Well, This Will Give Burnaby Something To Talk About -- June 24, 2018

This was released two days ago. I missed it. An alert reader caught it. From the CBC: the Canadian National Energy Board is "on board" with Trans Mountain. The NEB approves updated/modified permits to allow Trans Mountain to begin construction of terminals at Burnaby. Regulator says the approved variance application will significantly improve safety at the terminal.

For those following the action, the judge monitoring the protesters has made it clear that he's a no-nonsense judge. We should see some great photos, some great stories coming out of Burnaby in the next few weeks.

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NASCAR

Not Much To Talk About

These are the kinds of races that "kill" NASCAR.

I don't think I've seen a more boring last 15 laps in any NASCAR race. Top two  were 23 seconds ahead of whoever was in third with six laps to go. Now, the leader is 22 seconds ahead of whoever is in 2nd.

The announcers keep hoping there is a "yellow" so that everyone starts "even" again, with five laps to go.

With three laps to go, the announcers said that the leader was "coasting."

With one lap to go, Truex, Jr, ahead by 14 seconds; Harvick, #2; then Bowyer, Elliott, Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch. The announcers said Elliott drove so well that he should consider it a "win."

The race itself looked like what I used to see on the autobahn on any given day in Germany, decades ago.

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The Fine Arts Page

My wife missed the NASCAR race. She and our middle granddaughter participated in a two-day art workshop.

This is the painting that my wife did over the weekend.

It's not for sale.

Our middle granddaughter hard at work: