Just came back from a jaunt down to the outlets near Seattle. It was a rather uneventful day, punctuated by the incessant rain for almost the entire duration of the trip (and the wonderful sunshine that lit my way home) and my girlfriend's sweet singing:)...(it must have been the all-u-can-eat cheesecake!) It is now abundantly clear to me why her parents urged her to go to university instead of dreaming of a singing career, but I digress:P (I think my life expectancy may have been cut short a few years for writing that, but I did tell her the same thing:P...as some of you may know, I count my tact as one of my strengths!)
But a funny thought struck me as we were lining up to head south at the Peace Arch crossing (some trivialization (is that a word?) ahead)...ever notice all the security cameras?...the 20 meter gap between the stop line and the customs agent?...the incessant questioning?...yada, yada, yada. To be honest, the only reason I want to cross the border is simply because George Dubya is doing such a great job with your country. And the loonie is worth almost 85 cents US...imagine that?!?...I can barely wait until the day it is actually worth a 100 cents:P I can dream, can't I? Think of it this way, if your country were more like Canada...a little bit backwards sometimes...only have two operational naval ships (both on the west coast)...3 submarines...2 of which are in dry dock, under long term "preventative" maintenance...20 years past their scheduled retirement date and purchased for a pretty penny from the British Navy, who would have recycled them for scrap metal otherwise, but once again, I digress:P...mind you, this is not to insult Ottawa...just to highlight a point. If the US were not such a bully on the world stage, whether it be on the military front or UN stage or otherwise...I suspect your country wouldn't be in the cross-hairs of every fundamentalist group in the world.
To be honest, when I came back across the border, heading north...I was proud to be a Canadian...there was only a 2-3 meter gap...the customs agent waved me through after quickly discerning that I wasn't a crazy terrorist trying to sabotage my neighbourhood mailbox. For example, he didn't need to ask me if my third cousin, twice removed, had an elementary school friend who had ever thrown a paper airplane while the teacher's back was turned...the US customs agent felt this need (some exaggeration here, so don't ask me if I am serious:P)...I guess the good ol' US of A has to do what it can the ensure the security of its citizens...my condolences...I am glad my passport has a maple leaf on it...or was that a marijuana leaf?...;-)
But a funny thought struck me as we were lining up to head south at the Peace Arch crossing (some trivialization (is that a word?) ahead)...ever notice all the security cameras?...the 20 meter gap between the stop line and the customs agent?...the incessant questioning?...yada, yada, yada. To be honest, the only reason I want to cross the border is simply because George Dubya is doing such a great job with your country. And the loonie is worth almost 85 cents US...imagine that?!?...I can barely wait until the day it is actually worth a 100 cents:P I can dream, can't I? Think of it this way, if your country were more like Canada...a little bit backwards sometimes...only have two operational naval ships (both on the west coast)...3 submarines...2 of which are in dry dock, under long term "preventative" maintenance...20 years past their scheduled retirement date and purchased for a pretty penny from the British Navy, who would have recycled them for scrap metal otherwise, but once again, I digress:P...mind you, this is not to insult Ottawa...just to highlight a point. If the US were not such a bully on the world stage, whether it be on the military front or UN stage or otherwise...I suspect your country wouldn't be in the cross-hairs of every fundamentalist group in the world.
To be honest, when I came back across the border, heading north...I was proud to be a Canadian...there was only a 2-3 meter gap...the customs agent waved me through after quickly discerning that I wasn't a crazy terrorist trying to sabotage my neighbourhood mailbox. For example, he didn't need to ask me if my third cousin, twice removed, had an elementary school friend who had ever thrown a paper airplane while the teacher's back was turned...the US customs agent felt this need (some exaggeration here, so don't ask me if I am serious:P)...I guess the good ol' US of A has to do what it can the ensure the security of its citizens...my condolences...I am glad my passport has a maple leaf on it...or was that a marijuana leaf?...;-)
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