Yukon Jack

Last night's so-called "Memorial Service" was the kick-off of Obama's re-election campaign.

Globalization is something better? Just wait until someone in authority from Rwanda or Sudan or Burkina Faso or Thailand tells you how to live your life as a Canadian.

Classic example of the pot calling the kettle black.

When I was still gainfully employed as a computer programmer, The company assigned me to work in the Head Office in Akron, Ohio. I commuted weekly from Hamilton, Ontario and spent the week from Monday morning till Thursday afternoon in Akron. This much I can say: The management in Akron appreciated and valued my work. I made friends I still keep in touch with, even though I retired in 2003, after six years and three work permit extensions in the States. When I came back and worked in our Canadian Head Office, I was driven to early retirement by an egotistical and power-hungry jerk of a boss. No, it was not the lower prices or the weather that made me fond of Americans. It was the Americans.

I have a "clunker" that is 8 year old and still runs like Swiss watch at 350,000 kilometers. It is a Toyota Sienna minivan. My wife's "clunker" is a 2000 Toyota Corolla, which runs just as well. Junking vehicles like these are insanity of the highest order.