What a load....

I don't usually blog about politics... too dirty and I just washed these pants... but this one is pretty funny. From the CBC:

"Prime Minister Paul Martin said he was 'personally offended' by last week's damaging testimony at the sponsorship inquiry, insisting that he believes he still has the moral authority to govern. 'I was offended as any other Canadian,' Martin said about Brault's allegations. 'Even if that testimony is contested, I was personally offended by what I heard.'

'That is not the way that politics is done in Quebec. It is not the way that politics should be done in Canada and it is certainly not the way I believe politics should be done,' he said."

Does he have the "moral authority to govern"? I don't know about moral but he does have the minority elected voice. That's not the way politics is done in Quebec or should be done (love the use of should) in Canada? That's exactly how politics in Quebec, Canada, The World is done. Why is this news and why is it front page on the CBC? Would anything change if we were to elect a Conservative or, dare I say it, NDP majority? I don't think so. We are stuck with fools to lead us and the only thing I can hope to do is join them... then maybe I'd get some of my money back. Time to form a new Cabal. The NWO. The New Will Order (the 'Will' is in reference to the Will of the people... wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Anyone want to join?

The reception spot.

Foggy Vancouver - looks like we've been througha war.

Finding a church is sooooo difficult.

Where do you find people for this kind of job? And how much do you think they get paid? I caught this guy hanging out doing the windows of a still vacant Concorde Pacific building.

Here we are hanging out on Big White above the clouds. We had to drive over 5 hours through some pretty rotten stuff to get back to Vancouver but it was totally worth it. Now if only we would get some snow at Whistler. On a side note the pineapple express has been a boom for the interior resorts which are getting all the Vancouverites and Washingtonians.

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Get this now. For those who may be wondering how I get all these pics up and the websnapshots with links up... well it ain't no secret and it's real easy to do. Picasa and Hello from Google. Not only is Picasa my fav photo album program but it's free to boot. I don't often recommend software but this one rocks.
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Imhome.ca My business site for those who haven't seen it. Yeah, I gotta change the text and some of the pics but I've been too busy with other things to get that going. I'll get on it though soon enough.

Owned! I knew there was something fishy about the press here in BC. All three major dailies (The National Post, The Province, and The Vancouver Sun) are owned by Canwest. So for alternative views I have The Globe and Mail, The Georgia Straight, and The Westender... At least there is the Globe and Mail... but it would be nice to have an alternative daily BC focused paper.

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One of the numerous glacier-fed, emerald-hued lakes up near Whistler.

Yukiko captured this amazing sky when we were skiing at Cypress Mountain. How awesome is it to be able to go skiing at a 2010 Olympic site only 30 minutes from your front door?

The Lynn Valley. We've had so much rain recently that I wanted to go see how raging the rapids would be... that same day we had the big mudslide. I wish the rain would stop and the snow would come back.

Steveston Port on a beautiful day in December. This was where the Japanese first settled in Canada and it is currently twinned with Wakayama. I go there for the fresh seafood (shrimp) and some of the best fish and chips ever.

Seagulls are everywhere. I think I captured this one from Steveston but it may have been from my balcony where they like to roost.

Yes it does snow in Vancouver. Here's a scene from 2 weeks ago along a path in Stanley Park near Lost Lake. Sadly all that has passed and we've been experiencing rain for nearly a week non-stop.

Here's the PT Cruiser Dream Series II hanging out in Banff.