Double the excitement, double the post.

Maybe you need two dogs.

Javachick, the brows look great! and honestly, I never would have guessed how polished brows could make some one look .

Had a pre birhday night where we ended up eating dinner with friends, ;'[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[y l.(that was nathaniel, who is not happy with the limited movement of recovery)

and it was a we lov our town fest.

Still can't sleep. Feh. The hippie in me wonders if it was the Swedish fish I ate earlier.

Laga, I think I'd best start with one dog and see how that goes. I'm already risking death at the paws of my cats if I bring in one.

Nathaniel, nice to see your pixels! beth, glad you had a good night.

Moving to the couch to see if that helps.

bonny, I was looking at your gorgeous photo and thinking that a sheer reddish brown lip color might look good on you. Clinique has one called Black Honey that is popular.

The hippie in me wonders if it was the Swedish fish I ate earlier.

You're receiving bad Karma because you killed and ate some Swedish fish?

No, something about red food dye. But I've just remembered that I had sweet tea for dinner. That would do it.

I'm already risking death at the paws of my cats if I bring in one.

I forgot you have cats. That might be a deciding factor in which dog you adopt. The ads don't say whether they are cat-friendly or not.

Yeah, I know. And the shelter is a half hour away so I don't know if a home visit would be possible. No way I'm taking them there, they'd be too freaked out. My cats have their claws and have encountered dogs before. They aren't keen on them but have shown some adaptability with the two other cats we've had in the house so maybe?

And of course I have to clear it with my roommate and landlord, but I think they'd both be amenable.

Bonny, I thought your picture was lovely. I don't wear much makeup, so I don't have any advice, but I hope you find some nice ones.

smonster, I hope the doggy works out!

But take 100 violent anti-semitic incidents in one year in the U.S., most non-fatal. In 2007 the FBI collated 2,658 incidents of "hate crimes" against African-Americans and Black people compare to 969 "hate crimes" against Jews.

Proportionally that may be higher than it looks against Jews, since there are more black people in the US than Jews. Also, it's worth looking at figures from other countries. 7,000 Jews left France for the US in 2007, and 12,000 went to Israel between 2001 and 2005 - an interesting snapshot. Here in the UK, BBC news reported that anti-Semitic incidents doubled in 2009 from the previous year, with incidents including 609 non-violent incidents (which can include some nasty things) and 77 violent ones, against the UK's small community of just 280,000 Jews. Incidents included defacing of Jewish graves with swastikas, hate mail to synagogues, and attacks on Jewish people's homes. Yes, that's often attributed to Israel's military campaigns, but you won't find violence against the Congolese or Sudanese communities here because of their countries' actions. I'm NOT saying it's any worse than prejudice and violence against other minority groups. Disabled people are facing disturbing rates of rising hate crime here in the UK, for example. I'm just saying that denying it exists is unfair. Israel may be exaggerating its scale, but IMO there's not actually much exaggeration needed.

And now I'm getting off my soapbox. Sorry. Touchy subject. How is everyone this morning? I'm off to talk Doctor Who in Boxset.

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