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Tag Archives: Santa Monica
Withdrawn! Santa Monica’s Ballot Measure To Ban Circumcision Is No More
The Jewish Journal reports: The proponent of a proposition aimed at banning circumcision in Santa Monica has informed the Jewish Journal that she is abandoning her effort to put the question to voters in the beachfront city before beginning to … Continue reading
Posted in Circumcision, Santa Monica
Tagged Glenn Beck, Jewish Journal, religious issue, resource for parents, rights advocate, Santa Monica
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Santa Monica Chabad Bombing Suspect Arrested In Ohio
From The Los Angeles Times: A man suspected in the explosion last week next to a Santa Monica synagogue was arrested in Ohio late Monday after someone noticed him at another synagogue in Cleveland Heights. Sources told the Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Chabad
Tagged chabad house, greyhound bus, greyhound station, Los Angeles Times, ron hirsch, Santa Monica
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My Traffic Sources By City Over The Past Year
1,361,222 visits came from 26,101 cities Visits Pages/Visit Avg. Time on Site % New Visits Bounce Rate 1. New York 63,293 1.64 00:01:29 66.09% 75.63% 2. Los Angeles 54,049 1.68 00:01:51 48.45% 75.00% 3. New York 46,131 1.52 00:01:25 69.45% … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged culver city, ramat gan, Santa Monica, traffic sources, vegas 4, west hollywood
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What is the Best Treatment For Gangrenous Tortoise Penis?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said that he inherited two tortoises when he married Sue (his third marriage). “One day, we saw that one of the tortoises was very lethargic. He had something hanging out from the back … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, radio show, Santa Monica, tortoise, tortoises
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Partying Like Its 6969
You can take the shiksa out of Christianity, you can take the shiksa out of her short skirts, oh, never mind… I drove west on the Ten freeway Saturday night and was the first to arrive at Monica’s place, but … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged black dress, bourne, prestigious university, Santa Monica, short skirts
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Why Do The Homeless Keep Giving To Me?
I was running across Colorado Ave in Santa Monica yesterday morning, when my Blackberry bounced out of my shirt pocket and smashed to the road, with pieces (back cover, battery and rest) flying in different directions. As I was gathering … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged colorado ave, homeless men, pico blvd, plastic pouch, Santa Monica, something about the way
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Santa Monica Steps
Joe emails: “This is a terribly biased article against the incredibly hot chicks who do pilates by million dollar homes. You should go there, park, and teach parsha and see if you can get arrested. I know that you will … Continue reading
Posted in Santa Monica
Tagged hot chicks, million dollar homes, physique, Santa Monica
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Driving & Loving
I’m brutal and impatient. I don’t know how I manage to keep my license. I’m way to quick to toot my horn and push my way to where I wanna go. I’m a menace. I should be illegal. On rare … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged magic carpet, pico blvd, powerful women, rare occasions, Santa Monica, stu and lew
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