I read yesterday that four masked gunmen stole a lion, along with two parrots, from a Gaza Strip zoo. Now I’m not an expert on lions, but as someone who lives with 11 cats, I can claim to have some familiarity with the family Felidae; I have also owned some good-sized parrots in the past. […]
Archives for November 2005
Dear Arik – An Open Letter to Ariel Sharon
Dear Arik – So you’ve finally done it – split off from the Likud and formed a new political party. Congratulations! This was a move that a lot of us have eagerly awaited. You’re no doubt getting a lot of professional advice already, but I’d like to contribute a few suggestions of my own. As […]
Administriva: Imshin Returns, More New Links, and My Gadget Collection
She’s back! Imshin, mistress of Not a Fish, has begun posting to her blog again, after a hiatus that I suppose lasted a few weeks but seemed like an eternity to me. Imshin was the first blogger to link to me when I appeared on the scene; she also offered me wise and helpful advice […]
Treif Crembos and Kosher Dolphins
No time today for a proper blog post. I’ve been stuck all day – and a large part of yesterday, the Sabbath, which is almost unheard-of for me – helping out with a major database conversion project. Tomorrow, I hope, will be easier. In the mean time, I did notice one news story today which […]
Lisa’s Roots
Lisa Goldman has come up with yet another of her beautiful little vignettes – a short, vivid slice of life with a great “punch line”. I won’t give away the plot. In fact, I won’t tell you anything except to click over to her site and read it. Man, I wish I could write like […]