Month: December 2008

Restaurant Dec 6, 2008 The Waffle 2 Comments Whisper’s Pub and Eatery is a regular hangout of mine, especially in the summer.  Because that is where the Gargoyles of the OCSL usually go after a game, to chill out and usually recap what went wrong. From time to time, I do enjoy going there without a Gargs’ uniform, for a late week-end lunch.  And that is exactly what we did this Saturday.  We hadn’t actually planned to go there, but we just drove around and ended up in the friendliest pub in Westboro village. I went for their Swiss burger – swiss cheese, caramelized onions and mushrooms.  With fries. The fries are far from being the greatest.  They are pallatable, but I certainly was jealous of the salad Mel was having with her burger, and that is sad.  The burger was pretty decent, nicely cooked patty on a good quality bun.  The cheese is processed,…

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Politics Dec 2, 2008 The Waffle No Comments The Press Gallery Dinner used to be a big deal.  The Governor-General would perform, followed by all party Leaders, each of them pretending to be a stand-up comedian of some sorts, with more or less success.  It used to be off-the-record, but that has changed since, some blaming it on the arrival of the National Post.  Whatever happened, it got to the point were some networks, notably CTV Newsnet and CPAC, were broadcasting the Dinner live. Transforming yourself into a stand-up comedian is not an easy task, and you had to salute the courage of these politicians.  But some grew tired of the challenge.  First to capitulate was Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe, who vowed never to attend again after a bun-throwing incident provoked by a speech that wasn’t well received.  Ever since, BQ MPs and staffers’s appearance are scarce at the event. In…

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