Sigh (relief) or cry? Mats won't waive no-trade.

"I cannot leave my teammates and join another NHL Club at this time. I have never believed in the concept of a rental player. It is my belief that winning the Stanley Cup is the greatest thing you can achieve in hockey but for me, in order to appreciate it you have to have been part of the entire journey and that means October through June. I hope everyone will understand and respect my decision."

Whole story here.

Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth

Did you know ...

-Oil sands mining is licensed to use twice the amount of fresh water that the entire city of Calgary uses in a year.
-Processing the oil sands uses enough natural gas in a day to heat 3 million homes.

Read the news item here.

Science - the caffeine curve

W-isms are sometimes so funny they're sad.

No science in the PM's ear.

Stephen Harper has dismissed the National Science Adviser, 4 years after the position was created, stating it is no longer necessary. Read it here.

Leafs to get a "Great" GM?

Mike Toth makes a case for Wayne Gretzky to become GM of the TMLs.

Lights, camera ...

Damn well done (not my place). South Harris Road in Pitt Meadows.

Flight over frosty pines.

Tree farm in Langley. Early December.

George Carlin on the American Dream

It's called The American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.

Watch the clip here.

Great B & W video and tune from Cat Empire

Cos on my feet are shoes for dancing
‘dancing to be free’
my feet they’re paying tribute to
the bobby marley legacy

Against seasonal consumerism? Watch this!

Late afternoon light in the 'burbs.

Taken of opposite skies roughly 15 minutes apart.