old-time k-towner blogging it up in sri lanka

tuan alighted me to the fact that an old pal from way back, mr. haig balian is in sri lanka of all places toiling about as an intern. his exploits - no doubt insightful and filled with mirth and frivolity are documented in the blog below. i suggest all and their kin to check it out and send comments haig's way - he's a swell chap.

http://serendiblog.blogspot.com/

slow news night in k-town

so it must have been considered a quiet and relatively peaceful day yesterday around eastern ontario. not much to comment on really... elections aren't for another month and a bit and the weather hasn't collapsed around us (sunny skies for the weekend!). yet i'm assuming that they could have come up with something a bit more substantial (but, considerably less cute) for the lead story on the 6 o'clock news last night. here's what they went with... sorry about the caps - that's how they post stuff on their website.

Stolen Pumpkin
Oct, 05 2006 - 11:20 PM

IT'S THE SEASON FOR PUMPKINS.
TIME TO HARVEST, CARVE ...AND MAYBE EAT THEM IN A PIE.
BUT A LITTLE KINGSTON GIRL FINDS HER "PROUD" PUMPKIN PATCH THE VICTIM OF AN EARLY TRICK, INSTEAD OF A TREAT.
NEWSWATCH'S LUCY LOPEZ EXPLAINS.


RIGHT OFF THE SCHOOL BUS -- 3-YEAR-OLD MARY JANE VINCENT HAS BEEN GOING TO HER GARDEN EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL.
....TENDING TO A PUMPKIN PATCH SHE PLANTED IN THE SPRING.

MARY JANE VINCENT:
"IT'S RIGHT HERE, LAST TIME I SAW IT.
WHERE'S YOU'RE PUMPKIN?
SOMEBODY STOLE IT."

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HER PRIZED PUMPKIN HAS LEFT THIS 3-YEAR-OLD FEELING BLUE.

MARY JANE:

"SAD CUZ SOMEBODY TOOK IT."

JOHN VINCENT HAS A DIFFICULT TIME EXPLAINING TO HIS DAUGHTER THAT SOMEONE STOLE HER PUMPKIN EARLIER THIS WEEK.

JOHN VINCENT:

"I DON'T KNOW WHY SOMEBODY WOULD STEAL A PUMPKIN LIKE THIS, I MEAN IT WAS ABOUT 8 INCHES ROUND. IT WASN'T BIG ENOUGH TO BAKE A PIE WITH. WHY BOTHER TO TAKE IT."


MARY JANE WAS PLANNING TO MAKE A JACK O LATERN FOR HALLOWEEN.
INSTEAD, SHE'S ON THE RECEIVING END OF A PETTY TRICK.
BUT THERE IS STILL A TREAT IN THIS "GREAT PUMPKIN CAPER."

JOHN VINCENT:

"WE'RE GOING TO GO TO GRANDPA'S PUMPKIN PATCH. HE'S GOT SEVERAL OUT THERE. SO WE'LL GO TAKE ONE FROM GRANDPA I'M SURE HE WON'T MIND."

NICE TO HAVE A BACK-UP PLAN -- BUT MARY JANE HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER JACK-O-THIEF.

MARY JANE:

"I WANT MY PUMPKIN BACK."

A BORROWED PUMPKIN MAY SAVE HALLOWEEN FOR THIS 3 YEAR OLD -- THAT AND HER PLAN TO HARVEST CANDY WHEN SHE GOES OUT DRESSED AS A TURTLE.
LUCY LOPEZ CKWS NEWSWATCH KINGSTON