Month: February 2006

What/Who R U Doing Tonite OPEN THREAD?

So far, I’m hosting a naked blog-in — HERE, in a new thread — starting at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET, where we’ll share some of the wildest things we’ve done in our lives. Come on, I dare you. And then...

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Froggy Bottom — Nap? or Talk Books?

So, Watcha Readin’ These Days? Saturday Afternoon Book Group in Front; Naps in Back. Saturday Afternoon CafĂ© Hosted by Maryb. Coffee & Tea Available. Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door Please...

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Expression: 1966-1967

Today’s BBC news reports that “[a] Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his ‘wife’, after he was caught having sex with the animal.” “The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he...

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Iraq Casualties Piling Up At Home

I received a heart-wrenching message from a nurse at a VA hospital regarding the young men from Iraq who are now showing up there. There won’t be any news coverage of the shattered lives he is witnessing there. So I...

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Iran: Good News and Bad News

First the good news. Russia still thinks a deal can be struck with Iran regarding guarantees and protocols to ensure that it’s nuclear program will not be used to obtain nuclear weapons: Russia’s top nuclear official...

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