So how many of us are still on the Good Ship Roughrider? Oh, you've jumped overboard, have you?
Can't really blame you. In my case I have no alternative. The only other CFL team I've ever supported has been the Argonauts, so what does that say about me ... and them? No sense in jumping the 'Rider ship if the back-up plan is the Argos. That would be like taking your investment dollars away from Conrad Black so you could invest in Bernie Madoff's funds.
At least the Argos won on the weekend.
I sincerely hope the 'Riders offensive and defensive linemen find a gymnasium with some weights in it this week so they won't get pushed around so much next weekend. And they really should go looking for a back-up quarterback. We know what Mr. Dinwiddie can't do, which is substantial, and apparently coach Miller refuses to let Cole Bergquist play a meaningful down in the CFL, so the audition room doors should be flung wide open, I would expect. Time to do the implosion thing.
Speaking of imploding, how about those Boston Red Sox? They were lovable losers for over 100 years, they finally developed a winning team, won a World Series and all of a sudden, they're more arrogant than the New York Yankees. It didn't take them long to say goodbye to their principal movers, shakers and players.
And speaking of hot dogs, what about that poor sodden golf aficionado who hurled a hot dog at Tiger Woods, barely missing him by about 130 feet? Was the hot dog symbolic of what he thought of Monsieur Woods, or was it merely the only missile he could find? That's golf's answer to the roadside improvised explosive devices. A little mustard on the shoelaces and then they all go home to watch Gene Simmons get married to his girlfriend of 38 years.
What other observations do we have for this week?
Well, I understand that all those hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers who are building your iPads and iPhones and other computer communication gadgets are suffering from depression and committing suicide in record numbers. The manufacturers are addressing the problem the best way they know how. They're removing the people and the problem by installing robots to do the work. And we were worried about China and their human rights shortcomings. Shame on us.
It seems though, that some of those workers will be keeping their jobs because the robot that can assemble the smaller phones hasn't been invented yet. So humans will have to substitute until the real thing comes along. We don't know what the working conditions are for the robots.
Final observation. The full body scanner at the Victoria, B.C. airport is not being used. Nobody is available who knows how to operate it. Gee, maybe they could lease one of those Chinese robots. A full body scan performed by a foreign-built robot. What possibly could go wrong?
Catch ya next week when maybe I'll have a comment or two about my ever-loving St. Louis Cardinals and their unexpected march to a World Series title. OK, I can dream, can't I? I'm still cheering for the 'Riders ya know, so how about a little respect here!
If you have any hollow statements to make or wisdom to impart, please contact me at normpark@estevanmercury.ca
