore's Dilemma". I'll check it out, thanks for the tip.
Heh - yeah, me too. It wasn't ALL bad. Besides, I was only a pretend hippie. Always had a job, you know. :) Oh you wouldn't know, you were still in diapers in those days.
I object! No wait, I don't really. It's cute ;O)
ReplyDeleteWow, they're really coming up more quickly than I had realized! A week away. And Superbowl in the middle. Go Colts! :OD
No objections here. I love the 'idea' of falling snow. :)
ReplyDeleteBut not so much the reality, huh Luther? ;O)
ReplyDeleteWe're set for a nice small bit of rain this weekend, but I hear the rest of the country is about to be blizzarded into oblivion.
Fay, I love it!
ReplyDelete"Blizzarded into oblivion" about sums it up. Except when we're getting "sleeted into oblivion".
Ha - you got it MW. I saw plenty in my younger years. Now I figure I've saved myself a heart attack by living where I don't have to shovel out the driveway. :)
ReplyDelete""sleeted into oblivion"."
ReplyDeleteI detest sleet. Mainly for the damage it does to trees. Yes, that sounds rather 'green'. But it so alters the surroundings it's unbelievable. Though just a cycle. There, do I sound like a hippy yet. :)
Bleh - sleet. What's the point of that stuff? It is like the mosquito of weather!
ReplyDeleteI don't like snow anymore either - except when it is new. Walking through freshly fallen snow is lovely! But....only if one is visiting the snow. Not LIVING in it and having to go to work THROUGH it. Yuck :OP
Maybe it's because I have never been this close to the games before, but the Olympics are really beginning to piss me off. The arrogance of the IOC is astounding.
ReplyDeleteIf I am ever a leader in city that is considering trying to get games, I would say' "Forgedaboutit."
It's not the Olympics that are peeing you off, it's the organising committee. They are power mad bureaucrats who have gone completely loco.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but no organizing committee, no Olympics.
ReplyDeleteI love it, Fay! I can't wait for the Olympics to begin!
ReplyDeleteIs it snowing yet??
ReplyDelete(tee hee, I know it's not :-)
"I detest sleet. Mainly for the damage it does to trees. Yes, that sounds rather 'green'. But it so alters the surroundings it's unbelievable. Though just a cycle. There, do I sound like a hippy yet. :)"
ReplyDeleteLuther! I had a feeling you were a fellow plant lover, hurrah!
I wouldn't want the Olympics in my town either but I don't mind them being just a few hours away in Fay & Matt's backyard.
ReplyDelete*running away and hiding now*
The torch run is coming through our town on Monday, if it's not pouring I might go take a peek.
ReplyDeleteNo florrie, no snow, not even in the mountains. Should have had the games last year when we had 25 feet of snow non-stop for six months.
ReplyDelete/exageration
"The torch run is coming through our town on Monday, if it's not pouring I might go take a peek."
ReplyDeleteThat's neat, Fay! I know what you mean about the snow. I'm sure our east coasters would be happy to send their snow due in tonight up to us in the PNW, eh?
I love sleet. That which does not kill me makes me stronger!
ReplyDeleteNietzschian tree? LMAO!!!
ReplyDeleteYou caught me, Florrie. I am. :)
ReplyDeleteDid you ever read the The Secret Life of Plants? A hippie book for sure, but still a lot of interesting stuff. It's old but some of the research has been borne out by later discoveries.
"nietzschian tree"...
ReplyDeleteHahahaha... perfect!
"nietzschian tree said...
ReplyDeleteI love sleet. That which does not kill me makes me stronger!"
ROFLMAO!!!
Luther, I haven't read it yet but a friend just recommended it to me last month so it *is* on my book list; they also read The Omnivore's Dilemma, I believe that is by the same author. Have you read that one also?
ReplyDeleteA lot of stuff is being labeled "hippieish" these days but I have to say I'm on board with some of it :-)
No Florrie, hadn't heard of "The Omnivore's Dilemma". I'll check it out, thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteHeh - yeah, me too. It wasn't ALL bad. Besides, I was only a pretend hippie. Always had a job, you know. :) Oh you wouldn't know, you were still in diapers in those days.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: Whether to have french fried onion rings or french fried potatos with your burger.
ReplyDelete"The Omnivore's Dilemma: Whether to have french fried onion rings or french fried potatos with your burger."
ReplyDeleteOr in your case, whether to have a double or triple burger.
You omnivore you.
"Oh you wouldn't know, you were still in diapers in those days."
ReplyDeleteRiiiight :-) I was a pretend hippie too. Kind of hard to be a hippie while living at Ft. Lewis...
"Or in your case, whether to have a double or triple burger."
ReplyDeleteLOL!! Yes, I think that's Tom's dilemma too.