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 School
We had our first exam tonight. It was more extensive than
the quiz from two weeks ago. I think I did pretty well on
it, but I'll have to wait until next week to find out for
sure.
After the exam, we got onto a new chapter. Finally we're
done with all the Newtonian crap and we're on to the atomic
stuff. Luckily, molecular
stuff is easier for me to deal with.
Taxes
I guess I should be grateful that I have to pay taxes coz
it means that I've got money coming in. I use roads and benefit
from the safety that schools, police and fire departments
provide so I see no harm in chipping in for them. Of course
I hate bankrolling Bush's crusades against the rest of the
world, but that's what living in a 'democracy' is supposed
to be about. I guess I'll pay my fair share, but I don't want
to pay a penny more. That's why I went to a professional and
filed my taxes this week. Ugh, while he did manage to save
me more money than if I left it on my own, but it's still
a larger chunk of change than I would like. Maybe I could
feel better about the whole tax thing if I was actually working,
but even then I think it's incredibly immoral for unemployment
insurance payments to be taxed.
 Bringing
Down The House
When I saw the adverts and it looked like a cute film, so
I wanted to see a matinee. (That's what you do when you're
jobless - you see matinees). I rang up my pal Martin coz he's
out of work as well, thinking that he might like to see it
too. He never rang back and I never got round to seeing it.
Seems he's gone out of town.
 Mardi
Gras
Some scholars have noted similarities between modern Mardi
Gras celebrations and Lupercalia, a fertility festival held
each February in ancient Rome. However, modern Carnival traditions
developed in Europe during the Middle Ages (5th century to
the 15th century) as part of the ritual calendar of the Roman
Catholic Church. Not that I support the whole Catholic thang,
I just love the idea of debauchery in the streets even if
I can't be bothered to be a part of it.
 Drums
of War
This week, high school students bearing signs reading “Drop
books not bombs” and “Peace is a family value”
skipped school to join a protest. From Sydney to Seattle,
students abandoned their classrooms Wednesday to protest President
Bush’s threatened war on Iraq. The demonstrations ranged
from the solemn, as in Washington, where pink flowers formed
the word “veto” on a wreath carried into the French
Embassy, to the outrageous, as in London, where protesters
dumped seven sacks of manure outside the headquarters of Prime
Minister Tony Blair’s Labor Party.
Fake
Did anyone else notice that the hallway behind the 'president'
was totally fake when he gave his thursday night 'address
the nation' speach? He made his 'appeal to the people' saying
he's still not made up his mind about war, but it's the same
old saw he's been slinging for months as he continues to move
troops to the region near Iraq. The backdrop was obviously
made to make him look more presidential. If they can lie about
hallways it makes me wonder what else they're playing for
appearances. I just wish his administration paid that much
attention to detail when dealing with constitutional issues
and the fact that our 'allies' have the same "evidence"
and have drawn different conclusions about an Iraq attack...
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Week
Ending 09 March
Workin'
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