Mike Browne’s Blog

I’ve been in BC for 10 years and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of The Mushroom House in Whistler. It’s an fantastic looking place; like something from a fairy tale. I’d love to see it first hand. It looks as though a Hobbit or the Keebler Elves would live there.

Here’s what the site says about it:

“The Mushroom House, located in Whistler, Canada was first devised in the late 1970s. Zube, the artist/creator, has spent 22 years developing, creating and re-creating this haven and work of art.

The Mushroom House is now fully grown. We invite you in, to explore and to enjoy. Take your time.

The interior design is based on the anatomy of a tree. All aspects of the décor reflect this motif, from the womblike hues of the Jacuzzi room in the ‘roots’ to the vivid leaf greens on the walls in the ‘canopy’.”

Carol and I attended a Christmas party last night for a society we support. There were door prizes again this year and just like last year, I won! Last year it was a pair of tickets to a Canucks vs Predators game. This year I won one of these practice jerseys. I can’t believe I won two years in a row.

Here’s one to get Jackson’s blood boiling first thing this morning

Remember the 7-Up character, Fido Dido? Well he’s back for more. Now he can read your mind. Well he read mine anyway. Must be because I’m quite the simpleton.

Thanks to Matt S for the link.

Check this out. I know it’s in another language but as near as I can figure this is what it’s about:

At a 0% blood alcohol level it’s easy to unlock the door, but each time you successfully put the key into the look you get more and more intoxicated. At 2.0% it is nearly impossible. Even after having had all the practice I have I couldn’t get the key into the lock. Another night outside on the stoop.

UPDATE: I got it!

Check out American-Buddha.com – Buddhist philosophy. There are a ton of great online texts there for your perusal. Including some of my favourite authors throughout the ages including Aldous Huxley, St Francis of Assisi, Albert Einstein, and even Iggy Pop and the late, great Joey Ramone.

So much to read, so little time. But in the grand scheme of things does gaining worldly knowledge or even time itself make a difference?

Here’s the text of her interview with Jimmy Fallon. I was playing games while this was on so I missed it. Carol told me about it and Jackson sent me the link.

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Ozzy says he was ‘wiped out’ on pills

What a stunning revelation. I don’t believe the fact that he couldn’t figure out how to change the TV channel with his huge his remote control had anything to do with drugs. No way! Not Ozzy!

Is this supposed to shock me? Anyone with half a brain could have told you that Ozzy was wrecked for the first two seasons of “The Osbournes”. Perhaps it was the mumbling incoherence or maybe it was the staggering and the tremors that gave it away.

UPDATE: Ozzy Osbourne Badly Injured in Crash in England

All jokes as to Ozzy’s sobriety or lack thereof aside, I hope he’s going to be okay.