snowboy's WunderBlog

Finally the colder weather is returning. After a dire week of record warm temps and rain, there's snow in the air and the ground is white. Nature decked out in her winter best. Snow is in the forecast. Life is good!

Hey folks, I've not been able to be on at all this last little while. Life is going well, but new challenges are keeping me busy elsewhere. When not otherwise busy, I'm currently striding through the woods, having the inevitable beer, and sawing and chopping firewood to last the winter. The weather and fall colours have been beautiful.I miss WU and aim to be back once the snow flies. In the meantime, walk in peace and let your heart speak to the hearts of others...

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.. Pulled the story below from the CBC website. Now I agree that the reward is innovative, and boy if I was in NZ I'd be searching for the laptop.BUT 12 beers/month are not going to go very far. Even less if Cog is around.. *********New Zealand brewer offers free lifetime beer for laptop returnPublished: Friday, October 19, 2007 | 1:35 AM ETCanadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand brewer is...

A huge heist of beer was reported by Canadian wire services this week (see below), with panic buying, hoarding and long lines reported at Ontario's beer stores.Snowboy has suddenly disappeared to go "wilderness camping" in Canada's north country.. Will he return, or do we have a modern-day Robin Hood in the making?! ******Beer bandits nab massive load of MooseheadLast Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 4:49 PM ETCBC News Thieves made off with more than 110,0...

When we last heard from snowboy, he'd been seen desperately bailing out the mighty war canoe, which had been sabotaged and ultimately sunk by the nefarious pirates. This tragedy was commemorated in song "The Wreck of a Beer-Ferrying legend":******The Wreck of a Beer-Ferrying Legend(with abject apologies to Gordon Lightfoot)The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down,Of the small lake they call St. Clair,The lake, they say, never gives up her beerTo those who go s...