Vote for Helio

I personally don't watch the show, but I have been keeping tabs because of Helio. I saw this article in today's Toronto Star and it make me laugh. I'm all for it. Monday I am going to vote for Helio!
It doesn't matter if you're a stock car racing fan, a drag racing fan, a road-race fan or an open-wheel fan, it's imperative that we all come together as motorsport fans on Monday night and vote for one of ours, Helio Castroneves, who's in the finals of ABC's Dancing with the Stars program, seen in Canada on CTV. It's come down to a popularity contest and fan voting is going to determine the winner. So on Monday night at 8, tune into the program and go online to vote for Castroneves. Online polls remain open until Tuesday at noon (eastern time).

We can't let a Spice girl or an Osmond defeat an Indy 500 winner now, can we?

Morning walk

Some shots from our walk this morning.

Hobbes glad to finally be allowed out of the house, contemplates life.Hobbes mugs for the camera.

Hobbes reluctantly lets Calvin in on the fun.

Hobbes update

So there's some good news and some bad news. The last stitches came out on Tuesday, but because of the awkwardness of their location, the incision is not healing as fast as it should. Only walks until NEXT Thursday when the doc checks him out AGAIN. As you can see from the picture, this is going well.

All bark and no bite...

I guess you can't really blame the weather forecasters for sounding the alarm. Better to err on the side of caution and all that stuff. The first storm of the season turned out to be more freezing rain than anything else. Its cold and its icy out there, but come on! This is Canada after all. Just another day in paradise. Here's a shot of what it looked like in my part of the world. Calvin and Hobbes looking for the snow.

And so it begins...

Environment Canada has issued a warning about the first major snowfall of the season that's due to hit the GTA on Thursday.
A system approaching from the Ohio Valley could drop as much as one to five centimetres of wet snow on the city, with 10-15 possible in cottage country and in places like Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton.
Add in some strong northwesterly winds that could gust as high as 50 kilometres an hour at times and freezing rain in spots and you have the making for major headaches and the kind of day where you wish you could just pull the covers back up over your head.
But experts are advising you to get up early instead. The first real snow of the year almost always creates havoc on the roads, as drivers get used to navigating in slippery conditions. But it's not yet clear just how much of this first fall will actually stay on the pavement. The ground is still relatively warm and it's hoped some of the frigid flakes will melt once they hit. Environment Canada believes grassy areas and places in higher elevations will see the longest lasting and biggest accumulations.
info courtesy of http://www.citynews.ca

Finally!

Today is the day! Today Hobbes' last stitches come out and he can finally run and play again like a normal border collie. I found the perfect site to describe how Hobbes must be feeling in anticipation to his trip to the Vet. Check it out:
http://www.nhlcyberfamily.org/special/happydance.htm (if you have speakers turn them up!)

Greetings from South Africa

EXCLUSIVE: My brother Colin finally sent us some pictures of life in South Africa. Not many, but enough ... Colin and his girlfriend, Daniela enjoy a drink on the patio. Now discuss amongst yourselves ;) Enjoy!

Picture courtesy of my bro!