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  • Hebron

    30Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 0

    This is where I was hanging out on Tuesday (the day the story was written). Don’t worry, Mom.

    Tags: arab-israeli conflict, hamas, hebron, israel, middle east, palestine, west bank
  • Mossad Chief Assassinated?

    21Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 0

    I was playing basketball in Jerusalem this afternoon with a guy who works for the Financial Times and he said that the head of the Mossad was assassinated in Amman, Jordan several days ago. At this point it’s only the domain of rumor. I wonder if it’s true. Update: Apparently it’s not.

    Tags: israel, mossad
  • Disposable Diapers better CO2-wise than Reusables

    20Oct
    Categories: Asides, Science Comments: 0

    The British government is hushing up one of their own studies that show that using disposable diapers actually produces less CO2 than reusable diapers. The government is in a bit of bind having promoted using reusables as a way to save the planet.

    Tags: co2, diapers, environmentalism, envirowackos, global warming, scam
  • Global Warming Myth recipient of more blows

    20Oct
    Categories: Asides, Science Comments: 0

    More and more scientists are defecting from the cult of global warming:

    In early September, I began noticing a string of news stories about scientists rejecting the orthodoxy on global warming. Actually, it was more like a string of guest columns and long letters to the editor since it is hard for skeptical scientists to get published in the cabal of climate journals now controlled by the Great Sanhedrin of the environmental movement.

    Still, the number of climate change skeptics is growing rapidly. Because a funny thing is happening to global temperatures — they’re going down, not up.

    Like good ol’ Y2K and all other myths, urban legends, and scams, global warming too will see its eventual downfall. Fortunately, the economic downturn is hastening it as people don’t have spare change to indulge their fantasies. This is happening in Europe as a global warming accord is falling apart because of that.

    Tags: climate change, cult, global warming, myth, scam, Science
  • Conversation Starters for ESL/EFL

    20Oct
    Categories: Asides, Personal Comments: 0

    I’m having a great time teaching English in Ramallah, Palestine again. I have a terrific class, though I do miss my old class. (I moved from teaching level 1 to teaching level 4, because I enjoy grammar.) While preparing my lesson, I came across the best resource I have found yet of conversation starters for ESL/EFL classes.

    Tags: conversation starter, efl, esl, teaching english, TESOL
  • YouTube Comments

    20Oct
    Categories: Asides Comments: 4

    If you feel the urge to add your collective wisdom to this YouTube comment thread through comment ratings (thumbs up/thumbs down) or comments, I would be delighted.

    Tags: SMBI, trolls, youtube
  • More Obama Vote Stealing

    18Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 0

    On top of ACORN’s (the organization Obama worked for as a “community organizer”) extensive vote fraud on Obama’s behalf, now a new incident of vote fraud has emerged in which a mentally handicapped man was forced to vote for Obama even though he told the worker over and over that he wanted to vote for McCain.

    Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, acorn, obama, post-partisanship, vote fraud
  • Putin’s dog gives us a look into his soul

    18Oct
    Categories: Political Comments: 0

    This is the conversation right after putting a satellite tracking collar on Putin’s dog. Reuters:

    “She looks sad,” [Deputy Prime Minister Sergei] Ivanov said. “Her free life is over.”

    “She is wagging her tail. That means she likes it,” Putin said.

    It seems clear from his actions and words that Putin thinks the same of the Russian people, yea the entire former Soviet Union.

    Tags: freedom, putin, rise of russia, russia
  • McCain: Hilariously Funny

    17Oct
    Categories: Humor, Political Comments: 0

    This is the single funniest video I have seen this election cycle and certainly the funniest, most humorous performance by any political candidate. SNL should hire McCain. Watch the whole thing:

    Update: See Obama’s comedy speech as well. It’s not quite as funny (unless I am biased), but there are some really hilarious lines as well:

    Updated to replace MSNBC version (which was incomplete and didn’t have the last couple of minutes of McCain’s routine) with a complete Fox News version.

    Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, mccain, obama
  • Kin on Right Track

    09Oct
    Categories: Asides, Personal, Political Comments: 2

    Looks like my Beachy kin are on the right track:

    Dave Beachy is quoted as saying, “Beachy’s support Palin. She is awesome! :) ”

    (from Beachy Echoes)

    Tags: beachy, palin, presidential-race-2008
  • Europe Day 11 – Switzerland Day 4 – Cookie factory, Fankhauser Anabaptist hideout, Cowbell store, and Muri farm

    09Oct
    Categories: Photos Comments: 2


    One of the hundreds of varieties of delicious cookies at the cookie factory


    Sampling and thoughtfully examining


    Benji approves of the cookie in question

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    Tags: amish, anabaptist, benji, cookie, cowbell, dad, dietrich, europe, fankhauser, foosball, hdr, mom, muri, persecution, Photos, pictures, sound of music, switzerland
  • Obama’s Community Service: Election Fraud

    09Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 0

    Obama might want to stop talking about his “community organizing” now that we know what that “community organizing” really entailed. The organization he was working for, ACORN, just got raided for electoral fraud: falsifying voter registration, signing up non-existent people to vote Democrat. This isn’t the first such incident. Gotta love Obama’s clear record of post-partisanship.

    Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, acorn, community organizer, community organizing, obama, politics of hope, post-partisanship
  • Obama’s Executive Experience

    09Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 2

    Obama has pointed to his running of his campaign as executive experience. However, if he runs the White House like he runs his campaign, America is in for a rough four years if he wins.

    Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, obama
  • Europe Day 11 – Switzerland Day 4 – Emmentaler Cheese factory, Haslebacher house, Trachselwald Castle

    08Oct
    Categories: Photos Comments: 0


    Listening to how cheese is made at a famous Emmentaler cheese factory


    Great vats of cheese


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    Tags: amish, anabaptist, benji, dietrich, europe, hans, hdr, Photos, pictures, switzerland
  • Urban Black Supporting McCain-Palin

    08Oct
    Categories: Asides, Political Comments: 6

    Here’s a sharp contrast (in intelligence, coherence, and lack of profanity) to P. Diddy’s rant supporting Obama. Here’s an intelligent alternative:

    Hat tip: Randy

    Tags: 2008 political race, african-american, blacks, media bias, msm, nanny state, rant, rap, rapper
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