Iraq abuse

Despite denials, Australia knew.

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Had a look at Yahoo! Auctions as a possible alternative to Ebay. It seems tiny in comparison, and I hit a 404 when I tried to do an Advanced Search. Hmm.

Genesis 21

... available here

- Rather wonderfully, Sarah's disbelieving laugh has become a laugh of joy.

- God tries to do a bit of family reconciliation between the rival sons and their mums, promising each a good fate. Abraham seems to take this as an excuse to boot out his awkward concubine and her awkward offspring. Hagar moving away from her son so that she can die without having to watch him die too is profoundly sad. Luckily God comes to the rescue. He must be getting pretty tried of Abraham's tricks by now.

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Rummaging through the scum of links in my "Favorites" at the moment. Here's a whimsical-yet-serious meditation on monotheism from (surprise surprise) the Guardian: Why Diana is as good a god as any

You guessed it, folks. I'm supposed to be writing.

Great moments in blurb writing

"Serenely beautiful, sweetly tempting, Mary was tied to a man who despised her for her Indian heritage, but that gave Cloud Walker no right to claim her soft lips, to brand her yearning body with his savage love."

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According to Jack Chick, the strong force is actually Jesus. That is so q00l.