http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/ en-us 2008-02-27T22:34:08-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000448.html I'm finally getting around to switching web hosting providers. My current host has been great, but the truth is I simply don't need all the features I once did, and I do need some new features I didn't need when... bachrach 2008-02-27T22:34:08-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000447.html The most appropriate postmortem I have ever seen (from the NY Times of all places): Mr. Buckley marshaled polysyllabic exuberance and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse.... bachrach 2008-02-27T15:23:44-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000446.html A riddle commonly asked of young (Jewish) children is to identify a shabbat on which 3 are removed from the ark. (Simchat torah doesn't count). The common answer is when rosh chodesh chanukkah falls on shabbat. In a few weeks... bachrach 2008-02-25T14:51:13-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000445.html This event happened to me about a year ago, but I forgot to blog it at the time. There is a blind man named Eliezer who comes to this area for shabbat periodically. He usually gets a ride home from... bachrach 2008-02-24T10:44:49-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000444.html From the NHL: Can you spell MVP without Malkin?. Yes actually, you can. I realize the author is simply trying to praise Malkin, but the headline writer should really consider something that makes a little bit of sense.... bachrach 2008-02-23T21:20:35-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000443.html It's snowing, icing, and sleeting today. The kind of day that makes my usually 1 hour commute take 1.5 hours. The kind of day that makes me have a backup plan for if Philadelphia still hasn't plowed tonight and I... bachrach 2008-02-22T08:37:44-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000442.html The NY Times (to which I am addicted) has an article on the cuttlefish. This sparked my interest mainly because when the Radzyner Rebbe first went looking for the identity of the chilazon in the late nineteenth century, he ultimately... bachrach 2008-02-19T09:35:29-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000441.html I've been shopping online for a camcorder. (Something I think every new parent does). I hit upon the model I want, and while I wait for Sony to release it (they appear to have moved up the release date for... bachrach 2008-02-18T17:29:45-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000440.html I read a while ago on fatwallet about a deal that could get free magazine subscriptions for watching ads. The only magazine of note was popular science, but I figured that if I just used my fake spam catcher email... bachrach 2008-02-17T00:21:17-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000439.html I saw this graphic in this past Sunday's wall street journal. I don't know which of the numbers they present shocks me more. What year was this survey done in anyway? I am very bothered that in 2008, nearly one... bachrach 2008-02-12T22:18:03-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000438.html With all this talk of a stimulus package, I've been thinking about the national debt. (Yeah, I'm really a wet blanket aren't I?) The national debt is currently 9.245 trillion dollars. More accuracy is not possible, because it will have... bachrach 2008-02-10T00:16:02-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000437.html My sister (who is a lot funnier than I am), writes about her experience in a snow "storm" that hit Jerusalem last week. (By "storm" I of course mean 4 cm of snow). She works in a bookstore which sells... bachrach 2008-02-05T22:46:27-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000436.html As was pointed out to me before, Fox will not be taking any political ads for the super bowl, but some local affiliates still can. Obama is running this ad on several local stations. I have to say it's not... bachrach 2008-02-03T18:09:03-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000435.html Now this is my kind of magazine. Boot Camp For New Dads conducts research on men’s interactions with babies. We know that infants are able to focus better on contrasting colors and are attracted to movement. Anecdotal evidence indicates that... bachrach 2008-02-03T13:30:39-05:00 http://www.angelsofsecurity.com/blog/archives/000434.html In a few weeks (Feb 5), we're going to have the closest thing this country has ever had to a national primary. Dubed "super duper Tuesday", nearly half of the delegates to the two conventions will be selected. Within the... bachrach 2008-01-27T19:07:38-05:00