Archive for September 14th, 2004

Why G-d Created Children

Those of my readers with children will find the following especially funny (hat tip: Erika).

WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (AND IN THE PROCESS GRANDCHILDREN)
 
To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own,  grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students…here is something to make you chuckle.  Whenever your children are out of control, [...]

Back to Reality

Yesterday I reported on some promising news regarding the prospects of relations normalizing between Iraq and Israel.
 
Well, that was yesterday.

Ahmed Chalabi’s Iraqi National Congress has fired one of its most senior members for visiting Israel, a spokesman for the group said Monday.
 
During an emergency meeting, the leadership of the former exile group decided to “fire [...]

Macho Men

The Village People are back with a new line-up (photo courtesy of AP).
 

 
Ok, maybe not. But I want to know what Colin Powell is doing dressed as a native American Indian.
 
Update: For the record, here is the caption:

In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, poses for pictures with Native-American chief [...]

Suicide Bombing

Another suicide bombing today, wounding two IDF soldiers, one of whom is in medium-serious condition. Here is more on what happened:

Palestinian suicide bomber blew up near a group of soldiers guarding a gate in the security fence in the Kalkilya area Tuesday morning, wounding two soldiers. One of the soldiers is listed in moderate-to-serious condition [...]

Strengthening the Bad

Like the internet itself, the blogosphere can be used for doing a tremendous amount of good. Here is a prime example of this. And let us not forget about Forgerygate. However, blogging can also be used to strengthen the bad.

Reading Meryl Yourish’s blog this morning, it was with utter disbelief that I saw this:

Apparently, some [...]