First up, something wonderful, because the last things are very, very disappointing. A couple of times, I have written previously about how I was really proud of athletes in the Olympics, specifically Michael Phelps, but there was one guy that I am beaming over even more. Matthew Mitcham is an Australian diver that took the [...]
Tag Archive for 'iraq'
reflecting on a few news items
Published by August 28th, 2008 in civil rights, get involved, is it just me?, listen up!, mixed media, politics, public health, show the love, that is so gay, tragic, venting, well? and wtf?!. 6 Commentsbusy week ahead…
Published by October 1st, 2007 in all about me, get over it!, is it just me?, listen up!, politics, public health, the catch-all-egory, venting, well? and wtf?!. 5 CommentsThis week, I have two midterms, one each in Statistics and Anatomy Lab. Needless to say, I have hit the “frustration, procrastinator-to-the-max” level of stress; I need to study, but I am too worried about the tests that I just end up wasting time being frustrated about them. Gah. I am sure that I will [...]
britney, 9/11, and kathy griffin – thoughts
Published by September 11th, 2007 in britney n' k-fed, get over it!, happenings, is it just me?, mixed media, show the love, the catch-all-egory and wtf?!. 30 CommentsSo apparently, I wasn’t the only one who thought calling Britney fat was going too far; but isn’t it interesting that it came from the same source? Perhaps they realized they struck a cord with the fat comments, especially considering she couldn’t be farther from it. Who knows. Either way, it is in the past [...]
a boring tuesday
Published by July 17th, 2007 in get over it!, hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, mixed media, movie musings, tragic, venting, well? and wtf?!. 0 CommentsToday has been painfully boring; meetings and not much else. I still find it incredibly strange that people still deny that our involvement in the process of globalization has, in some ways, affected the situation we find ourselves dealing with in the middle east. If you cannot holistically grasp the concept that America is not [...]
monday ramblings…
Published by July 16th, 2007 in hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, the catch-all-egory, venting, well? and wtf?!. 15 CommentsNot much going on today, other than slowly trying to get into the week, after a delightful weekend. We hung out with friends on Friday and Saturday, and had dinner with a lovely couple last night, one of which was someone that James met this summer. They were quite nice, and I look forward to [...]
so let me get this straight…
Published by July 13th, 2007 in hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, politics, venting, well? and wtf?!. 5 CommentsDespite failing benchmarks, and continued violence escalation in Iraq, our president has said that “a precipitous withdrawal would embolden al-Qaeda” (source), yet, it appears that our occupation of Iraq is THE CAUSE of their escalation and emboldening strategy. According to what is being reported, al-Qaeda wasn’t in Iraq before we went to Iraq. Since our [...]
some scattered links and thoughts
Published by July 11th, 2007 in get over it!, hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, mixed media, politics, public health, the catch-all-egory, tragic, venting, well? and wtf?!. 4 CommentsI have seen some interesting things today, so I thought to myself, “hey, that should be my post!”. So, here are some links to interesting things, and my thoughts on them. I will try not to let this go on too long, but this stuff is quite interesting folks; check it out and feel free [...]
hopeful of change for Iraq, and some other interesting things
Published by July 10th, 2007 in all about me, hmm interesting, listen up!, mixed media, music musings, politics, public health, well? and wtf?!. 39 CommentsSo, the surge, you know, the one that I said wouldn’t work (because the many before it didn’t either), apparently isn’t working. Oops… I mean, we should have known better right? Wait… WE DID! Well, you would think at this point we would have gained a better perspective on things, especially regarding foreign policingpolicy, but [...]
absolute power? wait a second…
Published by June 26th, 2007 in is it just me?, politics, venting and well?. 73 CommentsI didn’t comment on the fact that Cheney and Bush (with a comment about where they work) believe that they are not required to follow laws, and as such, are not subject to the regulations and sanctions that those laws require; but this is hilarious. Since Cheney doesn’t think that he is a member of [...]
wait a second… but I thought?
Published by May 24th, 2007 in hmm interesting, is it just me?, listen up!, venting, well? and wtf?!. 34 CommentsYesterday, our amazingly astute, president said that bin Laden was trying to set up terrorist camps and attack sites in Iraq, and as such, is the main reason why the war on “terror” in Iraq is so essential. But Mr. President… didn’t you say this about bin Laden just a few years ago(?): Deep in [...]
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