Beauty School Dropout

If you haven't already heard or read about it, TO loves its Miss Universe Natalie Glebova. Thanks to a bylaw the city reneged on its promise to allow her to open up a food festival. That is, unless she does not don her sash and crown at the opening. Read it for yourself and see if you think it's as stupid as I do.

I found a good pop culture blog called popped culture that has some entertaining links (and the Glebova story) you should have a gander at.

When I was making my way home today - it's four and a half minute drive - I listening to CBC. Vancouver council gave its support to a proposal to close two lanes of the Burrard Street Bridge and turn them into bike lanes.
It reminded me of my trip to Van. We had caught a cab to the wedding reception and were at a standstill over six lanes of traffic. Suddenly, a cyclist comes whizzing by us and skips between us and another car with about two inches of clearance on either side of his bike handlebars. I was nervous watching him. I couldn't do it. What if a car inches to the other lane, the cylclist would get projectiled 20 feet down the road and becomes part of the rush hour pile up.
Did you hear about Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt not getting charged after he 'agressively pursued' a pandhandler on Vancouver's eastside? Seems there wasn't enough evidence. That's ok though, Mayencourt said that although he would not apologize for his actions, he learned a lesson: let the police do their work. Ok so the panhandler was swearing at people. But one would think Mayencourt would know better than to follow and harass this guy (who may have a mental illness which is the bigger problem). Oh well, he stuck his nose in where it didn't belong and got slugged in the face. Next time you get the urge to chase down a panhandler, keep your left up Lorne.

Didn't make it to Batman tonight. I drove there but the line was too long. Yes, even in Kitimat, they get the odd lineup. Plus I didn't know for sure if I wanted to go to the movies tonight so maybe I was looking for an excuse to go home.

Lesson of the century: Don't try to kill your wife; you'll never get away with it no matter how many tears you shed.