Sunday, September 22, 2002

Italian Graffiti

by alec on September 22, 2002

And on the topic of sympathy for Israel, obviously I have been living in a vacuum here in Canada. Last week in Italy, walking through the back streets of Venice, I came across this graffiti scrawled on a building.

St. John the Baptist’ Finger

by alec on September 22, 2002

Last week’s trip to Italy was a vacation for Janice and myself. It was primarily an opportunity to see Renaissance Art in Florence and Venice. Needless to say, we went to a lot of churches. Not being Catholic, myself, I am somewhat sheltered from the Catholic tradition of preserving relics of Saints. There were a lot of bits of this Saint and that Saint in these churches.

My favorite was this one… it’s the finger of St. John the Baptist… one wonders which finger it is…

Self Righteous Europeans

September 22, 2002

Spotted this on a street corner in Florence. The irony of the message perched above a McDonalds advertisement was too much. It makes me a little angry too. It’s easy for Europeans to be self-righteous about bio-tech and GM foods… their bellies are full.

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Harpers Calls Staffers Traitors

September 22, 2002

Harper comment raises hackles. OTTAWA and HALIFAX — Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper raised the eyebrows of party staffers this week by telling them his office once seemed to be dotted with traitors from other parties, sources have told The Globe and Mail. Can anyone say Stockwell Harper?

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