August, 2008

Some drive-by thoughts...

Do you really want an election this fall?  Do you think an election will solve the impasse in Parliament? 

Well, one thing about the Riders under Eric Tillman, it's never dull.

I'm still not sure about Michael Bishop, but I think that like a lot of Rider fans, I find it such a refreshing change to see the team having limited patience with mediocre performances.

So, how is the bandwagon looking after a couple of losses?

Well, for starters, I don’t believe anyone complaining or critical of the Roughriders is necessarily off the bandwagon. It’s natural to cheer when the team wins and to point to what’s wrong when the team loses.

London, Ontario, is the latest city to ban the sale of bottled water at city facilities.  Some other communities and school boards in cities like Vancouver have taken similar action.

I'm not sure about banning the sale of bottled water at city facilities, but I think it makes lots of sense to ban the sale of it in schools.  Selling water at two bucks a bottle to kids when perfectly safe tap water is in the fountain teaches bad consumerism and inculcates the ridiculous that water should be purchased in small bottles.

Check out the picture....This is what Heather Ivanco of Perdue, almost bit into recently.  She opened a bag of buns, cut open the first bun and saw a bandage baked inside.

Heather told the story on my show, prompting a discussion about whether compensation was deserved and the grossest thing anyone found in food. My favourite is the story out of the US a couple of years back about a tooth in a can of vegetable soup.  My personal story would be a dead spider in a jug of milk.