The Friday Time Waster Supreme: A New Hope

Springtime in the beautiful city of Montreal. The blossoms are blooming, the grass is growing and the Habs are in the second round. Huh? What? Well, if it is all just a dream, I’m hittin’ snooze to get another ten minutes sleep. Here to lull you into a state of semi-conciousness is yet another Friday Time Waster.


I’m sure many of you were cursing the foulest curse as heavy wet snow descended on the city this past Tuesday. Our family suffered a major casualty as our summer gazebo collapsed under the weight of snow. It could be worse though, you could be in southern Alberta where they just got walloped by close to 25 CM of the heavy white stuff. With this sudden and unexpected deep freeze you’d think it was the Leafs that beat the Capitols.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spent most of this week picking fragments of his shoe from his teeth. A news microphone, that he had agreed to wear, picked up a less than complimentary comment about a woman who confronted him in the streets. The comments were made from the presumed privacy of his limousine, where he referred to the woman as a bigot. He should take a page from the George Bush guide to getting elected, if you’re going to say something stupid at least do it in public.

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Speaking of the British election, Gordon Brown is getting a boost courtesy of a public endorsement from former Prime Minister Tony Blair. The same guy that endorsed the invasion of Iraq. Gee thanks pal.

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Forget Sea World, here comes Celine World. Uber-adult-contemporary-diva-extraordinaire Celine Dion and fam are getting ready to move into their new $5.6 million home on her Jupiter Island property in Florida. Evidently she has installed a water-park like pool, complete with slides and a so-called lazy river. Did I mention it’s also a beach-front property?

I just hope she put up a strong enough fence to keep her neighbour, Tiger Woods, from driving into the pool.


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There are just not enough superlatives to describe what Jaro Halak and the Habs did this past week. One thing about being a Canadiens fan is that every once in a while they do something amazing. While the 100 year celebrations and the passing of the torch thing is nice, I think I prefer when the team makes history rather than revisit it.

Hard to believe I’m still saying it, but Go Habs, Go

Have a great weekend.