Last Post Thread

Welcome to Wondercafe2!

A community where we discuss, share, and have some fun together. Join today and become a part of it!

Register Log in
The planet Mars is transiting the sun. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Minus 17 degrees. Super clear sky. Sunrise in about 22 minutes here. This will be really cool to see how small Mars is against the sun in real life.
 
Pontifex Geronimo 13 said:
The planet Mars is transiting the sun. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Minus 17 degrees. Super clear sky. Sunrise in about 22 minutes here. This will be really cool to see how small Mars is against the sun in real life.
Click to expand...
How do you even know there is a Mars. Maybe it only exists in your imagination. :D
 
We're going for a walk with a group from the park today. It's supposed to start raining at 9:20 or so. I hope it holds off. That being said, we're not made of sugar......

Stay warm @BethAnne Looks like you have a good plan for the day.
 
November 11th is over here, and I didn't wear a poppy. I would've if I had discovered some available - but I didn't. I did tell a couple of my EFL classes about Remembrance Day though.
 
I have so far bought two poppies - and may yet have to buy more. The trouble is that they very, very easily fall off. When I go out, I have to put the poppy in my pocket - or lose it within 15 minutes.
 
Agreed. We too easily use Remembrance Day to glorify war itself. We have sent Canadians to die and to kill in wars that were illegal and had nothing to do with Canada - Boer War, Korea, Afghanistan, Syria...... And it is true that almost all wars are fought for the benefit of billionaires. And I see no reason to make Canadians die for them. News media alway describe the two side of war as fights between good and evil. In fact, that is not true. World War One was a fight to benefit the very wealthy on each side. All American wars of the last three centuries have been fought to allow the super wealthy to plunder the losers. And almost all the British wars going back cenruries have been for plunder - a plunder that took the lives of over 400 million of the victims all over the world - with none of that plunder ever reaching the mass of the English people.
"We're soldiers of the army
Earning our measly pay.
Guarding over millionaires
For four lousy shillings a day."
 
Northwind said:
That's my struggle with poppies too @Graeme Decarie. I don't like the glorification of war aspect. I'm all for supporting our veterans and don't need to be told to do so.
Click to expand...
You're probably one of the exceptions, because throughout the year I think they feel forgotten when they need financial support. Reminds me of how the food banks fill up around Christmas and Thanksgiving but not so much the rest of the year. Some people do need reminding and sometimes that person is me.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top