Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Syria will never make peace with Israel

The so-called Syrian peace negotiations are a sham. Want proof? Just listen to the words of one of the man who says he’s interested in peace. And oh yeah—about that democracy thing? Not in Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad says … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Number 181, just over ten times chai. So who was the lucky ten chai?

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Note to Jeffrey Bell: Premarital sex predates the 1960s

Spare me from conservative analysis of feminism. Because when you let most conservatives yammer away on the topic, you get a great, heaping, stupid load of sexist bullshit purporting to be an analysis of feminism. Note to Weekly Standard: You’re … Continue reading

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Hizbullah: We’ll never make peace with Israel

Say, good to see ol’ Chipmunk Cheeks confirming what we’ve known all along: It’s not about Zionism. It’s about Jews. He’ll never make peace with Israel. In his speech Nasrallah stressed that even if Lebanon receives control of the Shebaa … Continue reading

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Of cats and condos

What a difference a day makes. Last night, caving: Gracie had precious few moments alone. Tig’s butt, Gracie’s nose… not a combination I recommend. He’s not really this mellow. He closes his eyes every time the camera flashes. If it … Continue reading

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The new home, day one report

My first night in the new home, I would have gotten a lot more sleep if, say, I had no cats. Tig and Gracie spent about ten or eleven hours huddled in the bathroom vanity, caving for protection. Tigger came … Continue reading

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Mostly moved in

I’m about 95% moved in. I left a few things at the old apartment, and, well, I didn’t unbox anythying other than my work computer. Tig and Gracie are currently hiding in the vanity in my bathroom. I expect they’ll … Continue reading

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No Way Out

Poor, poor Lauren Booth, Tony Blair’s sister-in-law. She can’t get out of Gaza. She’s one of the tools that led the “protest” against the IDF shutdown of Gaza by sending two boats in the other day. And now, neither Egypt … Continue reading

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It’s official: I’m a homeowner

I have two garage door openers, three sets of keys, a condo, and a mortgage. Tigger is giving me congratulatory kisses. (Actually, he’s just licking my hands while I type this, but hey, I can make stuff up with the … Continue reading

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Moving update

Well, between the packing and cleaning and closing, I don’t really have much time to blog. Posting will be light for the next few days.

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The Sarah Palin baby rumor

Oh, please. Any idiot can get a blog on DKos. And this ridiculous accusation is proof that many idiots do. Oh, wait. That was Andrew Sullivan’s link. Here’s the Daily Kos moron’s blog. These unerring detectives have Photographic! Evidence! that … Continue reading

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Biden to Israel: Suck it up, Iran’s going nuclear

It’s an unsourced report, which makes it eminently deniable, and I don’t want to believe it’s true. But it’s big enough that you need to read about this. (H/T: Ed Morrisey.) According to this report, Biden told Israel that the … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Forgot to link this yesterday, so today it is linked.

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The kitty palate cleanser

Because the previous post has the world’s ugliest man, here are some of the world’s cutest kitties: Hey you broke it! Moore’s picture broke my computer. Tig doesn’t care. My chair. I say, MY chair. Gracie isn’t allowing me to … Continue reading

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Palestinians creating a child army

Despicable. Worse than despicable. In this framework dozens of children have undergone training in the past few days by gunmen from the Salah al-Din Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees. The training included firing pistols and rifles. … Continue reading

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