The Torah does not like gays. For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was written by men. Its intolerance toward homosexuals can be written off as the outdated bigotry of a bygone age. For others, it is not a challenge at… Read More »
In response to “Killer nanny reinvents self as dance teacher in England” in today’s Boston Herald: To the editor: It is unfathomable to me why the Boston Herald thinks that how Louise Woodward is living her life is, or should be, news to your readers. Every bit of Woodward’s conduct since Matthew Eappen’s tragic death… Read More »
Right-wing pro-Israel blogger Ted Belman has recently embarrassed himself by joining the stampede of conservative Republicans so desperate to keep Senator Barack Obama out of the White House that they’ll say just about anything to scare people out of voting for him. Make no mistake, Belman and his ilk are scared. The smear tactics which… Read More »
It gives me great pleasure today to write not about yet another bad consumer experience, but rather about an awesome one.
I got a big envelope in the mail recently which had this on the back: and this on the front:
April 25, 2008 Bill McCollum Attorney General The Capital PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 E-mail: ag.mccollum@myfloridalegal.com Dear Mr. McCollum: I am writing to bring to your attention a fraudulent charity that is operating out of Florida and scamming well-meaning individuals. I received a solicitation yesterday for an organization calling itself “Macular Degeneration Association” and which identifies… Read More »
To: worldservice@bbc.co.uk Cc: letters@camera.org, kklose@npr.org, info@wbur.bu.edu To whom it may concern: I just heard on the BBC News Hour, broadcast on the NPR station WBUR of Boston, an outrageously one-sided story about Hamas and the blockade of Gaza.
2:44pm: I faxed my Chapter 93a demand letter to HP. 3:48pm: My case manager left voicemail asking me to fax him copies of my receipts. 4:59pm: I faxed the receipts. 5:30pm: My case manager called. He agreed to refund my money. However…
__ ___ Street ____, __ _____-____ E-mail: jik@alum.mit.edu Fax: ___-___-____ Phone: ___-___-____ April 14, 2008 Hewlett-Packard Fax: ___-___-____ Ref: HP case manager ID # __________ (previously __________) To whom it may concern: This is a demand letter as required by Chapter 93a of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
One of my loyal readers asked what exactly I was illustrating with the scans I posted from a print generated by my C5280. Here’s the scan I posted yesterday, next to a scan of a print I made at CVS: C5280 print CVS print