From John Hodgman’s blog [taome]:

I CAN UNDERSTAND how I might forget that Vancouver will be the site of the Winter Olympics (a sporting event) in 2010.

BUT TO FORGET that its mascot is a Sasquatch? SHAME ON ME.

ACTUALLY, “QUATCHI” is one of three mascots for the Vancouver Olympics, all of which are either MYTHOLOGICAL or CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL, because

CANADA IS PERFECT.

That is all.

(AND, PLUS: even the mascots have a mascot. FINALLY)

Since John Hodgman is well regarded as an expert on everything, including all things crypto-zoological and hobo matters, it could well be true that he is right and Canada is perfect. 

Walking around the seawall last night after work I remembered how much I really love living in Vancouver.  Sure there are problems, but I think for the most part we have it good here and we’re too quick to be cynical about what we do have.  It’s easy to make a list of thing of things wrong with Vancouver, but working with tourists and new arrivals to Canada every day has been reminding me just how much we take for granted here.