Slept in late, but...
The frustration continues. I'm beginning to think it is just me looking at things all wrong. After I went to study with the rabbi and then to practice Hebrew with the cantor, I got something to eat at Red Lobster. Then I went to the Mexican market because they told me to come back today to pick up m ...
Dow crawls to a record close while S&P 500 barely holds 2000
Dow rose 15, advancers over decliners 6-5 & NAZ lost 1. The MLP index shot up 2+ to the 535s, for another record, & the REIT index added pocket change above 310. Junk bond funds were mixed to higher & Treasuries rallied, taking the yield on the 10 year Treasury down to 5.36%. Oil did little & gold w ...
Well, hello there, stranger.
Oops. It's been awhile. Time has just been getting away from me. Seriously. I opened my calendar and it was still on July. I have five days 'til September. Here's what's going on in my life this past month: Yoga Classes: 0. I know I've been bad. I'm going tonight though. Talk about taking a break. I ...
July 2014
July was a fun month for our family. We had lots of time with family and friends, celebrated K's birthday, and enjoyed a few mini-vacations (a few while Daddy worked hard away from home) including going to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana. A few highlights of the month: Going down the roller slide i ...
End of the Month Controversy- Israel and Palestine
street art by Banksy Once upon a time, civilization emerged in what we call Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia means "land between rivers," and the rivers it refers to are the Tigris and the Euphrates, in modern day Iraq. Many civilizations emerged there. many cultures and religions. Many more emerged nearby, ...
On Gratitude and Sabbaticals
Picture it. This morning driving to the library - a regular occurrence if uninterrupted internet is needed - I was looking up at the sky at an eagle soaring overhead and nearly smushed a wild turkey meandering across the road. This image, my friends is a profound life truth, although I am at a loss ...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif cancels visit to Turkey as standoff with anti-government protesters in Islamabad continues - @MurtazaGeoNews
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif cancels visit to Turkey as standoff with anti-government protesters in Islamabad continues - @MurtazaGeoNews
7 Awesome Appetizers to Prepare for Labor Day
Labor Day is the perfect time to get together with family and friends. Aside from great company, one of the best perks of attending or hosting a Labor Day party is definitely the delicious food. But no one wants to spend all of Labor Day laboring away in the kitchen preparing a huge meal, which is w ...
Kourtney Kardashian to Scott Disick: Go to Rehab or We're Done!
After Scott Disick was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning earlier this summer, Kourtney Kardashian reportedly demanded that he give up booze. Scott Disick Taken to Hospital for Alcohol Poisoning Insiders say Disick planned to quit drinking until Kourtney gave birth, but now it seems the professional ...
2013 Foreign Affair Amarose
Here’s a fun one! I love appassimento (dried grape) style wines, and I love rose, so I just couldn’t pass up this mix of the two when I visited the winery. The Riesling, Sauv Blanc and Chard all got the partially dried treatment in this. Can you taste it? Ehh, it’s not obvious in the Ripasso or Amar ...
Turkey Struggles to Stem Flow of Jihadists to ISIS
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT -- As ISIS insurgents threaten the Turkish border from Syria, Turkey is struggling to staunch the flow of foreign jihadists to the group, having not so long ago allowed free access to those who would join its neighbor's civil war.
Egyptian Pres says Qatar & Turkey Inciting Chaos In Middle East
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said two of the leading state-sponsors of the Muslim Brotherhood terror group -- Qatar and Turkey -- have unloaded millions of dollars in expenditures to incite upheaval in the Middle East. “Qatar, Turkey and the ...
Turkey welcomes 'unlimited' Gaza ceasefire
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday, bringing 51 days of relentless Israeli attacks to a halt in the blockaded coastal enclave. Turkey welcomed the unlimited ceasefire that was agreed between Israeli and Palestinian officials on ...
Turkey's ruling party to confirm Foreign Minister Davutoglu as Erdogan's successor
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's ruling party is holding a congress to confirm Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as its new chairman and prime minister-designate, to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan, who is scheduled to be sworn in as ...
Turkey's Erdogan says new cabinet to be announced on Friday
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish president-elect Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he would ask incoming prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a new government on Thursday, and a new cabinet of ministers would be announced the following day. Erdogan was speaking ...
