Game of Life Today I see the icy mounds of snow melting away, it looks like we might finally get an end to the snow that we are having in Vancouver. I am not a true Vancouverite, only living on the BC mainland and Seattle regions for fifteen years I have never experienced this amount of snow in the area before. Evidently, I am not alone in my experiences, it has been quite a shock to everyone; so much so our streets remained blocked for weeks after the heavy snowfall. The lovely covering of white reminds me of the thick blanket of heavy snowflakes that fall in the Yukon and Alaska, creating a winter land of ice and cold. I, personally, love the fresh snow and when it mantles the surrounding in its white layer, it gives the entire city an appearance of cleanness and purity. Although lovely, it does cause problems when it is unexpected by the masses, causing chaos across the city from automobile accidents, human isolations, to roofs caving in. This is life, however, and