I’ve just been trudging through my ‘hood, back from the butcher’s, looking at people’s awnings (’cause I need a new one), and noticing how many people suddenly have the cedar boughs and wreaths and red bows up. And then I see your announcement again, and all at once it makes perfect sense.

LET THE TREE SLAUGHTER BEGIN

Goodman, 52, known for her views opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, told CBC News on Thursday that Canadian border agents asked her repeatedly what subjects she would cover at scheduled speaking engagements in Vancouver and Victoria.

Goodman said she told them she planned to speak about the debate over U.S. health care reform and the wars in Asia.

After much questioning, Goodman said the officials finally asked if she would be speaking about the 2010 Olympics.

“He made it clear by saying, ‘What about the Olympics?’” said Goodman. “And I said, ‘You mean when President Obama went to Copenhagen to push for the Olympics in Chicago?’”

“He said, ‘No. I am talking about the Olympics here in 2010.’ I said, ‘Oh I hadn’t thought of that,’” said Goodman.

“He said, ‘You’re saying you’re not talking about the Olympics?’”

“He was clearly incredulous that I wasn’t going to be talking about the Olympics. He didn’t believe me,” Goodman said.

The CBSA are well known to be arbitrary — they especially enjoy playing censor at the border. Even with court judgements against them, they will continue on their merry censoring way, and our governments never seem to stop them.

You may have to be British to like bacon roasts (joints) or gammon, which is sort of like ham except not really.

I don’t know what each nation does with the parts of the porker it doesn’t commonly use commercially. Where do the middle-cut rashers go in North America anyway? Good question.