Duke

Duke University is getting bad press these days. Its lacrosse team had a very bad party during which a stripper was attacked and gang raped. You read the story, I'm sure. This type of thing seems increasingly frequent on the university and even service academy scene. Attention has turned now to discussions of the bad [...]

these amazing artists

Michael Blowhard, one of the authors of favorite website "2 Blowhards", mentions Hugh Symonds' photos taken with a cellphone camera. Sceptical, I clicked on the link and had my mind completely blown. How can this be? Click on this.

Weird Democracy

From this morning's front page: "The American ambassador has told Shiite officials that President Bush does not want the Iraqi prime minister to remain the country's leader in the next government… Mr. Khalilizad said Mr. Bush 'doesn't want, doesn't support, doesn't accept' Mr. Jaafari as the next prime minister.." A few weeks ago, when Palestinians [...]

Jewish Travel

"Jewish Travel" by Yehuda Amichai   As it is written, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help": not a hike to see a tall mountain in all its glory not a climb to rejoice in the vistas of nature, but a hike with a purpose to seek help [...]

Bud Jackson Comes Through

Bloggers live by readers suggesting great new blogs… and recommending ours! Bud Jackson came through this morning with this excellent webpage. http://www.diserio.com/top15-skylines.html Thanks, Bud

Apologies to the Students…At least Some of them

Oops! (See my Journal, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?") http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protests28mar28,0,932535.story?track=tothtml