Category: Bits and Pieces

Sometime last night, my Statcounter registered 200,000 hits.  Thank you!

     Latest word is that over 100 Iraqis per day are dying violent deaths in Iraq.  To my untrained eye, Iraqis appear to be killing Iraqis at an increasing rate and American troops are trying and failing to keep the peace.  Somehow, America will be blamed.  And, in truth, America

Can you believe it’s 5767 already? How time flies. A happy New Year to you all. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwToue44Kx8] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FVYbQPglL4]

“Ah tried!” Point finger, point finger. “At least ah tried!” Point finger, point finger. “They had eight months to try,” but at least “ah tried.” Do you think it would do any good to point out to him that he had, not just eight months, but eight years, and a

I can’t decide whether Rangel is a hero or not for his spirited but very weird attack against Hugo Chavez’s deranged UN speech: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX1lBOxoJeU] Overall, I think I’m pleased by the fact that Rangel sided with America against Chavez, despite the backhanded compliments (damned with faint praise? praised with faint

Here are some practical instructions for washing your fruits and vegetables. The link also includes some great commentary from a Jewish mother. At least, I assume she’s Jewish based on the tone. She could equally well be an all American Italian mother, or a Hispanic mother, but I’m quite sure

Okay, okay, we all hate how the Republicans are spending taxpayer money.  But at least they’re not spending it in the same way the liberals are spending taxpayer money.

While the MSM has been castigating the Pope for his heavy-handed ignorance in daring to criticize Islam, more sophisticated theorists are noting that the Pope is no fool. He meant to say what he did, and he did it very skillfully. At least, that’s what the analysts at Stratfor who,

A week or so ago, Laer posted fairly lightheartedly about a Sudanese man and his goat, and I sent you over there (along with a bad joke). The same bestiality issue in that story appears in a more serious vein, with someone losing a job for stating a fact, which

You can read the whole speech here. These are just bits I really liked: Some of the changes in the Middle East have been dramatic, and we see the results in this chamber. Five years ago, Afghanistan was ruled by the brutal Taliban regime, and its seat in this body

My mother is very excited. A man in Australia has put together a whole website devoted to, Tjideng, one of the camps in which she was interned. What especially thrills her is the camp roster, which has so many familiar names, each one with a complex memory attached. Mom always

Me:  So, what did you think of the President’s 9/11 speech? My son’s friend:  That was terrible, wasn’t it? Me:  What did the President say that he should not have said and what did he not say that he should have said? My son’s friend:  Uh, I didn’t really listen