A reader explains:
Every time I look at one of your wonderful window view postings, I think of Melissa Etheridge’s song, Come to My Window. The tune has been stuck in my head since yesterday, and nothing it seems, will get it out.
Damn you! Now, I hope you think of the song as well every time you blog.Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light
Of the moon
Come to my window
Ill be home soonArggggghhhh …
Honolulu, Hawaii, afternoon.
A reader writes:
While I was visiting my sister in Rome this past December, she and I took a short trip to Tunisia. This was my first visit to a predominantly Muslim country, and I didn’t really know what to expect. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. The country felt distinctly modern and the people were welcoming. The most negative reactions we received were long, stern stares when entering one of Tunisia’s many male-dominated caf√©s, a common evening hangout in the country. From what I could tell, however, women played an active – if not equal – role in Tunisian society. And while I’m sure that extremist, anti-western elements exist, we saw no signs of them.
Mostly I was left with a strong sense that this is a country headed in the right direction, a place the US should be actively supporting as an emerging model in the region. Fortunately, it looks like we may be doing just that, thanks to Rumsfeld no less.
Credit where it’s due.
An exercize in self-criticism. (Hat tip: Paul.) I just got myself the new MacBook Pro 17 inch laptop. Who needs Cialis?
Dan Drezner asks:
Here’s my question, though — even if this skepticism is warranted, exactly what is the hawkish set of policy options on Iran? Is there any coercive policy instrument that is a) publicly viable; and b) would actually compel Iran into compliance without negotiations?
If not, then why not negotiate?
Read the whole post.
Moshi, Tanzania, late afternoon.
The National Post is classier than Amir Taheri. I’m afraid I’m going to be skeptical of his reporting and analysis from now on.
A reader emailed CBN and queried the 2000 pound leg-press claim. Here’s the response:
Pat has discussed his weight lifting on the show. In regard to his personal lifting, he said that on the leg press he regularly lifted 1,200 to 1,300 pounds. This was after much training, for at one point he thought that he had maximized his lifting capacity at 570 pounds. Pat has also said during an interview that he had lifted 2000 pounds on a leg press with two or three people helping to get the weights started. Pat is a health conscious person and has focused on weight lifting, good nutrition, and exercise.
I’m a free weight squatter myself. But John Derbyshire already knew that.
Guangzhou, China, 8.37 pm.
The best website on climate change that I know of, RealClimate.org, has posted its own fact-checking review of Gore’s movie. Minor errors, they conclude. But basically right. Some interesting nuance on the causation-correlation problem in the comments section here.
The Dish 