Yea Eddie!

Sung to the tune from the theme song of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Now this is the story all about how
Alberta got flipped, turned upside down
I'd like to take a minute and then you'll see
How Ed because the leader of a party called PC

East of E-town Ed was born and raised
On the homestead where he spent most of his days
Milking cows, farming, and workin' real hard
And a-shootin' some gophers out in his backyard

When a couple of voters said, "Be our MLA!"
Ed started making headlines in the cabinet
Ralph got in one too many fights
And the Tories got scared
They said, "You're retired and you're out of your lair!"

Ed jumped in the race and when voting came near
The odds looked bad and he was in the rear
If anything, Jim thought Ed wouldn't make the pledge
But Ed thought, "Nah, forget it.
Yo, homes: to the Leg'!"

He pulled through the 2nd ballot, came up with a win
And yelled to old Ralphy, "Crack out the gin!"
He looked at his kingdom, he was finally there
To sit on his throne as Alberta's next premier.

-Originally published in the Getaway, Dec 2006

One of the few things that I actually found funny and NOT offensive in the Getaway. I was going to see if I could find a link to the actual article, but I don't want to link to the Getaway due to the nasty nature of the crap they publish in the joke issue. Plus I don't even know if they have it online, and I don't want to waste my time finding out. Time for sleep.

Oniomania

The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, the joy of their play. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither wit nor courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our duty to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.

- Robert F. Kennedy

Things at work are starting to heat up. The oniomania is starting to grip the populace, and it's going to get crazier the closer we get to the 23rd. I have a funny feeling that's going to be the peak day, since it is a Saturday. Christmas Eve we are going to be open 9:30am-5:00pm. Boxing day is going to be pandimonium, plain and simple. I have no idea what kind of things were are going to be doing, what sales we are going to have, but even if I did, I couldn't post them in my blog. But hey, I have a funny feeling that making money will not be difficult for the month of December.

I also got an information about the employee health benifits package now available to me since I've been with Source for six months now. Now I'm kinda glad that I stuck through the school year working. Almost cost me my degree, my marriage, and my sanity, but I have a funny feeling that's just a taste of things to come.