News from the East Coast

Wow, lots going on lately out here.

Firstly, Happy Canada Day! The weather is beautiful here in Halifax today, which means a nice BBQ, and then out to watch the fireworks. It should be a beautiful night. Happy 139th birthday, you beautiful country, you!

Second of all, I have some upsetting news to report. Brazil managed to lose to France today, and are now out of the World Cup. Not ironically, the last team to beat France in a World Cup was France back in 1998. This makes me, and the millions of booty-shaking Brazilian hotties, very sad. Germany, Italy, and Portugal are the other teams left in it, with the semi final matches to take place Tuesday and Wednesday, with the 3rd place match Saturday, and the final Sunday.

Finally, I just got back from a great trip to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. I flew up Wednesday evening, and had a great time hanging out with the ART crew (Lucas, Kevan, Ingo, and finally met Philip and Norm), and was happy to have Chris N and my brother Andrew drive down from Ottawa for a few days as well. And Steve D. made the trip down from Saint Jean for the weekend as well. All in all, it was loads of fun! In addition to the Formula BMW series (during which 17-year old Philip made a very respectable showing, finishing 11th and 8th in the two races), there was a Ferrari Challenge race, a Star Mazda race (highlighted by a 20-car pile-up), and of course, the Formula One race Sunday afternoon. That race was won by Fernando Alonso of the Renault team. I took tons of pictures of the pit area, because that's where I spent most of my time on the weekend, so please check them out, and feel free to comment!