Archive for August, 2006
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Omeed Aziz Popal takes his SUV and runs over many people in San Francisco, near a Jewish neighborhood and a Jewish Center and it's just "road rage" according to Mayor Gavin Newsom.
The Anchoress is on a roll with this one today and I agree with every word she writes.
Can you ...
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Thursday, August 24th, 2006
These twins are [tag]albino Pygmy Marmosets[/tag], born earlier this week at the Froso Zoo in Ostersund, Sweden. They can grow to about 14 inches tall and nearly 1/4 pound. (35cm, 100 grams).
The picture depicts them slightly larger than life sized. Click on the picture for the story.
h/t: My fellow Illinoisan ...
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Thursday, August 24th, 2006
A conference of astromomers ([tag]The International Astronomical Union[/tag]) in Prague who had floated the idea of adding [tag]Ceres[/tag], [tag]Charon[/tag] and [tag]Xena[/tag] (aka [tag]2003 UB313[/tag]) to the list of planets in this solar system have, instead, demoted [tag]Pluto[/tag].
Textbooks will have to be rewritten.
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Musing Minds will be honoring Paul Pansini, age 34. He was killed in the World Trade Center September 11, 2001. He was a New York City Firefighter.
Sign up here.
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Fox News is reporting that [tag]Al Jazeera[/tag] has released a tape of [tag]Steve Centanni[/tag] and [tag]Olaf Wiig[/tag] that was given them by the [tag]Holy Jihad Brigade[/tag], a previously unknown group. They said they are being treated fairly well, fed, allowed to shower and use the facilities. They love their families ...
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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Little Guy goes off on the bus by himself in about 45 minutes. We have to walk about 3-1/2 blocks to the bus stop.
We had "practice" last Friday. We went to school, got his bus pass, found his classroom and learned his teacher's name. He was able to practice getting ...
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
Find her here.
h/t: Powerline
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
On last night's Special Report during the Grapevine segment, Jim Angle seems to have had a bit of a Freudian Slip...
What do you think? Keep in mind what this particular story is about.
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
Tony Snow has so much patience with this woman...
Helen.
Q I have two questions. Did the President call for the respect of sovereignty by both sides?
MR. SNOW: Respect of sovereignty?
Q You just mentioned Hezbollah.
MR SNOW: I think what happens here is that -- yes, the President has called for everybody to ...
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
I heard a couple of things on TV this weekend that I feel a need to share. I can't remember exactly which shows they were on, but they were on Fox. I don't have a transcript so I will paraphrase.
1. Because Bush went into Iraq, there are more terrorists and ...
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