Monthly Archives: February 2007

Fifty things about me, part 4

Posted on 02/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Part one. Part two. Part three. Part five. Part six. Readers, it has been nearly a year since my last Fifty Things post. I blame, uh, me. 26. I love kids. I like them from the age of one day … Continue reading →

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Once more, with bias

Posted on 02/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The Reuters version: Israel kills Islamic Jihad commanders in W.Bank Near Jenin’s refugee camp, an Israeli undercover unit ambushed a car in which Ashraf al-Saadi, described by Islamic Jihad as a commander in its armed wing in the West Bank, … Continue reading →

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Lemony Snicket’s Judaism

Posted on 02/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

An interview with Daniel Handler in Moment magazine, in which we discover the Baudelaires are Jewish. Has the series been influenced by Jewish history? I think there is something naturally Jewish about unending misery, yes. I mean, I guess naturally … Continue reading →

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We love the internet

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Because the CW in Richmond pre-empted the Gilmore Girls two weeks ago, and we never got around to finding the episode on YouTube, and if they ran it a different night, we couldn’t find out, because, well, season seven is … Continue reading →

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The French and the Jews: plus ça change…

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

…plus c’est la même chose. Yes, it’s the same old story. Only worse. The number of anti-Semitic incidents in France jumped sharply in 2006, lifted by attacks following the brutal murder of a young Jew at the start of the … Continue reading →

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IDF leaves Nablus, which it invaded for no reason: AP

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

If you were to read this story, you’d really wonder what the hell Nablus had done to deserve being invaded by the IDF. The Israeli army pulled its troops and armored vehicles out of the West Bank city of Nablus … Continue reading →

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Study finds today’s college kids are spoiled brats

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Or words to that effect. Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society. “We … Continue reading →

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Bat-you-know-what crazy

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I told you they’re batshit crazy. Iran’s president said on Sunday the country’s enemies had hatched a range of plots to push the Islamic Republic to give up its disputed nuclear programme, including driving up the price of tomatoes and … Continue reading →

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Politically incorrect suggestions to a dying man

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Louis Farrakhan may be dying of prostate cancer, but he’s going out the same anti-Semite he’s always been. “Farrakhan may have held his anti-Semitic views in check while on the dais, but if this is what he wants people to … Continue reading →

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The lightness of posting

Posted on 02/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

That would be due to my new contracting position. Although I am working from home, I’m finding it’s just as difficult to turn 24 hours into 30. Go figure.

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This week’s Shire Network News

Posted on 02/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Not even labor pains could stop SNN from going up. Mostly because Brian of London wasn’t the one in labor. And I can’t wait until he reads what I just wrote. Go. Listen. I guess we’re in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Co-opting the language, Hamas style

Posted on 02/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve written before how the palestinians make it a habit of taking the terms and descriptions used by and for Israel (such as the Israeli Law of Return changed to the palestinian “right of return”) and co-opting them for the … Continue reading →

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Day by Day

Posted on 02/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Chris Muir is back from his embed in Iraq. And Zed is going back to Iraq as part of the Special Forces. Oh. And Sam is pregnant. Things happen so fast … Continue reading →

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Yes, it’s been quiet

Posted on 02/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Been tired and busy. More later. Especially if I wind up watching the Oscars.

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The hunt for terrorists

Posted on 02/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Remember that smashing success Ethiopian forces had encountering the jihadists in Somalia? Well, it seems that those people who reported that U.S. Special Forces were the key to the success were right. The American military quietly waged a campaign from … Continue reading →

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Frogstar

Posted on 02/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I found Frogstar a while ago while looking (I think) for a copy of “The Cat Came Back,” a song we used to sing in camp. Now I use it for clips in my podcasts, and I thought it’s only … Continue reading →

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The definition of chutzpah

Posted on 02/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Khaled Mashaal, the man who should have been executed as a terrorist leader but instead is feted in Syria and other Israel-hating nations, has told Noam Shalit, Gilad’s father, that the reason his son is still in the hands of … Continue reading →

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If it’s Friday, this must be Bilin

Posted on 02/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Or Bi’ilin, or Be’ilin, or howeverthefrig you spell it. On the second anniversary of the weekly anti-fence riots, protestors—rioted. Five protesters where injured on Friday in clashes with security forces near the Palestinian village of Bilin, where villagers and left-wing … Continue reading →

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Sound the bell again, professor

Posted on 02/23/2007 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is an old story, and I don’t know its source: A professor of anthropology visits a Bedouin camp to investigate this or another habit of the tribe. Feeling thirsty, he looks around for a well and finds it. Near … Continue reading →

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U.S. to Israel: We like you! We really, really, like you!

Posted on 02/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The Gallup Organization polled Americans on which countries they like and dislike, and which most greatly affect U.S. interests directly. Israel scored the big one, being declared both favorable and a “vital friend.” WASHINGTON – A Gallup poll surveying US … Continue reading →

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