Weekend Update

Local

This Monday, February 6th, is Toronto's annual Bob Marley Day...and would have been his 61st birthday. Smoke one for the reggae master.

International

What's with the violent protests over those Muhammad cartoons? Alright already, they were blasphemous, but do you really have to torch European flags and shoot up the neighbourhood? Ever think that maybe the prophet was depicted as a terrorist because militant Muslims project that distorted image of the religion to the world? The newest development: Muslim stores are banning Danish products, the country that ran the malicious cartoons back in September. Have you ever seen an episode of South Park? Jesus makes me laugh.

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Egyptian ferry Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was carrying 1,400 passengers when it sank on the way home from Saudi Arabia. Only 324 people have been saved from the Red Sea massacre. More than 900 bodies are expected to be found. Survivors say helicopters didn't arrive on the scene for 24 hours. Oy.

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Some retard threw a concrete brick onto 401 traffic, scarring an Oshawa bride-to-be beyond recognition. What the hell is wrong with you?

The Courts

Two teenagers show up to their WestJet flight just 45 minutes before take off. Air Canada doesn't let them check in, or give them back the $1,500 they paid for their tickets from Montreal to Edmonton, because they hadn't checked in at least an hour before their flight. The kids take the case to the Canadian Transportation Agency and win! The tickets don't say you have to check in an hour early; but they do say you have to board 25 minutes before take off. I learned that the hard way on my way to Jamaica when they held us in a secondary inspection unit for no good reason making us miss our flight. Can I sue?

Sports

The silly Raptors traded Jalen Rose for Antonio Davis. Rose, who scores roughly 14 points per game, is going to the New York Knicks - one of my personal favorite teams. Used to love that little John Starks character. Anyhoo, I remember when Antonio left us in 2003. Said something along the lines of not wanting his kids to grow up learning kilometres instead of miles. Stupid Americans.

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The Stones will play the halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl 40 in Detroit. My bet's on the Steelers, even though odds are against them.

Entertainment

And the nominees are: Brokeback Mountain, Munich, Crash, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, to name a few. I haven't seen any of them yet, but I'll eat more popcorn this week than any other.

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Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong are breaking up. All she wants to do is have some fun, I suppose. I guess he wasn't makin' her happy, so a change will do her good. Since every day's a winding road, she'll just be soakin' up the sun.