Koplowicz.comRant #2: This Is America (In a Good Way)
koppie — Sat, 07/24/2010 - 00:20
Apparently there's a proposal to build a mosque on the site of the World Trade Center. I like this idea. No, really.
Of course, my knee-jerk reaction was "absolutely no way." I don't believe that America is at war with Islam, but it's nevertheless true that the building was brought down by Muslims. Building a mosque on the site would be like building a giant swastika in Israel.
Except, not really.
Rant #1: I Hate to Say It, Redux
koppie — Sat, 07/24/2010 - 00:01
First, let me make something clear: I hate Netanyahu. I hate him because he's a hawk who isn't really interested in making peace with the Palestinians. The occupation is anti-Democratic and anti-Jewish and it must end. To be sure, Israel has a right to defend itself, a right which most of the world doesn't recognize, due to hypocrisy and anti-Semitism. (As Americans we forget that most of the rest of the world actually does still hate Jews.) But there is a whole swath of Israeli polity that is willing to defend Israel and make peace.
Blaming the Democrats
koppie — Wed, 07/21/2010 - 23:29
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitudeand spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you
help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know
where I am."
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above
sea level. You are at a latitude of 38° 53' 30" and longitude of -77° 0'
29".
"She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be an Obama Democrat."
Highway 198
koppie — Wed, 07/21/2010 - 21:59
Yelena just finished a week doing night shift at the hospital so now she gets a little time off. We took the opportunity to visit Grandma & Grandpa in San Diego. On the way down I tried a new route: Highway 198. It's a tiny little slice of California tucked in between US 101 and I-5, and it's gorgeous. As we drove along, I thought to myself, "this is God's country." Around the next turn was a sign: Priest Valley. Seemed appropriate.
Religion, Physics, and Biology
koppie — Thu, 07/15/2010 - 01:09
A lot of people these days seem to feel that science is at war with religion. I'm not convinced that it is, or that it ever was.
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