Posted on May 17th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
While reading about today’s upcoming Preakness, the second jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown, I came across a lot of articles decrying the sport of horse racing for being brutal and cruel. They cited tragedies such as filly Eight Belles’ breakdown in the Kentucky Derby, and 2006 Derby winner Barbaro’s breakdown in the 2006 Preakness. […]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
One thing I didn’t mention in the post about our trip to Bosnia: we bought a sim card and some T-mobile minutes, and the hubby was happily able to play on his bestest toy (an HTC TYTN II smartphone) at lightning speeds, thanks to the 3G network. In Croatia. And Bosnia.
Yet, he travels frequently to […]
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
On our recent visit to Croatia, my husband and I made a side trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit the Catholic pilgrimage town of Medugorje. We planned to visit the city of Mostar, too, but an unfortunate road closure and bad weather made that impracticable. The actual town isn’t much to see - mostly religious […]
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
I’m cheating. These are my dogs, but the pictures are old. These guys are 3 years old now, and the Doberman weighs more than some people I know. Nonetheless, I’m starting at the beginning of my dog pics, because I have a million, and as puppies they were too adorable for words. Also, the blog is new, […]
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
The hubby and I recently spent about a week in Croatia, which was absolutely gorgeous. We rented a car and toured middle and lower Dalmatia, from Split (site of the emperor Diocletian’s gigantic palace) to the ancient walled city of Dubrovnik (pictured). The weather was wonderful, if a little cool, and the views were breathtaking. People were friendly […]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
Wow. London is really starting to freak me out. First, the omnipresent cameras I mentioned in this post, now, police with metal detectors on public streets.
What’s interesting is that the article states that:
Anyone caught carrying a blade will be prosecuted…
And the official website for the Violent Crime Action Plan, of which these causeless searches is […]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by A Broad in Holland
EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes, fresh off of her Microsoft witchunt, is at it again, this time targeting pharmaceutical makers. Apparently, it’s the unmitigated responsibility of big pharma (whom we all know to be Eeeeeevil) to betray the fiduciary duty they owe their stockholders and lose billions of dollars selling generic drugs to countries who CHOOSE […]
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