AUBREEVISION - Observations from the far side of the dial

The things you learn! Here are a couple of tidbits spotted this week in a local freebie paper:

- During my lifespan (nearly 28 years), the percentage of overweight Canadian adolescents has more than doubled, while the obesity rate has tripled. I knew it was bad, but the stats say it all!
- Talk about making your point: in Nova Scotia this past Monday, during the federal election, a man ran into a polling station, grabbed a ballot box and ran over it with his truck several times to ensure its complete destruction before fleeing (police suspect he may be the same man who threw a ballot box into a nearby river in 2000).

Speaking of elections, this week's saw Canada go all America with a Conservative victory. A British researcher also cited January 23rd as the most depressing day of 2006. Coincidence?