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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Goodbye Vancouver and Thank You! Hello Russia!
The advertisement has been running for the past two weeks and if you tuned in to any of the Olympic coverage, there is no way you could have missed it. The heart-warming tagline: "Vancouver 2010… you’ve gotta be here!" And … Continue reading
Tagged goodbye vancouver, hello russia, hoedl, olympic
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Goodbye Vancouver and Thank You! Hello Russia!
The advertisement has been running for the past two weeks and if you tuned in to any of the Olympic coverage, there is no way you could have missed it. The heart-warming tagline: "Vancouver 2010… you’ve gotta be here!" And … Continue reading
Tagged goodbye vancouver, hello russia, hoedl, olympic
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Man’s Best Friend During Those Pivotal Moments
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have been asked over the past two days, "So, how was Vancouver and the Olympics? Did you have fun?" In all honesty, there is no statement that can ever adequately … Continue reading
Tagged best friend, olympic
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More Olympic and Cultural Images of Vancouver, B.C.
Below are posted images from downtown Vancouver; an area frenzied with Olympic fever. As well, the culture of Canada is found in the most subtle and dynamic manners. Olympic Fever in Downtown Vancouver Olympic Fever in Downtown Vancouver Olympic Fever … Continue reading
Cultural and Panoramic Views From Vancouver
It would be very easy to dismiss and minimize the Winter or Summer Olympics as a simple global athletic competition. While attending my fourth Olympics, I wanted to make sure my son Leo was able to experience more than the … Continue reading
Tagged Cultural, olympic, panoramic
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It’s Anyone’s Game… It’s the World’s Sports
If there was ever a time to relish a pivotal sporting moment in time from a hometown perspective, it would have to be that balmy Sunday afternoon on February 21 in Vancouver, B.C. And if you only had the option … Continue reading
Tagged curling, hockey, olympic
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A Dark Day in the Greater Vancouver Area
Awakening to Day 10 of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, my son Leo and I set out for our second day of Olympic competition. But this particular day was much different than yesterday. It had a very pensive edge to it; … Continue reading
Tagged bobsled, canadians, hockey, olympic
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Hello From Vancouver! FINALLY!
Hello from Vancouver and the 21st Winter Olympiad! After four years of planning and preparing, my son Leo and I are finally in this beautiful city of the 2010 Olympic competition. As I write this blog, it is presently 1:18 … Continue reading
Tagged day nine, hello from vancouver, olympic
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The Time For Vancouver Is Almost Here…
Friends and Family: The 2010 Olympics have been occurring for almost a week and when I meet one of you on the streets of Fargo, I have usually heard, "So, you’re back from Vancouver already?" or "When do you leave?" … Continue reading
Faster, Higher, Stronger
The Winter Games of the 21st Olympiad continue on, full of surprises, disappointments and most assuredly, drama. The 2621 athletes from 82 countries competing in 84 different winter events came to Vancouver, B.C. with a singular mantra: Citius, Altius, Fortius. … Continue reading
