Monthly Archives: December 2006

Planks and Sawdust

Posted on December 26, 2006 by

I find puzzling the sorts of barbarity that some people choose to overlook, versus what they choose to focus on. I do not wish to dismiss bad behavior by anyone, but too often the practice of some pundits reminds me … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 13, 2006 by

Mike Griffin, the NASA administrator, pointed out the following in an editorial response published in USA Today: America is a frontier nation. Two hundred years ago, the frontier was whatever Lewis & Clark would see the next day. One hundred … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 5, 2006 by

Raymond Ibrahim writes in the LA Times: IN THE DAYS before Pope Benedict XVI’s visit last Thursday to the Hagia Sophia complex in Istanbul, Muslims and Turks expressed fear, apprehension and rage. “The risk,” according to Turkey’s independent newspaper Vatan, … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 4, 2006 by

Sigh. Despite the supposed truce, the Palestinians continue to attack Israel with rockets. And, if the past is any predicter of the future, when Israel finally gets fed up and tries to do something about it, it will be Israel … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 3, 2006 by

UCLA beat USC today. I am very happy. Send to Kindle

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Posted on December 1, 2006 by

I read today that the Pope visited a mosque, specifically the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Apparently he is much more of a diplomat than I would have been. Me, I would have gone to the Hagia Sophia, which, until the … Continue reading →

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