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Thursday, March 5, 2015

They are one of history’s most famous families…

Not just of the Italian, but of European history. They once owned the largest bank in all of Europe. They became hereditary Dukes, and four members of the family became Popes. They were patrons of the arts, supporting many famous painters, sculptors and architects, leaving a rich legacy admired to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Naut’s Quickie Lunch…

Well, at least one of ‘em, LOL… Mango & Avocado Salad I like it because I like it, LOL, but also because it’s quick – the only slightly labor-intensive part involves the mango. (I hope you all know that you never ‘peel’ a mango the way you peel an apple or even an orange, nor that you ‘peel’ an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

From Eros to Sex…For Krisles

Yesterday I read something that shocked me – it was a post by Krisles! And if you missed it you missed it – too bad, because it was important! She has taken it down; I suspect because she thought of it later as too shocking... And I was shocked – but not because it was full of vulvas, labia, penises... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

An Ancient Recipe, Anyone?

Sometimes we begin doing one thing and end up doing something entirely different. Earlier this morning I’m looking for the exact wording of an observation made by Suetonius, the Roman historian, because it applies so much to our situation today. In doing so, I run across the translator’s reference... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

Hypothesis: Insanity is Contagious…

I promise, I shall not enter the debate of how that “gentle soul,” that “polite” and “beautiful young man” (all quotes from various sources) turned into the fellow now known as ‘Jihadi John’, one of the ‘top targets’ of the U.S., but coveted by Britain as well. The Brits actually hope to get him... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

A tiny example of the nonsense we are being fed daily…

But it shows how everyone in the current U.S administration is forced to repeat some version of Barack (ISIS-is-not-Islamic) Obama’s mantra, without having the slightest clue what they are talking about! Truly Orwellian! (And just in case someone is not entirely sure what I mean by that – no, Orwell... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Yay, it's Response-to-Comments Day…

Today I must respond to a couple of excellent comments by a couple of my favorites – Pat and adnohr… I can deal with them together in one fell swoop, since they’re both addressing the same point… The issue is my post ‘Letter to an Imam.’ If you haven’t read it, you might want to do it now before you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 23, 2015

Letter to an Imam…

While we’re not saddled with a Terrorist Organization like CAIR, as our Americans are, we’ve got more than our share of Muslims making a nuisance of themselves, aside from the killers, of course. (Some are on trial right now.) One of these types is an Imam here in Toronto, one Dr. Hamid Slimi, a big... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Stick-people…

Something entirely different this morning… This buddy of mine and I are sitting in the pub, nursing out pints. That’s all we allow ourselves, one pint, because we want to drive home. We don’t want to have to take a cab and then have our wives drive us over the next day to pick up the cars – way too... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

This is not…

This is not Mecca, but Lancashire … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0RCXG_FoU This is not Baghdad, but New York … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln73PWAKmpE Of course, none of this has anything to do with Islam... Sign in to see full entry.

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