A Sweet Beginning

"You should start a random weekly blog."

That is what my friend Charles "Candescence" Lu said on MSN in response to a note I had just written on Facebook. It was a parody Pokémon battle involving some of history's greatest political philosophers. I gave it some thought, and I realized that he was onto something. Over the hours after that comment and the following day, the blog slowly formed in my mind. This is the result.

Maple Glaze will be a hopefully regularly updated blog (although the exact schedule has to be figured out through experience) based on political news in Canada and abroad, as well as anything else I might feel like writing about. But I will also attempt to make everything funny. Except maybe this post. But it's hard to make people laugh in an introduction.

Regardless, expect in the future to see a variety of articles ranging from intellectual satire to, well, Pokémon battles. We're in for a possibly wild ride. Don't start that diet just yet, because it's time to indulge in Maple Glaze. (OK, I admit it, that was a terrible pun.) To celebrate the inauguration of the blog, and to hopefully give you a taste of what will exist beyond the introduction, I will now repost the Facebook note that started it all. Deoxys, I choose you!