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Today’s Article – Hi from Whistler

I escaped the city, ending up on an Alberta train yesterday, handed event tickets and given an excellent hat, which I wore all day.  

It was the last round of women’s biathlon.  It’s how they can lower their heart rate at shooting time that gets me.  Certainly there’s training, but it’s a wild level of concentration.  

And the size of the ski jump just doesn’t translate to TV.  The athletes wake up and think, yup, I’m doing to hurdle down that at 100km/h”. OMG.

Vancouver 24 Hours

Today’s Article – Brace Yourself, The End is Nigh

Are you tired of the Olympics yet, Vancouver?  Not gonna lie, between the over-stimulation, lineups and crowds I had a twinge this weekend.

in preparing to come here I’ve been laser-beam focused, but that’s nothing compared to your last four years.

The billboards and TV ads, the construction… many of you have told me “the build up has been forever and we just want to get on with it.”

You know what occurred to me though?  There’s this thing that happens to event planners… when their function finishes they become depressed because the lead-up is fast and intense, then a high during the actual event – and then nothing.  That’s when the blues kick in.  

So I’m concerned that, as a city,. this might happen.  Hope I’m wrong, but if it does and you need a laugh you can watch me doing something online, that’s guaranteed.

Vancouver 24 Hours 

Today’s Article – I Now Sea Why

Time is going too fast, and despite squishing a lot into each day, there’s still much to do.  And it’s bugging me.

Saturday I took in my first ever hockey game, and I’m hooked.  It was a women’s qualifying game and it was awesome.  

Yesterday I was a classic Vancouverite and walked the seawall ending up at the cauldron and sorry, but it’s more stunning in person.  

By the way, crocuses, beach volleyball and snow-topped mountains all together – your city has gotten under my skin. 

Vanouver 24 Hours