Welcome to Terror-Central

It is now June and I have not posted here for many weeks, so long that I don't think people come here any more, not that they ever did or anything.

Life has continued much as it has been these past weeks. Spring has sprung, rather early, trees in bloom for several weeks, allergies flaring up. We have suffered through our first heat-wave and smog alert. Wasn't too bad but I have never seen the van's thermometer read 41C before!

We've been to the beach, Niagara Falls, Niagara-On-The-Lake for Mother's Day. Cherith ran in the short race of the Mississauga Marathon as part of a relay. She has also been to a Volleyball program and the cross-country team at her school. We sent Andrew back to Edmonton to see his friends and attend YC. He came home with a Chris Pronger jersey and a desire to move back to Edmotnton.


Food is cheaper here and I always seem to be picking up "great deals", jamming our freezer with meat for the BBQ. Gas is also cheaper than in Edmonton for some strange reason.


House prices, on the other hand are through the ceiling. So last week we think that we are just about ready to buy, look up a house and see the most beautiful 1900 sq ft semi, done up like a showhome with a deck and pool to go with it.

I have never seen a kitchen like it. The pictures couldn't do justice: black granite, hickory cabinets, and island with 8 barstools, more counterspace than we know what to do with. We saw the place last Friday and fell in love with it. And it was affordable, unlike most homes in the area.

Saturday the terrorists were arrested, and 6 were from Mississauga. But not just any part of Mississauga, but our part of Mississauga. The affluent, quiet, serene part of Mississauga. Mississauga has one of the lowest crime rates in Canada and we feel far safer here than we ever did in Edmonton. No drive-by shootings, no home invasions, no police helicopters waking us up at 1:00 in the morning. In fact, Edmonton and most of the Prairie cities have higher murder rates than Toronto, and Mississauga is near the bottom. I feel so safe, that if I accidentally leave home with the door unlocked I don't worry too much.

So on Sunday we decided to see the beautiful house again. Monday morning I saw that the mosque where these guys all prayed was on the NY Times website. I have seen this place somewhere before..... 3 doors away and around the corner from the showhome. Literally a stone's throw away.


So Mississauga is Terror-Central! Not a nice thought. Some of these guys went to my son's high school and one of them started a radical "religious awareness club" a few years ago. Christian clubs are not allowed at that school. Some of the kids there are actually supporting the terrorists charging the police (who never once uttered the words Islam or Muslim) with racism. In the words of Monty Python, "Explain the logic underlying that conclusion".

About half of my work is in Brampton, and on Tuesday, I had lunch with my team at Louisiana's, about 3 blocks from the Peel county courthouse where Tactical units, snipers, helicopters were present along with reporters from every news outlet around the world.

I didn't notice anything, but the oysters and crabcakes were pretty good.

However I like it here. I really do! And I am still a rabid Oilers fan, as are many sudden coverts out here in the Big Smoke. Pray for Dwayne!