Opinion

"That crazy, liberating, wild feeling of gliding over the snow... there's nothing that compares. The same goes for the hot chocolate at the end of the day." - Khyber Rob At first we just nodded.

In the first page of his speech introducing the provincial budget last week Finance Minister Colin Hansen referred to the "incredible success so far of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, which many are hailing as a turning point in B.C.

"PM Harper makin' the rounds. LT SpeedSkating & Curling, sittin w/ CDN Oly Medalists. If you like it then you better put a ring on it, Steve." - Feb. 28 tweet from Olympic champion kayaker Adam Van Koeverden Mr. Prime Minister: Greetings.

First a primer: a browser is a piece of software that is designed to read a universal language, allowing a website to appear and function basically the same whether you're using a PC, Mac or Linux computer.

For most people who went through it, the last couple of weeks were a once-in-a-lifetime, very positive experience.

OK, there are quite a few good ones - most of which have been re-hashed in the press many, many times already. So I won't spend too much time on those, because I'm sure we all have our favorites.

I believe the six-and-a-half year wait was absolutely worth it. Whistler has it going on in the Village without the problems you have seen in Vancouver. The energy in the village is like no other and the patriotism speaks for itself.

While the rest of the tech world is falling over itself to develop the best iPhone clone, Microsoft has gone in a slightly different direction by forgoing apps in favour of an interface that is somewhat dynamic.

She grew up wanting to be an actress. And given her bountiful energy - and can-do attitude - it wasn't a bad choice for the young West Coaster.

And now it's almost over.