Those frequent flier miles are not going to earn themselves you know. And since my erstwhile employer is not cooperating by providing me with the kind of travel I both need and should have as a job perk-I guess I will have to do it myself. So its on a
Continue readingSome things remain constant in the universe
Such as the fact that on any given issue, Mark Steyn will be wrong about it. How do you know Steyn is lying? His lips are moving or his fingers are touching a keyboard. Over at The Atlantic. Conor Friedersdorf points out the latest example of Steyn's hypocrisy by examining
Continue readingWhat a week!
Well, things have slowly returned to normal after dispatching our Israeli guests back to the land of milk and honey-in order to allow them to celebrate Pesach. You know it as Passover. And Holy Week. Nonetheless it was a productive week if at the same time a very frustrating one.
Continue readingHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
There has been little free time of late-between the preparations for a fairly large meeting this week-made more complex because of the sequester and the rape of our travel money; my Hebrew classes and the general nonsense. It has meant I have had to put together a string of electronic
Continue readingWe have a Pope!
Well I sure did not see that coming: I was not expecting an Argentinian pope-and it strikes me as an interesting way to for the church to once again tell American Catholics to STFU. “Pick a pope from America? Just not your America!” Oh, and while this new Pope Francis
Continue readingDon’t cry for Britain, Argentina.
What is Spanish for, " Suck on this you Latin bastards?" Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum – on a turnout of more than 90% – 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against. It follows pressure from Argentina over its claims to the islands,
Continue readingInternational Women’s Day
Well, it’s March and that means, its that oh so special time of the year when we get to celebrate the history that women want us to know about, while white washing the details they would rather just not see printed in the paper. But I ‘ll get to that later on
Continue readingWhy didn’t I think of that?
Those crafty bastards on the mainland may be on to something: SHANGHAI: Chinese couples are flocking to divorce to evade a new tax on home sales after the government cracked down on property speculation, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported Wednesday. China's central government last Friday issued rules to rein in
Continue readingLet the whining continue…….
Mitt Romney seems to be having trouble adjusting to life as a worthless piece of shit an also-ran. First, here’s Willard, reminding us again that he only lost because he wouldn’t give the Poors all the nice things, like the things he gave all of us here in Massachusetts, when
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Even when its bad-its still pretty good. No matter where you get it. Well, another day less till I am paid less for working the same amount of time. I’m just f*cking thrilled about it. I am even more (un) thrilled about the stupid reactions of people who ought to
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