Category: Lebanon

First Cup 11.24.06 »

The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying
Don Surber LA Times’ unconstitutional suggestion — “Conservatives know what the word bipartisan really means: Republicans capitulating to Democrats. The LA Times in an editorial today takes it one step beyond, bending it to [...]

First Cup 11.21.06 »

Nancy Astor: “If I were your wife, I would put poison in your coffee.”
Sir Winston Churchill: “And if I were your husband, I would drink it.”
Right Truth (Debbie) Man linked to Mohamed Atta opening flight school — “A German, Wolfgang Bohringer has been linked to Mohamed Atta, the lead hijacker in the attacks on New [...]

First Cup 09.25.06 »

Many people are like instant coffee: the minute they get in hot water they dissolve. ~ Unknown
GOP Bloggers (Jonathan R.) Bill Clinton Still Can’t Stop Lying — “What is it about Democratic former Presidents? Why can’t they have any class? Bill Clinton reminded America of his overwhelmingly narcissistic self-absorpotion in his pathetic legacy defense with [...]

First Cup 08.29.06 »

The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying
This will most likely be a short post. Like most Floridians, I am spending much of this morning looking at the Weather Channel and online sources to find the latest news on Ernesto rather [...]

First Cup 08.22.06 »

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Right Wing News (John Hawkins) The Ceasefire Continues To Disintegrate — “The UN ceasefire is now on the brink of total disentegration. Hezbollah has been refusing to disarm or go South and they’re continuing to attempt [...]

First Cup 08.16.06 »

If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernible personality at all. ~ David Letterman

First Cup 08.15.06 »

Ah! How sweet the coffee’s taste is,
Sweeter than a thousand kisses,
Milder than sweet muscatel.
Coffee, coffee, I must have it,
And if someone wants to treat me,
Ah, my cup with coffee fill! ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (Koffee Kantate)

What I Didn’t Post About Today »

I had planned to post more today. I should have had the time. It just didn’t work out that way.
Of course the big news is the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. To discribe this as fragile would be overstating reality.
Also in the Mid East is the story of the two FOX-TV [...]