OK Tit, this one is tricky.

Not that I don't have an opinion, I do, but I'm not sure you (or some others) will like what I have to say. First off, it is not against the law for a woman to be topless in Canada. That issue was dealt with several years ago. It always seemed strange to me that men were allowed to bear their chests but women were not. I think the reason was that men ruled the world for a little too long and any opportunity to tell women what they were and were not allowed to do gave them some sort of perverse thrill.

They're just breasts, dammit!

I know that some people feel the need to sexualize women's breasts but that really only stems from the fact that we have made them taboo. Trust me, if women had been told for the past several thousand years that they had to keep their elbows covered for fear of corrupting our morals, elbows would be the one thing that turned men on the most. The internet would be flooded with thousands of porn sites dedicated to brazen women exposing their "bows." Breasts are not evil, men have just made them seem that way. The only thing that bothers me more then the tired issue of women's freedom to expose their breasts is when some puritan (with society 's best interests at heart) raises a stink about women breast feeding in public. It is one of the most natural functions of an individuals body and is not only a beautiful example of the most innocent bonding between a mother and child, it also provides the most natural nourishment for the child. So let it go and mind your own business. Maybe this woman's son will be part of a new generation of men who don't (regardless of age) giggle when they hear the word boobies.

Hi Voted,

Glad you liked that one. I hope it made a few folks sit up and take notice of the damage done when we vote without using our heads. Since my last article the Libs have continued to, as you so eloquently put it, "shit all over us." The new HST proposal has created quite a backlash from the general public. Once again the government claims that it will be good for us as a province but the end result is that the benefits will be felt by a few and the negative impact will be the burden of the masses. However this new tax is really minor compared to some of the other recent decisions.

If you were a victim of the "leaky condo" crisis, tough luck. The province has decided that they will no longer be offering interest free loans to ensure that you have a safe mould free home. It's not like they were giving the money away either, they had been offering loans which these unfortunate homeowners had every intention of repaying in full. I guess they had better things to tie up OUR money in (like the pockets of themselves and their buddies).

The Liberals have also frozen money in the form of gaming grants, generated from lottery and gaming revenue, which was intended to support community groups. Dozens of sports associations, the arts and other non-profit societies rely on this cash to operate. On the up-side, they have reversed their decision to cancel funding for a program that enabled underprivileged children to attend summer camp. Awwww, those softies. But now we know that if we kick and scream long enough and loud enough they may actually start to respect the wishes of the folks who they are supposed to represent. In the meantime, I encourage all NTC fans to stop buying lottery tickets and forget about that trip to the casino. If they plan on doing whatever the hell they want with the money we spend trying to strike it rich then fuck them, we won't spend any. And I for one plan on spending as little money as possible in BC, I'll be shopping out-of-BC online or I'll just wait until my next trip outside the province and let Alberta profit from my shopping habits.

This government has proven to be not only the most irresponsible but the most disrespectful to its constituents. Between vanishing (and potentially self-incriminating) e-mails concerning the BC Rail hearings, the cost overruns of Vanoc, blatantly lying about their intentions concerning new taxes, deliberately hiding the accurate statistics concerning welfare recipients pre-election, I am convinced that our honourabe leader is still driving drunk. But this time he's steering our province.

Hi Curious,

Ah, the big all important question. It's hard to say. After MJ "passed away" there were reports that his ghost was seen floating around Graceland. According to witnesses "a pale and transparent" figure was seen at his house. I suppose it could have been a ghost, then again, it could have been the living Michael Jackson.

Dear Fan,

I watch lots of great movies. I watched one just last night. Now what was it again? If you remember back in December our editor decided to shake things up a bit and assigned each of us with a different article. I wrote the Up-Island column, wndrswy wrote Pinkly Speaking, Amelia wrote Half Baked, etc. I would love to tell you what I am watching and listening to but I think I'll save that information in case Kiki decides to throw us a curve ball again and I get one of those columns.

Oh Invisible,

We can all see you and no, you are not unattractive. I see people all the time on the street and I think "oh, I likes that." Many times I have even thought about putting an ad in Monday Magazine saying something like "You, blue t-shirt, army boots, short and stocky. Me, walking my dog on Monday night by the beach. Wanna get coffee? Wanna get busy?" But once the moment passes it's back to reality and I never get around to placing that ad.

So next time you feel unnoticed just remember that lots of folks are checking you out, many of them INTEND to place an ad, but you seem to attract the procrastinating sort who never get around to it. And really, isn't that enough?

For the best advice around—or just to talk—email Half-Baked: halfbaked@newtowncrier.ca

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