Oh, I'm such a political junkie.
It fills me with something like shame to admit how much I enjoy a good election campaign, especially a federal one. And this after all my bold words about the importance of local politics. But I love local politics like I love amateur sports: the important, useful end of the entity, where all that tasty subsidiarity happens that I so love.
So, how did I celebrate Kalle Lassn's favourite day? With the payment of an auto repair bill in excess of $500, topped off by some Christmas shopping, a couple of slices of pizza, and the weekly grocery run.
I wouldn't have minded paying less.
PS: I've made a mild administrative change to comments: no registration is necessary to comment now. I'm praying that Blogger's word verification will reduce comment spam, and the fact that I have 23 readers will take care of the rest of the potential problems.
Gord gave his passing approval to Tim Krabbé's The Rider, and having read it, I'm shocked.
I'm not shocked that Gord approved. I'm shocked at how good the novel (we'll discuss that designation in a moment) is.
I went to the Aberdeen Centre with the Lovely One, and took some photos.
In a great moment of synergy, two of my favourite things (cycling and sitting on the couch, watching TV) have come together this evening. House (danger: major Flashage) is doing an episode about a pro cyclist who gets sick.
Cumulative probability of permanent snow in Edmonton.
Colby Cosh went to some trouble to create that chart, so I hope you appreciate it. As he explains, that's the chance that there will be snow on the ground on that day of the year which will not melt until Spring. Not the first day of snow: oh no. That could be some earlier day.
Note to Colby: you know, that doesn't happen in Vancouver. Permanent rain, though, I have no comment on that.
