…well, it was.

Today was beautiful.  24 degrees, and sunny with a nice breeze blowing.  Normally I’m not one to write about the weather but today was the best day of the year so far, until about an hour ago.  The clouds rolled in and the rain came down and down and down.  It has since stopped and the wind has died down, but the great temperature remains.

Today I went out and purchased some Lego for Myles.  I will hold it until Christmas time.  He loves the stuff and Toy’s ‘r Us had some sets at 40% off.  Even I can’t turn away from a deal like that!  I also cleaned the bathroom and have been working on a side job for a customer that is culminating this weekend.  It has been very time consuming, but also very profitable with the potential to generate both recurring revenue and additional business.

Speaking of generating revenue, can anyone tell me why MMA is not yet legalized in Ontario?  The minister in charge, Harinder Takhar, has not commented nor does he seem to be in any kind of a rush.  The Ontario Athletic Commissioner, Ken Hayashi (who incidentally attended UFC 97 in Montreal last weekend) merely has a tweak a few sentences within the Athletic Control Act to make the sport legal in this province.  As it stands now, Ontario is the only province that has not legalized mixed martial arts.  If you would like to encourage the powers that be to hurry up to make this change, they can be contacted at 866-668-4249 or e-mailed at infosbcs@ontario.ca.

Ironically, Premier Dalton McGuinty is looking for additional sources of income for the province.  Hey Dalton, here’s a big one right here!  Do you know that a UFC card could probably sell out the SkyDome?  70,000 people enjoying themselves, out spending hard earned dollars on the event itself, drinking, staying in hotels, spending money in the shops downtown.  Millions of dollars fettered into the provincial coffers by residents and tourists alike!  It’s not like we are talking about a high risk event.  In the almost twenty years that mixed martial arts has been a sport, there has only been one recorded death in North America.  There are hundreds of sports out there that carry a greater risk, all of which are legal in Ontario (oddly, pro wrestling comes to mind).

But I digress for the evening…we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.