Month: October 2006

Coup in Pakistan Foiled by Musharraf

Makes me feel so secure to know that President Musharraf of Pakistan has apparently managed to fend off a coup attempt from Islamist military officers, this time: KARACHI – A plot to stage a coup against Pakistan’s...

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Legally Blind Activism

Next Thursday they will pulverize the cataract on my right eye, and replace it with a nice new lens which will, they tell me, allow me to see clearly again.  They say it will seem like a miraculous change, from my current...

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Ho Hum, another day spent liberating Iraq

Of course, freedom can be messy: Gunmen attacked women picking vegetables in a field outside the Iraqi capital, killing six adults and two young girls and kidnapping two teenagers. Police said they suspected the gunmen in...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol. 62

Welcome back. This week I’ll be continuing with our painting of the 1950 Hudson Hornet seen in the photo directly below. When last we were together, the painting appears as it does directly below. Since last week I have...

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