A possible Free Trade treaty with the world’s largest nation. Tell me, Stevie Wonder, what would we get in return for our fresh water and minerals?
posted in politics | Comments Off on Prepare to pay, just a little bit more | 287 words
Earlier this week, someone at work asked if I’d seen “the show about PEI” on Sunday. I hadn’t, but I was curious. All I knew was that it had come on after Coronation Street, and it was all about horses. Easy find.
posted in sports | Comments Off on In praise of the ponies | 285 words
Several days of rumour have given way to “the lead story on the news this evening”. As summer vacation draws to a close, if you are farsighted enough to put your money on the ticket counter in ten days time, and you enjoy the close companionship of tens of thousands, then you, too…
posted in music, politics | Comments Off on The point of the meeting was? | 259 words
I need distraction. Something more meaningful than a warmed up plateful of leftovers from the fridge and a second load of laundry. Man, it’s only Monday. This week is taking a long time to get to goal.
posted in humour | Comments Off on Sudden snow removal | 260 words
Too early to call a winner (half time just ended), but the Super Bowl is underway. Sunday for the rest of us. Just think; hundreds of millions of fans, even if only for today. When you don’t have a preference for one club over another, does that mean that you should be disqualified from watching? Didn’t think so. Besides, for a large part of the nation, the advertisements (today we got the real ones) and half time show are important.
posted in sports | Comments Off on Too early to call a winner | 304 words
The dog is visiting, and believes that going inside and outside, over and over again, is a game. It was, the first few times, but now I’m looking for something to distract her OCD.
posted in education | Comments Off on Decoding XLVI | 260 words
One of my character flaws (there aren’t many) has resurfaced. I’m suffering from LBA. Actually, I’m suffering from WICATHALBA. Acronyms, gotta love ’em.
posted in humour | Comments Off on Another case of LBA | 266 words
In the greater scheme of things, it was probably a cheap lesson. Today I went to the post office, to pick up a parcel. One that I had mailed, a scant two months ago. In the octave of weeks, the postal services of two great nations took my parcel for a long, leisurely ride around the continent, affixing stickers to show the progress of the journey. And in a final hurrah, they sent it back to the point of origin.
posted in humour | Comments Off on A postal tour | 261 words
To those in charge of winter travel conditions: my neighbours and I are hardy. We will go out after a heavy snowfall, that hasn’t been plowed, and make our way to our destinations. However, if you throw in power failures that remove the calming power of the red light / green light sequence, things will quickly degrade. I was eleven minutes late for work. Can you sense the gloating nature? I was there before the rest of the team, because I put my faith in city transit and their big Tonka toys. Slide aside, tiny cars!
posted in Idol, music | Comments Off on I need a few hours more per day | 258 words
