Is Georgius Rex listening?

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood;
And fired the shot heard round the world.


Patriots' Day in New England

Question for the Canadians in the audience (things that make you go "Huh?" division)

Okay, I glanced over the TV listing this morning, checking to see when the canoe race coverage started, and something on the CBC lineup caught my eye.  What, exactly, is "My Goldfish is Evil"?

I mean, this is Saturday morning TV, so it is probably something totally banal aimed at the sub-teen crowd, but still...

Rite of passages

Watched a bunch of people go for a swim in ice-cold water this morning (see previous posts about the departure of snow from our yard and ice from the ponds at the nature center, all occurring this week...), under camouflage of a canoe race.  Zip* negotiated Six Mile Falls with his usual style, standing up in the canoe, flower in his lapel and hat in place, but numerous others failed that test.

Did not see Neighbor's yellow kayak on the water, even though it vanished from his yard suspiciously-early this morning.

*We keep track of Zip because Wife works with his sister, besides his local icon status.

Relativity

According to THE ECONOMIST, approximately 1 billion people live on $1.00 US a day.  I spent $1.50 for the weekend paper.