People on a JetBlue flight in the Los Angeles area, their plane crippled by a stuck nose wheel, got to see the whole situation live on television.

This is what he'd ask Dubya, according to an interview published in The Independent (thanks Kevin).

According to an article in The Hill, not necessarily -- especially with the older U.S. lawmakers (seen via Crooks and Liars).

In Thursday's Globe and Mail, former CBC chairman Patrick Watson blasts current CBC management and calls for putting public broadcasting out to tender -- while the CBC board endorses the management team.

On average, you can currently buy gas for about $1.02 to $1.04 per litre. By tomorrow morning, thanks to hurricane Rita, that's expected to hit close to two bucks per litre.

Here's a CTV.ca story.

Actually, in Stratford, Ont., the price started the day at $2.24 per litre before dropping, according to this globeandmail.com story.

Mother Nature has apparently anticipated my fall driving holiday of next week. :) / :(

An EKOS Research Associates poll finds evidence of shifting driving habits in response to higher fuel prices. Interestingly, there's a bit of a gender gap.

As I write this note at 12:14 a.m., on the very cusp of fall, it's 20 degrees Celsius outside.

Yessiree, Toronto really pissed in the cornflakes of the weather gods this year, folks.