So I took today off and a few more days between now and the end of the year. That means zippo to you but I seem to have won the weather lotto so there.

• I think the whole Harper fluffball this week about the Speech from the Throne is another small embarrassment for us all leading to lack of confidence in the Federal leadership. The idea that voting for a list of generalities in a minority government context means you have to buy all the details is dumb, not a challenge, not an act of political mastery - dumb. The Tories got a moderately weak mandate and would again. Our local Fed NDP candidate and blogger and commenter hereabouts speaks on the point as does the man know as EL Tigre...no, the other one. Me, I want to see a surprise coalition spring up in response to the speech, avoiding an election - but only for giggles as I would not like the policies. But that is about as much credibility Ottawa has with me these days.
• Leaf peeping. It would seem that we would be better advised to go south east than stay in Ontario.
• They figured out the story behind the recall of Stella Artois in August. They were display bottles. So good move, InBev, making your display models of a beer bottle with a sickening ethanol mixture inside. How about coloured water next time?
• Canada continues to morph into the economic rulers of the planet that we are destined to be. Note:

  Overall employment in Ontario jumped by 30,000 for what the statistics gathering agency said was the first significant gain this year. The province's jobless rate ticked down to 6.2 per cent, still above the national average but arguably good news for the governing Liberals in the last days of the election campaign. Ontario has gained 77,000 jbos so far this year.

  Things going well. Things good. So who do you punish if the snap election is called for no reason? And will Dalton now get a bigger majority?
I gotta go plan what meat to grill on the BBQ. Maybe I will go west Kentucky style. Reminds me of Billy Blake now that I think of it.

Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee,
Gave thee life, and bade thee feed
By the stream and o’er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, wooly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

And made you tasty, too...