Martha Stewart, as a convicted felon, is not being allowed into Canada. And it’s a better country because of it.
However, reports say she may still get a special permit, issued, presumably, on the basis of being “really really rich and famous”.
The first official game of the 2005-06 NHL season was a victory for the Habs as they beat Boston 2-1.
It’s great having hockey back!
Just in time for Rosh Hashanah: the High Holidays Seating Request Form.
A very happy New Year to all my MOT readers. L’Shana Tova.
Janeane Garofalo has joined the cast of the West Wing.
Next, they’ll be hiring Michael Moore.
Better late than never on this one: This would be sad if it were anyone else… but because it’s Gerald Tremblay, it’s extremely funny:
Will Mayor Gerald Tremblay have to stop using “Go” in his election slogan?
Quebec’s language watchdog yesterday said it will investigate complaints that Tremblay is contravening the provincial French language charter by illegally using English on election material.
[ . . . ]
The use of the English word “Go” is not a problem on election posters and billboards because the charter doesn’t apply to signs that feature “religious, political, ideological or humanitarian” messages of a non-profit nature.
But that exception does not extend to pamphlets.
The OLF is also chasing Bourque for the crime of distributing English-only brochures in my area:
Il y a quelques jours, l’équipe Bourque/Vision Montréal a également été montrée du doigt après avoir distribué des dépliants uniquement en anglais dans les arrondissements de Côte-des-Neiges et de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
This election is actually very sad, because I detest both Tremblay and Pierre Bourque. I voted for Tremblay last time because he promised to de-centralize the megacity… and he promptly reneged on that promise and spent his entire term trying to circumvent the demerger process. As for Bourque, it was his egomaniacal ambition that sparked the whole merger fiasco in the first place. I have no intention of voting for either of them.
So it’s amusing to see both candidates on the defensive due to language policies designed to oppress the “maudites anglaises”.
The best graffiti of election posters seen so far: on the corner of Sherbrooke and Decarie, under a big poster of Tremblay reading “Go Montreal”, someone scribbled the word “away”. Please, M. Tremblay, just go away.
Let’s examine this morning’s headline: Sharon, Abbas talk as Israel suspends offensive.
Israel suspends offensive???
Sounds like a Palestinian offensive to me:
But in three days, Palestinians have fired 5 Qassam missiles, six anti-tank rockets and a half dozen mortar shells at Israeli military and civilian targets outside its borders. Israel army patrols were shot at five times.
Anyway, it was my understanding of the word “offensive” that it applied to the people trying to attack and destroy a country, not to those trying to defend one.
But silly me, I guess Reuters knows best.
In a horrifying scene of deja-vu, terrorist bombings in Bali murdered 26 people today at tourist resorts:
The blasts struck the seaside area of Jimbaran Bay and the bar and shopping hub of Kuta, 30 kilometers (19 miles) away at about 8 p.m. Saturday night (8 a.m. ET).
In addition to the 26 fatalities, hospital officials said 102 people were wounded. One of those who died was a 16-year-old Australian boy, officials said, while South Koreans, Americans, Japanese and Britons were among those wounded.
Though there have not been any claims of responsibility, it looks like this was just the latest work of suicide bombers from Jemaah Islamiyah, the Al Qua’eda-affiliated terrorist group in Indonesia.
Have we lost our capacity to be shocked at these occurrances? Three years ago, the world recoiled in horror when bombs in Bali killed 202 people, mostly Australian tourists. But since then, countless attacks have occurred: Kenya, Riyadh, Madrid, Istanbul, Taba, Moscow, London… where will the list end?
Yes I’m still alive. Yes, I’m exhausted. Yes, the flight home from New York was late (again). No, I have not yet unpacked. No, I have no idea how I’m going to catch up on work before the Holidays next week. No, I probably won’t have any time to blog about the zillion things that have happened in the world last week or the zillion more that will happen this week. Sorry.
In the meantime, here’s your new thread. Enjoy.
This is in response to those people who said it’s “time for a new thread”.
Here you go. You’re welcome. Please try to be nice.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
As Texas braces itself for Hurricane Rita and millions of people evacuate, the chief concern of most Montrealers seems to be… the price of gas.
Sparked by fears of price hikes due to Rita, and by a few stations who started raising prices in anticipation, people began panicking, and topping up and hoarding gas. Traffic was a nightmare on the way home, as people lined up by the dozens at every gas station where the price was still reasonable, causing gridlock and – paradoxically – the consumption of even more gas. Even as I type this, a symphony of honking is ringing in my ears, from cars who are stuck on my street because of a lineup for a gas station two blocks away.
Ironically, today was car-free day in Montreal.
Seriously, though, here’s hoping and praying for the safety of everyone in the affected areas, and that Rita doesn’t cause the kind of devastation that Katrina did.
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