Monthly Archives: March 2008

AQI

March 13, 2008 – 9:26 pm

Gateway Pundit goes off on one about a report in McClatchy Newspapers about Al Qaida’s operations in Iraq. The reporting is quite interesting, but also rather clumsy, especially in the passage the Pundit takes offense at: …As recently as last July, Bush tried to tie al Qaida to the ongoing violence in Iraq. “The same [...]

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Exercise

March 12, 2008 – 7:58 pm

An update to my campaign to deslug my life. Changing jobs has thrown a spanner in the works, though mainly a good one as the onsite gym is jolly handy. My knee hasn’t cleared up as fast as I’d hoped, so I’m doing almost no cycling, but I’m hopefully I’ll be able to start commuting [...]

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Fraternal Conflict

March 11, 2008 – 12:54 pm

Yes, addressing the big issues of our time… our pet gerbils have had a falling out, with one biting the bum of another. The biter has been moved into a cardboard box while we figure out what to do. it’s very unlikely we can reintroduce him to the tank, even though they all seem to [...]

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Easy Lies

March 6, 2008 – 9:09 pm

From a post at Gateway Pundit that makes some reasonable points, a couple of mistakes. First, an easy lie about money. And, the cost of this war– something the Democrats are focusing on now that Iraq is stabilizing– is lower than Vietnam or the Cold War: Lets say I pay you $10 a day, and [...]

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Relationships

March 5, 2008 – 12:42 pm

Adive from ‘Stuff White People Like‘ on dealing with people who’ve just ended a relationship: It is imperative that you do not attempt to kick them out of their misery by saying things like “get over it,” “there are other people out there,” or “I don’t want to read your poem.” Read, as they say, [...]

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