The abject cruelty shown by Canadian soldiers in international conflicts is scantily referred to, as indeed is the utter incapacity of this county to host a major international event, due to its inferiority complex, born of a trauma being the skinny and weakling bro to a beefy United States and a colonial outpost to the United Kingdom, whose Queen smiles happily from Canadian postage stamps.

It’s been a terrible games for the Russians, poor dears. Also: The Red Machine Runs into a Maple Tree

Me: Is Elizabeth [our daughter] dressed?

My wife: Yes, but I’m getting her a different pair of pants.

Me: What’s wrong with the pants I got her?

My wife: Nothing. It’s just that they’re purple and don’t go with the green shirt.

Me: Green and purple always go together in the comics.

My wife: Yes, but our daughter isn’t the Joker.

Canadian Press – Chinta Puxley: Arctic ice melt affecting weather, wildlife, study finds ;

CanWest News Service – Bruce Owen: Sea ice melting faster than expected ; Major study shows worst-case scenario is Arctic will be ice-free in three years: scientist ;

CBC – John Bowman: Arctic ice melting faster than feared: study ;

Unfortunately, they repeated the link for the Citizen piece instead of linking to my CBC piece.

Thanks to Quirks & Quarks producer Jim Handman for pointing this out to me. And he know the guy who runs the blog, so that link will get sorted out.