VIDEO: Olympics Uncover Canadian Pride

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I nearly cry every time I watch this video essay by Stephen Brunt, which aired on CTV on February 27, 2010.

I’m so proud to be Canadian!

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Mobile Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz8tzP3oeDg

VIDEO: Firefighters get ready for torch relay

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Here’s a little behind-the-scenes video montage (runtime: 1 min 39 seconds) of the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Band getting ready to play for the Official Arrival of the 2010 Olympic Torch to the City of Vancouver. The hand-off takes place at City Hall, and (not in this video) it is going to be brought in [...]

Proud to be Canadian!

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This arrived in my email inbox from a friend a couple of days ago. As a proud Vancouverite who loved (nearly) every minute of the Games, right here in my hometown, I was delighted at how this piece reflected my own feelings so well.

I hope you enjoy it, too! Oh, and if you happen [...]

TRIVIA: Random Collection from January 2000

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So this is what we were sharing around the internet at the dawn of the New Millenium! (Remember, there was no such thing as YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, Flickr, etc., and the idea of blogging was only in its infancy.)

Do you think web content like this still holds up, ten years later?

Enjoy!

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DID YOU KNOW……

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VIDEO: Frostie the Bird Dances to Shake Your Tail Feathers

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My sister, who is totally into birds, cocaktoos, parrots, whatever, (bottom line: feathery pets of some sort), sent me this this morning. At first, I have to confess, I was suspicious that this was all staged somehow, and that the bird was performing “tricks” led by someone off-camera. However, there are tons of videos of [...]

Cartoon Blog

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Just stumbled across this cartoon blog, and it struck me as pretty funny!

Hope you like it, too.

Make sure you check at least a few out.

(Those who know me best will totally get why I chose this particular one for display! LOL!)

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Free! Music! Legally!

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Link to page at The Province where anyone can download a collection of free music tracks from up-and-coming BC [...]

WARNING: If you use FaceBook, you MUST read this

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Usually I put fun/inspiring/silly stuff up.

Not today.

(Sorry.)

Go here, and read this. It’s called the “Sesame Street Simple Facebook Guide to Surviving Malicious Attacks,” and it’s by online security experts.

It’s important. Phishing is on the rise (dramatically), and social media can be like leaving our front door wide open while going on summer vacation, if we’re [...]

VIDEO: Pigeon Impossible

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VIDEO: Scary, scary

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Wow…

You know, maybe the old Sea-to-Sky Highway wasn’t so very awful, after all…

Check this out:

Mobile-friendly version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT24RfutkjY

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PS — I LOVE the new version of our road to Squamish and Whistler! What an improvement.

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