Archive for August 2006

Terrorists, politics and Coercion

Comments have been made about Hezbollah and Israel, and political positions have been resigned because of this. Here is my take on terrorist organizations and politics. All governments exist to exert power. This power is used to defend itself or to promote itself. This power is used to control its people or ensure a level of freedom. At the root … Continue reading

Where is everyone?

There were things I was going to do this weekend that I did not and could not do: a football game, for one, and camping with my extended family, for two. But when life gives you a migraine you: Clean the apartment Vacuum the furniture Take out the trash Watch season 5 of Scrubs Grocery Shop Bake a coffee cake … Continue reading

Towards an Anarchist Church

I am tired. It is 4:45am. I have slept the day away with a fabulous migraine. I watched the Da Vinci code. It took 3 downloads. The first was compressed using a propriatory format. I could not crack it. The second had sub-titles for the french parts in another language I don’t understand. Then I got it. And my mind … Continue reading

Running from Ghosts

It must be part of my heritage. I am an Anabaptist only insofar as then name describes my heritage. I have been baptised once but not at birth. Therefore I never have been re-baptized. I digress. I am a Mennonite. Particularily true in my love and passion for the highly addictive cuisine. But, even more importantly, this is true of … Continue reading

Meteorologists and a Meteor

Every night I check the weather. I double check it in the morning before heading out. And everyday there is more. Winnipeg has set records in July for weather. And this is not weather in general but particular aspects of weather. Mainly the temperature. The average temperature was 29.8 degrees or 85.64 degrees fahrenheit. fahrenheit is for losers. Two years … Continue reading