You Think the View from Up Here is Bad?

"Excuse me, Mr. Congressman, this package just arrived for you."
"Well, what is it?"
"It looks like a grade 3 geography lesson plan, and a map of Canada..."
"This can't be right...Canada looks like it is flipping the bird"
Long Pause
"Sir, it's actually upside-down....and that's Florida"


I caught about three minutes of the Jays-Tigers game last night -- mostly as I walked to-and-from the bathroom in some bar in Halifax. And despite pulling out a 10-5 come-from-behind victory, the Jays are likely feeling somewhat deflated after losing not one, but two pitchers in the process. Immediately following the game, they placed 6-2 Gustavo Chacin on the DL, as well as reliever Pete Walker. On a brighter note, Frank Catalanotto extended his hitting streak to 11 games. Look out Dimaggio!

In other Toronto news, the Argos suffered another preseason loss at the hands of the Ti-Cats, although this one was certainly more respectable than the drubbing they were handed last week. Even better for the Argos was the play of Ricky Williams, and the play of the Offensive Line. Williams had 11 carries for 46 yards, and despite that his fumble in second-quarter set up a Ti-Cats touchdown, coach Clemons was impressed with his improvement.

Vijay Singh, relatively quiet thus far on the PGA tour, catapulted to the top of the leaderboard with a bogey-free 7-under 64 yesterday at the Barclays Classic. While his entire round was impressive, his 45 foot eagle putt on the ninth was a beauty. If he can play this well next week, and not let his head get in the way of his game, he will have a good shot at making a run at Winged Foot, a course that sets up pretty well for him.

As a side note, Phil Mickelson sits at 2-under, and as a somewhat chubby golfer myself, I always kinda like it when Lefty can pull out the victory. It helps keep the dream alive.

And finally, in policitcal news, Republican (Indiana) U.S. Congressman John Hostettler, referring to the recent "terrorist-related" arrests made in Southern Ontario, called Canada a breeding ground for terrorists, specifically referring to "South Toronto" as a type of ethnic enclave that allows radical discussion to occur. First, most of the "discussion" he is referring to occurred in a Mississauga mosque, which is decidely WEST of the the city. Second, which part of "South Toronto" is this guy referring to? City Centre Airport?

More on the hockey game tonight...