30 Nisan 5766 * 28 April 2006: Ro'sh Hodhesh/Day 15 of the `Omer/National Arbor Day

Greetings.

Today’s news:

• “Chirac calls for fund to pay PA salaries” (What the gezornenblat is Chirac thinking?)
  
• “1 in 5 pay more in Medicare Rx plan” (What the gezornenblat was Bush thinking?)
  
• “Senate Republicans Propose $100 Gas Rebate, Alaska Drilling” (What the gezornenblat are they thinking?)

I ran out of on-line films, so today’s weird thing is the strange case of a resolution of the State of Idaho commending Jared and Jerusha Hess for producing the film Napoleon Dynamite. I have not seen Napoleon Dynamite, but the resolution itself is rather interesting.

Assignment for anyone working on their Hebrew: Identify who Jared was in Tanakh (= the Hebrew Bible), and give the meaning of the name "Jerusha".

Enjoy, happy new month, and Shabbath Shalom.

Aaron