City council has good ideas

In light of the federal election being called on Sunday, I feel as though I have neglected our local politicians.
God knows our elected municipal officials say and do things just as ridiculous as there colleagues at the federal level and so they deserve our attention to.
So for this post I'll stay away from the feds and turn my attention to Ottawa city council, specifically Gord Hunter.
Obviously, all city councillors focus mainly on what is good/needed for their specific ward. That's to be expected as that's what they were elected to do. However, it is also nice when they can see the bigger picture (i.e. the entire city). Some of them can do that from time to time, other's haven't seemed to be able to figure that out.
Case and point: Coun. Gord Hunter.
The guy is jumping out of his own ward and setting is sights on Orleans in a rather-ridiculous narrow-minded way.
Apparently everything is great in the city. There are no dire infrastructure needs and everyone obviously has enough resources at their disposal to live an stress-free, middle-class life. Why do I think that? Because apparently Hunter's priority right now is building a swimming pool on Petrie Island.
Neat.
Hunter's recent suggestion is to take money away from cleaning up the human shit flowing around the island thanks to a series of sewage spills into the river, and spend it on building an aquatic oasis on the island.
There's a smart use of resources. Good call, Gordo.
I'm thinking that there are a few other priorities in the city that could use some of that cash if they don't spend it on a river cleanup, which would be an idiotic decision in itself.
I, for one, don't go swimming at Ottawa's beaches. I didn't think they seemed exceptionally clean before human feces were added to the mix. Now I'm worried that swimming in the river might turn me into some sort of three-eyed swamp creature. But there are people who would like to swim in the water. If they wanted to swim in a pool, there are plenty of them to find. Outdoor public pools, wave pools, friend's pools.
So, my suggestion to Gord: Figure out a way to stop spilling shit into the river and spend whatever you need (within reason, obviously) to clean up the shit already in the water.

Fruit on the bottom yogourt...what's the deal?

A few minutes ago I was reminded of something that I haven't thought about in some time.
Something that was so far away from my train of thoughts that I didn't even consider that it even existed.
Certainly, it has been a long time since it was in my house, in my fridge. In my heart.
Fruit on the bottom yogourt.
We all remember it. We -- with the exception of the lactose intolerant -- have likely enjoyed it at one time or another.
But with adulthood came a marked change in our yogourt-eating habits. Suddenly, an ordinary vanilla, or maybe a strawberry for those living on the wild side, became the yogourt types of choice. These were already pre-mixed, the flavour spread evenly throughout the snack.
Unlike the aforementioned FOTBY* (yes, you can abbreviate anything), the product eaten by the average adult yogourt-eater** does not require a proper stirring to mix in the flavour sitting at the bottom of the container.
Is this a good thing?
I'm not sure. A quick Google search on the matter of FOTBY doesn't yield much. I couldn't find anything in the way of insight as to why this product was created to begin with. The most I could find were a couple of reviews on different types of yogourt.
"I just recently discovered that I like yogurt***. I really enjoy the fruit on the bottom kind. I also like to add in some granola," writes one yogourt blogger.
Unfortunately, that very deep statement does nothing to cure my curiosity about why the hell a yogourt manufacturer came into work today and said, "hey, you know how we could really blow everyone's mind? We could take a bunch of strawberry flavouring and put it UNDER a container-full of plain yoghurt/yogurt/yoghourt/yogourt!"
Why would you do that, skippy?
"Well, I dunno, but wouldn't it be funny to watch someone open a container of the stuff and be like 'whoa, what kind of yogourt is this? *MIX* MIX* MIX* Ohhhh, it's blueberry today. Wow that was fun."
In my mind, this is the only logical reason why this stuff was created.
I enjoyed it as a kid, I remember, but I think if I came face to face with it today I would just be frustrated. There are so many kinds of yogourt out there already mixed, ready to eat. Why go through extra work before snack-time?
*Not a standard abbreviation
**Not an official poll
***Traditional American spelling