What’s in the news?

Tonight’s news reminded me of a conversation had, I think had, as I sat with Owen Saturday afternoon. Odd how sometimes I’ll visit and listen to Owen babble-on about a topic or program, and neither of us can recall the name of the person we’re talking about… or even care. Funny, eh! (Laurie, tell Owen the guy that did the news on SNL and hosted MNFootball is Dennis Miller.) Anyway, this story started with a very long talk, about Dylan (one of Owen’s favourite topics lately) that progressed into home-ownership for the young McBride family and on tonight’s news the anniversary of the Caledonia Indian blockade was announced. Owen is the only person I know that has defended the Indian’s right to be there. He said; Indians have been getting screwed over by the white-man ever since he first sailed across the ocean. Buying land with trinkets and liquor, slaughtering them in wars, contaminating them with diseases like small pox and the U.S. government has never once honoured a single Indian treaty …for hundreds and thousands of years… and this small band of Indians has finally taken a stand and said no more!!! Owen hopes they get everything they deserve.

Point – Counterpoint

In an unrelated story, my previous blog was an English homework assignment stolen from John. (I thought it might at least get a WTF from you people… but nothing!!) Another of his homework tasks was to illustrate a list of defence mechanism (denial, displacement, projection…) and for Rationalization John drew a picture of a native American, feather and all, defending his occupation of land with a cheque in his hand with $ WELFARE $ written across it.

On the lighter side of the news, some famous woman (sorry I didn’t catch her name) was on the Academy Award red carpet last night in a yellow dress and the gossip item, supported by the revealing photos, was that she’s pregnant with her long-time famous (sorry I didn’t catch his name) boyfriend's baby ...but it hasn’t been officially announced yet. I’m hoping she’s not even pregnant, the yellow dress just doesn’t fatter her, pun intended.