Intellectually, I know Osama bin Laden’s death doesn’t change anything. Al Qaeda still exists. The Taliban is still as strong as ever. Our troops won’t be coming home from Afghanistan tomorrow, or probably anytime soon. Iraq is still a mess. Libya is still a mess. Nor will the death of Bin Laden solve the Israel/Palestine [...]
Posts Tagged ‘news’
Quick Thoughts on Bin Laden’s Passing
Posted in Life, tagged news, Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Aisha’s Story
Posted in Life, tagged Afghanistan, Aisha, news, politics on August 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In the eleven months I’ve posted to this blog, I’ve thus far managed to avoid political topics. But now I’m going to tread the line, because while the topic is definitely political, I feel like this should really be a humanitarian issue first. On the cover of TIME Magazine’s August 9th issue is a picture [...]
Reactions to the Frog-in-a-Pepsi-Can Story
Posted in Life, tagged humor, news, pepsi frog, random on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m a news junkie, and occasionally I notice a story I’d rather not have seen, like this one: FDA says residue is frog or toad; how did it get in Pepsi can? (Be sure to click on the link and get grossed out by the picture.) Anyway, the remains of a frog somehow got into [...]


