Blue Like You

Archive for June 9th, 2007

I love people watching; especially parents with small kids. You just never know what’s going pop out of their precious little mouths next.

This morning I was in the bathing suit section of a local department store. It was one of those frenetic “half-price sale until 11 a.m.” deals where everyone runs around like crazy gathering up as many garments as possible to try on and then do your best to get into the line in time to pay before the time is up.

Anyway, I was busy checking out various suits that might possibly disguise my *ahem* barely noticeable amount of excess natural padding in all the wrong places, when I happened to see a late thirties-looking Mom and her daughter of around five or so.

Mom was checking out a gorgeous red two-piece with the plunging neckline; the kind of thing I never consider, even though she wasn’t far behind me in the weight department.

As I reached for a tummy tamer one-piece, I heard the little girl yell, “Mommy, that bathing suit is not for your age!”

Quiet chuckles could be heard all around.

I see some of my fellow Blogging Tories are not overly impressed with John Tory’s idea to provide public funds for faith-based schools.

At first I thought it was a great move, but now I’m not so sure. Andrew at Christian Conservative points out that if the school boards are able to exert too much control over the faith-based schools, then it might have the effect of causing these religious groups not to vote PC.

Yet others like Frank Dimant of B’nai Brith think this control is important so that tolerance is taught in all schools.

Public boards are railing against any special funding for faith-based schools; including the Catholic ones.

O.K. If I can’t vote for McGuinty, the reasons of which fall under the category res ipsa loquitur, and I can’t vote for Tory, because of this mess and the fact that he really isn’t a Tory, what’s left? The NDP? I don’t think so. (Memories of Rae)

Stay home? I can’t do that.

Spoil my ballot?

Looks like the system did that to me already.