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Marching through Another Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 3/7/2014 - 5:54 pm
A Frigidly Forward-Looking Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 2/28/2014 - 4:37 pm
An Unseasonably Warm Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 2/21/2014 - 3:35 pm
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
tanka haiku: When snow turns to ice,
and bitter winds sting my face,
I think of baseball.
For Spring is getting nearer
and Umps soon will shout, "Play Ball!"
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A Friday Afternoon of Love at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 2/14/2014 - 4:08 pm
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
A poet wrote: "I
carry your heart in my heart."
Love was ever thus.
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A Still Wintery Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 2/7/2014 - 4:24 pm
Another Pre-Super Bowl Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 1/31/2014 - 6:25 pm
A Bitterly Cold Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 1/24/2014 - 4:50 pm
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
Birds of a feather
deciding whether or not
to flock together.
(Thanks to Kristina Rebelo for the use of her photograph)
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A Mid-January Friday Afternoon Thaw at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 1/17/2014 - 4:00 pm
A Grey, (Yet Hopeful), Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 1/10/2014 - 5:58 pm
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
Don't panic when there's
fire in the sky; it may just
be the setting sun.
(Thanks to Kristina Rebelo for the use of her photograph.)
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A weak Friday Afternoon's offering at the Haikulodeon.
by MrSmith1 1/3/2014 - 3:59 pm
In the News
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Maliki: Saudi and Qatar at war against Iraq
Al Jazeera, 9 March, 2014
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of supporting fighters in Iraq and effectively declaring war on the country.
The rare direct attack on the Sunni Gulf powers, comes with Iraq embroiled in its worst prolonged period of bloodshed since 2008, with more than 1,800 people killed already this year, ahead of parliamentary elections due next month [....]
Maliki, a Shia, has in the past blamed unnamed regional countries and neighbours for destabilising Iraq, the AFP news agency reported.
But in an interview with France 24 broadcast on Saturday, the Iraqi premier said allegations he was marginalising Sunnis were being pushed by sectarians with ties to foreign...
Read the article at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/03/maliki-saudi-qatar-at-war-against-iraq-20143823436553921.html- 4 comments
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Russia’s Move Into Ukraine Said to Be Born in Shadows
Warning: For conspiracy buffs, this will be a very disappointing narrative. Also disappointing for those who think at least some of the world's leaders are capable of playing eleventy dimensional chess.
By Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, March 7/8, 2014
[....] An examination of the seismic events that set off the most threatening East-West confrontation since the Cold War era, based on Mr. Putin’s public remarks and interviews with officials, diplomats and analysts here, suggests that the Kremlin’s strategy emerged haphazardly, even misleadingly, over a tense and momentous week, as an emotional Mr. Putin acted out of what the officials described as a deep sense of betrayal and grievance, especially toward the United States and Europe...
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Is There a Doctor in the House? Yes, 17. And 3 in the...
By Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, March 7/8, 2014
[....] At least 26 more physicians are running for the House, some for re-election. In all, 20 people with medical degrees serve in Congress today, 17 in the House and three in the Senate, a number that has doubled over the last decade [....]
Why are so many physicians willing to trade their white coats — not to mention the autonomy, respect and high salary — for a job...
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Behind Clash Between C.I.A. and Congress, a Secret Report...
By Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, March 7/8, 2014
A dispute over a classified C.I.A. report has led to a bitter fight between the agency and the Senate Intelligence Committee, with each side accusing the other of spying.
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Ukraine turns to Oligarchs?
sorry for the Fox News link, but interesting all the same.
I figure much of the problem is rich Russians vacationing in the Crimea - all that oil money has to go somwehre.
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