Ok, here’s my uncomfortable topic for the week. Should Saddam get the death penalty? My first answer is no. Unfortunately, I am really against the policy of “you killed, tortured and maimed, so we’re gonna kill you.” I say unfortunate, because, well I’m being really honest here, how much did Saddam’s “policies” affect us? None of my…
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A Random Meme
…Because I haven’t done one of these in a while….’cause, like I’ve said it before, it’s my blog and I’ll meme if I want to. Oh and Robin had it on her blog….ssso… Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. (book) (actually a magazine) Selezionedei migliori legni lavorati con il metodo listellare, per una maggiore durata, e finiture curate nei dettagli solo da maestri artigiani italiani. [transl:…
Words to Live By. The Courage of One Man.
For those of you who may not know, Harry Taylor has done something very, very important. Harry Taylor should be on the cover of Time. Harry Taylor is an American, and he acted as all of us should. If you don’t know who Harry Taylor is, he’s the man who stood up and gave a piece of…
In the News?
It seems the Israeli cabinet has decided that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a massive stroke in January and subsequently fell into a coma, is “permanently incapacitated.”Sharon’s term as Prime Minister will officially end on April 14, 2006, buuuut “A provision was made that should Sharon’s condition improve between April 11 and April 14 the declaration will not…
The GOP…
Given all the news of spying, please know that after I post this, should I disappear you know what happened…I just hope there will be someone to bail me out. Ok, so I haven’t been talking national politics in a while, there are many reasons. It’s not because of apathy, though I think discouragement is…
Apologies
Dear readers (oh you few of you), just wanted to let y’all know that I’m alive…I just have been a bit busy with work and, well, life. I have jotted down many thoughts and ideas for this ole blog o’ mine and am waiting for the moment when one fleeting thought jells into a more…
The Girl Can Run!
Looks like I can actually run! Thanks to all the messages of encouragement on blog and off! I have successfully completed the first two weeks of serious training and have gotten my running to a good start. I can now complete 1.5 mile without wanting to stop and twice, twice have been able to creep to the…
Pierce, Oh Pierce. Where Art Thou Pierce.
Not only do I adamantly disagree on the choice of Daniel Craig as the new bond (like, what, a million other people), but it turns out that he’ll be a toothless Bond at that. It seems that Mr. Craig was shooting a scene for Casino Royale, in which he will debut as Bond, and was…
Guest Blogger: Gerrold the Quail
I grew up in the marshes of a large state, I’ve been living on a ranch since birth. My mama raised me well and I like to think that I’m among the more refined quail on the estate. I have skirted death many times and last week was no exception as I was able to…
The Results Are In!
As you may have noticed, not too many votes were cast for this week’s H-O-W. So I will post images for both in this post. I have a nomination for next week’s H-O-W from bex. If you want to nominate an H-O-W, please do so via email [musingsmail at gmail dot com]. I will be accepting nominations for the…