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This black kite and I watched each other out the window each morning as I read my email and drank coffee. Then one morning it decided to say hello, flew over to the window, and tried to atta ...

This black kite and I watched each other out the window each...

A view of the back of Naqqar Khana from Diwan-i-Aam - where the King's throne is.

A view of the back of Naqqar Khana from Diwan-i-Aam - where...

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More On Mediocrity

A few more thoughts, as I watch more people I know accept 2nd best.

Bad therapy teaches us that it is ok to be where you are and to accept it, be ok with it, and is a nicer euphemism for suck it up. Drugs help people cope with their inability to move from [...]

Yes, We Are Not All Stupid!

We win. America Wins. The World Wins. Thank G-d we finally showed the world we are not all idiots. Democrats are on the way back.

Now!!!! No blow jobs, keep the curruption down, and fight for America. The America we all want, open, free, equitable, Christian right wing bullshit free, and a better world [...]

Declarations of Independance

Read this, the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Why was I reading this today? I forget, but I was curious about this moment in history. Notice this:

The catastrophe which recently befell the Jewish people – the massacre of millions of Jews in Europe – was another clear demonstration of the urgency of solving the [...]

Antisemitism vs. Antizionism

In another outstanding article, which makes the Economist worth the hefty subscription price, there is an analysis on the difference causes for the rift in support for Israel between America and Europe. While going through historical detail on the basis of left vs. right politics and how both have changed in all three locations [...]

Eulogy: Death of The American Dream

In front of Twilo maybe 8 years ago, maybe longer, I was berated by Sean B. and George M. because I was taking a stance about sending garment production to Asia. I maintained that it was fundamentally un-American to allow your neighbors to loose their jobs so that you could have the perception of [...]

Do We Need UN Election Monitors?

You have to be dead to not recall the pain and suffering caused by the last two presidential elections. It was simply embarrassing to have the supposed standard bearer of democracy show that it has the same problems as the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have continued to allow bug business and wealthy power [...]

What Are You Idiots Teaching Your Kids?

I came across and read a post about 2 kids locked in a court battle over the lost iPod.

Making the rounds in the media this week is the news of two almost-highschool-freshmen girls, both 14-years old, involved in a nasty court battle against each other over… an iPod nano. Or, to be more [...]