The specter of war, at least until the 19th of April, seems to have gone away. Until then, the cease-fire read more

The specter of war, at least until the 19th of April, seems to have gone away. Until then, the cease-fire is bound to hold. But while smiling at each other, both sides will continue making preparations for war.

I'm a country redneck bloke

I'm a country redneck bloke

I made the wrong turn, especially on the second one. They were hard hit balls, but I'm not going to read more

I made the wrong turn, especially on the second one. They were hard hit balls, but I'm not going to make excuses. I screwed up, and probably cost the game.

My way of joking is to tell the truth; it's the funniest joke in the world.

My way of joking is to tell the truth; it's the funniest joke in the world.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

We've got a lot of depth. When we go out and execute, we're tough to stop.

We've got a lot of depth. When we go out and execute, we're tough to stop.

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, read more

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, but the way they enforced it this morning, I'm not sure the benefits outweighed the costs.

This really exposes Barak's real intentions when it comes to peacemaking, that either (Israelis) beat (the Palestinians) into submission in read more

This really exposes Barak's real intentions when it comes to peacemaking, that either (Israelis) beat (the Palestinians) into submission in accepting what (Israelis) want, or (Israel) will suspend the peace process and ... pursue a policy which is entirely anti-peace,

This is a long-term process, ... I underscore the fact that it is incremental. I don't want to get people's read more

This is a long-term process, ... I underscore the fact that it is incremental. I don't want to get people's expectations too high; it's a long road...No one thing is going to turn your downtown around.