On Sunday Saskatchewan celebrates its official 100th anniversary of provincedom. Today, however, there was a free pancake breakfast (with Saskatoon berry syrup!) in downtown Saskatoon featuring Premier Lorne Calvert and Prime Minister Paul Martin. When my mom and I arrived Paul Martin was just finishing his speech, then there were a bunch of unremarkable speeches by the other politicians who were present. The Premier got a cheap cheer by making some comment about the Roughriders. Ugh. The MC tried to introduce all these politicians like they were rock stars. It felt very superficial. I don't seem to have much enthusiasm about these sorts of things . . . particularly at 9 am I guess.
Anyway, on his way out Paul Martin passed by the line where I was waiting for pancakes, so I got to shake his hand. Later on Brad Trost (a local member of parliament) also shook my hand. Now I feel all covered in politician cooties. I hope it's not infectious.
About Me
- Lorianne in Saskatoon
- Howdy! I am originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It's a beautiful city and I like it very much. Now I live in Outlook, Saskatchewan, a town of about 2000 people. The South Saskatchewan river runs through town, so it keeps some of the feel of Saskatoon for me. It is home to the longest pedestrian bridge in Canada, the Sky Trail. I work as a physiotherapist with the Heartland Health Region. I have been studying Middle Eastern Dance since 1992, and teaching in some capacity since 1997. In 2006 I started participating in an activity called geocaching. It's been a wonderful way to get outdoors again, feeding all the mosquitoes. So, yeah, that's me . . . or at least the part of me that is able to be explained. Enjoy the rest!
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2 comments:
at least you have a good balance of liberal and conservative cooties...maybe they cancel eachother out...??
Oooh! Good thinking! I hope so.
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