Some things just make me sick.

I'm afraid my first post after remembrance day has to be an angry one.

I normally support the right of people to protest, but something happened in London, England yesterday that makes me very, very upset.

A group of Muslim calling themselves "Muslims Against Crusades" disturbed the two minute silence purposefully, burning a poppy effigy, shouting 'British soldiers burn in hell'.

Why the hell would you do this. You could protest things like that on any other day. Doing something so hate-filled and poisonous on one of the most solemn moments in the western world  is totally beyond the bounds of human decency. We are respecting the Fallen.

If i were to say similar things about Muslims it could get me arrested for hate-speech (i do realize that these protesters are in the minority. To those that respect the traditions accosiated with remembrance day: Thank you)

The day isn't just about soldiers currently serving, but for those who went before and fought for freedom. The freedom that these protesters are currently enjoying living in Britain. It seems incredibly ungrateful to me. If you can't support the country you reside in on the day it honours ALL its veterans, and not just the ones currently serving, you probably shouldn't be living there.

If you want to protest soldiers in you "homeland" there are more appropriate ways and times to do it.

Take your poisonous politics and hate-filled rhetoric and go stuff it.

Articles that prompted this post:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2010/11/11/16088711.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1328703/Two-faces-Armistice-Day-Boy-brimming-pride-fanatics-burning-hate.html

Just damn rude

Sorry about the time between posts, i get distracted sometimes.

This topic is a little off base, but is fairly dear to my heart.

I live in Toronto, and as such take the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission ie. Public Transit). Its convienient and i can get anywhere in the city using it. There are disruptions. But i can live with those given that they dont happen constantly.

My problem: People.

I understand you may be in a hurry. Maybe late for a meeting, or have to get home to the sitter. But running up or down the stairs at full tilt with no regard for others using said stairs is not only rude, but actually dangerous for you and those around you. I admit i have been one of these people a couple of times, so i am not totally blameless. But I generally have the decency to watch where i am going and getting out of someones way as opposed to staring at the floor of the stairs on my damn cell phone...I've almost been pushed back down the stairs by a couple of those.

I have a request to anyone using public transit anywhere: Let people off the god damn train before you try to push yourself on to it. If the operator opens the doors on one side of the train/bus/streetcar before the others, that is where you should disembark. You should not wait at the door(s) that people will be embarking onto to vechicle with so you can save yourself a couple a seconds. Its just rude and downright lazy.

One last thing: If you have to use you phone on public transit, speak quietly. Cell phone mics are fairly sensitive. You dont have to talk at the top of your lungs for the person on the other end of the line. My girlfriend can here me whispering into the phone on transit. You dont need to yell, and certainly dont want to know how "i banged this smokin hot chica last night bra" (actually heard this on the bus.... >.<).

Stop being rude, stop being lazy, and I'll stop call you asshats.

Cheers!