Hmmm. I've taken up fencing. And today I joined the Vancouver Art Gallery. Hmmm... Am I turning into (to borrow from a famous, though largely forgotten, American politician) an effete snob?

And, speaking of American politicians - are the Democrats really in trouble? Is the average voter really that stupid? Oh....wait.....we somehow managed to re-elect Stephen Harper last time out. O.K., never mind.