Daily Archives: 04/24/2007

How much is that Gracie in the basket?

The one with the scraggly tail How much is that Gracie in the basket? I hear that she really can wail. Because sometimes, you just need to post cat pictures.

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Israel is 59

I think this recording of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp survivors singing Hatikvah says it all, particularly the last line: “Am Yisrael Chai—the children of Israel still live!”

Posted in Holidays, Israel | 1 Comment

Random funereal thought

Do they bury you barefoot? I mean, in Jewish burials. I love going barefoot. I was born barefoot. Iwouldn’t mind if I died barefoot. And I would like to be barefoot when they put me in that pine box. I … Continue reading

Posted in Meanderings | 9 Comments

More on the tough guys

If you go to the New York Times Flash presentation of the Tech timeline, a couple of things leap out at you right away. Go to image 6. You’ll see that Rooms 204 (image 15) and 205 (image 14) had … Continue reading

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Life | 19 Comments

Hamas admits there is no truce, media pretends there was

The faux truce, during which hundreds of rocket attacks, shootings, stabbings, attempted suicide bombings and suicide bombings killed and wounded dozens of Israelis, has been declared “over.” One might ask how a truce, which is defined as a cessation of … Continue reading

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The JIB Awards: Time to vote

Voting is now open at the Jewish and Israeli Blogger awards. There are lots of good people needing votes there. Omri’s been nominated, for instance. I’m up against him in one category. That’s the one I’d rather you didn’t vote … Continue reading

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