I haven’t posted in a while because I haven’t had much to write. But a couple of things have annoyed me recently and this is always good blog fodder I guess. But first…a cute picture of my kids. Dawn, as you can see the outfit fits Kieran perfectly. Six to twelve months! Ha!

Rant #1: Lenore Swystyn recently ran for mayor in Saskatoon and while I thought she had a few good ideas (such as an implementing a curbside recycling program and improving our transit system), overall, I had the feeling that her campaign was a bit fruity. And this was confirmed when I received a phone message from Ms. Swystyn’s campaign office encouraging me to elect Saskatoon’s first female mayor. I felt this was a huge cop-out. I believe that I vote for a person, male or female, based on my belief in their ability to do the job and my confidence in their knowledge, experience and expertise for the postion. I would venture to say that the majority of the citizens of Saskatoon vote this way as well. I do not vote for a person because of their gender and although I believe that there is no reason a woman should not hold the office of mayor, the reality is that women don’t run for this position as frequently as men do. Is that because women have been discouraged from being involved in politics in the past? Maybe. Do some men believe that women can’t do as effective a job as a man could in the same position. Yes, very likely. But really, my philosophy is, if you act like a victim, you will be treated like a victim. Don’t tell me to vote for you because you are a woman. Don’t treat me like I am prejudiced or stupid. Give me the information and let me make my own decision. If your ideas are as good as you say they are then let them speak for themselves. In my mind, Ms. Swystyn took the “victim’s role” and I lost respect for her just from that recording. Better luck next time Lenore!

Rant #2: When is the madness on Circle Drive going to end? I am ready to bomb the Circle Drive bridge. Why does construction always seem to take soooooooo long? And WHY is the right lane of the circle drive bridge closed when they are doing absolutely NO work in the right lane? I seriously am so mad about the whole situation. I have no knowledge of construction processes or why things are done the way they are and I know that it is probably being done according to some unknown order but I am so pissed off about the traffic hold up it’s insane. I would lose my mind in a bigger city.

End of rants. Thanks for listening.