Category: Blog Announcements

Merry Xmas

Wishing all of my Christian readers a.. Merry Xmas! And thank you for your support over the years.

Close to Pulling the Plug

Seriously folks, this place is even becoming a drag for me to hang out in these days. Still hardly any comments on posts, and traffic has remained at pretty much the same level for over two years. And let’s be honest – while this blog exists in pursuit of a higher goal, there are now [...]

Voting From Israel

The following is an Israellycool public service announcement. —————– If you want to vote in the US elections from the Holy Land, here are the details. Tel Aviv Residents near Tel Aviv can submit your US absentee ballot and vote: When: Sunday, October 26. 6:00 p.m. till midnight Location: The Dancing Camel HaTaasiya #12, Tel [...]

Another Jewish Holiday

This time it’s Sukkot. I’ll be back Tuesday evening, Israel time. Until then, play nicely amongst yourselves.

Yom Kippur

As we head in to this Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, I wish you all a G’mar Chatima Tova – may you be sealed in the Book of Life. Blogging will resume some time after Yom Kippur ends, tomorrow evening Israel time.

What Will It Take For You Guys to Comment?

Implementing a revamped comments system Specific appeals for you to comment Open threads More personal posts like how I stood in synagogue with my backside half exposed Ask you what it will take for you guys to comment I’m all ears.

New Commenting System

I am currently experimenting with a new commenting system called Intense Debate, which amongst other things, supports threaded comments, commenter profiles, as well as reputation points and comment voting. It will also allow you to upload a picture, without using Gravatar.com. Let me know what you think. If I get mostly positive feedback, I’ll keep [...]

Aussie Dave on The Great Blogroll Controversy of 2008

Frum Satire’s comments about me were in jest (and we had a very nice chat at the conference), but given that I am now officially known as a blogroll miser, I think I should explain where I’m coming from. There are three types of requests to be added to your blogroll. They can be summarized [...]

I’m Like a Bird

The more astute of my readers may have noticed the Twitter widget on my sidebar for the past week. Yes, I officially became a twit last week. Although I have clearly not discovered the potential of Twitter, I anticipate developing some Twitter mojo over time. It is for this reason that I encourage anyone interested [...]

Israellycool Merchandise

Israellycool Merchandise

I’ve added some new items to the Israellycool CafePress store. Check it out. All proceeds aid the global Zionist conspiracy.