December 28 2011

Well, back from the biggest commercial racket on Earth....Christmas. In my case, Chanukah, but we just eat latkes, give dollars to our kids and play dreidels. So much for a bad economy...the stores and malls were packed, people bumping into you, rude people, nice people, idiot people, naive people, bad people, you name it you have it. Then there is the Salvation Army guy, conveniently located at the main entrance of selected locations. These guys know their racket, they ring the annoying bell, and they try by all means to make eye contact with you. Well, as long as you keep going straight and get out your phone and pretend to be talking that will do. The moment you make eye contact you are screwed.

You make eye contact, he will measure you, he will know if you are broke or not, hell, he will even know if you pay with debit cards or not. Then comes the "Merry Christmas" when you ignore him, with the ,much anticipated effect of making you feel miserable for not giving and rather using that same dollar to play Power Ball. This is how the Salvation Army guy makes you feel...


What can i say? it is the Holidays. Though I am Jewish, I don'tmind the Merry Christmas greeting, I don't mind the Christmas lights, I don't mind the cheesy Christmas movies or the trees. You know why? Because even with the commercial racket that the Holiday means nowadays, and knowing that the true spirit has been replaced by massive consumerism, behind that face there is at least, very deep in, the message of "lets live in peace and harmony", even if it is during these "12 days' as the song says. There is beauty in every one of us, I won't let my religious beliefs ruin that wonderful perception of beauty in us. Even if it takes me several trips to the mall.

Dec 16 2011

Do you really think that you lost your mind? Or is it possible you never had any memories to begin with?

Dec 13 2011

Speaking about cutting costs!

Why I don't buy into the 'Palestinian cause" marketing

The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a resolution adopted on 29 November 1947 by the General Assembly of the U N. Its title was United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) Future Government of Palestine.

The resolution noted Britain's planned termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and recommended the partition of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, with the Jerusalem-Bethlehem area being under special international protection, administered by the United Nations. The resolution included a highly detailed description of the recommended boundaries for each proposed state

The proposed plan was accepted by the leaders of the Jewish community in Palestine, through the Jewish Agency. However, the plan was rejected by leaders of the Arab community, by their Palestine Arab Higher Committee, who were supported in their rejection by the states of the Arab League.

What happened? The Jews, smartly, jumped on the plan and declared independence while the Palestinians got too busy planning war, 3 of them nonetheless, unsuccessful, to keep the entire area under Arab control.

Why they rejected it? Because they wanted the WHOLE PIE for themselves, the exact same thing they now complain about the Jews. So they do have a history and a noble tradition of saying no.

Isn’t there a saying that 3^rd is a charm? Well, not so fast, they were dumb enough to provoke a war in 1967 and another one in 1973, and we already know the results.

And ladies and gentlemen, that is why I feel no pity nor buy the “I am a victim” game by the Palestinians. They have a proven track record of never want to negotiate anything, they want all or nothing, so their current situation or status is well deserved due to their own inability to use COMMON SENSE as they could have accepted the plan of 1947 and have their own state back then. 64 years of futility and repeated pure, undiluted stupidity.

Leshana Tovah Tekatev Vitechatem!!

Leshana Tovah Tekatev Vitechatem, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year."

July 08 2011

Woke up at 1000am, had breakfast, took my good old '97 Taurus for inspection and A/C recharge. Couldn't run or walk today, the heat was miserable!

330pm picked up my 10 year old from her last day at summer camp, and I am impressed with the great job the local Chabad house did with not a lot resources. Hats off Chabad!

630pm went to a Chabad House dinner recognizing the brave counselors and teachers who have to put up with so many little demons without loosing their patience! The food was great, and the jokes by the guy sitting next to me were priceless!

Shabbat Shalom everyone!