Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Saturday take-your-mind-off-things post

VERY funny, and VERY raunchy video. You may have trouble viewing it. I definitely would not view it from work. NSFW, and NSF kids. Apparently, Ray Bradbury has seen and enjoyed the video.

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The mystery of the missing mew

A few weeks ago, I started wondering if Gracie was coming down with something again. About a year and a half ago, I took her to the vet’s on the strength of the fact that she no longer mewed or … Continue reading

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Friday morning news, briefly

Ew, Jew cooties: Greece had to reassure its Arab allies that just because it’s getting friendlier with Israel doesn’t mean that it’s deserting them. Of course not. Greece leftists are among the most anti-Israel in the world. Ew, India cooties: … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Saudi Medieval Punishment Watch: If you think Islamic “justice” can’t get much more disgusting than stoning a person to death, you’re wrong. A Saudi judge wrote to several hospitals asking them if they would sever a criminal’s spinal cord in … Continue reading

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A balanced report on the Mavi Marmari incident

Kudos to the British television programme (spelled this way in honor of their objectivity) for a balanced report on the Mavi Marmara incident. Via Goldblog. The producer of Panorama? The BBC. Whoa. That’s TWO balanced BBC pieces in one week, … Continue reading

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The AP buries the lede on Hezbollah

You know your “evidence” is bogus when even the AP is laughing at Hezbollah’s attempt to blame Israel for Hariri’s death. However, they buried the lede in this article. It’s titled “UN gets Hezbollah ‘evidence’ on Israel-Hariri link,” but four … Continue reading

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Been busy

The usual Monday trip to NorVA, work-related things, and more work-related things. I’m so glad I have cobloggers.

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Elsewhere

Reading material for while I’m working: Bad girl, bad girl: I have two words to say about this graffiti that Bad Rachel (who is now blogrolled) posted: Awe and some. Barack Obama has “abandonded America”: The 9/11 Families reaction to … Continue reading

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Your Monday morning briefs

I really don’t like Mondays, particularly because I usually make the drive to Company in Northern Virginia, and it’s a damned boring drive. Because not all of you read Instapundit: The Atlantic rounds up the many opinions about Jeff Goldberg’s … Continue reading

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The failed UN peacekeeping in Lebanon

I think the “U” in UNIFIL should really stand for “Useless.” Witness: In an interview with The Associated Press on Mount Adir, a hill overlooking the border, an officer from the military’s Northern Command pointed through the summer haze at … Continue reading

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And the cow is one

I think I’ve already posted about this, but it just keeps getting funnier. Our rabbi was away this weekend, so various members of the congregation led services. I volunteered for Friday night. Sarah and family were there as well, since … Continue reading

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Friday, briefly

Guess the ethnicity gets even better on the updates! Now you just know he’s from Israel, and is a “religious, God-fearing man“. So once again, I’m going to perform a public service: Elias Abuelazzam (Abu al-Azzam) is NOT a Jewish … Continue reading

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Name the ethnicity in the Israeli serial killer story

Have you heard about the Israeli serial killer/stabber who was apprehended this week while boarding a flight to Israel? Is he a Jew? A suspect in a string of 20 stabbings that terrorized people across three states and left five … Continue reading

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Thursday news roundup

The AP notices that Palestinians have more rights in Israel than in Lebanon: It’s a profile of the Lebanese debate about whether to give Palestinians the right to work in the country where they’ve lived (in many cases) all their … Continue reading

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The Point of No Return

Jeffrey Goldberg has a long piece in the Atlantic on whether or not Israel is going to attack Iran’s nukes. Here’s a hint: He thinks it’s going to be in the coming spring. The main question was, is, and continues … Continue reading

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