Just got back from Saskatoon.  Found a nice apt. in a 3 story walkup.  Nice place by the North Saskatchewan River - about as close to the country as you can get in the big city.  There is a sauna and whirlpool in the building as well as a games room and exercise equipment.  Big change from heating with wood  and playin 'Hide and Sneak' with Tadmorians(ie: retirees with nothin better to do than mess with your life)  :-)

I'm not real big on apartment living, but if you want to live in a house in Toontown you either pay $1000/mo. or more if you can find one, or you live in the ghetto with the pimps an the crack Ho's...($550+ and up).  Sooooo

I was just reading in the paper that Saskatoon has the highest "native" population in Canada.  This was some guy who is running for mayor saying that we need to provide a means for young natives to succeed in society if we want this to be the greatest city in the country...  Sounded like thinnly vielled bigotry to me.  Like "whatta we gonna do about the Injun problem, har har".  When will the 'friggin White Man' realize that it is primarily our attitudes towards these 'keepers of the land' and thier way of life, that is at the root of the problem.  Hell No!  Be like us or be underfoot! eh?...

For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.

Please don't misunderstand.  I have nothing against natives or any other race, creed or religion for that matter.  Some of my best friends are native.  I like to think that I understand and identify with thier situation.  After all, I come from an Old Order Mennonite background.  I find interesting parallels between our ways of life.  In particular as regards the earth and the spirit. 

But alas, I know nothing and can only hope that your comments will help to clue me in.
So, will this rant stimulate an interesting dialogue?  I leave it to you.