Day: November 17, 2007

Polish taser victim

The more I hear and read about the international incident which ended in the death of a legal immigrant from Poland, the more disgusted and angry I am.  He’s being buried today in Kamloops.
Here’s the email address of the mother’s lawyer. waltk@te-law.com

And check this out the Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP has initiated a complaint against the RCMP, and did so on November 8th.   So the watchdog is digging in as well.
I will be emailing the lawyer to ask if I can crosspost a link regarding where to send money to support her efforts to get redress from the RCMP and those incompetent louts at YVR. Man, would YOU like to not speak English and come through Vancouver Airport now???

RIP Robert Dziekanski.

Photos from Dominican Republic trip – part 1

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We woke up the first morning to this view.

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Our room

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Swords at the museum

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Katie in the water

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Katie took this lizard pic – only saw one other lizard that colour.

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More beach at the Barcelo Capella

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Beach at Saona Island. The water was an unbelievable colour. The whole day was like living in a dream.

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The cave at Tres Ojos

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A turtle which came and checked us out at Tres Ojos cave

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This woodpecker came out in the rain and had a meal next to our hotel room.

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Look, I’m having fun in the water at the Barcelo Capella.

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Exceedingly cool mural detail from the National Pantheon in la Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo

home again home again

I will mention with great brevity how the return trip was fourteen different shades of dark horrible in terms of discomfort (but not safety or efficacy) and then mention that in practical terms, I have to spend today with my feet up. I didn’t get swelling of the ankles like this during a summer pregnancy in Toronto; I can barely get into the most comfy shoes I have. Since nothing else has happened to me except my return, I’ll leave it at that. I’ll post pics once I crop the best ones.