Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Tuesday briefs

Spying and lying: Israel caught an Iranian spy. It’s a huge thing, but look at the way NBC downplays Israel’s authenticity by using the weasel words “alleges” and “was said to be”. This, on an article that shows the pictures … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Yeah, eff you all for this: Russia refuses to give Chabad the library that used to belong to Rabbi Schneerson. America is actually sending Jewish artifacts back to Iraq–where there are no more Jews–instead of to Israel, where most of … Continue reading

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The war between the cells

So apparently, the cells in my tooth are at war with one another. My tooth wants to stay the way it is, but cells (both external and internal) are trying to turn them into something else. It’s called resorption, and … Continue reading

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One more day

One more day of annoying dental stuff. Tomorrow I get a root canal on the tooth that’s been bothering me, and the pain will be all gone as soon as that heals up. I cannot believe I’m looking forward to … Continue reading

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Caturday

This is what I saw when I went into my bedroom last night. Drunk again, Tig.

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Thursday briefs

Oh, now they’re just mocking Obama: Bashar al-Assad is bragging to Lebanese newspapers that he can “blind” Israel. But that’s not the object of mockery. This is: “We have 1000 tons of chemical weapons that were initially a burden for … Continue reading

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Almost back to normal

I’m getting there. But here’s a cat picture, because I’m not in the mood to parse Rouhani’s UN speech. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, only not as blunt. Tig, in Gracie’s bed. Oh noes!

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Still not up to posting

The oral surgery set me back last week, and now (sigh) there’s an infection. Antibiotics and painkillers are not conducive to blogging.

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Not a very productive day

Jaw hurts from the surgery. It did not help that last night, I thought I was removing a piece of chicken stuck in between my teeth and it turned out to be one of my stitches. Hoping tomorrow will be … Continue reading

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Another Caturday night

Tig has found a new way to use his tube fort.

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The new lying liar who leads Iran

For the last eight years or so, we had Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the face of Iran. He would smile that annoying smile and proclaim that the Holocaust was a lie, that Iran was looking only for peaceful nuclear power, and … Continue reading

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Tig like a pirate!

Arrr! Talk like a pirate day!

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The What day is it today? Oh, yeah briefs

Well, I survived oral surgery, and best of all, so did my tooth, but my brain is mushy from yesterday’s painkillers. Also, my typing sucks. But you won’t notice that. And yet, they’ll still make this a gun control issue: … Continue reading

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Better living through chemistry

I’m having oral surgery in about an hour. I have an unnatural fear of dentists to begin with, due to my childhood dentist being my great-uncle who though that I didn’t need to bother with Novocaine for the little cavities. … Continue reading

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Tuesday pre-dentist briefs

Today is not going to be a happy day. Oral surgery. Ugh. I bet it was pretty smelly: A Daily News reporter reflects on the smelliness and futility that was Occupy Wall Street, which is apparently two years old today. … Continue reading

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