Monthly Archives: July 2011

Wicked

Posted on 07/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

What a day I had yesterday. Started with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, and ended with Wicked at the Kennedy Center. It was an unbelievably great performance. Glinda was played by the understudy, and she was unbelievably … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Posted on 07/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

My friends and I went this morning, because so many people are in church Sunday mornings, and we figured it wouldn’t be too crowded. It was, and it wasn’t. But we got good seats, and enjoyed the movie immensely. My … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Not Defy The Narrative On Israel

Posted on 07/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Associated Press covered a poll of incredible significance affecting Israeli-Palestinian peace. In it, we discover that Israelis are deeply divided about a law that allows West Bank Israelis to sue other Israelis who organize boycotts against them and hurt … Continue reading →

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Saturday catblogging (retro-style)

Posted on 07/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know, when I first started blogging, I actually never put up cat posts because they were so cliched. Little-known fact about Yourish.com. Here’s a great one I got of Tig the other day, on his kitty condo. He loves … Continue reading →

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I caused the incandescent bulb ban repeal

Posted on 07/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Congress voted years ago to ban incandescent light bulbs. The reason? To save Americans as much as—hold onto your hats here—$85 a year! Also to save energy, and of course, the savings were exaggerated. It’s that global warming state of … Continue reading →

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And this is why I’m retro-blogging

Posted on 07/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Just read a few of the news sites and my blood pressure about doubled. So I’m sticking with my decision to not write about the news for the foreseeable future. It’s my very own watermelon-rind helmet. (You’ll have to click … Continue reading →

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A mile wide and a foot deep

Posted on 07/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

There’s a saying about how a person’s knowledge of a subject is a mile wide and an inch deep. I say that my knowledge is generally a mile wide and a foot deep, because I am fortunate enough to retain … Continue reading →

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Retro blogging

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, I’m totally going to ignore most of the news and post personal bloggy things. For instance, I’m glad I didn’t really want to see a midnight showing of Harry Potter DH2. I’m tired enough to go to bed now; … Continue reading →

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I can see clearly now

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, so I had Lasik surgery in November, and I don’t need glasses for anything but reading and close-up work now. In fact, I can actually blog without my glasses (though it feels a bit weird). And lately, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The news is incredibly depressing

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

What do you think of going to all cat pictures* and personal blogging for a week or two? I really can’t stand watching/reading the news anymore. *Yes, Rahel, we know where you stand on this question. It’s directed at everyone … Continue reading →

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The Seriously? news briefs

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You can’t make this shit up: Palestinians are going to boycott companies that don’t boycott settlement products by obeying the new anti-boycott law in Israel. Seriously. And the Russians like to pretend to be honest brokers: The Russians, at the … Continue reading →

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Rounding up the news

Posted on 07/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Pakistani terror in India, again: Of course it’s the Pakistanis. Who else would it be? Say, wasn’t it a great idea to separate mostly-Muslim Pakistan from India in 1947, so the two countries could get along in peace and harmony … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Terrorism | 1 Comment

America and the Jews

Posted on 07/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This is why America is the greatest country in the world (outside of Israel) for Jews. (H/T: Brother Eric) Residents stepped in to help Saturday after vandals spray-painted hateful words and symbols on all sides of a neighborhood synagogue. Because … Continue reading →

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Evil right-wing anti-Semite welcomed by Israeli Knesset

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Glenn Beck is in Israel, and it’s funny, for a right-wing anti-Semite, he sure seems to love the Jews. Wait, wait! I found the anti-Semitic quote: “When these conditions appear, it’s always the Jews’ fault. It’s not about the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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Monday morning news briefs

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Thanks, Greece! Shimon Peres thanks Greece for stopping the flotilla. So does Yourish.com. Speaking of the flotidiots: “Flytilla” was a bust, but of course, the ones that did get into Israel peacefully threw rocks and such at the IDF, while … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Gaza, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Middle East, Syria | 2 Comments

Yourish.com: We get results

Posted on 07/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP’s third update of the Lebanon-Israel clash over maritime borders is the fairest of them all. The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposed maritime boundary line with Lebanon — setting up a new conflict over huge natural gas … Continue reading →

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I am Jewish too, and here is why…

Posted on 07/10/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

The following quotes need a bit of introduction. Israeli rabbinical authorities, being (sometimes justly, as you shall see) somewhat suspicious of Jewishness of some new repatriates, question them to establish their roots. The results are frequently hilarious. So here we … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Jews | 5 Comments

The AP is withholding facts about Israel–again

Posted on 07/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israel is setting its maritime border. This is incredibly important, because enormous natural gas fields have been discovered in the Mediterranean sea off Israel’s borders. Naturally, Lebanon is already claiming that Israel is violating Lebanese territory. But Lebanon will not … Continue reading →

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Lazy Caturday afternoon post

Posted on 07/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, it’s that kind of day. Tig: Gracie: Happy Saturday!

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File under “Not. Gonna. Happen.”

Posted on 07/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israel is trying to repair ties with Turkey. The Jewish state is working with Turkey to soften the results of the UN report on last year’s Gaza flotilla, which criticizes Turkey for allowing the flotilla in the first place: Diplomatic … Continue reading →

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