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Yahoo-Bris

Yahoo-Bris is the title of an article which turned out to be about a different subject than I was anticipating.

Question: Why Won't Osama Bin Laden Attack Sweden?

Maybe it's because he and his family used to vacation there.  Lots of big happy smiles, blue jeans and not a burqa in sight. See the photo.

Global Incident Map

From bomb threats, to chemical attacks, to violated airspace, all terrorist threats and actions are reported on this world map, which updates automatically every 310 seconds. Scroll down to see the events categorized by type.  Click on "detail" for news articles relating to the event.

Hat tip: Chaya

David Horvitz...

...may be one of the most creative and enterprising people in the universe.

For you.

We (as an entire class) Used to Synchronize Our Watches and Drop Books on the Floor at precisely 2:07 pm...

...but this is so much better. When I was in high school, an incident like this would have had all the elements to have made my day.  Better than a fire drill for disrupting classes and funny as hell:

A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing this week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.

Thirty-nine-year-old Tetsunori Nanpei told police he had bought the uniform over the Internet and put it on to take a stroll near the school in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, the daily Asahi Shimbun said.

When students standing outside the gates started to scream at the sight of him, he dashed inside the school grounds, hoping to blend in with the crowds of teenagers, the paper said.

They also screamed, forcing the man to flee, losing his wig in the process. A school clerk pursued him and stopped him at a nearby riverbank, the paper said.

Snow Day!!

Everyone's been talking about the possibility/probability of snow tomorrow. This is the south, where any kind of winter weather is always an "event."

Alert: Winter Storm Warning Issued

Clear commute; deteriorating conditions overnight

*Winter Storm Warning from 11 p.m. tonight to 10 p.m. Friday night*

A STORM MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING PRECIPITATION INTO THE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. -National Weather Service

CommuteCast: Temperatures today have risen to around freezing north and west of the District and into the mid 30s for the city as well as locations south and east. Earlier sunny skies are now giving way to increasing clouds and this will continue through the evening commute.

A first guess at accumulation potential for tonight through early Saturday. Black stripe indicates where we estimate surface temperatures will be at or below freezing (above the line) and at or above freezing (below the line) at about 6 p.m. tomorrow.

Tonight: Light snow is likely to move into the region around or before midnight and temperatures below freezing area wide will allow whatever falls to accumulate. By sunrise, 1-3 inches of snow may be on the ground across much of the area, with possibly a little more north of the city and a little less to the south and east. Lows will reach the mid 20s for most locations.

Tomorrow: Friday promises to be a wintry mess across the region as snow transitions to a mix of sleet and freezing rain from south to north during the morning. By late in the day, temperatures may nudge above freezing in DC and points south and east, but how far north the freezing line makes it is still uncertain at this time. Daytime highs are expected to be near or below freezing from DC north and west, while locations south and east may top out in the mid 30s. Precipitation is likely to continue into the night and early Saturday.

Bakers Riot....

...over Danish cartoons.

Nicolas Sarcozy

What a breath of fresh air after Chirac.  When his plan to twin French students each with a Holocaust victim whose life they were to study came under fire for being too traumatizing, he responded:

"If you do not talk to them of this tragedy, then you should not be surprised if it repeats itself. It is ignorance that prompts the repetition of abominable situations, not knowledge. Make our children into children with open eyes," Sarkozy said.

Backyard Critter

Here's something we don't see very often, though my son says he sometimes hears their loud mating calls at night.  Says they sound like babies crying.

Some shots of a fox in our backyard - taken early this afternoon. 

 

I was taking pictures through the window, knowing that he moment I opened the door, he'd run.  Sure enough, eldest son opened the door and...

...he was gone.

To Be Filed Under: Border Management Techniques

Egypt Threatens to Break the Legs of Gaza Infiltrators
Egypt said on Thursday it would no longer tolerate Palestinians infiltrating the country from Gaza, and threatened to break the legs of anyone crossing the Rafah border illegally. "Anyone who breaches the border will have their legs broken," Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit told the official MENA news agency. Abul Gheit also reproached Hamas for firing rockets into Israel, and said some rockets misfire and hit the Gaza Strip itself, wounding Palestinians. (AFP)

But Israel's the bad guy.

The Foreign Policy of Jerry Garcia

He might have been a Middle East hawk. Who would have thought?

The Man Cold

Via The Corner

I'm still wiping away the tears.  This is so true in my experience. 

How'd They Do That?

Count the people and wait.  After the switch, count them again.  It will keep replaying.

One of My All-time Favorite Movies...

...and an enjoyable, well-written, and thought provoking review of it.

But Then Again....

....it could prove to be extremely amusing.

(Like an ice hockey brawl, where you know the officials will stop it before anyone really gets hurt.)

Hey, You There From Tempe, Arizona

What's so interesting?  Are you looking for something specific?  Can I help you?

(They've been stopping by here every few hours or so for the past couple of days.)

Saying hello is on the approved list of behaviors for this blog.  Feel free - - I won't bite.

It likes to follow mice.

35%

Look Around You: Maths

You will start watching this and think it's something it isn't. Suddenly you will realize that it is seriously...wacked.

People in Order

From one to one hundred:

I thought many looked older than their actual ages.

The Aussies Always Do it First

There's always something very cool to me about the fact that Australians celebrate the New Year so far ahead of us - and this is emphasized by the fact that pictures are now so readily available on the internet. Here they are, ushering in 2008, just like we will be many hours from now:

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Yes, oh Yessssss!!!

Pron for girls. (SFW)

A Discovery

A new blog, Interrupting Gelastic Jew, where I read an intriguing quote:

If you reward cruelty with kindness, with what do you reward kindness? Hillel