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Did South of 20 Actually Go South?

You know as much as I enjoy reading all the blogs and articles online I enjoy sitting down and picking up a newspaper. New Media may be taking over but old media still has something about it I like.

Now although some people have there “opinions” on the Yellowknifer and sometimes I do too, I still enjoy reading our little local paper. Today was no different, there were many articles in the paper today that were of interest. Mr. Humphries shared his thoughts on how we can avoid a recession by opening all dumps nation wide to salvagers. Shelagh Montgomery wants to take down the oil sands and make everyone walk everywhere let Alberta know that Yellowknife wants to halt the oil sands production with out thinking about all the jobs and money that would be lost. Then we had a bunch of other things, Rock & Ice Ultra, Headframe discussions, Caribou drinking Beer Caribou Carnivals Beer Garden and so on.

The one thing I love reading in a paper is the columns and opinions of people. I guess that just comes from being a blogger and doing the same thing. Reading someones views on something is not only informative but it give you a different perspective on the topic. Whether I agree with them or not I think about it. I go back to the quote I had in my last post. I write to not only entertain but to engage readers in discussion and make them think. That is what I want to be able to do as a writer blogger.

As I finished the paper and thought about all the things I had just read and who wrote them I only wondered what happened to the “South of 20” column. The weekly article that was write by a student or a person under the age of 20 hence the name South of 20. I said that I loved reading peoples columns and if there is one thing I love reading more than that it would be articles writen by young people. I think young people have more to offer than most think, I just think they don’t get the chance to say it. This is also why I try and encourage my friends to blog and vioce their opnions. Everyone has something to say they just need to find the right place to say it.

Photo Credit: The MediaMentor

Some Where in Hawaii

I wish I was able to write more about the last 24 hours but as they have been very crazy at time I can’t remember it all.
I will give you a brief update on what has been happening in my world.
We flow all day Saturday.
On Sunday. On Sunday I stayed in a hotel in Honolulu right where all the big public beaches are and man was it busy. People were out early, 7am here I’m thinking that there will not be many people out and Bam hundreds of people.  Likely we had to check out by noon so instead of sticking around we decide to head north to the top of the island where the camp we were going to stay it supportable was. So we head of north. Now getting north is pretty simple.
There are 3 highways H1, H2 and you guessed it H3, and to get to the North side of the island you take H1 west and follow it until it goes in to H2. From H2 you just keep going north on that road and once H2 ends you just stay on whatever road it is now. That will take you right to the northern coast.
Now we did that and we arrived at the small town of Haleiwa, which is the town that is just east of our camp on the beach. But you see we didn’t actually have a map and we did look for one but no one had a good map of the area we need. So off we went like a couple chickens with their heads cut off looking for something that might not even be there. To speed this up a little bit, we found a road that we thought might help us called Crozier Road, which followed the shoreline along. We drove down that road for about 10 minutes and than turned back because we thought had ended, but actually it had just become narrower and more localized.  We turned around and went back to the town and found someone to ask if maybe they knew where to go. Turns out that if we had of followed that road for another 2 minutes we would have been right at the camp.  When we got to the camp we got into our cabin and settled in. We walked around and check out the property before heading back to the town to get something to eat. Once we filled up we decided to it was time to head back to Honolulu to pick the rest of the family up at the airport.
Getting to the airport parking lot was a bit of a story in its own. We got to the airport and tried to the follow the signs to the parking lot but didn’t make one of the turns. Our only hope in getting back to it was to go back out onto the highway and come back around. If only it were that easy, we ended up taking some exit that lead to the Military Base. Not a good idea. If you didn’t know the U.S is a very proud country and has a strong Military. This base was so heavily guarded you couldn’t sneeze around there with out them knowing. As we got up to the grumpy looking guard, we thought it wasn’t going to be pleasant but to our surprise he was quite helpful and blocked traffic for us to pull a you turn and head to back to the airport. When we arrived at the airport everything went smoothly. We picked up the rest of the family, got back onto the highway, got to the camp and settled in for the night,

I apologize if my spelling and grammar is horrible. Internet here at the camp is very weak and comes and goes as it pleases. Because we were so busy today I haven’t had much time to write and read but I wanted to at least get up an update of what I had.
Hopefully I will be able to get more done as we settle in to our “Holiday Homes”

Out of Yellowknife Vacation – Day 2,3,4

Well I better get on this as I have already let you down with my daily posts of my “eventful” trip.

If you follow me on twitter @the_bushman is will already have a good idea as to what I have been up to in the last couple days but let me fill the rest of you in.

My second day in Edmonton was much like the first. I was up early because I can no longer sleep for more than 6 hours at a time, so I came online until 11am. At that time my friends came and picked me up from my hotel and we grabbed bunch on our way back to the West Edmonton Mall. At the mall I got a new laptop/camera backpack that I quite like, as well I got to go in the Apple store and take in all the nice things that can be found there. I was told I looked completely out of place in the store as I was the only person with a plaid jacket and country look. There is another one of those moments where I feel out of place in this world.

After visiting a couple other stores around town we went to a $3.50 movie theatre and watched Marley and Me. A movie about the life of a untamed dog and his owners. Leaving the movie at about 6pm we decided it was definitely time for supper. Swiss Chalet was decided upon and off we went to find one. Once finding a rather busy one, I was able to enjoy a nice rack of robs with a garlic loaf. Eating that meal was an evening event of its own so when we were finished at the restaurant we all retired to our hotels for a good night sleep before our trek back to BC the next morning.

The Next Morning: Day 3,

Monday was ultimately uneventful except out flat tire while we were trying to leave Edmonton. The flat delayed us almost 2 hour but no matter we were getting out of there one way or another. After the 6.5 hour drive through places like Whitecourt, Valleyview, Grande Prairie, Beaver Lodge, and Dawson Creek we finally arrived at the House just off the highway here in BC. As it wasn’t that late a movie was put on but I was again way to tired and crashed.

Day 4,

After a breakfast of eggs, bacon and potatoes we headed in to Dawson Creek to go grocery shopping as it was direly needed. While heading in to town we quickly stopped by a wee bit of property with a cabin on it 10 minutes out of town that was for sale. A smile comes across my face as my imagination runs wild of the possibilities. Oh one can dream.

That concludes the last 3 days.

I am looking forward to tonights meal of Butcher Block steaks and potatoes.

What Would You Do, to Do it?

I was on The Hour TV show website browsing around the forum when I came across this post about a 27 year old guy who wants to not only meet George Stroumboulopoulus but be on his show as well. That is all fine and dandy but the guy doen’t have anything to offer.

If you have ever watched the show you would know that Stombo is intense and always has interesting guests on the show. From politicians to rockers to authors, anyone with a interesting story to tell.

That being said this guy wants to go onto the show. What has he done, well nothing. He is just an everyday average joe except his name is David. There is nothing wrong with that but when the magority of viewers of The Hour are average people like him, why would they want to see some one just like themselves. It wouldn’t be very interesting in my opinion. When you read why the guy wants on to the show all he tells you is he is a big fan the show and has a rabbit, recycles and isn’t all that special. He believes it would be a good idea for a show, if just him and Strombo talked about “killer music” and “hockey” while shooting the breeze. Ummmm No. Maybe a radio show but I don’t think that would fly on The Hour. I think he needs a reality check. Check.

Out of Yellowknife Vacation – Day 1

Well so much seems to have happen in the last 24 hours it seems like I have been gone for days already.

Early Saturday morning I flew from Yellowknife to Edmonton on stand by, and let me tell you I’m so glad the plane was only half full. I could not fly stand by on a busy day, I would be the one freaking out to himself by the desk waiting to see if I could get on the plane. Once I arrived in Edmonton after what seemed a very quick flight, I met up with my friends who had left Yellowknife only 3 days before. West Edmonton Mall was our first stop of the day which to our luck wasn’t that busy for a Saturday. Lunch was at the food court in the mall. After circling the mall once more time we moved on to find a House of Tools store.  Leaving the store dreaming about all the tools we couldn’t get we all decided to go see Slumdog Millionaire, which was an excellent choice as it was an awesome movie. As it was about supper time it only seemed natural to get something to eat. Montana’s it was but not before a long wait for a seat. Although the wait was long and the restaurant was very busy, my food was excellent. A rack of ribs that would fall apart in your mouth and a Caesar salad that was full of flavour. After supper, it was time to retire early. I settled into my hotel room for the night, finally being able to check some e-mails and read all my feeds

Today is a new day and I have no idea what is on the agenda, which is what I love about a vacation. The ability not to have to worry about anything. Check back tomorrow and everyday for updates.