One of the great things about the digital age in which we live is that it allows us access to news and pictures from around the globe.
How else would we be aware of the many and varied exploits of Toronto mayor-and-sometimes-buffoon Rob Ford?
As a newspaper guy, I must admit that Ford is a headline-writer's dream. Look no further than yesterday's special edition of the Toronto Sun for proof:
But the much-maligned Ford wasn't the only civic politician hounded by paparazzo yesterday.
Our own mayor Dean Fortin was snapped that same morning.
Riding his bike to work.
(Adrian Lam photo)