I think it's going to be a hot and muggy day

I just popped outside for a moment to check on my garden and was surprised to feel how muggy it was already.

I don't tend to keep track of the weather in London by watching TV or listening to the radio, I use my own method which is proven to be right every time:

First I look outside.

If it is bright ... the weather is sunny.

If it is dull and gloomy ... it is overcast.

If it is dark ... it is overcast.

Then I step outside.

If it is hot ... I wear shorts.

If it is cold ... I put on a coat.

If it is wet ... I put on a raincoat and make sure my windows are closed (especially in my car).

If it is white (and cold) ... I grab some boots since my feet are now cold and wet.

Since today it is muggy ... I turned on the air conditioning.

More about London Ontario

NDP claims collusion behind high gas prices

Okay we're all on a rant about what it now costs us to drive.

I drive a car that costs me $45 to $50 to fill, that when I purchased the car it was only about $27 to fill it up. And I'm sure you're experiencing the same thing.

I was reading an article this morning in the London Free Press that says that The Ontario New Democrats say drivers are being hosed at the pump and it's time for Queen's Park to step in and regulate prices.

Not to use slang ... but can I say Duh?

Even when the GST went from 7% to 6% on July 1, I didn't even see an immediate drop in the gas prices.

London Free Press says local London Zoo unfit

Friday July 7 the London Free Press published an article saying that actvivists call animal conditions 'deplorable'.

Animal rights activists have zeroed in on the living conditions for a kangaroo at a private London zoo, branding it one of Canada's worst zoos and calling for it to be improved.

But the owner of the Lickety-Split Ranch and Zoo, Shirley McElroy, said anyone concerned about the living conditions of the red kangaroo Tyson should "come down and see for themselves" if the marsupial is being mistreated.

This makes me think of the expression that I have heard "everyone is entitled to my opinion". Have you attended a circus lately and been bombarded by protestors and pickets? Perhaps it's an example of the very same thing.

The owners of the Lickety-Split Ranch and Zoo should be applauded for their efforts. They are a privately run zoo - and based on location, size and admission prices do you really think they are in it for the money? As someone who has visited this zoo and never seen any problems I am surprised that the WSPA wants to see the zoo closed.

It has a warm, family atmosphere. It doesn't drip with commercialization like what you see at the other larger zoos that we have visited.

New Canadian Issue

World Lacrosse Championships marked

Canada Post issue a new stamp on 6 July to commemorate the forthcoming World Lacrosse Championships which begin on 13 July.

Taking place in London, Ontario, the following twenty countries will compete for the World title: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Iroquois Nation, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden, Tonga, United States of America, and Wales.

Where's the garbage going?

It's understandable there is concern in London and area that Toronto garbage will end up in the nearby Green Lane Environmental landfill site that is to more than double in size. But it is wrong to suggest Canada's largest city is doing nothing to address its own problems.

Quite the contrary. When it comes to increasing diversion from landfills, many municipalities could learn from Toronto.

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