Sounds like you guys are going through the same work permit/permanent residency issues as my boyfriend currently is. Thankfully (and hopefully) he’s still at the collecting stages of all the documentation, and won’t have any of the hassle it seems you have had. (His blog is: http://www.goingcanuck.com — He calls himself a refugee of the Bush administration, ha!)

Glad I happened upon your site… I’ll put you on my blogroll! Good luck with it.

Sorry to hear about your frustrating times. I read your blog and then saw your beautiful orchids. Hope there is a flash of colour soon in your situation. Just remember, this time of year, when it is raining in the city it is snowing in the mountains. You should try snowshoeing this winter, its incredible up on Mount Seymour, Cypress and Grouse. An enchanted world.
Regards MJ

Although I’m somewhat less concerned about this election, both Pam and I are more than used to the idea that we’ve left for good (if we don’t starve to death, which is, thank goodness, unlikely).

Yesterday, the weekend before the election, Bush was stumping in Nebraska. One wonders just how tough things are for the GOP when he’s relegated to one of the least populous states in the country for the final days of the campaign.

That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Republicans stay in control of the Senate, and the next 2 years are a complete and utter stalemate (except for Bush making up for 1 veto — against Stem Cell Research) in the first 6 years with a steady stream of them in the next 2. This translates to the political equivalent of the crest of one wave meeting the trough of another: utter equilibrium and (as the popular phrase goes), governmental gridlock. Goodie.

I saw this comic and I thought of your plight.

I hope the bureaucratic wheels turn smoothly for you.

Cheers — Mike