Archive for June 21st, 2004

Cause and Effect

We already knew that Israel’s security fence has been bringing added security to Israel, and is actually appreciated by Israel’s Islamic Movement. Now, another of Israel’s defensive measures – demolishing the houses of terrorists and of their families- is being vindicated. IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya’alon has defended the destruction of terrorists’ [...]

Our Reasonable Neighbors

A Syrian man has been jailed for downloading material from a banned web site and distributing it to his friends. Syria has jailed a man who downloaded material from a banned website and e-mailed it to others. Abdel Rahman al-Shaghouri, 32, received a two-and-a-half year sentence for “publishing false news that saps the morale of [...]

Thin White Big Brown Duke

Yesterday morning, I woke up extra early (5:30) to take Duke for his morning walk/bathroom stop. What I didn’t realize was that the lead was broken. Halfway down the stairs, Duke broke free from the lead and ran down the stairs, with me chasing after him. He did his business, but then starting running away [...]

Thin White Big Brown Duke

Yesterday morning, I woke up extra early (5:30) to take Duke for his morning walk/bathroom stop. What I didn’t realize was that the lead was broken. Halfway down the stairs, Duke broke free from the lead and ran down the stairs, with me chasing after him. He did his business, but then starting running away [...]

May Divorce Be With You

With the issue of gay marriages in the news, people are overlooking the fact that divorces are also getting unconventional. For instance, not only can children divorce their parents, but people can divorce their countries. Tennis exile Jelena Dokic wants to return to Australia and once again adopt the country she divorced three years ago. [...]

Becoming the Story

One of my favorite bloggers, Michele Catalano, has gone from blogging the news to being the news. A handful of scribes publishing in a newer medium will join the thousands of newspaper, magazine and broadcast journalists at this summer’s political conventions. They’ll be blogging. The Democrats are holding true to their “party of inclusion” billing [...]