Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Because it’s my birthday! Imagine – me, forty-five. Boy am I old. So old I bought black Doc Marten boots yesterday which I now consider my first mid-life crisis purchase. And it’s gonna be sunny and warm today plus through the weekend. And it’s Friday. And portland’s showing for the weekend. And stuff. Excellent. Crazy … Continue reading “Friday Bullets For Me, Me, Me!”
Janufeb. The grey blur before the melt, made more grey those three out of four years without Olympic curling. It is the time when the Morton teeters, when show turns that other colour. We’ve seen the dark edge of the storm and even had double lake effect this week. I heard an ad for large … Continue reading “The Last Friday Bullets Before February”
How fun! There’s more than just the Smoglympiad going on: The Olympic Games’ ability to attract controversy is enjoying a new twist after China’s equivalent of Des Lynam was humiliated at a television ceremony by his wife storming onstage and accusing him of conducting an affair…As Zhang dithered, clearly uncertain as to whether to intervene … Continue reading “The Year Of The Infideleolympiad Is Here!”
I am greatly saddened by the whole soccer head scarf debate surrounding one girl who wants to play. Playing is good and as we learn over and over FIFA is bad. It is not a difficult or even controversial statement. It is simply so. Feel good about thinking FIFA bad. Does anyone shed a tear … Continue reading “It Is Right And Proper To Dislike FIFA”
Sometimes life does mirror really bad 1980s movies of the week: Myriam Bédard, a one-time Canadian Olympic hero, is now a fugitive wanted by police for parental abduction. Quebec City police have issued an arrest warrant for Ms. Bédard, who left for the United States this fall with her spouse and her daughter from a … Continue reading “Remember: Do Not Be Nutty Today”
Oh for the life of the sporting event opening ceremonies organizer. With this year of Winter Olympics, World Cup and even the World Baseball Classic, the opening of the Commonwealth Games has not had the usual attention it would have in Canada normally. But it is clearly our loss as someone realized the dove wings … Continue reading “The Flying Tram Of Sport”
Stumped no more. Shoeless Jones left a very wise if brief comment: There is more to life than the three Bs; beer, baseball and bullshit! That is true. Friday has become the highlight of the week chez nous for the inexplicable reason (say that like Daffy Duck) of the mere use of bullets rather than … Continue reading “Friday Chat-A-Rama”
Remember how he was there all the time in the election? Making us feel like he could smile and wave and knew we were out here? I was thinking about how Stevie has gone silent even while his MP roasted a bit in the first week of his mandate and the Globe has been thinking … Continue reading “Silent Steve”
It’s here again. Why does this work? Why do you demand bullet points on Friday but separate posts the rest of the week? Update: New Canadian hero! Update #2: BTW, if anyone suggests that the economy was not strong at the end of 2005, before the Tories, think again. High dollar and exports growing faster … Continue reading “Chat for Friday”
When the world that is Canada comes out of its fixation with the election and has yet to slump back towards the TV screen for the Winter Olympics, there may be a moment to consider something new including new things to eat. In winter there are chinese greens to consider. Bok Choi is that thing … Continue reading “Baby Bok Choi”