Clovers In The Atmosphere

That title tempts me to lay the wood to the black eyed peas, but that would be a little like making fun of the Raptors.
Speaking of Raptors, what better place to start a blog than with funny stuff about Canada.
1.People regard Toronto like it's NYC. Everyone thinks Torontoites are snobs, the media establishment is there, and consequently, the perception that there is so much art and culture there. Does this mean that feeling is universal? Every culture has regional inferiority complex/hatred of a particular location within it's borders. Someone ask the Kung San about this shit. This is a doctorate waitng to happen.
2. Poutine is available at Burger King
3. Sidney Crosby is on the cover of Reader's Digest
4.The whole country is pissed about "the soft wood lumber dispute" with the U.S. Americans don't even know what this is. (For the curious, it's an obscure byproduct of NAFTA which resulted in a corporate boondoggle for US lumber companies stymying competition from Canadian companies.)
5.I got turned back at the border for "insufficient proof of funds." I must have handed the agent my driver's licence that said "Joad" on it.


Courage!