it's been a while

I've still bee in summer vacation mode, and frankly political blogging hasn't been at the top of my list.

But I've been noticing recently that so-called progressive bloggers can't stop slagging Conservatives, and that is precisely what sunk the libs in the last election. (Remember beer and popcorn?) And methinks that the slagging is likely because a) the Liberals are in a shambles, b) the Dippers can't seem to make any gains, and c) most Canadians are (some shocked to be) pleased with the Harper government. (I think the last is partially because we're not used to a decisive government which, like them or hate them, this one is).

Answer to guttergirl's question: (and this may out this anonymous blogger, but that doesn't concern me much), I was teaching a course on storm chasing.

And I'm still digesting the stuff in the Middle East, so I'll refrain for commenting on it. At least for now. ;)