THE CHASE IS ON

Liz and I have watched longingly like hapless saps over the past 4 years as the Bell City Chase has taken place in Ottawa. Well this year, we're not just waiting to say 'aw shucks we should have... I guess we'll pretend to do this next year etc etc..." Oh no! This year we are actually doing the race

http://www.bellcitychase.com/compupdates.asp?compid=Ottawa&nav=schedule

If you look hard enough you can probably find us on the teams list. We are to be known as the 'Scrambled Eggheads'. We have a logo, and inshallah also some spiffy matching pants. I doubt we'll win. But my honest and true goal is to be in the top 25-50 of 400 teams.

There's been a lot of other stuff going on making the last 2 weeks or so particularly unpleasent but we are both looking forward to this (and planting some stuff in the soon-to-be-garden-and- not-just-patch-of-mulch in front of the house).

Wish us luck!

Oh and one point, the only point that really matters, on this http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060720.wharper0719/BNStory/Front
- In a properly functioning emergency management environment no senior official let alone the PM would ever be in a position to even consider using his official transport as a rescue bus. It doesn't matter if its a photo op, it doesn't matter if its 'the right thing to do', what matters is that the Prime Minister of Canada has felt the evacuation, an evacuation being managed by his government and Canadian officials is inadequate enough that he has to personally step in. This my friends is not a well run government.

Also check this out... what FIVE priorities!?
http://www.macleans.ca/switchboard/columnists/article.jsp?content=20060724_130433_130433

So happy I didn't vote for you guys.

Cheers,

P