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  • Israel the Aggressor

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    … MY ASS CAIRO — Soon after a firebomb exploded at 3 a.m. and destroyed four computers in the Al-Shawa Online Internet Cafe in Gaza, owner Alaa al-Shawa clicked onto his e-mail at an undamaged machine. The first message surprised him: It was from the bombers themselves, explaining that establishments such as his were keeping…

  • Idea blogs

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    The only thing worse than a paranoid entrepreneur is a paranoid entrepreneur who talks to his dog. I fully admit it. I am paranoid as hell. I am someone who (I guess?) is lucky enough to have a very active and creative mind, and is always coming up with new “things.” A lot of it…

  • Happy Purim!

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    Nothing better than making Hamentaschen on Purim. The tradition is to make and give gift baskets containing Hamentaschen (triangular filled cookies) to friends and family. So I made… and received. Now a kid on a diet has a counter full of cookies. Eeeks! Chag Purim Sa’meach

  • Be Who You Are

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    Reb Zusha was on his death bed, and tears were streaming down his face. “Why are you crying?” asked his disciples. “If God asks me why I wasn’t like Moses or Maimonides,” answered Reb Zusha, “I’ll say, I wasn’t blessed with that kind of leadership ability and wisdom.” But I’m afraid of another question,” continued…

  • Quote of the Day

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    Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television. David Letterman US comedian & television host (1947 – ) What’s your purpose?

  • The Randomness of the Internet

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    One thing I have found fascinating about the internet is that it is a way of bringing to light some of the most obscure and previously barely known artifacts. I saw this first on Amazon, which would carry not only the more popular books but also long-forgotten titles that you could not imagine were still…

  • Passengers and Drivers

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    Haven’t posted in a while. I am going to make a point to try and make one post a day from now on, on something interesting in the news, a reaction to something I hear, or whatever randomly makes its way into the spongy stuff between my ears. The actual reason I have not posted…

  • Merry Unproductive Week!

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    Merry Unproductive Week!

  • The other Israel lobby

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    Even though I personally chose all the feeds that I am subscribed to in my feed reader, I still spend most of the time scanning through junk and repetitive posts (since every blog tends to spend a lot of time repeating posts found on other blogs), but one article popped up this morning that really…

  • All I see is changes….

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    Haven’t posted in a while. No excuses. Moving on. An absurd amount has been going on recently in my life. Besides working my tush off for my job (12 hour days are killer), I’ve been busy as hell in my free time as well….