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Category Archives: News
I love it when a plan comes together
I just successfully upgraded my WordPress installation, which powers this blog, to the latest version (3.0, called Thelonius – see the complete list of major WP releases, all named for jazz musicians). I did this with nary a bump, very … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Good News, Life Online, News, books, education, history, music, productivity, technology
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Palin for President. No, really.
Posted in News, Politics, entertainment, fun, funny, humor, satire, video
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Our civilization is doomed, reason #128,212
I know I need to fix some stuff with my blog (apparently the comments link is broken, and I need to spiff up my theme and do a bunch of other things, like, you know, post and stuff), but sometimes … Continue reading
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Earth Israeli Girls are Easy?
I don’t know whether to be proud or ashamed “courtesy” of Reuters Oddly Enough, emphasis added: Wolf whistle works, woman strips WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Road workers in a small New Zealand town got their wish granted when a woman stripped … Continue reading
Posted in Good News, Israel, News, entertainment, travel
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The Onion takes on the latest US-Israel espionage story
I’ve only caught snippets of the story, since I don’t always hear the entire news broadcasts at the top of the hour from Israel while listening to Reshet Gimmel, but I got the gist of it from this brief review, … Continue reading
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No words
Posted in Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel, News, Uncategorized, education, life cycle, religion
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Interesting stuff I’ve read in the last couple of days
1. A terrific profile of Melinda Gates from CNNMoney.com/Fortune. My favorite snarky moment: She made valedictorian and got into Notre Dame. But Notre Dame did not get her. When she and her dad visited, she recalls, officials at the university … Continue reading
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Equal time, again: Christmas in Fallujah (x2)
My first concert was Billy Joel on (I think) The Bridge tour, so I’ve been a fan for a long time. I went to that concert with my mom, who’s also a big fan. She was kind enough to point … Continue reading
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Post-Chanukah good news reporting
Thanks to Joel for passing this along: Arkansas Menorah in the Baghdad Palace Celebrating Chanukah 2007 in Saddam Hussein’s Republican Palace, who would think? Yet tonight inside a marble encrusted hall in Baghdad, we lit the eighth light of a … Continue reading
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Can you tell it’s a slow work day?
Best news about Ann Coulter so far today (hey, the day is young, she could still get run over by a truck, which would eclipse this story): direct lift from the Subversive Cross Stitch blog: Seems that some truly subversive … Continue reading →