I was talking to my mom the other day, and she mentioned taking a short day-trip up into Canada this summer. Well, I don't have a passport, and I'm fairly certain that with all the fear mongering and terrah™ BS that's been used to desecrate the constitution these past few years that even to go up into Canada you probably need one.

So, I decided to look into getting one. Couple of things. First, they say you have to give them a Social Security Number or risk a $500 fine. What? What!!! What part of not to be used as a national tracking ID do they not understand?

Then, I come to the fees. It costs like $85 to get a passport. That doesn't include the cost of getting one of those pictures taken and whatever else you have to do. For all I know you probably have to buy some goofy flag bumpersticker and swear allegiance to George before they let you out of the damn country. No, $85 just for the government fees related to getting the passport.

I mean Canada seems like a nice enough place and all. Heck in a lot of ways, it seems a whole lot better than the US these days. But, for $85 I could get Strange Brew, Canadian Bacon and still have money left over for beer. If you have Bob and Doug McKenzie and Beer, then what do you need Canada for?