Monique should be driving NASCAR

We’re OFF (yeah we’re off - that too). Brief pit stop in Kelowna HOT HOT HOT for a late lunch and onward to the coast. Got from Calgary all the way to Victoria in a day - Debra from the media company wished us a “smooth flight” – does she know Monique and how she flies (I mean drives) or is she just psychic??


Have to get used to “doing business” in a noisy moving vehicle. Monique has already settled into driving the SB (Sunshine Beast) like a pro, swearing and giving the finger to other truckers. (When she starts scratching her groin and spitting out the window – I am out of here!)

Now that I have some actual time – I am reviewing some of the most recent literature about SAD. There is so much to learn and understand, so much to know. There really is much that is not well understood or difficult to prove in this area. It’s certainly difficult science to do research with light therapy – what do you use for a control? (One paper aptly said it was like doing a drug trial on Prozac when it was being intermittently put in the drinking water) The placebo effect in any depression study is among the highest in clinical science and the recurrence rate of seasonal depression in a subsequent winter is estimated at anywhere from 30 – 70%. Therefore a recurrence free season could coincidently be treated with coca-cola and poutine and this could appear to be successful in 30% of the subjects. (By the way, I just happen to have a patent pending invention which has a killer combination of these ingredients - POCO©, which is disgusting blend of sugar and fat and not just a “little bit” - I’m just kidding................or maybe not.

Sign of the day (in a store in Kelowna BC)

Don’t run faster than your guardian angel can fly

I only wish my speed was this good at age 50+



Random quotes of the day

It only takes one person to change your life – YOU

To avoid sickness eat less; to prolong life – worry less Weng, Chu Hui

The only difference between a rut and a grave is in their dimensions. Ellen Glasglow



“oh-well” event of the day

Only 10 minutes out of Calgary, our plastic water jug cracks and releases 25 litres of water. It’s only water and the container seemed to be the right thing – clearly not. Sure there will be many things that look great on paper that don’t translate in the real life situation that we’ll be living in. As we were getting on the ferry, we noticed liquid detergent all over the kitchen floor – another broken plastic bottle – I though plastic would be safer in a RV – what do we need bullet proof steel canisters?? We dread looking around to see what else has broken on only our first day on the road. We figured out the fridge – we’re laughing!