A Torah scroll rescued from Lithuania has a new home aboard the United States Navy aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. You can read more here… Hat tip to Murray Kane
Month: August 2008
College Degrees
The graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work?” The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, “How does it work?” The graduate with an Accounting degree Asks, “How much will it cost?” The graduate with a Liberal Arts
Great Tennis Forehand
This video is for the gal in our household that is developing quite a forehand… Just emulate James Blake and you’re in the right territory: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluhYnSlGZU[/youtube] 1 min 37 sec Just in case you need another example, check out the forehand
Is Peace Possible with an Avowed Enemy?
A former member of Hamas was interviewed about his views towards Israelis and Palestinians: “You Jews should be aware: You will never, but never have peace with Hamas. Islam, as the ideology that guides them, will not allow them to
A Modern Rendition of ‘Who’s on First?’
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello — and not too old to understand computers — to fully appreciate this. If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ might have turned
More O’bama Insights
More goodies from my political humor man, Slick…
Russian Bear Hibernation
The Russian Bear is awakening from a 20-year hibernation… beyond the well-publicized attack of the Georgian country, the Russians are starting to revert to many of their harsh methods. For example, Stalin is making a comeback with Russian school teachers, who
Aircraft Carriers and Politicians
Some good insights from my key supplier of political humor, Slick Imwalle… If Politicians were aircraft carriers: USS Ronald Reagan Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling.
Penn, Teller, and Environmentalism
If you missed the Showtime series of the Penn & Teller show, they have a good episode on the “cloaked objectives” of environmentalism: It’s important to note that if you’re pro-socialism, or anti-globalism, or anti-corporation, those are all fine, debatable
Tennis Master Series in Cincinnati – Report 3
We made it back to Mason for the third time in this year’s tournament (see previous postings here and here) and we watched the quarterfinal match between Nadal and Lapentti. Since the man from Ecuador is no youngster (he beat