What I want to do versus what I need to do
What I want to do is blog. What I need to do is take care of my husband who is home sick today; work on three legal projects that are due tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, respectively; get the house...
View ArticleBhutto’s assassination *UPDATED*
In 1914, an obscure Archduke and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, a place that, to most Western Europeans and Americans, was the back of beyond. It should have been nothing more than a bloody...
View ArticleI’ve figured out who is responsible for Bhutto’s assassination
There’s been a lot of finger pointing in the few days since Bhutto’s assassination. John Edwards blamed George Bush. Mike Huckabee went so far as to blame the entire United States, apologizing on our...
View ArticleExcerpts of Obama’s speech indicate he will do the right thing for the wrong...
As I write this, Obama hasn’t spoken yet, but he has released excerpts from his speech. These are my first thoughts on his words: “The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy...
View ArticlePC toilets coming your way soon
Several years ago, my family and I visited Pompeii, which is one of the most wondrous tourist destinations in the world. To maximize our experience, we hired a highly recommended guide who walked us...
View ArticlePrayers for Raymond Davis
He’s not in a uniform, but Raymond A. Davis, former Special Forces soldier, and current CIA operator and prisoner in Pakistan is a soldier for American interests. Our own government has admitted that...
View ArticleThe beginning of the end of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship
It seems we’ve propped up Pakistan long enough. It’s no longer a duplicitous ally. Instead, as Islamists have penetrated further and further into its political and military ranks, it’s now becoming...
View ArticleIn Lefty world, it matters not what’s being done; the only thing that matters...
Back in 2004, when George Bush was president, Michael Moore compared al Qaeda terrorists to American Minutemen: The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not “insurgents” or “terrorists”...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 4/12/16 —“Idle thoughts of an idle mind” edition and open...
If you haven’t read Jerome K. Jerome’s charming Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, first published in 1886, I recommend it. It is a pleasant antidote to today’s Sturm und Drang. But if you like to be...
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