Category Archives: Bloggers

Writing about Israel

Posted on 05/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I would like to take a moment to point my readers to two of the most reliable sources on Israel that I’ve discovered during my many years of blogging about Israel. There are many, many people who I read, and … Continue reading →

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A decade of blogging

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ten years ago today, I wrote my first blog post. When I first started Yourish.com, it was a little personal blog that nobody was reading. I wrote about my life, I had shout-outs to fellow bloggers and people who happened … Continue reading →

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Why is Meryl looking back?

Posted on 03/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You might have noticed that I’ve been putting up posts from my past. That’s because in April, this blog will celebrate its tenth anniversary. I’ve been blogging since before Instapundit—since before anyone in the current JBlogosphere, in fact. And this … Continue reading →

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Been doing a little site updating

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Cleaning out the blogroll, updating sites if possible, deleting dead sites, and wow, Angie Schultz is still blogging. I know she’s still around, because I get the occasional comment or email, but Angie’s been blogging nearly as long as I … Continue reading →

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It was 24 years ago today

Posted on 02/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Twenty-four years ago, I opened Through the Looking Glass BBS to the world, thus starting my blogging career without knowing that I was a blogger. I would argue that BBSes were early forms of blogging. TTLG featured message boards of … Continue reading →

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And now a word

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was originally published on March 9, 2002. Shortly before that, I was discussing how awesome it was to get several hundred visits a day. Adil Farooq and Glenn Reynolds (Adil first, then Glenn) were responsible for getting me … Continue reading →

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My first Blogathon

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In the summer of 2002, I had just moved to Richmond, VA, and was talked into taking part in the Blogathon, a 24-hour blog-posting marathon designed to raise money for the charity of your choice. This was my 10:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Yes, I am a Jew, Part 2

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was originally posted on March 10, 2002. (It’s the post that started my schism with my left-leaning blog circle of that time.) About a week and a half ago, I found a brief mention of my first essay … Continue reading →

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Spam comment of the day

Posted on 11/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Is it a bot, or is it someone who doesn’t speak English? nice a day Yourish.com , i look your blog , this a nice blog and useful. Great for everyone. a lot of Iran and content. i going to … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Soccer Dad, and other bloggy things

Posted on 11/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I wasn’t sure how public Soccer Dad wanted to make this, since he didn’t put anything up on his blog, but he’s retired from blogging, which is a huge loss for the blogosphere in general and Yourish.com in particular. He … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Arrested for Criticizing Islam on Facebook

Posted on 11/12/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Today, a young man from Qalqiliya, Walid Husayin, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority for writing on Facebook in criticism of Islam. He wrote parody. Some, if not much of what he wrote was highly insulting of Islam, and he … Continue reading →

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A textbook example of a moronic commenter

Posted on 10/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

While trying to wrap my brain around the New York Times Magazine profiling Pamela Geller, I came across Charles Johnson and Robert Spencer in the Guardian’s Comment is Free. Now, I sometimes delve into the CiF comment sink, because Know … Continue reading →

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A comment on commenters

Posted on 09/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Glenn Reynolds linked a post of mine recently, and I was rather pleasantly surprised at the coolness of the comments. And by “coolness” I mean “OMG, nobody’s flaming anyone?” I have had my share of links from Glenn, and links … Continue reading →

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Wednesday evening funny

Posted on 07/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Sarah gets the greatest spam. My spam is all boring. The best one I ever got had one really funny line: “I look pushy to hearing from you.” Sarah and I used “I look pushy” for weeks after that. Sarah’s … Continue reading →

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I wish I had an Ivy League education

Posted on 07/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Then I could say genius things like this: Requiring 60 votes rather than 50 to pass legislation in a body with 100 members is a terrible idea. It’s always been a terrible idea. Nobody would design a legislature that way. … Continue reading →

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For all your terrorist news

Posted on 03/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Fred Pruitt’s Rantburg has been around for a long, long time. I’m on the daily newsletter list, and this is why: Besides the wealth of information, there are the comments. Fred’s aren’t the only funny ones. (But they are the … Continue reading →

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I have weird friends

Posted on 02/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This is my friend Neil, whom I met, oh, twenty-some years ago. This picture got linked by BoingBoing and Instapundit. This is the backstory on his wife’s blog. And this is another example of my crazy friend, an obvious homage … Continue reading →

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Oh noes! I’m turning conservative!

Posted on 11/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Today, I will be voting in the blowout victory of Republican candidate for governor Bob McDonnell, and it’s highly likely that I will be voting for pretty much the entire Republican ticket. Only nine years ago, I voted for Al … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin art

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Sarah carved eighteen (yes, eighteen) pumpkins. She does it every year. There are some awfully good pumpkins at the link. Me? I contributed the tea lights for some of them. Awesome carving of a cat. Well, they’re all pretty good. … Continue reading →

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Two funny bits

Posted on 10/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

First, Darth Vader plays golf. Next, if you have children who believe in Santa, do not click this link until after they’re asleep. It’s rather traumatizing for the little ‘uns, but funny as hell for the rest of us. Both … Continue reading →

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