Lebanese Man is Obama's Hero, Saves Security Plans

Here's a pleasant little chestnut to make your day. Apparently, while in Cannes, one FBI agent forgot a dossier of classified information regarding Obama's security details for his France visit. A Lebanese employee found it and reported it to the FBI. In spite of disbelief, he eventually was awarded a medal for his efforts. Read on for further details.

Apparently if sending in aid and intervention fails, arm the opposition. This blogger looks at whether it would be a viable solution to arm the Syrian Free Army.

Everyone has played the 'dumb foreigner' card ("Me no understand") to get out of some sticky situations. But using it to get out of domestic abuse charges is kind of pushing it, as this Jordan-based American blogger notes.

"But this is pretty bad. This Iraqi family is playing the culture card to dismiss the beating of a daughter. I watched another video, and the lies on the faces, in the words, is so visibly obvious."

It could be argued that with the rise of technology and online content, books could very soon be eradicated. Although this blogger loves her Kindle, she can never replaced books as an important pillar in her life.

"The books and I have a long history together... Books were my friends, my safe haven and my outlet from the world. They still are, but there aren’t enough hours in the day to read all the books I want to read."

In spite of what the ironically saccharine lyrics of the "Married with Children" theme song say (it's stuck in your head now, isn't it), love and marriage is a complicated terrain. It is even more complicated for educated, intelligent, independent women. This Iraqi American blogger discusses the "it's complicated" status of such a women and the expectation to just settle.

"A woman who is intelligent, smart and independent has, and will always have, a harder time finding a mate than a woman who is not. And the very reason is -- very few men like smart women.Generalization yes, but show me a man who relishes in the fact that he's dumber, uglier and less financially fruitful than his wife."