Monthly Archives: February 2008
I Need You Gloop and Gleep!
My mind battles for cartoon supremacy in true Laff-A-Lympics style. With the Herculoids, featuring Gloop and Gleep as the dominate old-school cartoon.
Posted in Entertainment Tagged cartoons, dastardly, gleep, gloop, herculoids, laff-a-lympics, saturday cartoons 19 Comments
Congress Wants More Clemens
Please suspend all shock and disbelief, the saga continues and it is grossly evident that our government just loves spending time and money on all things Rocket. Yankees beat writer Peter Abraham divulged information on Congress’ plan this evening in his blog:
It is now being reported that the Democrats on the House Committee on [...]
Living the American Dream for 12 Months
This is the time of the year again, where soon-to-be graduate students are looking for their new jobs. America’s job market is not at its best, although many people predict short labor which would increase demand in many occupations nationwide. In any case, for some of us, students from different countries, the struggle is [...]
Posted in Business, International Tagged education, graduate students, international students, optional practical training 5 Comments
The Jews Fought Hard for Israel
A couple of days ago, Oren Gulasa babeled about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from which an interesting discussion followed suit. Although the question of who is right and wrong in that region will never be resolved, as both the Arab side has reason for its gripes as does the Jewish side. Both sides were [...]
Alec Baldwin: Spreading Fear and Lies About Nuclear Energy in My Backyard
Yesterday I had the distinct displeasure of spending three hours of my time listening to junk science, manipulation of the weak-minded, and fear mongering by none other than Alec Baldwin.
His target: A nuclear power plant that provides clean, safe, and reliable energy to thousands of homes.
The town hall style meeting was staged by the Ocean [...]
Posted in Current Events, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science Tagged alec baldwin, nuclear energy 62 Comments
Proud Member of the NRA
The National Rifle Association does a good job of promoting safe gun ownership but lacks vision for the future in terms of intelligent firearms regulation.
Posted in Politics, Society Tagged amendment 2, constitution, firearms, george wingate, gun, gun control, gun regulation, gun safety, militia, national rifle association, nra, right to bear arms, william church 7 Comments
Breaking the Myths About the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
I was recently approached by colleagues from school who asked me to explain what is happening in my region. Shortly after I mention that I am from Israel, I usually get one of two questions (or both):
Why do you guys kill each other?
Do you speak Jewish?
In this short essay, however, I will try to answer [...]
Posted in History, International Tagged israel, israeli, middle east, palestine, palestinian 15 Comments
Solar Voyager: Outstanding Space Art Complete with Photoshop Tutorials