In the news

U.S. border reopened to Canadian cattle. Fantastic news! I was so happy to hear that this morning. What a relief. Will the Canadian beef, bison, and sheep industries (I'm not sure what else was affected) ever fully recover from the border closure? I don't know, but I sure hope things turn around quickly for all of those farm families who've suffered huge losses over the past 26 months. (What is with those R-CALF people anyway?)
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In other news this week, the NHL labour dispute is finally over. Oh, Year Without NHL Hockey on My TV, I will miss you and remember you fondly for the rest of my life. I won't miss, however, hearing daily status updates of the labour dispute and its unfailing lack of progress. Listening to hockey scores is certainly preferable, and I will hear them whether I like it or not. I'm subjected to the very same sports cast every weekday morning at 5:55 in the shower and at 7:55 on my way to work. The timing of the sports broadcast on my preferred radio station is incredibly annoying to me!
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Finally, the terror bombings in London. It's horrible and tragic and senseless. What more can I say? I could not say anything more eloquently than Luke (a Canadian living in the UK, and one of my favourite bloggers).