Things I'm Thinking

NHL labor dispute – someone said, like two obese regulars at KFC fighting over a tub of drumsticks.

Republican convention Tuesday – Everything but Mitt’s leadership skills and record.  Gives one confidence in dealing with a $16 trillion debt. Bemused by self-aggrandizement of podium players. 

MSNBC’s biased reporting – come on - the Chris Christy speech carried thunder.  Literally the stage must have been shaking.

Insistence on networks reporting tweets.  If I wanted to read them, I’d be a follower.

Replacement NFL referees.....cut them some slack – you do the game for what they’re getting paid.

Public company G&A.  Ridiculous what it takes to keep a shell company listed.

Parks Canada.  Improving your camping and hiking experience.

Beaches of Nova Scotia.  Seriously warm coastal waters will have climatologists clamoring.

Neil Armstrong’s modesty.  Seemingly a rarer trait.

Lance Armstrong’s legacy.  Another asterisk yet never failed drug test. The feat of six straight seemed perplexing.

U.S. Open early round action.  Loving the passion from unseeded newcomers.

Great Outdoors For Granted

Made a new friend today.  We have this parking problem at the office and I have volunteered to take a shuttle to a pick up zone until our new parking lot gets built.  Affords an opportunity to chat with folks while waiting.  Had the pleasure of meeting N.  N has been relocated back to Toronto and is sad that he will no longer be able to ski the Rockies in the winter and foray through nature's beauty during the summer with an easy 1-1/2 hour drive from Calgary.  N took total advantage while he was here.  We rattled off the mountains throughout the west and I could only find one that he hadn't skied during his three years here (Vernon's Silverstar).  One particular comment of his will always stand out in my mind.  "People here don't know how good they've got it!  N will take some ski vacations back to the west when he gets the chance.