A Sad Day in Canmore

John Morgan of Royal Canadian Air Farce fame, has passed away. Morgan, the man behind such characters as Jock McBile and Mike from Canmore, was also one of the show's writers.

Circus Time

We took the kids today to the Ringling Bros. circus which was hosted in the Air Canada Centre. A good time was had by all, and the kids mostly behaved themselves. My wife has a more detailed account of our trip. I was really tempted to ask one of the performers, "So, how did your parents react when you told them you ran away to join the circus?" The announcer, one Jon Weiss, has a bio that says he did exactly that (ran away to join the circus). Last name of Weiss and from Long Island? A Jewish circus performer?

Poisoned by a Grassy Knoll

In a previous post I wondered how long it would take them to pin Arafat's death (then illness) on Israel. Well, it didn't take them long at all. This has already been out for over a week, its now being repeated again. Senior Palestinian renews poisoning suspicion in Arafat death

He's Dead, Jim

I think Jay Leno on the Tonight Show, got it nailed down when he asked, "So did you hear what's happening with Yasser "Weekend at Bernie's" Arafat?"

Annie, Go Get your Shotgun

Arrange a shidduch, get $2000, get kosher certified. And do not pass Go, either.

No Beating Around the Bush

Mazel Tov to President Bush on winning his second term. And congratulations to the American people on selecting a president, all within a mere 24 hours.