What the hell?!

If I was a sports headline writer I'd go with "Battle of the Blues makes Zidane see Red". France had a real chance of winning before this happened. Materazzi and Zidane had been getting in each other's faces the whole match, and Materazzi had just yanked on Zidane's shirt to keep him from aiding in a French attack. The two of them started walking upfield after Materazzi let go - Zidane said something, Materazzi said something, then the now-infamous headbutt. I'm guessing Materazzi said something racial or he made fun of Zidane's mother. Either way Zidane shouldn't have lost his cool but it'd be a lot more satisfying if he'd punched the guy or kicked him in the knees. What a crappy way to end a stellar career.
Oh well, congrats to the Azzurri, I guess.

88 miles per hour

Enhanced DeLorean-like Vehicle
Originally uploaded by armacen.

July 1 was Canada Day. I slept in, so I didn't go to any of the free pancake breakfasts (8 AM, first come first served) or the official opening ceremony at Citadel Hill, an old British fort here. I did go to Citadel Hill later and got yelled at for getting too close to the 21-gun salute. I also got free cake. Later on I took a tour of the HMCS Sackville and the HMCS Halifax. The Sackville is a WWII-era museum ship, while the Halifax is an actual military vessel. I got to hold several pieces of military hardware (rifles, machine guns, anti-tank weapons) and generally participate in nationalist mythmaking and propagandizing. Anyway, I saw a DeLorean in the parking lot. Actually, it was a Bricklin, the owner had a booklet for gawkers which clearly stated "This is not the car from Back to the Future, that was a Delorien [sic], this is a Bricklin." Also, there was no flux capacitor in the middle, just a Power Rangers doll.