Kelsey Jones is a guy I work with and his attention to detail is great because you need to have that as a graphic artist. However, I find this character trait extends beyond the work world. He has a way of finding the most obscure things. Today, he pointed out that after the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. In 1989, the Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup after hosting in 1988. Vancouver, of course, hosted the 2010 Olympics and they have to be considered odds on favorites to win the Cup in 2011 , even without this odd pattern.
Speaking of the finer point of details, if you are looking to save money, then pay special attention when in line at the grocery store. I guess if a product goes through the scanner at the cash register with a higher than advertised price, then you get it for free as long as the item is $10 or less. If the product is $10 or more, than you get $10 off. Apparently, it's called the Scanning Code Of Practice and most major retailers abide by this voluntarily.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers must be the only team that received the memo about the CFL season being shortened to four games. Why else would they trade Steven Jyles, their 1A quarterback behind the oft-injured Buck Pierce? I have my doubts on Pierce even making four games! One Regina media member remarked that Jyles is not a quarterback that you can win with. My response: Joey Elliott is?
Where do we draw the line when it comes to federal election debates? The Green Party really doesn't have enough popularity to participate, but the Bloc Quebecois doesn't even run candidates outside Quebec. So, in the interest of fairness, we should ban both of those parties. The PQ can participate in the French debate, but there is no reason to have them in the English one. The realist in me says to ban the NDP too because they have no chance of forming government, although if Jack Layton and company are able to make a deal with the Liberals and form a coalition, then I suppose his party's views do become relevant.
Without pointing fingers at any particular party, I will say that it is comical to see what a couple of the leaders have promised so far. It's almost like a political leader will say anything in order to get elected. We, as a general public, need to remind ourselves that if the promise sounds too good to be true it is because it really is a promise too good to be true.
We are in big trouble in this country if the 63% rent increase that was given to tenants of a Regina apartment building becomes the norm as opposed to the exception. The increase is legal because the landlord has given tenants until August to either find a way to pay the new monthly rent of $1100 (current rent is $675) or else leave. I suppose the landlord knows he can fill his building at that price per suite without any problem, but that's crazy.
Nice person mentions this week to Garth Simms, Rod Steciuk, Ryan Hoffman, and Kris Sapara.
