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March 16th, 2014 - 10:20 pm § in Hypocrisy

God takes gay hating pastor to his bosom

Gay-hating ex-pastor ‘close to death’                                                            \[...]

March 16th, 2014 - 10:16 pm § in Hypocrisy, Politics, Russia

RUSSIA’s Freedom of the Press

The Moscow News temporarily stops publication 17:57 14/03/2014 The Moscow News has temporarily ceased updating materials on its news website, Facebook page and Twitter account due to the liquidation process and reorganization of its parent company, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti[...]

March 16th, 2014 - 7:44 pm § in Misc.

Happy Purim

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March 16th, 2014 - 2:46 pm § in Misc.

Happy Purim

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March 16th, 2014 - 2:32 pm § in Hypocrisy

30 Days Till Passover

Today is the first day of Purim and the 30th day before Passover. Why do I say “day?”  Jewish days begin at sundown, so today is Purim, but it began last night. We are also 30 days before Passover, two holidays that could nto be more different than anything in the dominant Christian cu[...]

March 16th, 2014 - 2:09 pm § in Misc.

The Scot: Jimi

Hear My Train A Comin’                                 By: [email protected]   The Jimi Hendrix bronze statue on the sidewalk of bohemian Broadway, beside the Blick Art Materials, is, unquestionably, one of my favourite shots to test out a new lens or camera. [...]

March 16th, 2014 - 1:47 pm § in Jews, Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: PURIM

WHAT THE HELL IS PURIM? AND WHY TODAY?  Go to a synagogue on March 15, the normal day for Purim and (if you are goyishe) you will think its a mix of Halloween and Mardi Gras .. kids trying to get candy from the rabbi,* lots of noise, adults dressed in stupefying costumes. Purim officially […[...]

March 16th, 2014 - 1:21 pm § in The Ave Scene

Wolf of Wall Street: An Amazon Alternative?

We are waiting for Wolf of Wall Street to be a free show on Cable.  Seems appropriate given the theme.    Funny thing about that sort of movie.  As fewer movies are made and as Comcast expands its empire, our choices of movies is becoming limited by what “they” want us to see.   [...]

March 16th, 2014 - 11:40 am § in The Ave Scene

UW Professor Explains Why Crows Dislike Local Talk Show Host

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March 16th, 2014 - 7:15 am § in America, Russia

Imperial Russia vs Europe

Vladimir Putin is right. The West has interfered massively in Ukraine. James Brooke VOA Let me explain. Last year, about 15 percent of Russian adults traveled outside the former Soviet Union. By contrast, about one third of Ukrainians between ages of 20 and 50 have traveled to Western Europe – to[...]