Now that Purim has passed (unless you live in Yerushalaim or another walled city and celebrate Shushan Purim ) , the countdown begins. There is a full lunar month between Purim (the 14th of Adar) and Pesach (the 14th of Nissan). Which really isn’t very much time at all, especially when youR...

Recently I was lamenting the sorry state of my music affairs to my wholly sympathetic spouse... Me: I like how I have to cancel Sirius but you have an iPod and that Squeezebox thing. The Wife: I like how I have to gestate two parasites for nine months. Get an iPhone. Me: I already have a phone, why ...

"This is a moment of challenge for our country. But we've experienced great trials before. And with every test, each generation has found the capacity to not only endure, but to prosper -- to discover great opportunity in the midst of great crisis. That is what we can and must do today. And I am abs...

ObamaNomics The Patriot Post.US Digest- Vol. 09 No. 09 THE FOUNDATION “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. … I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.” –Thomas ...

Republicans trying to find solid ground for opposition to the Democrats in Congress are criticizing what they call wasteful spending. When they actually do find wasteful spending, that criticism is justified. Often, though, they’re criticizing reasonable spending that benefits a lot of people....

The theme of China’s annual National People’s Congress taking place this week – the proceedings of which remain highly secretive beforehand – has been largely an economic one. Although the environment is hardly the priority issue du jour, China has not entirely changed its course with re...

I never would have thought, until I had spent some time immersed in the world of permaculture and growing my own, that a large pile of rotting manure could be a source of such pleasure. There is something utterly magical about the biological processes that go on in a pile of decomposing organic matt...

If you’re reading the Jew And The Carrot, it’s highly likely that you’re interested in food and sustainability. So, when you’re making your mishloach manot you’re probably thinking about the health and quality of the food you’re giving your friends and making efforts to minimize waste as...

It should be no surprise by now that athletes are just like the rest of us, but for some reason, seeing photos of these guys getting wasted off their asses never gets old. So we've put together The Complete Drunk Athlete Web Photo Index. It'll have you counting your lucky stars that you suck at runn...

A little something else to amuse you while I’m on vacay. You know, when I was scouring teh interwebs for pictures of Crosby to use in the Groin Watch posts I noticed that there are an awful lot of rather ’slashy’ pics of Sid and Marc-Andre together.  Quite, quite a few.   Hence, ...