Monthly Archives: December 2008
Too Little, Too Late
As I always say, you really need to understand culture before you go into solving problems or interfere with other international disputes overseas. With terrorists, you need to get into the root of the problem with a strong, confident plan. I am saying so because I am shocked and stunned (again) with the international critics [...]
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Caroline Kennedy: You Know
Now, you know, let’s pretend, you know, that umm, Sarah Palin, you know, put out an interview like this. Imagine, you know, what the press would have done with that one. You know?
Please tell me this idiot is not going to end up in the Senate.
Just in case you think, you know, I don’t know [...]
Posted in Current Events, Humor, Politics Tagged caroline kennedy, courage, democrat, economy, education, health care, hillary clinton, interview, NAFTA, new york times, news, sarah palin, senate, you know 21 Comments
In General: David Petraeus
United States Army General David Petraeus is credited with turning the tide against extremists in in Iraq. Now he looks to secure a victory in Afghanistan.
Posted in Current Events, History Tagged afghanistan, al qaeda, bosnia, central command, counter insurgency, general david petraeus, haiti, insurgent, iraq, kuwait, moveon.org, new york times, operation desert spring, operation iraqi freedom, operation joint forge, operation uphold democracy, sectarian violence, shiite, sunni, the surge, us army, vietnam 8 Comments
B Movie Babels: Feast II
During my much anticipated vacation doing nothing this year, I decided to watch Feast and Feast II back to back. After finishing Feast, I was eager to pop in the sequel, dubbed Feast II, Sloppy Seconds. Needless to say, my initial excitement waned fast and was thoroughly obliterated by the end of the movie.
So, where [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Science Fiction Tagged b movie, bad acting, Feast, feast ii, gore, honey pie, horror, midget, monster, sloppy seconds 4 Comments
Word Power: Christmas
Today’s lesson in Word Power is to understand the history and etymology behind the word Christmas.
Christmas (Noun): [christ-mas]
A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
December 25, the day on which the feast is celebrated. (American Heritage Dictionary)
Etymology
Christmas has been celebrated by Christians for centuries as the day that Jesus Christ was born. There is actually [...]
Posted in Etymology Tagged ancient greek, catholic, christ, christianity, christmas, christos, church, jesus christ, kristos, latin, mass, massa, saturnalia, words 3 Comments
Merry Christmas Everyone
To all of the Babelers out there, I wish you all a Merry Christmas.
May all of your Holidays experience the wonder of High Dynamic Range.
Posted in Photography Tagged christmas, christmas tree, happy holidays, hdr, hdr images, high dynamic range, living room, merry christmas 1 Comment
Gaza First
With the holidays already here, people in major cities across the Middle East celebrate Christmas while others celebrate Hanukkah the Jewish festival of lights. In Jerusalem, Nazareth, and other Israeli cities with mixed ethnic populations you could even observe both holidays, which brings some hope for peace and a better life of togetherness.
Another reason for [...]
Posted in International Tagged christmas, delegation, ehud olmert, gaza, gaza strip, gobi ashkenazi, hamas, hanukkah, hezbollah, holidays, idf, israel, iz al-din al-qassam, jewish, kasam rockets, kibbutz, middle east, peace, syria, turkey, west bank 1 Comment
Whoever Didn’t Hate the Yankees Before Has Just Been Converted
The New York Yankees are now officially worse than the Dallas Cowboys.
Reports are running rampant that Mark Teixeira has come to terms with the New York Yankees on an eight-year deal worth roughly $180 million. Just let this excerpt from ESPN.com wash over your for a second.
The contract would pay Teixeira an average of $22.5 [...]
Posted in Sports Tagged aj burnett, arod, baseball, brian cashman, cc sabathia, dallas cowboys, derek jeter, free agency, free agents, greed, jerry jones, major league baseball, manny ramirez, mark teixeira, new york yankees 6 Comments
The Story of Hanukkah
The Hanukkah Story recounts the Jewish religious resistance of Judah and the Maccabees against Emperor Antiochus of the Seleucid Empire.
Posted in History Tagged alexander the great, antiochus, chanah, egypt, hanukkah, holiday, jew, jewish, judah the hammer, judea, maccabee, maccabees, menorah, ptolemy, seleucid empire 5 Comments
Second Life is Pandora’s Box