Thursday, January 24, 2008
Some points for Thursday morning…
Care to know why I’m so giddy? Because this time a week from now, I’ll still be sitting at my desk at work, but the only difference being that there’ll be a huge backpack behind me filled with my snowboard gear as I count down the hours before Becky and I hit the Horseshoe Bay ferry. And from there, it’ll only be one more sleep until a day full of fresh powder, crisp beer, hot boys, the “beep-beep-beep” sound when a grasshopper falls off the lift, sunshine, clean air and every other good thing that comes along with popping Becky’s Mount Washington cherry.
Did you doubt me when I told you how much the face of Vancouver Island is changing? Duncan’s tiny Wal-Mart, which was a lifesaver to me during the summers I spent at Camp Qwanoes, is slated to be replaced by a “bigger and better” version at the Cowichan Commons retail mall, spread out over 172,000 square feet.
Clap your hands and say “yeah!” for Capers and Whole Foods markets. After April 22, 2008, which coincidentally enough is also Earth Day, you’ll have to bring your own bags to fill with your grocery booty or buy their reusable bags. Cheers to keeping plastic out of the landfill!
If you’re at all like me, there are few things that (as a pedestrian) are as grating on one’s nerves as inattentive drivers yammering away on their cell phones while operating 2,000 pound weapons. The Province of British Columbia is conducting a study to explore options which could include limiting cell phone use while driving or banning it altogether. Keep your fingers crossed!
For the record, Colin Firth emerging from the lake as Mr. Darcy in Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice is nothing to write home about. Bridget Jones was going on and on about nothing.
you girls are going to have sooo much fun….boys, beers, and boards…who could ask for more
I havn’t been to Mt Washington since I left the Island in ‘92, but I am pleased to see that they have snowshoe trials, and I planned to hit them up when I visit my mom on the Island in March. I am also pleased to see that Capers/Whole Foods are making reusable bags manditory…this makes me love them all the more.