When I was in my mid teens I hiked the trail around Lake Louise. I had a superlative Yes song going through my head. I thought of a mini game called Treasure of the Silver Dragon. Don't ask for details, how it worked, because there never were any. There would have been a map in there. This gave me a great feeling. But nothing came of it.

So what about a treasure hunt, "Treasure of the Silver Dragon"? The prize is fifty silver coins.

.. and, alas, there already is a treasure hunt called "Silver Dragon's Hoard". It's Canada too.
 

Q: How is Silver Dragon's Hoard different from the proposed Thesaurus Canada?

A: Silver Dragon's Hoard is solving riddles for various amounts of money, not exactly a treasure hunt. It is all online, with no book to buy or physical treasure to pick up. Also Quebec is verboten.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

For potato chips, I guess your Hostess, Lay's and certainly Old Dutch would be made in Canada, although they are U.S. companies. Those Hostess Hickory Sticks make me think of Missouri or something, but they are Canadian. Hawkins Cheezies are all Canadian. I like them, roughly first choice, although people say there is too much salt. Tomahawk are all Manitoban. I like their salt and vinegar. Ms. Vickie's is confusing. You can get Surati's Sriracha Splash at the Indian/ethnic store. Different texture. At first I thought the product was wonderful. Hardbite is solidly British Columbia. I've been on a weird martimes consumables kick. Covered Wagon chips are Atlantic storm chips.
 
 
 
 

In the real world people are going to get sody pop in quantity, readily available. Safeway has a whole aisle on one side with these. You shouldn't be drinking pop at all, certainly not in quantity. Then again, I am now arm's length from a two-litre of Mug root beer ("Proudly bottled in Canada"). Coca-Cola is made in Canada - I went by the building the other day - as is Pepsi. Pic-A-Pop is a Manitoba product. You can look up the history, stores and province availability. Smaller bottles. My dad used to get them regularly, during an earlier incarnation of the company. President's Choice (Loblaws) are two litre, affordable, available, and there is evidence that they are good.
 
 
 
 

Speaking of drinks, don't forget that drinks in aluminum cans will be more expensive in the U.S.A. with the aluminum tariffs. It happened last time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

We might get back to the concatenated clips later. As for the movie music, I put a bunch of effort into making much of it, made it for a particular family, and they just ignored it. Frustrating, but I should be used to it. Don't forget The Magic Christian.
 
 
 
 

So what was the best part of Star Wars, musically? It's the sad, unsettling bit with dead jawas by the sandcrawler, then the worry about aunt and uncle - don't forget the landspeeder sound - then the tragedy of the dead aunt and uncle, followed by a change in direction and a grim resolve, followed by a grand bit. Shorter than it sounds.