Saturday, April 19, 2008

What else is new.....

Hey guys,

It is has been a while since we have posted anything new. That doesn't mean that we have been any less busy, but apparently our literary inspiration has been low. Life is good, and the weather is just getting better and better. Now it is has cooled to a more "Vancouverite" manageable temperature, staying in the mid twenties. I no longer require a change of clothes after spending 30 minutes outside.

The one downer that has popped up the past couple of weeks involves our neighbours cat, mainly that it has reappeared. This cat squeaks and squaks all day, it is just unbelievable. Thankfully we don't hear it in the majority of the house but the computer desk is near the front door so even as I type this I can faintly hear it now...... It had disappeared for a while and were hoping for the best (i.e. moved, tracheotomy, or hit by car) but unfortunately it has returned.

We have been spending the weekends checking out a few attractions and a couple of day trips. We went and saw an exhibit of Andy Warhol art that is being put on down the street. His portraits are kinda neat and you can actually see how his colour choice changes your impression of the face but some of his other stuff I just don't get. Not that I have ever been confused with an art critic but still.......it is just a can of soup?

Yesterday, Lisa and I went and saw an acrobatic act at a local festival. Toni (our friend) is friends with one of the acrobats so we went to see them perform. It was absolutely amazing, the do things that really shouldn't be possible by any human being. They had a really entertaining show as well. We snapped a couple of pictures with Lisa's camera on her phone.



(Toni's friend is the one in the middle with the full grown male balancing on his head.)

Today was my first 10k run, I was hoping to finish it in 60 mins and I was pretty much on target. According to my watch I was at 59mins but I haven't got an official time yet. Lisa snapped a couple photos (against my wishes) of the run and has "instructed" me to included this photo.



One of the most difficult parts of the run was trying to drink water while running. I was lucky if I got as much water in mouth as went up my nose. This photo captures my struggles.



I am pretty happy that I completed the race and am looking to keep the ball rolling. I have recruited a mini-team of people to train for the half-marathon on the Gold Coast, July 6. Knowing that run is more than twice as long as this one I will need some other people to keep me motivated.

There is a long weekend coming up this week (Friday) that we are both looking forward to. We will be heading up the Sunshine Coast this time for a couple of day trips. Then Sunday night I am off to New Caledonia for a short site visit. I am looking forward to that trip it will be interesting. I didn't even know where New Caledonia was a couple of months ago. I am heading there with a couple of guys my age so it should be a lot of fun too.

That's it for me right now. I think Lisa is going to right something later.

Cheers,

Rick and Lisa

Friday, April 4, 2008

Big News.....

Lisa, yes....my wife Lisa. Went running this morning. Mark this day on your calendars.