Monthly Archives: February 2009

Out of Town

Posted on February 28, 2009 by

Flying out to Southern California to visit the in-laws this afternoon. My wife is having her Seemantham, which is a Tamil Hindu ritual and blessing performed when a woman is pregnant with her first child. We fly back to NYC … Continue reading →

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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Israel

Posted on February 26, 2009 by

Not sure if this is taken from a UK television program (December 15, 1980) or where exactly. For an instant at the very beginning (00:00-00:01) is Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris and you can see an image of the “Unknown … Continue reading →

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100G

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

This has been a good week. My hit meter has recorded over 100,000 hits since I started blogging in June of 2007 and I broke my record for the highest number of hits in a day. The previous record was … Continue reading →

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International Zionist Conspiracy Terminates Joel Kovel

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

At least that’s what the loony left would have you believe. The reality is much less sinister. Kovel’s contract at Bard ended and he was let go due to lack of funds and poor student evaluations. Inside Higher Ed reports: … Continue reading →

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Radical Nuts Arrested in California, On the Loose in Greece

Posted on February 22, 2009 by

[Nothing radical about these California mixed nuts.] I haven’t posted anything on radical nuts for a while. Here are a couple of items. The first concerns the animal rights extremists I posted about back in August of 2008. I read … Continue reading →

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What Crisis in Guadeloupe?

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

[The general strike in Guadeloupe has been completely off the radar screens of American media outlets. Labourstart is the exception.] After a one-month general strike, the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has descended into riots and civil unrest. French authorities have … Continue reading →

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Thanking Attorney General Eric Holder

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

It’s been a rough month for President Obama. He’s found it increasingly difficult to find qualified candidates to fill his cabinet who pay their taxes. His Stimulus Program passed and the stock market responded with a precipitous decline. But the … Continue reading →

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Do College Students Deserve an A for Effort?

Posted on February 18, 2009 by

[H/t to Michelle Cottle who blogs at TNR’s The Plank.] Ms. Cottle writes: There’s a wicked little piece in today’s NYT about how college students’ somehow, somewhere along the way came to believe that if they put in the effort … Continue reading →

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Presidents’ Day Weekend Gluttony and Blog Miscellany

Posted on February 16, 2009 by

[Prime rib, an American favorite] My brother-in-law was in town for a few days while my wife and I were in Puerto Rico. He was taking care of our dog and looking after the apartment. He was also here to … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN Presidential Survey

Posted on February 15, 2009 by

C-SPAN has released the results of their Second Survey of Presidential Leadership. From the Survey website: Fifty-eight historians from across the political spectrum who contributed to C-SPAN’s year long series, American Presidents: Life Portraits participated in C-SPAN’s survey. They rated … Continue reading →

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