I just read the BBC Sports report about Asafa Powell breaking the 100m world record. When I saw clips of him running a few times last year I thought he had a good shot of breaking the record. I was really surprised when he didn’t do well in Athens. And, his post record commentary put […]
Author Archives: the proprietor
Craziness at Coke
14 June 2005 – 6:45 pm
This review of the latest addition to the Coca-Cola family came through my aggregator today. I knew there were a lot of different versions of Coke on the market, but I didn’t realize just how many there were. Just to recap, here is a list of the current Coke line up: Coca-Cola Caffeine-free Coke Coke […]
Landry Quits as PQ Leader
4 June 2005 – 10:15 pm
Okay, count me among the surprised: Bernard Landry has resigned as Parti Québécois leader. He had received the support of 76% percent of delegates to the party’s convention. I was surprised by this news because I’ve always seen him as a fighter who was probably looking forward to a rematch with Jean Charest. Anyway, given […]
Duceppe Stays With Le Bloc
Gille Duceppe decided not to run for the PQ leadership. I obviously have no idea what his personal motives were, but his public explanation makes a lot of sense. Right now the best action for the seperatists is in Ottawa with a lot Canada-wide media attention on the minority parliament. There is also an election […]