One of the oddest things I read this week was a comment in the Vancouver Sun attributing the increased cougar sightings in the community to the Olympics.
The argument is that the building in town is a result of the Olympics and that construction has displaced the cougars and their prey. I'm not sure about that, and I'm a guy always eager to blame VANOC for anything.
An equally likely Olympic-related explanation was posited by a colleague who suggested that the cougars are angry at not being chosen as one of the official Olympic mascots, and in some Stephen Kingesque way, they're letting us know.
Miga, Quatchi and Sumi move over, there's a new cat on the block.
But I guess we ought to be thanking VANOC these days for offering to buy our love for $750,000.
Obviously, the announcement last week that a legacy trust fund has been created for 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 is nothing more than an effort to get us onside. VANOC is asking us exactly what we are charging. And should VANOC believe we can be bought?
Hell ya. And the 750K is a nice down payment. Let's be honest, when Squamites have expressed frustration with VANOC and the Olympics, it comes down to money - more specifically, the fact that we weren't getting any. But if VANOC still wants us to open up our homes, it's going to have to do better than that. But VANOC, take note, we are willing to listen to offers.
With VANOC playing nice these days, it leaves only the highway to moan and groan about, and with the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 paving schedule over the past two weeks, there's been no shortage of that.
Last Thursday, a student writing her Grade 12 government required for graduation took an hour and 10 minutes to get from Valleycliffe to Howe Sound Secondary. She nearly missed her exam, and her graduation would have had to be postponed until August when the next sitting of the exam was taking place. "I f@&ing hate Kiewit!" she screamed when she slammed her car door and ran to her exam.
The week before, it was the Highlands who had stories of 60-minute commutes in town. One friend who travels the highway daily wondered why he's been able to drive between Vancouver and 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 with almost no delays, and all paving seemingly done at night and 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 has been such a cock-up.
But even our highway grief will soon be done. Three years of not being able to safely commute by bike is almost over. We truly can see the end, and if I never see another highway delineator in my life it'll be too soon.
All this good news is going to make it tough for a columnist, though. What is there to write about? Hmm, I wonder what my kids are up to.
