Air Canada's website:

No fuel surcharge on North America fares

Air Canada has made fares more transparent by removing fuel surcharges from all flights within Canada and to the USA.

This initiative, brought on by a decrease in fuel prices, provides customers with simple, transparent fares that consistently match the lowest in the airline industry.

This is yet another example of Air Canada's commitment to providing the best products and services to meet customers' needs.

Learn more about Air Canada's response to decreasing fuel prices.

With the measures announced today Air Canada will . . . incorporate into its advertised prices the one-way, add-on fuel surcharge that currently ranges between $20 and $60 on domestic and U.S. transborder flights. Starting September 18, 2008, Air Canada will adjust its published fares to include the total cost of fuel in its advertised base fares. This will provide customers simple, transparent and low fares always available at www.aircanada.com.

For some reason, George Saunders reminds me of Jsese:

if you put lipstick on my pig, do you know what the difference will be between that pig and a pit bull? I’ll tell you: a pit bull can easily kill a pig. And, as the pig dies, guess what the Hockey Mom is doing? Going to her car, putting on more lipstick, so that, upon returning, finding that pig dead, she once again looks identical to that pit bull, which, staying on mission, the two of them step over the dead pig, looking exactly like twins, except the pit bull is scratching his lower ass with one frantic leg, whereas the Hockey Mom is carrying an extra hockey stick in case Todd breaks his again. But both are going, like, Ha ha, where’s that dumb pig now? Dead, that’s who, and also: not a smidge of lipstick.

It's been going to hell in a handbasket (at least financially) for a while now. Whose to blame? No one can really tell you; the whole thing stems from the super complicated scheme they had for the subprime market. How can you turn a unsafe, unreliable house loan into derivatives and other money making element? Don't look to me for an answer, actually don't look at the wall street guys either they can't even really tell you. Whoever brainstormed this idea is probally rolling in dough, probally turned his bonus into stock in gold or something more stable. Well this just shows that legalized get rich quick schemes (just my view on stock markets) can and will fail, the ride was good for a while but lack of capital is still a lack of capital. Anyways just my 2 cents.

Enjoy that Guiness Co-Captian Power !

What the hell is going on in North America? I leave and it all goes to
pot. The Guiness flows like water out here... it's beautiful.

As of yesterday, the US government owns 80% of the largest insurance company in the world. This is a big deal.

If you're curious about the wherefores, this seems like a good place to start.

I wish I could get eight pack abs, hell I'll settle for a six pack.

Bad movie at Paras's house tonight 8:30. Movie TBD. Bring snacks/drinks if you like. No digitally enhanced eight-pack abs, though, please.

Alright not really trying her but time to post a random music video:

I am spartacus!