Israel at 60

My sister, Karen (Oogy), actually sent me a link for the blog (will wonders never cease?).  It’s a recent William Kristol article about Israel’s 60th birthday in the New York Times: This week marks the 60th anniversary of the founding

Can You Catch Up on Sleep?

An interesting article in Scientific American on the subject of “sleep debt“… It appears that most Americans sleep between 6 to 10 hours per day (I’m at the low-end of that range), and you can make up for lost sleep. 

Democrat Looney Bin

Al Gore claims that the recent cyclone in Myanmar  is a consequence of global warming… You’ve gotta believe there is an old-age home somewhere for all of those wacky Democrat ex-politicians.  Put Jimmy Carter and Al Gore in a looney

Quotes from O’bama

Would you please repeat this for me. I don’t think I quite got it the first time: “My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join with me as we try

One-Minute Business Lesson – 1

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the

Israeli Independence

A great article in the Wall Street Journal from Bret Stephens on Israeli Independence.    I’ve excerpted a few of the salient points: Between January 2003 and March 2008, tiny Israel was condemned [by the UN] no fewer than 635 times… North