Today I Learned...

Today I learned that you are never alone and somewhere, at some time, someone else has gone through what you are going through.

Lean on your friends for all the insight and advice they can give on the darkest and brightest days...

Today I Learned...

This morning I opened the elevator to discover a man who had been trapped in there for 30 minutes.

Today I learned that the 7th floor really isn't that many flights of stairs.

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Today I Learned...

Today I learned that a banana is actually a berry.  Strawberries, Blackberries and Raspberries are not berries, they are fruits.  Cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, green beans are fruits, not vegetables.  Actually, I knew about the tomatoes already, but someone should let the Grocer know he's got it all wrong!

Back to the Banana's though, I also learned the following:

1. The Cavendish is the kind of Banana found in grocery stores.
2. The Gros Michel was the original Banana of choice until it was almost wiped out completely by a fungus.
3. All bananas are genetically identical.  Perfect clones, but susceptible to disease.
4. There are over 1,000 varieties of Bananas in the world but very few are palatable.  When the Gros Michel was almost wiped out, the Cavendish was a perfect substitute.  There is not substitute for the Cavendish.
5. A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is called a finger.
6. Bananas are naturally radioactive due to the Potassium 40 they contain.
7. Over 100 Billion bananas are consumed annually.

There were some additional points, but these ones seemed the most interesting to me.

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that even on the dreariest of days, all it takes is a few good friends to turn it all around. The food and Vodka might have helped, but I'll credit the girls. You should never be too tired or busy to celebrate a friend, birthday or not!

Sitting in Gastown, enjoying my Friday...it doesn't get much better than this. The week is over, the office is closed and my glass is half full, not half empty. Sign me up for a refill....it's time to dance.

I might have had a few at this point...

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Today I Learned...

Today I learned that the end of summer brings the end of baseball, the closing of patios and the beginning of the school year.  It also brings fall.  Autumn in Vancouver can be beautiful.  Everything looks refreshed.  Grass turns green again, the smoldering heat is gone and the leaves slowly start to change. 

But the down side to all this beauty is the rain.  By the end of October, we've long forgotten the long sunny days and glorious sunshine and have become re-accustomed to short days with dreary skies. It's really the first big rain of the season that kills me.  Once the clouds set in and the first few drops hit the ground, every driver in Vancouver suddenly forgets the rules of the road and absolute mayhem breaks out all over the Lower Mainland, gridlock ensues.  What used to be a 30 minute drive become a 45 minute commute and god help you if you have to go to the bathroom.  People drive slow when they don't need to and speed when they shouldn't.  It always seems like the busiest time of year for accidents, inconvenient construction (or deconstruction) and stupid people.  Believe me, they are all over the place!  Oh how I long for November....

All things considered, none of it is as bad as the first snowfall of the year.  That causes mass panic for those not even on the road....

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that all referees are not jerks, some of them are actually on your side. The real jerks are the bullies on the ice that target the smallest players on the other team and take them out.

Two games back to back tonight.  I am exhausted but looking forward to tomorrow because then it's only one more day until Friday.

Today I Learned...

Today I learned that it's almost impossible to get out of Costco under $200.  There is always one more thing that you need, will make the perfect gift for someone, or would be good to have just in case.  And of course, you can never have too much dish soap...