The Sign of Marriage - Daniel Harrell clarifies some things from his original article There's No Such Thing as Premarital Sex. As seen on djchuang's pensive journal. I also shared some thoughts on the topic here.

-Peace

some of the local media have picked up the Sunalta Shelter story:

Homeless agency seeks help for temporary shelter

"We've had people come in here at the very bottom of the pile who have gone on to employment, university, colleges," said Nixon.

Tim works at The Seed and has bloged about funding crisis on Cowtown Bloggers and on Transparent Films (April 17 post).

-Peace

Keep the Sunalta Shelter Open!.

I've talked about sending emails/letters to my MP/MLA before, but tonight I did it on behalf of the Sunalta Shelter.

April 16 2003

Right Honorable Ralph Klein

I am very concerned about the impending closure of the Sunalta Shelter here in Calgary. The shelter was opened in 2002 to provided 150 badly needed beds for the homeless in Calgary. 50% of the cost has been provided by private donors via The Mustard Seed, and the other 50% through the Alberta Government. But now my government is backing out of the deal and I would appreciate having some questions answered.

Where will the 150 people per night currently served by the Sunalta Shelter go? I would like a list of agencies, with contact information, willing and able to serve those who now use the Sunalta Shelter. This information should be at hand, or else how could this decision have been reached? I assume those who decided to pull Sunalta's funding have a better plan in place for May 1 when the shelter closes. Please provide the details of this plan.

As well as the details of the plan to shelter 150 people per night, I'd like to see the cost benefit analysis that was done for this decision. Partnering with Calgarians, who are willing to help their neighbors, provided the government with great value for money. We've picked up 50% of the cost of this project by supporting the Mustard Seed. I would like to see proof that the Alberta government can provide better value to taxpayers than through the Sunalta Shelter. Was a cost benefit analysis done? If so by who? What parameters were used?

If the information I've requested is not available, may I suggest that the decision to cut funding to the Sunalta Shelter has not been properly considered and should be reversed until such time as a more practical and efficient plan to meet the needs of Calgary's homeless can be put in place?

-Peace

You need to listen to Rudy Preach. The man knows how to tell a story.

-Peace

If my grand father had a blog

The Cross

It is only at the foot of the cross we see ourselves, the world, and God in the true light ... There alone can we form true impressions ... and how far short they still fall of the reality!
-Hudson Taylor June 1855

I'm reading a book on Hudson Taylor's life (see previous entry) that I got from my grand parents. The above section of one of Hudson Taylor's letters was underlined with the word cross jotted in the margin. My grand father passed away about seven years ago. Seeing that this passage stood out to him, it felt like hearing from him.

-Peace

The most commonly misspelled word on the web, as seen on Ian's Messy Desk.

As I get a fair number of google hits from people that spell like myself or Mike, this spoke to me.

-Peace

and this just in Tony Blair to do a spot on The Simpsons

-Peace

I doubt anyone will miss Sadam, but I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who will miss Muhammed Saeed al-Sahhaf also know as M.S.S. or Baghdad Bob. He even has a fan site WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com , as see on The Register.

If they catch him I hope they let him hold one last meeting with the press:

Q: now that you've been captured by the US/UK forces what do you have to say?

M.S.S. - you've been taken in by an American illusion, I have not been captured. I am going to Guantanamo Bay to discus the final surrender US/UK troops.

Q: then why the orange prisioner jump suit?

M.S.S. Orange is the the traditional colour of victory in Iraq.

-Peace
Dave

PS - Wired has jumed on this bandwagon as well see: Wacky Iraqi Minister a Web Star

Q: Why is life like a computer?
A: If you aren't saved before you crash you'll be lost forever.

If there's a spiritual insight in A Detective Story, the third installment in the Animatrix, that's it. It's a gritty black and white, film noir about a detective hired to find the hacker Trinity. It's my least favorite of the animatrix episodes, it just left me feeling cold. But maybe that was the intent, film noir isn't know n for the warm fuzzies.

Speaking of the Matrix, Raw Faith just found a cool detail in the original film: Mark III No. 11

- Peace