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Aussie bobsled hopefuls Astride and Cecelia face sleepless night!

February 8, 2010
By MarilynAnderson

by Marilyn Anderson, Duet-Media.tel Figure this: you dream and you train and you prepare and you compete….it takes over your thoughts, your life and every waking impulse. Your family supports you, your friends cheer you on, your country applauds you, and when that magic time comes…..well, sorry girls….you may have ‘qualified’, but you still...
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Vancouver’s streets are filling………….with cameras and things

February 3, 2010
By MarilynAnderson

I spent some time on Granville Street this morning, admiring the new (and unusual) art installations on the Pedestrian Mall.  There was plenty of room to walk and to observe, and several people were taking advantage of the chance to take photos….before the street was filled with Olympic guests.  I saw a volunteer in...
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Major Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola brings staff from all over the world

February 2, 2010
By MarilynAnderson

What a great ride!  I just shared the front car of the Canada Line with six of Coke’s representatives.  Splendid in their Santa-red jackets – that wonderful clear red that just happens to be my favourite colour – they were wonderful spokespeople for their company and its culture.  Indeed, it made me reflect that...
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Train YOUR Perspective

January 12, 2010
By MarilynAnderson

These days, with all the changes in street traffic and lane allocations for our upcoming Olympic guests, I have been enjoying the variety of people-watching opportunities on the Canada Line. Sunday, on a train headed south to Richmond, I was in the front car.  The very front seats (with a great big...
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