Bad news: Radical Islam is engaged in "defensive jihad."

Good news: they hired their defensive coordinator from the Detroit Lions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11459745

The a-e, a week from today, will be leaving for South Carolina on holiday. He's passed through and overnighted there before, years ago, when his family drove down a few times to Florida, but this will be the longest he's ever stayed there ( Read more... )

When you're feeling pretty crummy, they know exactly what button to push to cheer you up.

To that friend: thank you. You are wonderful.

Complaining about anti-American messages in the media is rather like urinating on a prairie fire: it may provide you with a transient sense of satisfaction, but it's dangerous and ultimately futile ( Read more... )

Strike 1: Very nice person the a-e is deeply fond of has found and chosen another.

Strike 2: Very funny and charming Uruguyan secretary at work is leaving for another department.

Strike 3: Very funny and very good looking secretary at work is married.

Back to the bench, a-e.

There are seven weeks to go until the off-year elections. It's still pretty hard to say what is going to happen for certain. I've looked at the RealClearPolitics poll-of-polls, the Cook Report, and Rasmussen, as well as the InTrade quasi-betting service, and all of them are in general agreement ( Read more... )

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This is an excerpt from "Hallo, Janine!" which is a UFA film released a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II. It stars Marika Roekk, a Hungarian actress who was a major favourite with German film goers throughout the 30s and 40s. Interestingly, the film takes place largely in Paris, and with a Dutch co-star -- Pan-Europa, indeed ( Read more... )