Monthly Archives: January 2007
Joe Biden: Obama “…first…African-American…who is…clean..”
click image to enlarge Joe Biden sounds off again “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. link Well, Mr. Joe, you are quite a ways over … Continue reading
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Thomas Friedman: Iran is not our enemy !!
[shorter version posted at dkos] Behind the NY Times Select firewall today, some very sane comments from a “centrist” directed at an increasingly insane Bush administration: “Not so strange Bedfellow” Here’s a little foreign policy test. I am going to … Continue reading
Sam Gardiner speaks up on the impending attack on Iran UPDATED
link image or Ret. Col. Sam Gardiner Last week we saw a story in the Arab Times. about an impending attack on Iran. Now e have one from Ret. Col. Sam Gardiner: Sam Gardiner is a Retired Air Force Col … Continue reading
UPDATED with directions; Camel cash about to expire, along with Camel smokers
Camel Cash Well, along with emphysema, cancer and bad odor, here’s another reason to stop smoking: Camel Cash or “C-Note” (C-Note = 1/1000 of an US cent) is a coupon stuck to the back of filtered varieties of Camel cigarettes. … Continue reading
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Wal-mart pushing compact fluorescent bulbs
A good thing from WalMart that I missed during the holidays: they are pushing compact fluorescent bulbs, bigtime: A compact fluorescent has clear advantages over the widely used incandescent light — it uses 75 percent less electricity, lasts 10 times … Continue reading
Tuesdays at the Rapture: Index rises on earthquake news
The only change this week in the Rapture Index was a bump in category #37, a strong 8.2 earthquake shakes the Kuril Islands. Category of the Week: [In the Bible,] Mark 13:8: that God used earthquakes to show his disapproval … Continue reading
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Audio book of the week: Tuesdays with Morrie
My perspective on the book is not that of a typical listener, because my father, like Morrie, had Lou Gehrig disease. I think it is important to state that, because it might be that others would find Morrie’s story more … Continue reading
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Which will come first: the VP indicted, or institutionalized?
click to enlarge: one of Cheney’s DUIs Last week I raised the question of whether the Vice President of the United States is losing his grip. After his weekend performance, others are asking the same question. Cheney told Wolf Blitzer: … Continue reading
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Fernando Botero’s Abu Ghraib works exhibited at UC Berkeley
click to enlarge This is something not to miss. The noted Columbian artist adapted his style to the depiction of the tortured prisoners of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The exhibit is at Doe Library on the UC Berkeley campus, … Continue reading
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Iran president has big mouth, NO POWER to back it up
From Chris Floyd: The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, does not control Iran’s armed forces. He does not control Iran’s nuclear program. To be sure, he is a prating, full-of-himself religious crank like George W. Bush, but no matter how … Continue reading
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