By Jim Lynch on Aug 12, 2006 in First Cup, Israel, Lebanon, The Left, The Old Media | 4 Comments
Making coffee has become the great compromise of the decade. It’s the only thing “real” men do that doesn’t seem to threaten their masculinity. ~ Erma Bombeck
FYI: I’ve been playing around with my Thunderbird Email client this morning instead of working on this First Cup post as I should have been. I’ll get back to [...]
By Jim Lynch on Aug 9, 2006 in As Expected, Israel, Lebanon, Radical Islam | 2 Comments
When Nasrallah has this to say about the proposed cease fire, it has to tell you something:
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday called the U.S.-French draft cease-fire plan “unfair and unjust,” but said he supports a plan to deploy the Lebanese army in south Lebanon.
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“The least we can describe this (draft resolution) is as [...]
By Jim Lynch on Aug 3, 2006 in 2996 Project, Blogs and blogging, First Cup, Good Ideas, Iran, Israel, Lebanon | Comments Off
Coffee is good for talent, but genius wants prayer. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (Beth) 2996 - Tribute to 9/11 Victims — “2996 is a project organized by D.C. Roe, to have 2996 bloggers (!) all posting a tribute to a 9/11 victim (names are assigned) on September 11, 2006–the five-year anniversary. [...]
By Jim Lynch on Jul 31, 2006 in Blogiversary Database, Blogs and blogging, First Cup, Israel, Lebanon, The Left, The Old Media | Comments Off
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.”
Happy 2nd Blogiversary to:The Wide Awake Cafe
Go on over and wish Laura Lee a happy day and read the story behind the blog’s name.
Confederate Yankee Qana Media Coverup? — “The [...]
By Jim Lynch on Jul 28, 2006 in Economics, First Cup, Israel, Lebanon, War on Terrorism | Comments Off
The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks. ~ Sir James Mackintosh
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Israel Rejects UN-Led Force In Lebanon — “Israel’s outspoken ambassador to the UN, Dan Gillerman, explicitly rejected the deployment of another United Nations-led force in southern Lebanon as part of any [...]
By Jim Lynch on Jul 27, 2006 in First Cup, Israel, Lebanon, Politics, President Bush, The Left | Comments Off
The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~ Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr.
The Anchoress Hillary’s Bust? Egad! - UPDATED — “It’s…well, it’s pretty hideous. For some reason, Hillary - who is an attractive woman - here [...]
By Jim Lynch on Jul 24, 2006 in Conservative Politics, Israel, Lebanon, News, War on Terrorism | 1 Comment
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon today, meeting with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, Nabih Berri.
By Jim Lynch on Jul 24, 2006 in First Cup, Iran, Israel, Politics, The Left | 2 Comments
Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King