I will be spending the next couple of weeks on the road in Kentucky and Illinois on a pre-election assignment.
Posting will be very light.
Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
Men at Work — Light Posting Will Continue
Posted in Misc on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
11 Die in Finland’s Latest Bout of Social Nausea
Posted in Misc on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As of this writing, 11 are dead in a shooting in a college in central Finland.
Why?
Yes, the tools were readily available — there are some 2 million firearms in this country of 5 million. And yes, there was no lack of models, as any expert on school killings will tell you. But I’m afraid the [...]
Blogging Break
Posted in Misc on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Will take off for southern Italy for a two-week vacation.
There will be absolutely no blogging.
To thwart invaders, comments will be off until Sept. 14.
The Pummeling of Dr. iRack
Posted in Misc on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reading this exchange at Missing Links, I couldn’t help thinking that being not only illiterate in Arabic but also a self-confessed simpleton has saved me from a lot of trouble. I read both Dr. iRack and Badger and find them extremely valuable sources of information and analysis on Iraq. I also find the pummeling of [...]
Thanks, Registan…
Posted in Misc on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
… for kindly endorsing my pedestrian efforts.
And just in case I’ve forgotten, my hat also goes off to Zamin for the same.
I shall now happily retire to the summer cottage for the weekend with a 5-year old Lego fanatic and Jane Mayer’s new book. (They kind of cancel out each other, but hey…)
A Personal Interlude
Posted in Misc on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An explanation for today’s silence is in order.
After acting up for a couple of weeks the hard drive of my laptop finally gave up the ghost, forcing me to dust my clunky old HP, which sucks.
Also, because of staff changes, it looks like I have to put GWOT on the backburner for a few months [...]
