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Prejudice
From D.C. to Jerusalem
An encounter in a taxi in Jerusalem forces our writer, a DC woman who is studying in Israel for a year, to maintain composure while dealing with stark questions. An excerpt from this outstanding post:
The woman on the sherut also made the point that she wants to help her own people, not those who want to destroy them. "Why help themAlso Noted," she asked, "when I could help my own?" This raises a good question, and one that I couldn't answer right away. I had to acknowledge the validity of her point: giving assistance to an outside group over one's own doesn't make much logical sense. Why bolster someone who could do me harm, when I could be making myself stronger?
The Seabee statue is one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen, writes Pygmalion In A Blanket. Of course my other problem with the Seabees statue is the giant, bare-chested man.
First, the punchline: Don't smile, people think it's an open invitation to talk to you. See Green Canary for the build-up.
Crazy? Yea call me crazy but I just blew almost 200 bucks of my most recent paycheck on a new pair of jeans, writes Athens Fabulous.
A cab driver entertains his passenger by speaking a foreign language. At DC Cab Rider.
Eating Whole Shrimp: What is it about this new trend in D.C. to serve a single, enormous shrimp with the shell, tail, head, legs, and feelers still on? From the food blog, Le Cuvee Americain: The American Blend.
About the forecast of snow ... It is possible that some or all viewers in our broadcasting area could conceivably see accumulations of zero to twenty-four inches. From Beyond the Mall.
Items for the social calendar at Grammar.police. Some good recommendations.
Art History Mini-Essay: Titian by Capture the Castle.
posted by kob @ 12:30 AM
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Thanks for the attention, KOB! ^_^
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