Saturday, 12 November 2011
The highlight of the day was our trip to Bay Street Bar and Grill. We dined there once before and decided to go again so that we could play bingo.
Every Saturday afternoon, Bay Street hosts ten games of bingo, at a dollar a piece. Jennifer and I decided we would just play one or two games, just to get the feel of it. Owen wanted to play, too, but the employee informed us that kids can’t play bingo; they can’t even blot their parent’s card. This is just another stupid law – as my wife pointed out: why is it okay for kids to play with a skill crane (or any other arcade game, for that matter)? Owen was disappointed, but Jennifer said that he could help her find the numbers on her card. Good god, I hope the feds don’t find out about that.
Turns out, Team Jennifer/Owen won the first game. She shouted out “Bingo,” in that loud, boisterous voice for which she is so well-known. She brought her card up to the counter for verification and returned moments later with nine dollars.
We decided we’d better play another round, ’cause it would be rude to win and leave.
I won round two, for a total of $10.
We then decided we had to play round three, again so that it didn’t look like we were just taking everyone’s money and running.
Despite Isla’s antics, we played a third round, which I again won, for a total of $11.
We played round four, just for good measure, and we were actually pleased that neither of us won.
All told, we scored thirty bucks. Of course, we spent $8 to play, but that still netted us $22. Our lunches – including tax and tip – cost us $19, so we left the restaurant with full bellies and $3 richer.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Look what I found on Craig’s List:
It’s an ad for a used refrigerator, obviously. But what struck me as odd was the phrase “10% off if you love Jesus or free delivery.” Never mind the crappy sentence structure, what gets me is that this person feels it’s okay to discriminate on the basis of religion. Had this been an offer for purchasing a car or renting a room, this would be illegal, but I couldn’t find anything in Craig’s List’s user policy that indicated religious discrimination in fridge sales was a violation of terms.
I wasn’t actually interested in buying the fridge (I just wanted to get an idea of what people were charging for them), but had I wanted to buy it, I would have proudly announced that I love Jesus.
In other asinine religious news, the House of Representatives voted last week to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto. Oh man, I’m so glad they did that. If there’s one thing Congress needs to do during a recession, with high unemployment, a tanking approval rate, nation-wide sit-ins, war, and environmental concerns, it’s take time out of their busy schedule to reaffirm something that no one’s even seriously contesting right now, anyway. I sure hope they reaffirm that our nation is called “The United States of America,” cause, boy, I’m sure worried that the name isn’t ‘firm’ enough right now.