Took a holiday week. Planned to do a lot of work and didn't. Rain. Cold. So I napped and watched baseball instead. Watched the newer Tron. But the universe is coming back into order as the Red Sox, while still in fifth will move up this weekend, passing other sluggish AL East teams. The election has not been sluggish with the Jack attack on the Grits. Nanos show the Tories down 5% form their campaign peak with 9 days to go. The vote could split very regionally leading to a confused Parliament. The Bloc could have fewer seats and more power. Or there could be a Harper majority... or King Jack! Who can say?

• Elections Canada warns against using Twitter on election night... then realizes it can do nothing about it.
• Parizeau and Harper are right. Canada is not a real country. In real country, this would be enough to bring down a government.
• I hope the Pirate Party takes on the rights to "KD" as a key plank in their platform. Probably makes up 87% of their caloric intake.
• NYT paywall? Try FreeNYTimes on Twitter.
• Harper may provoke a constitutional crisis which would be great fun and he would lose after Deb Grey mocks him and his party abandons him. You read it here first!
• What do you bet The Globe and Mail does not endorse Harper this time?
• I love the voter list allegations. Cry baby allegations to fuel the post election weeks when springtime just isn't enough.

That's it. Away with you. Go eat your chocolate eggs and your hams and your scalloped potato dishes.