A Brief Note: On Walmart Pizza

Had a Walmart-brand pizza for dinner for the first time last night.  They're a terrific bargain.  They come in an edible box.  Or at least the box tastes identical to the pizza itself.

Life In Scarborough Ontario, Part Whatever

I visited my local Walmart the other night, shopping for a new desktop  PC.

There was a guy hanging out at the entertainment department the whole time I was there.  He had a cell-phone pressed to his ear.  He was  saying into it:

"MMMM....mmmm...MMMM...mmmm...MMMM...mmmm...MMMM...mmmm....MMMM... MMMM....mmmm...MMMM...mmmm...MMMM...mmmm...MMMM...mmmm....MMMM"  

Later he attempted to hump the 5$ movie bin.  The $5 movie bin is my favorite place at Walmart.  I've found all sorts of cool DVDs there: 300;  Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer; and Nun Munchers 3-D all come to mind.

 But this evening I was forced to stay away.  So my Walmart shopping experience was a disappointment.

That's what living in Scarborough is like, sometimes.

Die Media Die: Sun Media Paper Suppresses Local Columnist

Paul Kelly has been writing locally focused columns for the Pembroke Observer since 2003.

In 250+ columns I have been refused publication only once - in 2005 - ironically over a column condemning Wall-mart's service. And now twice in a row in 2 weeks - but no more.

This week's and last week's column dealt with Pembroke's opposition to the Wal-mart expansion in Laurentian Valley. Both were stopped.

Mr. Kelly has decided to no longer write for the Observer; his last, suppressed column can be found here.

And, just for giggles, here's a Peter Worthington column in the Observer whining about HRCs as a threat to free speech.