Opinion

Cold weather lessons

The Internet is many different things to many different people. For some users it’s primarily a jukebox, VCR, and video game console. For others it’s a teacher, tutor and library.

We all want guarantees, whether its on investments, access to health care, or ski and snowboard equipment. But the fact is there aren’t many guarantees in life. The best most of us can hope for are opportunities.

The world I know is not black and white, but several shades of yellow. The Simpsons are now in their 13 th season, and are on television about five times a day through syndication.

I’m not an economist or an accountant, in fact I used to have trouble trying to make change when I had to take payment for a classified ad, but there are enough ominous signs out there to give anyone pause to reflect on the short-term economy in

The search is on for the authors of the now infamous ‘SQL Slammer;’ or Sapphire worm, one of the most devastating cyber attacks in recent history.

As the clock winds down to Vancouver’s Feb. 22 plebiscite on the Olympic bid the rhetoric, predictably, is getting more intense, although the arguments are mostly rote responses now.

Is there a pill for getting in shape?

On this day seven years from now, Feb. 7, 2010, the men’s Olympic super G will be taking place on the Dave Murray Downhill – if the Vancouver-Whistler bid for the 2010 Games is successful.

Although the majority of us generally accept the fact that Valentine’s Day is a just another corporate-sponsored observance designed to sell cards, flowers, and small teddy bears, you have to give the Hallmark people credit – knowing it