Month: February 2006

Let’s play a parlor game, shall we? How many soldiers, commandos and marines does it take to protect our dear leader when he takes a quickie trip to India? India is one of our friends and trading partners, and as far as I...

Science fiction writer Octavia Butler died at her home in Seattle over the weekend.  She is one of my favorite writers.  She tells magical stories about how people effect their societies. I read all of her books as...

In the midst of some of the brouhaha here lately, I told a story of an childhood incident that left a decided impression on me. I don’t tell that story to make anyone feel guilty, or to garner pity or anything… but...

This is an Unhosted Cafe. Self-serve food and drinks. Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) May the 4’s be with...

Trying to define attitudes in the West towards attitudes in the Middle East is an immensely complicated task. And right now as we try to sift our way through the controversies over the Danish cartoons and the Dubai ports deal,...