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An ad from Dunkin Donuts featuring Rachel Ray was pulled off the Internet after a conservative right wing blogger decried that it was a propaganda aimed at Muslim terrorists. Blogger Michelle Malkin wrote in a piece yesterday that the scarf that Ray is wearing is symbolic of jihad terrorists. I’m sorry, but that is hogwash. [...]

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For those of you who read my posting, Idiocy at its Finest, here’s another link, provided by Alli. This link lists several different news reports that repute the claim that Obama is a Muslim.

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Sunday morning Leah got up from eating the pancakes I made for the family (at 7:45am, no less) and disappeared for a good five minutes. Upon returning to the table, she declared that she had (in ASL): POOPED HARD. We giggled. Then being crazy parents, we asked what color it was and she replied with [...]

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I’m a columnist on www.i711.com. I write about sports and entertainment and every three weeks a new column comes out. Here’s this week’s column. Enjoy!

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Idiocy at its Finest

I have an acquaintance. Let’s call her Dorothy. Dorothy is an avid John McCain supporter. She goes nuts when explaining his credentials and why he is the best choice for November 2008. Apparently, Dorothy is a religious zealot as well. She has been going around telling people I know. She has been telling them that [...]

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Last night my lovely partner and I watched The Golden Compass. We have the book series at home but haven’t read it yet. Actually, Alli has read the first book, but I haven’t. We are fully aware of the controversy surrounding the movie when it was released last winter. After watching the movie, we clearly [...]

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Scene of the Crime: Silver Diner, Rockville People present: QueenAlpo, Saz, Lil’ Red and myself Time: Approximately 11 a.m. last Sunday Mysterious object: a plastic tag used to twist-tie plastic bread bags The situation: I was taking out my wife for a mother’s day breakfast with Lil’ Red and Saz in tow and we were [...]

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A couple of nights ago we visited with our friends Sarah and Jeff at Sarah’s pad in Silver Spring. Great food, great wine, and great entertainment. We had entertainment in the form of Greek salad without the feta (stop worrying Saz, it’s ok), Mario Kart for Wii, and endless conversations about farting and poop. We [...]

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The Potholes Last weekend I got to do something I’ve been wanting to do for more than a year. Bike through traffic-free roads in the five boroughs of New York City with 30,000 other cyclists. The Five Boro Bike Tour has been running for 31 years now and features this bike ride starting in Battery [...]

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To a Great Couple

A big shout out the deaf-way to a great couple… Sarah and Jeff on their engagement! They went to Aruba last week and Jeff popped the question in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. I’ve never seen Alli so stoked! She was practically jumping up and down in the kitchen when she read the text [...]

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