• Good luck to all those doing the Ride to End Cancer this weekend! @gnb is (more-or-less) live tweeting it! #
• THIS is fun. Q has become a million times more mobile in the span of 24 hours. Oh damnit, where did he go *now*?!? #
• OH: “I think I’ve run out of double-hookers”. Yeah, I didn’t expect to hear that either. #
• http://twitpic.com/7ybbn – Chip's not dead yet. #
• http://twitpic.com/7yh2h – A big slide courtesy @providentmike (and a big line!) #
• Back from Chip’s Not Dead. A actually went *in* the bouncy castle at the top, and attempted the 3-storey slide. Called it off at last minute #
• However, now exhausted. Got some good pics of the Superhero Wave, will put a few on the blog shortly. #
• Here are some of my photos from @chipsnotdeadyet Superhero Wave. http://bit.ly/GfYGF/ #

Today was the “Chip’s Not Dead Yet” Memorial Mile.

For every dollar in net proceeds of registration or sponsorship, Chip Wilson, the founder of lululemon has pledged to match that amount with a contribution himself up to $150,000 in support of BC Children’s Hospital and all kids who really know what an uphill battle feels like! Chip’s three-year plan is to raise $1 million dollars.

You may remember the video that was made with 24 Hours Vancouver and Yoyomama (that included Gwen and Aidan).

Aidan got dressed up in his awesome magician’s cape, a fire helmet, and a pirate shirt. Obviously he was participating in the family-oriented Superhero Wave.

First, he did some warm-up — both running and mugging:

While the wave was queuing for the start, a marching band kept the kids entertained.

And they’re off! These kids were some pretty serious runners:

Here’s Aidan in the crowd (another in our series of Where’s Waldo pics):

Here’s the view up the hill that everyone was running:

And, the end. Note the little kid in the orange. He walked the whole 1/2 mile up the hill. Couldn’t have been any more than a year old.

The weather held out and everyone had fun. Aidan even went in a bouncy castle (usually he’s afraid of these) and tried to go up Provident Security’s inflatable slide — but ended up back out about half-way up climbing to the top of the slide. Ah well, maybe next year!

• Did the iPhone touch get a spec bump too? ie video, better focus, etc? #
• Check that, the *iPod* touch. No spec bump according to @buzzbishop. <grumble> #
• Congratulations to @hollyburn for her 1000th #geocache find (in Halifax no less!) #
• Loooong day. Scrambling to get some things together for the boss’ trip and then softball immed after work; had to wrangle both boys at game. #
• I can remain silent no longer. I think the green-ing of #Twitter is bandwagoneering. It raises the awareness of Iran, but oversimplifies. #
• There is value in raising that exposure, but it bothers me that ppl half a world a way make statements saying “so-and-so” won an election. #
• I mean how do you know? How can you sort the chaff from the wheat on Twitter? Who do you trust? Why? How much disinformation is out there? #
• For 12 years in YVR I’ve been working *closely* with a good # of Persians. I won’t pretend that things are great there but it’s COMPLICATED #
• Catching some of the side conversations now. @cognescento You brought up the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? Brave or stupid, which was it? :) #

• Wow. Just … wow. @news1130 reports the Sedins want $63M/12 yrs *each* to stay with the #Canucks. Are they worth that? #
• RT @WhoWillLead: That “stimulus funding” from the Cons? Yeah, it’s just pork-barrel politics. http://is.gd/15Bug [via @BCerInToronto] #
• It’s not the shuttle, but NASA TV will be broadcasting a moon shot (rocket to the moon!) in 5 minutes: http://is.gd/15CtH #
• In 3 … 2 … 1… liftoff! #
• Talked back from the ledge. Fr the way Rogers abuses its customers to @buzzbishop’s voice of reason I refuse to give in to tech lust #iphone #