More Smatterings

* The Calgary Herald weather dude called for Sunny and 18 today. Right now it's a whiteout and Angie actually had to turn back from driving the kids to school because as she described it "I was driving through 2 feet of snow, sliding in and out of lanes, and I can't see a thing." Now I understand that weather is subject to the elements, hell, weather is the elements, but how can a guy whose life calling is to report the weather - be that far off. I'm thinking he phoned today's forecast in.

* Water treatment plants are crucial to insuring that the water of every village, town and city is safe and most importantly, drinkable. Calgary's is consistently the best in the biz but nothing prepared it or anyone else for what they found 2 days ago. Go here to find out.

* If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I’d say Flippy, wouldn’t you? You’d be wrong, though. It’s Hambone.”

* The Calgary Flames won last night, beating the Sharks 3-2. For the third year in a row I've picked the Sharks to win it all and I've even gone so far as to bet money on it by choosing half Sharks in my hockey pool. They lost though. To the Flames. *$%$*.

* New Kids on the block are making a comeback. They want their posters back hanging tough.

* For the fifth year in a row, the teens and I are participating in World Vision's 30 hr Famine. Every year we've increased our funds topping out last year at $5000. Our goal this year is to beat that, and we're off to a good start. One of the participants has already raised $1000 himself.

* Sara and Josiah, funniest friends ever, are coming over tomorrow night to watch There Will be Blood. Every time they come over they get lost somewhere in Martindale Gate. Seriously, it'll be like 27 minutes past they time they were supposed to arrive and the phone will ring, "hey John, this is Josiah, we're soooo lost, I think we're in Martindale Gate or something." The funny thing is they say that every time, as if it's the first time. Well, forget this getting lost business. Here's the directions:

1. Leave the down town core.

2. Take Memorial to Deerfoot North.

3. Take Deerfoot North to McKnight Blvd East.

4. Take McKnight Blvd East to Falconridge Blvd.

5. Take Falconridge Blvd past Pizza Hut. Go through the Lights (assuming they're green)

6. Turn left at the next Lights.

7. Continue till you pass a school on your right. O.S. Geiger.

8. Take your next left after the school. Castlebrook Way.

9. You are now on the street where your friends John and Angie live.

10. We're at the end, on the corner. #87.

11. If you happen to get lost, please feel free to call us at 207-1966.

12. See you soon.

John