Iiiiit's back. Ya, I took a little time off to finish classes, play in a golf tournament and partake in a variety of other similarly important self-serving activities. So now I feel I must give back to you my dedicated and patient readers ...by wasting your valuable time. Read on, McDuffs.
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So it looks like Federal Auditor-General Sheila Fraser will get to sift through the dirty underpants of our MP's finances after all. Lucky girl. The issue has been on high boil in Ottawa for the last couple of weeks. Which we now know is exactly how long it takes to shred massive amounts of documents and produce as second set of books. In case you were wondering.
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BP's chief executive Tony Hayward got grilled on the hill in Washington yesterday. Among the many angry questions was one that asked how much the CEO knew about the technical aspects involved in the drilling of the Gulf deep sea well. As if he would know. How much does the CEO of GM know about installing a CD player in a Malibu? If there is one constant in the universe it is politicians playing up a situation to give the appearance of moral superiority. I wonder how many of these weasels got elected with the help of big oil money or related industries? People are climbing over one another trying to find somebody who is culpable in this situation. Truth is, there are a lot of guilty parties here, and this ain't the only off shore oil well in the world. How about we just fix this mess and stop wasting time pointing fingers?
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I get the business of professional sports. I understand the concept of free agency, offer sheets, salary caps and arbitration. But it still hurts to lose a star player who captured our hearts. That's all I have to say about that.
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Toronto Mayor David Miller is honked at the U.S. State Department for issuing a warning to American citizens advising them to avoid travelling to the Big Smoke during the upcoming G20 summit. The travel warning cites previous G20 summits where peaceful protests turned violent. The Mayor thinks the city is being treated unfairly noting that that the summit is taking place in only a small portion of the city and should not affect security in other areas.
Oh boy, Richmond Hill here I come.
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The quote of the week goes to my favourite, Craig Ferguson: "In the U.S., soccer's popularity ranges somewhere between Jon Gosselin and people that give out raisins on Halloween."
Enjoy the sun.
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