I've had a lot of people ask me about the situation in Israel these past few days. These are the facts as I see them, feel free to correct or refute any of them. I've included source links in footnotations.

17 days ago, after tunneling through the southern Israeli border at Gaza, Hamas operatives kidnapped an Israeli soldier. Gilad Shalit was taken ( Read more... )

I just got back from county mayo yesterday. It was interesting to be privy to a foreign reaction to Katrina. I am sad about Rehnquist.

Enough catching up.

If Lester Bangs were alive today, would he listen to the Decemberists? I think he would.

For those of you just tuning in, liberal has been deleted. Consequently, marxist_thug has been extirpated from his mod position, and his despotic reign is no more.

Studying neurology making you neurotic?


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I finally decided to create a new account so as to skirt the liberal ban. After sincerely apologizing for my behavior to marxist_thug, I recieved no response and was not unbanned, which is odd considering the number of times he was banned and then unbanned from conservatism. I suppose he cares more about preserving his own self-interest than not being a hypocrite ( Read more... )

Over the last few days I've read Silas Marner, Rise to Globalism and Introduction to Modern Optics. I picked up Principles of Internal Medicine, but I've only skimmed through the neurology section so far. I heartily recommend them all.

Tonight, for your viewing pleasure:


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Look I did a meme!


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BREAKING NEWS1 FROM CHANNEL 8: A Siberian lynx that someone in the Portland area was keeping as a pet apparently mauled a little girl. Yes, he jumped on her face, and she and her mother hid in their house until police arrived. The police cornered the animal and had no choice but to shoot it ( Read more... )

Last night I watched the perseid meteor shower from nine pm until 4 am when the sky got overcast. I also saw three satellites. And so, for your viewing pleasure:


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The people who fight for this have the mental agility of a soap dish ( Read more... )