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Monday, February 10, 2014

Guilt and Self-interest...

Since Roman times, what we call Europe has never been a continent of immigrants, even if populations shifted within Europe, and for a period of 500 years or so Europeans were emigrants, populations following explorations and conquests. The two World Wars set the stage for a radical change. WWI, that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Very bad news...

Wiarton Willie, the Ontario groundhog and infallible long-range weather forecaster, came shuffling out of his door this morning, as he does each year on this date; and as he was sniffing the chilly air and looked around, a ray of sun or two penetrated the clouds and he saw his shadow... So he turned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 31, 2014

A chat between Zawahiri and Morsi...

Morsi, the W. H. amateur’s friend, and still referred to by the mainstream media as ‘ Egypt ’s first democratically elected president,’ LOL, is now on trial. There’s some interesting material coming out, among them recordings of telephone conversations between Morsi and Muhammad Zawahiri...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

More on Sochi...

The other day I posted a short piece voicing my concerns over the upcoming Olympic Games at Sochi. It appears that a lot of people are waking up to the threat hanging like a cloud over this event... The following article is by Rosie DiManno, one of the two people (the other one is Cathal Kelly)... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

A pending Train Wreck...

Fareed Zakaria is not one of my favourite media types. He’s not stupid, but too often he plays the Muslim apologist, and frequently he also acts as a shill for the W. H. amateur. That means, however, that you can rely on him for one thing: if he says things are bad, they are really, really,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

And then there was Ben...LXV...‘No Ball!’ (An update)

I’m learning to live with my present unpleasantness. In fact, there are things I’m actually proud of! For example, I can now apply underarm deodorant under my right arm with my right hand, the good one, LOL... I might even be able to learn tying my boot laces with one hand, but decided to quit that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Sochi

I used to enjoy the Olympics. Of course, the events of ’72 changed things radically, when eleven Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists. That year the games were robbed of their innocence, of that spirit harking back to ancient times, when for the games’ duration hostilities between... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Now for something entirely different...

Do you ever watch the History Channel? I do on occasion, and one of the shows I sometimes marvel at is the one called Ancient Aliens. What fascinates me about that show, among other things, is whether those producing it (the narrator is often a chap by the name of Giorgio Tsoukalos) actually believe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 20, 2014

A Pat & Ciel Special...

I know at least two of our lovely Blogit ladies are heavily into crocheting, knitting and related needlework activities of an arcane nature, arcane at least to me. Though I’m reminded that one of my brothers, at the insistence of my Mom, a lady of flower-child tendencies long before the first... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Mother’s losing her wisdom...III

I finally had an answer from the dean’s office, though not the dean himself, which I had never expected anyway. But before getting into that, I owe Jimmy an answer to his latest comment in this matter. He writes: Believe it or not, I do understand all of the view points involved. But it appears to... Sign in to see full entry.

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