To all our Irish friends

I shall hoist one or two (who is really counting?) in your honor.

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A matter of taste

CNN reports:

An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been relieved of her duties while the military investigates, officials said Thursday.

"This staff sergeant's alleged action does not meet the high standards we expect of our airmen, nor does it comply with the Air Force's core values of integrity, service before self, and excellence in all we do," Oscar Balladares, spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, said in a statement.

Who cares? As far as the Elders are concerned, the staff sergeant meets their high standards.

So the Airforce spokesman can go and stuff himself...

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Owls and more owls

If you like that picture, this place offers a few absolutely stunning albums of birds, mostly owls.

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Welcome to the false killers

Rare sight in Eilat: Some unconventional guests arrived at the fish cages in the Gulf of Eilat Thursday. A pack of 14 false killer whales, which included females and calves, arrived on the Israeli shores from the Indian Ocean. It is unusual that they would arrive in the Gulf of Eilat.

The false killer whale is considered an endangered species. The last time this kind of whale was seen near Eilat was many years ago. Despite its threatening name, the false killer whale is not dangerous.

The picture in that article doesn't show the whale in its full beauty, here is a better picture of its business end:


False or not, I am not going to put my hand into this mouth.

But welcome anyhow, guys.

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Walking the Appalachian Trail for Israel

Two obviously nice folks, Shlomo and Chava from Plano Texas, decided to walk the Appalachian Trail for charity purposes. The gist of their purpose is:

Walking for Israel was created by Shlomo and Chava in support of the vision of Meir Panim. We believe that Tzedakah can create a bridge of tolerance and understanding; generating a spirit of community among all types of Jews and non-Jews as "we are all created in the image of HaShem (G-d)."

Myself being of less pedestrian and more horizontal persuasion, I have nevertheless frequently dreamed of walking the trail. Now I (and you too, lazy buns) can do it by proxy.

So let's all follow Shlomo and Chava. And give them a link, you hear?

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