30 September 2010
26 September 2010
24 September 2010
republican math 101
"deficits are a terrible thing.
let's make them much bigger."
let's make them much bigger."
"On Thursday, House Republicans released their “Pledge to America,”
supposedly outlining their policy agenda. In essence, what they say is, “Deficits are a terrible thing. Let’s make them much bigger.”
supposedly outlining their policy agenda. In essence, what they say is, “Deficits are a terrible thing. Let’s make them much bigger.”
The document repeatedly condemns federal debt — 16 times, by my count. But the main substantive policy proposal is to make the
Bush tax cuts permanent, which independent estimates say
would add about $3.7 trillion to the debt over the next decade —
about $700 billion more than the Obama administration’s tax proposals."
Bush tax cuts permanent, which independent estimates say
would add about $3.7 trillion to the debt over the next decade —
about $700 billion more than the Obama administration’s tax proposals."
22 September 2010
13 September 2010
11 September 2010
in honor of the fallen
it's a stirring budweiser 9-11 tribute, and it aired only once.
click the picture to play.
'nuf said.
07 September 2010
new holiday anyone?
Seventh of September--in honor of Seven-of-Nine,
Tertiary Adjunct to Unimatrix 01.
Tertiary Adjunct to Unimatrix 01.
26 August 2010
the chickens have come home to roost,
or,
your stand on any political issue
depends entirely on where you sit.
"As head of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman advocated the Bush administration’s push for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, which Republicans had hoped would galvanize the party’s conservative base in 2006.
"Now he joins several other members of the Bush inner circle who have publicly stated their support for same-sex marriage. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a daughter who is gay, has said he supports the right of gay people to marry, as has the former first lady Laura Bush."
25 August 2010
23 August 2010
21 August 2010
happy birthday, brother of mine.
gene and me, 26 may 1990
happy 55 today. we miss you.
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The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
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The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy he's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy he's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
regret (v.), part deux
Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.*
once upon a time there was a tavern
where we used to raise a glass or two
remember how we laughed away the hours
and think of all the great things we would do
those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days
then the busy years went rushing by us
we lost our starry notions on the way
if by chance i'd see you in the tavern
we'd smile at one another and we'd say
those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days
just tonight i stood before the tavern
nothing seemed the way it used to be
in the glass i saw a strange reflection
was that lonely fellow really me?
those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days
through the door there came familiar laughter
i saw your face and heard you call my name
oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
those were the days,
oh yes, those were the days
mary hopkin, those were the days, 1968
12 August 2010
i'm feeling a little farklemt. . .
The Jewish Buddha says:
- If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?
- Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?
- Drink tea and nourish life; with the first sip, joy; with the second sip, satisfaction; with the third sip, peace; with the fourth, a Danish.
- Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story.
- Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems. What would you talk about?
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single Oy.
- There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
- Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.
- The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao is not Jewish.
- Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
- Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as a wooded glen. And sit up straight. You’ll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.
- Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a specialist.
- Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.
- The Torah says, Love your neighbor as yourself. The Buddha says, There is no self. So maybe we’re off the hook?
09 August 2010
tenafly: a slide show
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/08/realestate/1011-livingin-slideshow_index.html
04 August 2010
put this in the
how often does that happen
category
one of the contestants on last night's america's got talent show was a fellow named Rudy Macaggi, an acrobat who became disillusioned with his career and. . .
RAN AWAY FROM THE CIRCUS. . .
to live in New York.
how often does that happen?
war and peace it ain't,
or
you must be kidding
justin bieber is writing a memoir. it is coming out in october. according to the new york times, publishers weekly predicted the book sales to be about a million to a billion copies.
can they be more vague in their estimate?
can they be more vague in their estimate?
get a haircut, dude
30 July 2010
not tonight, i have a headache
i never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so much. and i never have figured out the whole venus and mars thing. i have never figured out why men think with their heads and women with their hearts.
for example: one evening last week, my girlfriend and i were getting into bed.
well, the passion started to heat up, and she eventually said “i don’t feel like it, i just want you to hold me.”
i said “what??!! what was that?!”
so she said the words that every boyfriend on the planet dreads to hear...
“you’re just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man.” she responded to my puzzled look by saying, “can’t you just love me for who i am and not what i do for you in the bedroom?”
realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, i went to sleep.
the very next day i opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. we went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. i walked around with her while she tried on several different very expensive outfits. she couldn’t decide which one to take so i told her we’d just buy them all. she wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so i told her to get a pair for each outfit. we went onto the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. let me tell you...she was so excited. she must have thought i was one wave short of a shipwreck. i started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn’t even know how to play tennis. i think i threw her for a loop when i said, “that’s fine, honey.” she was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement. smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, “i think this is all dear, let’s go to the cashier.”
i could hardly contain myself when i calmly said, “no honey, i don’t feel like it.”
her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled “what????”
i then said, “honey! i just want you to hold this stuff for a while. you’re just not in touch with my financial needs as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman.” and just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, i added, “why can’t you just love me for who i am and not for the things i buy you?”
apparently, i’m not getting any tonight either.
22 July 2010
the grammar nazis are coming!
the grammar nazis are coming!
peeve of the week: minus is not a verb.
minus is an adjective or adverb, preposition (or noun), meaning diminished by or less (or a negative quantity, in the case of a noun: minus-4 degrees).
if you deduct one number from another, you don't minus it! you subtract it or deduct it.
in a mathematical equation, you diminish the first number by the second: 7 minus 4 is 3 (translation: 7 diminished by 4 is 3, or 4 deducted from 7 is 3).
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