Ich bin had quite a weekend. In chronological order:--I relished the reunion with my freshman year college roommate, who I hadn't seen in 7 years. Turns out she is as gentle and wise today as she was back then. It was a tremendous pleasure to see her again.--Mr. A and I savored a frenzied flamenco show in L.A. at El Cid, in the course of an evening he exquisitely organized and executed.--I had
In light of everything that Bulldog Nation has had to endure in the past week, this is kind of like watching an old lady get carjacked, thrown into the street, and run over by another car, and then, as she lies there broken and dying on the pavement, bending over and saying, "Ma'am, have you ever considered public transit as an option?" (Hat tip: the esteemed Senator. )
clipped from pajamasmedia.com Meanwhile, the death spiral of the Islamic Republic continues. There is an epidemic of failed landing gear on airplanes either belonging to, or transporting officers of, the Revolutionary Guards. The latest was a flight on Monday from Tehran to Mashad that had to return to Tehran and circle the air field for nearly two hours, burning off fuel and waiting for foam to be...
A couple of weeks back Big Bro stunned me with some exciting news via text: I've bought a flat! I'm really pleased for him, but essentially he's already lost. Y'see, I'm damn sure when we were kids that we made a bet as to who would move out first. I, of course, said that I would, not because I was eager to fly the coup, but because I recognised that I liked material possessions and quite frankly it...
Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday expressed the wish that Taiwan can have official representation at the Copenhagen climate summit. Taiwan now can only be represented by civic groups and non- governmental organizations (NGO) at next ...
Wellington - Winning the right to go to South Africa for the 2010 finals has put football in the spotlight in New Zealand - where rugby is the national sport - for the first time in a generation. It has been a long time coming. The All Whites have ma...
Hullo ma wee blog, Or more properly 'I have a Dream' and perhaps a wee bit of dyslexia too What a night! I'm exhausted and not this time from insomnia. No, this time I'm exhausted because of a dream......... I'm in a group of several women and a man. We are in a bar high up in some kind of tower restaurant above a seaside town that I don't recognise and the group have been drinking. A lot it would...
Movie Precious ain't so Precious By Cassandra George Sturges, MA, MA, Psy.D Media critics have hyped the performances of Mo'Nique and Gabourey Sidbe as Academy Award winning performances, but I thought that the performances were standard and overall, I gave the movie Precious a letter grade of C+. First foremost, I must admit that I am a diehard Mo'Nique fan. I think that she is gorgeous, beautiful,...
Camera Obscura have had an amazing year, with their album My Maudlin Career garnering praise from all around. A huge UK tour was followed by a six-week stretch in North America and Mexico then a summer full of festival appearances. In between these, they recorded many radio sessions in the UK, and made their US TV debut on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson HERE . After being afforded a short...
Filed under: Airlines , Airports As we slowly head into the worst time of year to be traveling, Orbitz has revealed which airports to avoid this Thanksgiving. The list is not really filled with any surprises, but it is always nice to see some solid research done by those that actually have the data needed to make a top ten like this. Of course, as with any busy time of year, it pays to be prepared....
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An American philosopher writes: Many of us in US colleges and universities have received requests from Chinese MA or PhD students asking for permission for a year of study in our program in the US. The request is often "I...
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In a recent Digest post titled Ritual Chicken Dinner, Ohio-Style , we noted some of the traditional chicken meals to be found around the country. There was some discussion about it on Roadfood’s Facebook page , and Ma Glockner’s of Bellingham, MA was mentioned. Ma Glockner’s closed last year, and many have said that it was only a shadow of its former self towards the end. It seems...
Waterboarding - Bad Spike In Baby's Head - Good Vir Speluncae Catholicus names names I caught the tail-end of an interview with author Vince Flynn, where he was saying something along the lines of how many (if not all) of the members of the US Senate who voted against waterboarding, but in favor of "driving a spike into the head of an 8 month old fetus" as Flynn put it. To simplify matters,...
“So you aren’t going to give me any trouble, are you'” “And if I did'” Merdith sniffed. “Well, we both have very big guns, ma’am.” “That’s what they all say,” Merdith laughed in turn. “I won’t be any trouble, Sergeant, and I very much want to talk to your lieutenant. I’ll be polite.” “Now that’s what I like to hear,”ARDO DASHED DOWN THE STAIRWELL, STEPPING quickly wow gold over the bodies along the...