There was no church Sunday, so Jasonda and I decided to check out the book sale at Lougheed Town Centre. We love going to these events and digging through piles of books and buying them for extra cheap. For example, this time the deal was: all books 3 dollars each or 5 for 10 dollars. Once in a while we find really good ones which were originally 35-40 dollars, but are now marked down to 3 or 4 dollars. Anyway, this time we got:

1. The Astronomy Cafe by Sten Odenwald

2. I Ching for Teens by Julie Tallard Johnson

3. The Responsible Entrepreneur by Craig Hall

4. Tigers in the Snow by Peter Matthiessen and Maurice Hornocker

5. Every Man's Marriage by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

I can't wait to go through them randomly.

On a different note, the heat is really getting to me lately, as it always does in summer. Most people have the notion that Canada is only a few degrees warmer than the Artic Circle. That's really not true. Especially in Western Canada it can get pretty toasty in the summer. When we were walking back home from the bus stop, I kept thinking how much I am looking forward to autumn. Actually my favorite time of the year is winter, but autumn in Vancouver is one of the most beautiful scenic experiences in the world. The trees turn bright orange, red, and yellow. The maple leaves fall on the concrete sidewalks, it rains, people walk on them, and after some time when the wind blows them away, you can see maple leaf shaped stains all over the sidewalks. They look like art projects for city sidewalks.

About the song: Every once in a while Jasonda hears a song on the radio that she thinks I would love. I always do. "Collide" by Howie Day is her latest find. She says it reminded her of me, about when we met: I'm quiet you know/ You make a first impression/ I've found I'm scared to know/ I'm always on your mind.

That's it for now.