Today, Stephen will:
a) drive to the lovely city of Burnaby,
b) attend a workshop class on minimalism in documentation,
c) spend the whole day away from a computer, and
d) suffer badly from caffeine and computer withdrawl symptoms.
V
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were at the local pub, when this guy in urban camo fatigues walks in. All heads turn and watch as he sits down with a dozen or so nondescript types. Nothing particularly unusual, except that there’s this red patch on his shoulder that looks vaguely familiar — the symbol looks a bit like a black swastika on a red background.
So we’re thinking, Hey. Has our neighbourhood pub been invaded by neo-nazi punks? We both take a closer look at the arm patch. We’d seen it before… but where? We don’t know if he’s just some loser, or if he’s a neo-nazi punk deserving a good frowning from across the room (there were a dozen of them).
This morning it hit me. It’s the symbol of the invading army of lizards in the 1980s TV series “V”.
So does that mean that he’s just an extreme sci-fi geek?
Thousands protest. No one notices.
So what happens when thousands of people gather in Vancouver in a protest march against a possible war on Iraq? And what happens when the same thing happens simultaneously in cities all across the country? What happens when massive numbers of people speak out against war?
Nothing, apparently. The protests happened around midday yesterday, but I didn’t hear a word about it in the TV news. The only coverage I found was a single, small article on the Vancouver Sun website.
Is this suppression or lack of interest?
Take the Psychic Challenge!!!
Do you possess telekinesis? Can you bend this spoon using nothing but the power of your mind?
Concentrate on the spoon…
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in my kitchen
Pooh
For no particular reason…
