Daily Archives: July 25th, 2006 «

 

Simply speechless

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 11:30 pm » 10 Comments

Rarely is the proprietress of this blog left speechless, but after reading this story about “Buddy on Demand” (pictured at left), you’ll understand why yours truly is presently at a loss for words. Even if I COULD come up with something to say in response to this, it would probably best be left unsaid …

 

A great moment in sports history

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 11:12 pm » 3 Comments

I’ve been remiss in congratulating Tiger Woods (who I know checks for updates to this blog hourly) on winning the 135th British Open Golf Championships this past Sunday. Sure, he’s won the British Open before, but this was his first tournament win since the passing of his father back in early May, and emotions were [...]

 

He’s not right very often, but when he is …

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 10:21 pm » 7 Comments

… he’s very very right (no pun intended). I’m talking about Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who has written a scathing piece that lays out the case for how the do-nothings at the UN legitimizes terrorists. A snippet: But Annan heads an organization that is so anti-Israel that as the late Abba Eban, the early [...]

 

A victory in the war on terror

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 10:00 pm » 3 Comments

Let’s hear it for U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly! Via AP: A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar AT&T from giving the government telephone records without warrants, saying it would require disclosures that would “adversely affect our national security.” Judge Matthew F. Kennelly said disclosing whether AT&T had given [...]

 

50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill list should have included all of Washington, DC

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 9:24 pm » 7 Comments

The Hill has posted its “50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill” list, which you can read/view here. Plenty of eye candy there for both male and female readers of this blog (I’m still catching my breath after reading about Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) … note to self: check out the Senator’s site more in [...]

 

The war on Lieberman

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 11:47 am » 9 Comments

David Broder at the Washington Post writes today that Lieberman-supporting Democrats are pulling out all the stops in their quest to help him overcome the dark-horse candidacy of Ned Lamont: WATERBURY, Conn., July 24 — Former president Bill Clinton joined a stage full of Connecticut officials Monday night in testifying to the Democratic credentials of [...]

 

What exactly does this have to do with teaching?

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2006 at 8:34 am » 13 Comments

I normally take CNS News with a grain of salt, but this morning they are on the mark with their report that the American Federation of Teachers have adopted an official stance on …… the war in Iraq (among other non-school related positions). Mystifying. Here’s the story: (CNSNews.com) – Just weeks after the National Education [...]