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qotd: tinseltown version

March 3, 2005

Thanks, LaShawn, for providing us with our quote for today, from the movie “A Few Good Men”: La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Steep Viewer Losses for CNN: Why? JESSEP (continuing) Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You? … Continue reading qotd: tinseltown version

So what's up?

February 24, 2005

I have actually emerged from my cocoon and gone out to dinner to celebrate my son’s 19th birthday. Came back early because I didn’t want to fade out in the middle of a busy restaurant. After all, less than 24 hours ago, I felt like death on a plate. However, it seems that not all … Continue reading So what's up?

Institutionalized hatred

February 7, 2005

Arutz Sheva – Israel National News ‘Kill a Jew – Go to Heaven’ 20:42 Jan 27, ’05 / 17 Shevat 5765 Palestinian Media Watch presented a report in the Knesset this week detailing ongoing officially-taught hatred of Jews and Israel in the Palestinian Authority. The report, entitled “Kill a Jew – Go To Heaven,” documents … Continue reading Institutionalized hatred

Ernst Mayr (1904-2005)

February 4, 2005

From Pharyngula::Ernst Mayr: Dr. Ernst Mayr, the leading evolutionary biologist of the 20th century, died on Thursday in Bedford, Mass. He was 100. Dr. Mayr’s death, in a retirement community where he had lived since 1997, was announced by his family and Harvard, where he was a faculty member for many years. He was known … Continue reading Ernst Mayr (1904-2005)