Monthly Archives: October 2006

Ohmigod it’s TRAIF!

Posted on 10/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

This one’s a hoot. BERLIN (AP) – A truck spilled two tons of pigs’ heads on a road in western Germany, giving passing drivers a shock on the night before Halloween, police said Tuesday. The accident happened Monday night after … Continue reading →

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UN mapping Shebaa Farms: Toldja so

Posted on 10/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, I called it in my last post: The UN is working on ways to screw Israel. UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.N. cartographers are working at “full speed” to define where the disputed Shebaa Farms between Syria and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Lebanon | 1 Comment

Brief Snarks

Posted on 10/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

But they never hurt anyone, really: You know those “crude, home-made rockets” that the media keep on yammering about? The ones that “rarely kill or hurt anyone”? Well, turns out that over the past two years, they’ve hurt over 300 … Continue reading →

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Stop the world, I want to get off

Posted on 10/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

You know, I always liked the title of that play. I also always liked the title of the play “Oh Dad Poor Dad Momma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling so Bad.” I have no idea what either … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 2 Comments

Haveil Havalim #91 is UP!

Posted on 10/31/2006 by Soccerdad

Haveil Havalim #91 is up at Sweet Rose. Stop and read the roses.Thanks again, Meryl!

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Gracie update 14: Back for the biopsy

Posted on 10/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Well, I took Gracie to another vet today for a second opinion. I now have absolutely zero faith in my current vets. Second vet said I have to get the biopsies done, and they need to be surgical. The works, … Continue reading →

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Vet question

Posted on 10/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

I’m trying to find another vet that performs endoscopies in the Richmond, VA area. I know of two clinics that will charge me well over $1,000. Can’t afford that. Does anyone know how I can find out which vets in … Continue reading →

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What media bias?

Posted on 10/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Count the number of times that the words “hardliner” and “Avigdor Lieberman” will be used from now until he is no longer a part of the Olmert government. I’ve never seen him described as anything but. Israel Cabinet to integrate … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel | 2 Comments

Carnival of the Cats #136

Posted on 10/29/2006 by Laurence Simon

Carnival of the Cats #136 is celebrating Halloween with a spooktacular roundup brewed in the kettle over at Watermark, which based on the Poet’s excellent track record I’m thinking out to be the go-to place for all holiday editions at … Continue reading →

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This week’s SNN is up

Posted on 10/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The Robert Spencer two-parter on Shire Network News is over, but the reports on Jew-hatred continue with tales of the anti-Semitism at UC-Irvine, also featured at CampusJ. UC-Irvine, where the president of the university said—yes, really—”One person’s hate speech is … Continue reading →

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The rewards of teaching

Posted on 10/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Earlier this year, the first of my first class of fourth grade students began having their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. There’s a post sitting in the spike file of my thoughts from the first Bar Mitzvah, because I couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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Good Israel news? Not sexy.

Posted on 10/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The AP sent out an article that describes a good dividend of the Hezbullah war, and it will probably not be running in your local paper. On Israeli border, a surprising optimism METULLA, Israel — For years, whenever Asher Greenberg … Continue reading →

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Sunday smiles

Posted on 10/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Say hello to Peekaboo Gracie, all happy in her tissue-paper nest. (Tissue paper compliments of Sarah a.k.a. the Pumpkin Goddess.) She ate and ate and ate Saturday. It took a few hours for the steroids and anti-emetic to kick in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Israel | 17 Comments

Gracie update 13

Posted on 10/28/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Minor setback today. She seemed nauseous again, and would pick up a piece of food but spit it out, or hang with her nose in the food dish and not eat. She has lost a lot of weight—at least a … Continue reading →

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Hey, what happened to that post?

Posted on 10/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The one that Lair Simon posted about Jimmy Webb? I deleted it. Sorry, but it’s not suitable for my weblog. It’s over on his if you care to read it. Okay, it was there, but now it’s not. At least, … Continue reading →

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Friday Muslim news

Posted on 10/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Friday’s a good day for news about those tolerant, feminist Muslims. First, let’s take a look at Yvonne Ridley’s claim that Islam is more feminist than the American feminist movement of the 1970s. I’m thinking not. Women Under Attack in … Continue reading →

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Gracie Morning News

Posted on 10/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Because you all want to know, and because I am in SUCH a good mood this morning, we present the Gracie Morning News. She ate again. I hand-fed her some dry food—just a few pieces, but she ate them readily. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Israel | 12 Comments

Fluffy bunnies and kitties

Posted on 10/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

I do believe I have reached my stress tolerance threshhold. I was trying to find something to write a post about for tomorrow morning, but I’m thinking instead, I’m going to call it a night, play a game of Solitaire, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | 6 Comments

Gracie update 12: SHE ATE!!

Posted on 10/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

See title. I took Gracie to the vet this morning, feeling really down and depressed about her whole outlook. Because she vomited up the water that contained the quarter pill of Pepcid AC that I gave her via kitty syringe. … Continue reading →

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Reuters bias: Boo-hoo for Nablus

Posted on 10/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

If you read this story, and only this story, you’d think that the West Bank city of Nablus was specifically chosen by the Israelis to crush, kill, and destroy. Break out the hankies, folks, it’s gonna be a tearjerker. Dying. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, Terrorism | 3 Comments