Reprieve

So, it seems that GG Madame Michaelle Jean has granted Harper's request to prorogue parliament until January 27th. I don't know much more than that at the moment, however.

I'm not sure that suspending parliament at a time of economic distress is such a good idea, but it certainly wasn't tenable as it was, so I suppose this is the only answer at the moment. Maybe by January, they'll all pull their heads out of their asses and calm down. Both sides have done one hell of a job spinning this thing, and frankly, I can't stand any of them right now.

I am really hoping that things turn out for the best, but this is really just stop-gap. The problem is still underlying, and no one is sure how to pull out this particular splinter, so for now, we're just band-aiding it and hoping for the best.

May cooler heads prevail. I guess we'll find out January 27th.

Ear Wax...I know, gross.

So, apparently, there is now a council dedicated to just that:

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/just-national-guidelines-released-earwax-removal-17253.html

Let me just say, is there ANYTHING about our bodies that we are allowed to be in charge of?

At all?

It would seem to me that the removal (or not) of earwax is not the kind of thing to launch a full-scale campaign over, regardless of where you stand on this "very important issue".

Jesus Christ.