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December 28th, 2016 - 8:19 am § in Misc.

The Chicken Returns

I heard him crow… up close and loud. I was sitting in the cool morning in the courtyard here, typing. I usually leave the door to my quarters open to let out the hot air, and the old-guy smells accumulated overnight. There’s a point each morning when the sun overcomes the morning cool an[...]

December 28th, 2016 - 1:15 am § in Misc.

THE Ave Challenge: What is it?

A. Inside the ceiling of Notre Dame B. Inside a guitar C. Restaurant in Vancouver, BC D. Theatre design by Gehry E. Inside sloop America[...]

December 27th, 2016 - 8:39 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.

Netanyahu’s Hanukkah Card

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December 27th, 2016 - 11:30 am § in Misc.

PHOTOGRAHY: Cuddling

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December 27th, 2016 - 11:12 am § in America

BREAKING NEWS: Princess Leia Dies

DEAD AT 60 Carrie Fisher died Tuesday morning … days after suffering a massive heart attack on board a flight from London to LAX Carrie had been on a publicity tour for her new book, “The Princess Diarist.” The book recently made headlines because she wrote about having an affair [...]

December 27th, 2016 - 1:57 am § in America

BREAKING NEWS: Surprise holiday visit by Trump to Moscow!

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December 27th, 2016 - 1:43 am § in Jews, Misc.

Fifth Night of Hanukkah: Why Karaite Jews Do Not Celebrate Hannukah

Are the Historical Karaite Jewish Objections to Hanukkah Still Relevant Today? from blog, A Blue Thread In 1979, Hadassah Magazine visited the last remaining Karaite Jews of Cairo, Egypt. The magazine provides this tidbit regarding the shochet of the community, Farag Murad Yehuda Menashe: [H]e will [...]

December 27th, 2016 - 1:43 am § in The Ave Scene

PHOTOGRAPHY: Virtual Reality

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December 27th, 2016 - 1:39 am § in Misc.

Being Senior

The following post was written by a man named Steve Herman. You can see the original post here. As I was waiting in line behind an older gentleman at Wendy’s recently, I heard him ask for his senior discount. The girl at the register apologized and charged him less. When I asked the man what [...]

December 26th, 2016 - 4:41 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.

Obama May Have Force Fed Peace

Ken Waltzer FACEBOOK  Some thoughts on what the UN Security Council resolution 2334 might mean and about what is next. Meantime, despite all the good diplomatic action de-isolating Israel by initiatives involving Africa, former Soviet republics, some Arab states, China, even Russia, the UNSCR 2334 [...]