Theo and Rain (my wife and child) are off to see Shrek II while I stay home and look after Cassy who will be napping momentarily. They are going to Silvercity which is code for "Corporate Giant that put privately owned theatres out of business". Theo and I have been trying to gain employment in Port Dover ON as it seems to be some sort of rogue town. No Wal-mart, Zellers, Canadian Tire, Gap, McDonald's, Wendy's or Silver City. The corporate world has next to no foothold on this little town and they seem to want to keep it that way. They have not even allowed the hotel chains in as accomodations are owned and operated privately with Bed and Breakfast places in high demand. I look back to what malls have done to my hometown. Once it had a thriving downtown business district that was quaint and served as the backbone of the community. A mall was erected and did detract from the small business on the main street, but a living was still to be had. Then another mall was erected and business really began to take a dive. Strip malls opened all over the city as well all occupied by the big corporate companies. You could no longer carve out a decent living for your family as a small business owner and were left with working for the very chains that put you under. Instead of making a comfortable income that allowed you to have a decent home, car etc... you wound up working for near poverty wages. And still people wonder why the rich get richer.

Before I type something brilliant I must fetch a cup of tea.