think, feel, act…
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel has much for which to answer. And it has some gruesomely dark patches in its history (Chatilla and Sabra tweak a memory?). But it cannot be denounced for acting without restraint in this most recent action. Nor is it reasonable to try put “proportional response” in any scales that tip against Israel’s strikes into Gaza.Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Sacred bull Shambo to be slaughtered Thursday
It’s probably unkind but reading this story reminded me of the lyrics “Good News Week,” a protest song from my younger (much younger) days.
The original lyric included the phrase “they’ve butchered off the sacred cow, they’ve got a lot to eat.” (That linewas dropped to avoid offending people [...]
Thursday, July 19, 2007
RIAA Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Mitch Glazier admits that the recording industry is facing no problems with stream ripping and in fact that there is no basis for his campaign to clamp down on independent internet broadcasters over the technology. There is no problem, but in a PRNewswire story carried on BetaNews, he [...]
Monday, July 9, 2007
Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Wendell Clayton and Troy Farmer Respondents
In a decision released July 6, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada allowed an appeal by the Crown against a decision that released a pair of gun toting public threats.
The actual text of the decision can be found at http://www.caleval.com/html/rvclayton_07062007.html
What is valuable in [...]
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Are you a selfish creep? (reprinted from www.caleval.com)
Take this simple quiz to get yourself an honest answer to the question, are worth more than the carbon dioxide you create by breathing or Are you a selfish creep and a waste of oxygen.
1. Do you think your life is worth defending? Do you believe your life [...]
