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Moose Javian?  I heard someone on the radio refer to being a Moose Javian.  My daughters wondered what kind of creature that is.

Someone from Moose Jaw I explained.   “Weird,” they thought. 
“What do you call someone from Regina or from Saskatoon?” they wondered.  Then we started going through some other Saskatchewan place names and some good questions arose.

Van Gogh might have felt differently about sunflowers, if he ever went to a ball game, or the beach.

As beautiful as the sunflower is in aesthetic terms, it is the plant’s seed that is more popular in these modern philistine times.  The ubiquitous spit, without which it seems, no outdoor event would be complete. 

What is going on in Fort Qu’Appelle?  Or is it just a fluke that there have been four murders in the little town in the last year or so?

The fatal stabbing on the weekend follows the home invasion and double murder that shocked Saskatchewan last fall.  A little over a year ago, a 20 year old man was found shot to death on the front lawn of a home.  And of course, we've just learned that Amber Redman was murdered after disappearing from a bar in the town three years ago.

So, what’s the big deal? 

24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Prime Minister is said to be in desperate need of repair.  The eminently credible Auditor General Sheila Fraser says so.

It’s going to cost 10 million, and take about a year to replace outdated wiring and plumbing, get rid of asbestos in the walls and haul out the shag carpet.
So, as anyone who has dealt with contractors, and government knows that when you put those two together, the real cost will be somewhere in the neighbourhood of ten gazoolion dollars.

Perhaps next, Eric Tillman would like to go on a unicorn safari.  Apparently, he has an interest in mythical creatures.

The Roughriers GM used the team’s last pick of the CFL college draft to select a player from a position you may have heard rumours of, but whom, like the Sasquatch, few if any have ever seen.

Tillman selected a Canadian for the position of CFL quarterback. 

Youth, as has been observed, is wasted on the young.  At least, sometimes.

Consider the mega-gazillion dollar industry based on helping people look younger, and then consider how as much or more of our economy is based on helping young people look older.

Are any of us truly happy with our age any more?

My 12 year old daughter is counting the days till her birthday.  She will at last be a teenager!  She hopes people notice.

As Saskatchewan nurses threaten a strike, they might want to consider the events of 2007.  Because what happened in 2007, may be looked back upon someday as being when something changed. 2007 may be regarded as the year that opinions hardened in Saskatchewan towards public sector strikes.

What exactly is the meaning of the word staved anyway?  And where would sportscasters be without it? 

Stave is a word you never, ever hear in casual conversation.  But in the world of sports, athletes and teams are it seems constantly staving off defeat or elimination or fill in the blank.

I guess you can blame me if it looks like this over the next few days.

I had to go tempt the weather gods last weekend, and get all cocky and confident about winter being over.

I confess, I put away the snow-blower, drained the gas tank…and even worse…I as much as spat in the eyes of the weather gods by putting my snow-shovels up in the rafters of the garage!

If you want an indication of just how much hockey has been emasculated by earnest do-gooders, look no further than the Sean Avery incident.