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Daily Archives: Saturday, April 5, 2008
War, war, and more war…and a rant about war…
I was just thinking about the latest news from Iraq and how a Shiite cleric is urging 1,000,000 Iraqis to rise up against American forces. Sigh. It’s not about religion or about ousting the “evil” American occupying forces. It’s the same all over the world, whether in Afghanistan or Somalia or Iraq or wherever. It’s about petty criminals who want to maintain or get power so they can enslave other people because they are egotistical fools who don’t give a damn about their own people except to somehow preserve a remnant to enslave, a remnant people who will be available to worship those in power. I truly believe that these terrorists who masquerade in the guise of holy men or patriots fanatically seek and feed chaos and terror until such time as they can seize power for themselves and their greedy followers. If they truly wanted American forces out of … Continue reading
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Karate 35
We got slammed last night with a nasty snow storm that just destroyed the good driving conditions. We went to karate anyway and some people didn’t make it but we still had a relatively large class. We began learning our new katas today. I am still sore from the flu and from grading last Tuesday and my 7 km run yesterday but I am getting better. We hope to be awarded our new belts either this Tuesday, or next Saturday unless the class gets canceled due to the Open Martial Arts Tournament in Sylvan Lake. We hope to go observe this but we have no plans to participate. Last night we went to see Mozart’s Requiem with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Richard Eaton Singers, and the Edmonton Ballet. It was very impressive. Apart from the great music and dance, what struck me the most was how agile, fit, and … Continue reading
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