Is “chicken hawk” really an insult?…

L’Unione non glielo ha consentito…

From Reuters comes word of yet another slide down the slope to a New Prohibition. As predicted back when Westin became the first hotel chain to go smoke-free, another major chain has decided to close their doors to smokers.
The Marriott Corporation, w…

“With anti-American sentiment at unprecedented levels around the world, Americans worried about their country’s low standing are pushing a grassroots campaign to change foreign perceptions of the United States “one handshake at a time…

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I may make this a recurring feature of TFM. Today’s fantasy comes from Palm Beach Post Columnist Charles Elmore….

123beta is going to be hosting one of the Random Blogs of Summer Awards! I should have it operational by tonight. It will be in……

  I am so happy to be back on Thursdays again for my host Sam at OTA.  Now that I am on new software and do not have to ‘manually’ do my tracbacks for them to showcase - I have time for fun!  But then isn’t that what a party is abo…

Our second winner today is the Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front and its lawyer Sugito….

We have a fairly good Google page rank and one of the hazards of this is machine-gun commenting. A machine-gun commenter has an article or a blog post they think is really cool, and in order to publicize it they…

A “miracle” discovery announced Tuesday of an ancient copy of the Book of Psalms (dating from 800-1000 A.D.) in an Irish bog may have a warning for Israel’s enemies… Plus, play the “Dunk Nasrallah” game! …more…

Special Time Traveler Reporter: It is March 7 1942. We are here in Newark New Jersey with your average anti-war, Anti-American defeatist Joe Clueless.

STTR: So tell us Joe, what is your assessment of World War Two?

JC: What World War?…

Morning, y’all, Jebediah here, and reckon I can’t believe this claptrap
Detroit: An Arab-American civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit against the Bush administration for failing to protect the lives of thousands of US citizens trapp…

Today’s winners are CNN and its reporter Nic Robertson….

Just what should they know about and feel towards the defence force that protects them, their families, and their way of life and in which they will soon serve?
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As a kid in the 50’s if you got into a position where you could not continue in some chase game like tag or IT you called fins or finsies. It was like running into church for sanctuary. It meant you had temporary diplomatic immunity….

“The UN humanitarian chief accused Hez-bollah late Monday of “cowardly blending” among Lebanese civilians and causing the deaths of hundreds during two weeks of cross-border violence with Israel.
The militant group has built bunkers and tunnels ne…

I have to wake up everyone in a 5 mile radius by banging on my door with blocks and screaming “Maaaaaa-maaaaaa, daaaaa-daaaa, out NOW, out!” Then I demand a sippy with loud smacking noises and pulling of hair. When they leave to get the sip…

Some of us over 50 may relate, although deny it. Enjoy these and pass them on as you see fit.
Hymns For Us in The Over “50″ Crowd

 
1. ” Just A ‘Slower’ Walk With Thee”

2. “It Is Well With My Soul&#82…