Being American in T.O.A Fierce American in Toronto, OntarioYou can't make this stuff up- June 23, 2006 June 23 - Some quick hits: Charles Krauthammer pays tribute to our kick-ass cousins in Why I Love Australia. Do they show Australia Rules Football in the U.S. The game is tough and gritty with daz-za-ling-ly dressed refs. CBC execs...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_general.html#183142 Terror Watch- June 23, 2006 June 23 - CTV reports that Saudi Arabia shootout kills 6 'militants' (another was arrested) after security forces "stormed a suspected al Qaeda hide-out":One policeman was also killed in the clashes, it said. The statement, carried by the official Saudi...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_war_on_terror.html#183032 Stuff we always suspected ('cause we turned out so good)- June 22, 2006 June 22 - And now for something we always suspected about raising healthy children: Alpha Patriot reports on some studies that indicate that over-protecting and over-anetheticizing your kids is bad for their health. I especially love the clip in which...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_general.html#182889 Privates Thomas Tucker and Kristian Menchaca- June 22, 2006 June 21 - It was probably as well that I couldn't post this morning. I'm no less angry this evening, but the best steel is tempered and going white-hot in the moment diverts us from the aims of the war....http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_usa.html#182770 "Fearless" James Loney- June 21, 2006 June 21 - Some proclaimed former hostage James Loney a hero. What. Fraking. Ever. I'm more inclined to scoff at those who are so desperate to produce a hero that they'd select someone who did nothing heroic (other than survive)...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_canada.html#182781 "Religion and politics are an explosive mixture" but ...- June 21, 2006 June 20 - I'm sick of double-talk. In the wake of the arrests of southern Ontario men alleged to be planning terror attacks here, Muslims condemn extremism:The Muslim Canadian Congress gathered with the Bangladesh Association of Toronto to urge Muslims...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_canada.html#182593 Universal smugness- June 20, 2006 June 20 - Ouch. Hartley Steward doesn't pull his punches in 'Nice' people finish last:So, have you dropped the idea of sewing a cute little Canadian flag onto your backpack to endear yourself to strangers when you holiday this year...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_canada.html#182282 Munu -- me in and (more often) me out- June 20, 2006 June 20 - My internet provider's frequent incapability to connect to Munu sites (including mine) continues to be a problem. Sometimes it lets me in long enough to start a post and then it loses the connection when I try...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_general.html#182529 Rules In a knife fight- June 18, 2006 June 18 - Comments are down to deflect spam attacks yet I am serene: the guy at my internet provider maybe managed to fix whatever was keeping me from mu.nu sites (and I hope I didn't just jinx all his...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_usa.html#182220 Letting people choose- June 17, 2006 June 17 - Posting continues to be difficult: the denial of service attacks targeting My Pet Jawa have affected alll Munu sites (despite the inconvenience, there's also some satisfaction that a fellow Munuvian is pissing off the right people but...http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_canada.html#182058 |