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The Shtachim-for-Shtichim Shtick

September 29, 2005 by Don Radlauer Leave a Comment

In the aftermath of Ariel Sharon’s recent warm reception at the United Nations, Binyamin Netanyahu accused him of “trading shtachim for shtichim” – literally, giving up territories for (red) carpets. This accusation – despite the semi-clever Hebrew wordplay – is nothing new. Since the beginnings of Israeli negotiations with the Palestinians a decade ago, opposition […]

Dubious Victories and a Sad Anniversary

September 27, 2005 by Don Radlauer Leave a Comment

And so, another day has arrived (well, actually, it’s more than half over already) in Israel. Ariel Sharon has won a marginal victory in the Likud Central Committee, keeping party primaries from being brought forward from next April to this November. I can’t say I’m thrilled with his success – at best, it seems like […]

New “Traffic Exchange” Feature – Feedback Requested!

September 27, 2005 by Don Radlauer 1 Comment

Yesterday I signed up for Bravenet’s “Traffic Exchange” program. This will evidently show other participants’ websites to you in pop-up (or “pop-under”) windows when you leave my site; you’ll see at most one such site per day. If you have pop-ups blocked, you won’t see any change. If you do see pop-ups, please let me […]

A Look Back at the Week Ahead

September 24, 2005 by Don Radlauer Leave a Comment

I’ve been accused of verbosity. When anyone asks me for writing advice (which is seldom) I always say: “Read Hemingway. Write like that.” But my own stuff never seems to come out like Hemingway, no matter how hard I try; I’ve never mastered the art of the sound-bite, or its written equivalent. (OK, I can […]

New Profile Pic!

September 22, 2005 by Don Radlauer Leave a Comment

Sadly, this is more or less what I really look like. And the pose pretty much represents my real life as well – sitting at a computer, trying to read (or write) something, while being forced to amuse some small, furry carnivore with fangs and sharp claws.

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