... You should fill the time with a laugh.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
A few views on the news
Protester should pay up
In October, 2005, a protestor that couldn't let go of the plight of teachers picketed the Burnaby Bus Centre and halted bus service.
I had rushed that morning to get ready for one of my two jobs, waiting to catch a bus from Hastings and Boundary that would then drop me off at Commercial so I could reach my final destination of Princess and Hastings. A silly system, but one I had to live with.
I ran down my apartment-complex steps to stand in the October shitty weather to wait for a bus that never showed.
When I realized the bus was not going to show, I ran to my car and braved the morning rush hour. Upon arrival at work - late - there were very few spaces left to park.
I must have worked too close to an intersection. When I went outside after work to retrieve my car, it was gone - towed.
Donna Peterson, the protester, probably didn't realize how much she was disrupting commuters' lives that day. She probably didn't think about the domino effect that could result. Or maybe she just didn't care about the consequences of he actions.
Coast Mountain Bus Co. is considering legal action against her. Good.
Dicks and dogs
Was Jeremy Pete, the guy (hesitation in calling him a "man") who put his week-old daughter up for sale on Craigslist just joking around? Who cares. Pete, who was involved in the death of Vancouver Police dog Nitro (in New Westminster), really does sound like a "dick," for lack of a harsher word. Dogs and babies alike may be safer if he were behind bars.
View should include the trees
Queen Elizabeth Park's tree management are considering the cutting of 70 trees that are blocking the view.
Life in BC means living with trees. They should be celebrated, especially in parks. Aren't we as proud of our trees as we are of our metropolis?
I'd welcome trees blocking my view of an ugly city, anytime.
A little girl who loved horses
The vehicular homicide of 4-year-old Alexa Renee Middelaer in Delta on May 17 will probably go down as one of the saddest stories of 2008. Not only was a beautiful little girl's life stolen away, but the fact charges against the drunk, speeding driver have still not been laid makes the murder even more devastating and frustrating. Condolences go out to the family.
In October, 2005, a protestor that couldn't let go of the plight of teachers picketed the Burnaby Bus Centre and halted bus service.
I had rushed that morning to get ready for one of my two jobs, waiting to catch a bus from Hastings and Boundary that would then drop me off at Commercial so I could reach my final destination of Princess and Hastings. A silly system, but one I had to live with.
I ran down my apartment-complex steps to stand in the October shitty weather to wait for a bus that never showed.
When I realized the bus was not going to show, I ran to my car and braved the morning rush hour. Upon arrival at work - late - there were very few spaces left to park.
I must have worked too close to an intersection. When I went outside after work to retrieve my car, it was gone - towed.
Donna Peterson, the protester, probably didn't realize how much she was disrupting commuters' lives that day. She probably didn't think about the domino effect that could result. Or maybe she just didn't care about the consequences of he actions.
Coast Mountain Bus Co. is considering legal action against her. Good.
Dicks and dogs
Was Jeremy Pete, the guy (hesitation in calling him a "man") who put his week-old daughter up for sale on Craigslist just joking around? Who cares. Pete, who was involved in the death of Vancouver Police dog Nitro (in New Westminster), really does sound like a "dick," for lack of a harsher word. Dogs and babies alike may be safer if he were behind bars.
View should include the trees
Queen Elizabeth Park's tree management are considering the cutting of 70 trees that are blocking the view.
Life in BC means living with trees. They should be celebrated, especially in parks. Aren't we as proud of our trees as we are of our metropolis?
I'd welcome trees blocking my view of an ugly city, anytime.
A little girl who loved horses
The vehicular homicide of 4-year-old Alexa Renee Middelaer in Delta on May 17 will probably go down as one of the saddest stories of 2008. Not only was a beautiful little girl's life stolen away, but the fact charges against the drunk, speeding driver have still not been laid makes the murder even more devastating and frustrating. Condolences go out to the family.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
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