Mirror, Mirror: What Is The Greatest Winter Olympic Sport Of All?
We all have our favorite events at the Winter Olympics. Some love the Ski Jump , the original extreme sport of winter that was introduced at the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924. Others love the team aspect so Hockey rules supreme. And let's face it: whose heart doesn't skip a beat when someone lands a triple axel. I'm talking Figure Skating, of course, not Hockey.Though think of how much more exponentially impressive that would be.As an ardent promoter of the ski industry, my favorite Olympic event may surprise you: Curling.You see, I owe my very l

The Bonehead's Version of The 12 Days of Christmas
I am in Canada this week for American Thanksgiving.I know. I've always been a bit confused.Last week was a frenzy of voting and downright begging for people to vote for me. In fact, I'm still doing so because the public can vote here daily until Nov. 29. In case you missed my announcement, I am 1 of 5 semi-finalists to blog at the Olympics for Microsoft Office. I even launched a "Just One Tweet" Whrrl campaign to get Ellen Degeneres to tweet for me.Because she has, like 3 million followers on Twitter juxtaposed against my 3.S

Help me help Ellen DeGeneres help me get to the Olympics!!!
Have you heard my news? I am ecstatic to be 1 of 5 semi-finalists in Microsoft Office's Winter Games contest. I would be thrilled beyond measure to be an accredited blogger at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics because winter sports are my passion!I grew up playing street hockey with my brothers in my Canadian hood. When we came "of age" to enroll in community hockey I lined up with all my boys, fully expecting to join the team.Until I was turned away and told to enroll in figure skating. Disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against being a figure skater.Unless you have speed-skating thigh

Amazing News--Help Me Win My Own Olympic Bid!
I am notoriously unlucky.I once went to France for a wedding, got lost en route and missed the entire celebration. The only contest I have ever won was the infamous Fred Seymour Elementary School Cakewalk.And even then, I knocked my biggest competition out of the way when no one was looking.

This Veteran's Day: Remember
Veteran's Day is one of the things Canada does better than the United States. We call it Remembrance Day and I loved what an important part of our lives it was. At school, they distributed poppies for us to wear. We recited In Flander's Fields. And we remembered.