good morning miami

Oh the day i had yesterday. Before you read any further i'm going to bitch about george bush and america in general. So stop now if you're easily offended by a travelling canadian.

I arrived in chicago around 3:00 yesterday. The airport was a total zoo. Thousands and thousands of people squished into a little terminal. We had to go back through security which was an hour long snaking line-up through the airport. Then once in the terminal, with only mcdonalds and starbucks to eat, everybody was informed of 2-4 hour delays on all flights. Apparently one inch of snow in the morning shut down the whole airport.

There was no internet access. Cell phone coverage was spotty.

I boarded my flight to miami at 8:25pm. Five hours. No internet. No nothing.

Once on the plane the captain told us that the airport had been shut down because airforce one had landed. Bono and George Bush. How can the taxpayers of this country accept that kind of inconvenience and total disrespect for peoples time? What the hell do they think is going to happen if airforce one lands among the riffraff?

There were a lot of pissed off people on that plane.

I don't understand how a country can idolize people so much that they deserve conveniences far and beyond anything any of us can ever hope for. I wonder if they would shut down the airport for brad and angelina? Part of me cringes, knowing that it's possible.

In canada our political comedian, jon stewart type - rick mercer - he goes fishing with the man set to take over a political party. Then they end the segment with a skinny dip. All on national television. That's what makes canada amazing. We make fun of ourselves. We try not totake ourselves to seriously. We try to have fun.

Anyway, miami is beautiful. Miami beach is incredible. Warm, humid, beautiful ocean colours and palm trees. My 16 hour travel day is a memory already. I am enjoying a beer poolside. I feel like i've taken a step back in time to the 50's.