Posted 4:42 PM by Brock
Going on 100 Days

In American lore, the first one hundred days is what establishes the first impressions of the President of the United States. Just think, what would FDR be without The First 100 Days?

Sadly, the same cannot be said in Canada of our Prime Ministers, or at least not of Prime Ministers who take the helm without a general election to provide a mandate. Tomorrow is Paul Martin's 100th day as Canada's Prime Minister. He has already outlasted some Prime Ministers, namely Tupper, Meighan (second government), Turner. As for his record so far, nothing stands out in terms of accomplishments, however here is what he has done, so far, in his first legislative session.

What does stand out are some problems the new Prime Minister has had such as the recall of the Ambassador to Denmark and the investigation by the Auditor General. For Canada's sake, one must hope the next 100 days will be better for Canada and Paul Martin and that those 100 days include the writ for the next election.

Posted 1:49 PM by Brock
Oh Rage!

Having already had enough of Conservative convention on TV, I have broken down and begun to surf the web and the channels to pass the time until my prediction proves itself to be correct (or not so correct). This is a summary of my findings:

• Thanks to Jackson Murphy I noticed Gritlock co-author Adam Daifallah's blog not only provides a set of predictions for the Conservative leadership race but also has a variety of curling references, which makes sense as he writes a curling column for that other national newspaper



• In the NCAA's Round of 32, Nevada is leading former underdog Gonzaga while huge underdog Manhattan is trying to upset Wake Forest



• ABC's NHL hockey coverage is hit and miss this season

The conclusion I have reached is that the Conservative convention may be the most interesting show on TV this Saturday afternoon, and the most interesting part of that show has to be a pannel discussion involving the old Reform Party's den mother Deb Grey making references to This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Posted 12:05 PM by Brock
Conservative Guess

Stephen Harper will win on the first ballot. That win will be with 72 percent (22,000+ points) of the points, give or take 3 percent.

Until today I thought Harper would win on the first ballot with just over 50 percent (15,400+ points). Somehow I have changed my opinion of Harper's margin of victory. It will be large and it will be the first sign of a clear mandate to make a Conservative the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada when Paul Martin calls the next federal election later this year.

Posted 9:34 AM by Brock
So happy

I could be having a great day today since I'm still celebrating from yesterday. That celebration could be because of the Manhattan Jaspers' upset win in the NCAA tournament, because it was nice enough day to go for a walk on the beach with three days left in winter, or because I caught an unusual double bill of The Wizard of Oz and A Clockwork Orange at a nice little theatre.

On the other hand, I could just be happy for none of those reasons and may finally be just happy for the sake of being happy. If I had known how easy it was to reach this level of joy I would have done something to deal with that problem a long time ago.

Posted 12:29 AM by Brock
Bubba Ho-Tep

As far as crazy movie ideas go, Bubba Ho-Tep is up near the top. It should be great when it finally arrives in Vancouver this Friday. Somehow I have this urge to go see it, especially since I was complaining just yesterday that it never made it to theatres in Vancouver.

Posted 9:55 PM by Brock
Candian Empire Project?

M.E.P. co-founder Jackson Murphy has some news on Canada's 11th province. Unfortunately, B.C. will not have the best weather in Canada if this happens.

Posted 12:50 AM by Brock
College basketball: March Madness setup recap

CBS continued its basketball marathon with conference championship games from the SEC and the Big Ten. In the SEC,
Kentucky beat Florida 89-73, while Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-53 in the Big Ten.

The NCAA tournament features top seeded Kentucky playing the winner of the play-in game. That play-in game features a Patriot League team and a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team that have accomplished something just by making it into the tournament. Longtime underdog Gonzaga enters as a two seed and one of the favourites. Stanford and St. Joseph's have one loss each and at least one of them will pick up another loss over the next three weeks. A lot of different stories and a lot of basketball. This should get interesting.