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Archive for May, 2010

On the Flotilla of “Aid Activists” and Israel’s Raid

Posted: Monday, May 31st, 2010 @ 10:53 pm in Current Issues | 2 Comments »

It was with great dismay that I read this morning a largely one-sided portrayal of the recent Israeli raid on a flotilla of “aid” ships that recently tried to enter Gaza from the Mediterranean Sea. Fortunately, as the day progressed, more thorough reports began to surface. From the news reports, I have read that the [...]

On Translink and the UBC Line

Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 @ 10:50 pm in BC & Vancouver, Current Issues | No Comments »

The following is a very brief summary of a *late* note I have just sent Translink. I neglected to copy my text, and I don’t have time to write exactly the same words I just sent them. Unfortunately, Translink’s official period of feedback has ended. Basically, Translink needs to extend the present Millennium line from [...]

On Metro Vancouver’s Proposed Waste Incinerators

Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 @ 10:41 pm in BC & Vancouver, Current Issues | No Comments »

The following is adapted from an email I have just sent Metro Vancouver: To whom it may concern: Hello; I am a resident of Metro Vancouver, and would like to give my feedback on the proposed incinerators for the garbage produced within our metropolitan area. I am against these incinerators. I believe their use would [...]

The Deportation of Marc Emory: Treason against Canada

Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 @ 10:02 pm in BC & Vancouver, Current Issues | No Comments »

From an email I have just sent to the Prime Minister’s Office: Dear Honourable Prime Minister, I am writing to express my concern with the recent deportation order of Canadian citizen Marc Emory. Although I am a law-and-order kind of person, and although I believe that marijuana is a net negative in society, I do [...]

Aristophanes’ Peace

Posted: Monday, May 10th, 2010 @ 7:04 pm in Aristophanes Journal, Classics & Ancient Near East, Politics | No Comments »

Aristophanes’ Peace is a political statement that is apparently structured as an ode masquerading as a play. I’m being a bit facetious, as the work in question is a play–but one with virtually no action or decent characterization. A farmer ascends to heaven on a dung beetle, finds the gods have left Greece to War, [...]