our so-called congress is a disgrace to civilization. its a good thing the states can just continue in their own way. no one was ever really thrilled by a federal system.
my advice to congress is to eat your carrots, shutup and go explain it to your father - if you know who he is. really sick of listening to you.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
DUMPING III - 50s STYLE
1. "where do you work?">
"new york city dept of {XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX}"
TURNS AROUND AND WALKS AWAY.
2. windy, frigid starlit night - somewhere the tune of starry, starry night is playing.
"free, free, freee .............."
3. move to new jersey and die - dumped by NEW YORK CITY.
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"new york city dept of {XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX}"
TURNS AROUND AND WALKS AWAY.
2. windy, frigid starlit night - somewhere the tune of starry, starry night is playing.
"free, free, freee .............."
3. move to new jersey and die - dumped by NEW YORK CITY.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
DUMPING II - 195Os STYLE
1. SLAM....
2. "your stop ....."
3. "huh?"
4, "you're taking me to my prom.".
" ummm ......... "
5. "____________________________________________".
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2. "your stop ....."
3. "huh?"
4, "you're taking me to my prom.".
" ummm ......... "
5. "____________________________________________".
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
DUMPING - 1950s STYLE
in my dotage and recalling the following "DUMPS"-----
1. payphone:
att operator, "15 cents please for the next three minutes".
me: sweeping my remaining change into my pocket. "sorry, i have no change".
she1: angrily. " you have no change?".
me: "nope"
telephone: "click".
2. six months after discharge from army:
she2: "you're fat. take me home."
3. three months after college and one week before being drafted:
she3: "you don't look so good. write me.".
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1. payphone:
att operator, "15 cents please for the next three minutes".
me: sweeping my remaining change into my pocket. "sorry, i have no change".
she1: angrily. " you have no change?".
me: "nope"
telephone: "click".
2. six months after discharge from army:
she2: "you're fat. take me home."
3. three months after college and one week before being drafted:
she3: "you don't look so good. write me.".
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
$ TRUMP WAR, YEA
amazingly we are in the middle of a world wide multi faceted religious war and yet the political agenda in the western world is concentrated on the banking system, stock merkets, government statistics and iphones. obviously the answer to the old joke about your money or your life is keep your money at all costs. without a doubt.
just keep your head up your .... ummm .... country club.
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just keep your head up your .... ummm .... country club.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
JUST SAYIN'
just some thoughts on dc naval yard shooting:
having worked 30+ years for defense dept. i can say with some authority that there are very few that are totally civilized. most have had thoughts at one time or other of inflicting some sort of pain upon co-workers and others. many own guns and will talk about them. one associate made his own bullets because they were "better than purchased ones". another while hunting heard a bullet go over his head; he turned immediately and shot back. but these people as far as i know controlled their feelings. being a jerk is merely par for the course.
going into restricted areas can be done by waiting for someone to enter or exit and catching the door and going in. exit points can be entered and entry points can be exited. there is no fail proof system. entering and moving around without proper documentation (bumper stickers or badges) is possible. i will deny all of these if questioned - who me?
sooooo, a total defense against the myriad of dangerous people among us is probably impossible.
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having worked 30+ years for defense dept. i can say with some authority that there are very few that are totally civilized. most have had thoughts at one time or other of inflicting some sort of pain upon co-workers and others. many own guns and will talk about them. one associate made his own bullets because they were "better than purchased ones". another while hunting heard a bullet go over his head; he turned immediately and shot back. but these people as far as i know controlled their feelings. being a jerk is merely par for the course.
going into restricted areas can be done by waiting for someone to enter or exit and catching the door and going in. exit points can be entered and entry points can be exited. there is no fail proof system. entering and moving around without proper documentation (bumper stickers or badges) is possible. i will deny all of these if questioned - who me?
sooooo, a total defense against the myriad of dangerous people among us is probably impossible.
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
KOL NIDRE NIGHT 2013
the most sacred time of the hebrew year occurred two days ago. it is called kol nidre night. on this night i was reminiscing about the most memorable kol nidre night of my life. it occurred 61 years ago when i happened to meet two of my CCNY and previously p. s. 6 classmates (both honor students) and we went bowling together. we all lived happily ever after separately anyway.
the important thing this night two days ago is that i began reminiscing about the old days. my wife also a CCNY and p. s. 6 honor student grad (how did i ever wind up in this company? i don't know.) has a collection of the p. s. 6 newspapers from that time. the people i went bowling with were the premier students in my grade and i wanted to find their works for re-publication here. what i did keep running across was my wife's name on the honor roll, and the article below. sooooooo, i will publish her work below and handwrit it as i'm too lazy to set up my scanner.
AND NOW FROM MY WAYBACK MACHINE MY EVER YOUNG WIFE'S (8B3) ITEM IN THE OBSERVER DATED MAY 1946
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WELCOME DR. MONASH
My dear Mr. Monash,
In behalf of the pupils and teachers of P. S. 6
I would like to welcome you to this school. Though
you have only been here a few months, you have
accomplished much. You have had the Home Room
time changed to 9:00 to 9:20 instead of 11:30 to
12:00. The girls contrary to the last few years, are
making their own graduation dressses. The section
books are being checked by yourself and a new plan
put into operation. A play may be presented at gradu-
ation including the regular exercises which we have
never had before. A self-control diploma will be pre-
sented to two or more classes from 7A to 8B. The
classes will be chosen by the teachers. It is something
every class will try for. thus encouraging self-control
and good citizenship. All these were your ideas.
I am sure that during your administration our
school will profit by your presence.
Good luck and best wishes in your new assignments
from the citizens of P. S. 6.
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wasn't that great? yesssssssss!
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the important thing this night two days ago is that i began reminiscing about the old days. my wife also a CCNY and p. s. 6 honor student grad (how did i ever wind up in this company? i don't know.) has a collection of the p. s. 6 newspapers from that time. the people i went bowling with were the premier students in my grade and i wanted to find their works for re-publication here. what i did keep running across was my wife's name on the honor roll, and the article below. sooooooo, i will publish her work below and handwrit it as i'm too lazy to set up my scanner.
AND NOW FROM MY WAYBACK MACHINE MY EVER YOUNG WIFE'S (8B3) ITEM IN THE OBSERVER DATED MAY 1946
__________________________________________________________________
WELCOME DR. MONASH
My dear Mr. Monash,
In behalf of the pupils and teachers of P. S. 6
I would like to welcome you to this school. Though
you have only been here a few months, you have
accomplished much. You have had the Home Room
time changed to 9:00 to 9:20 instead of 11:30 to
12:00. The girls contrary to the last few years, are
making their own graduation dressses. The section
books are being checked by yourself and a new plan
put into operation. A play may be presented at gradu-
ation including the regular exercises which we have
never had before. A self-control diploma will be pre-
sented to two or more classes from 7A to 8B. The
classes will be chosen by the teachers. It is something
every class will try for. thus encouraging self-control
and good citizenship. All these were your ideas.
I am sure that during your administration our
school will profit by your presence.
Good luck and best wishes in your new assignments
from the citizens of P. S. 6.
_________________________________________________________________
wasn't that great? yesssssssss!
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS THE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR EARS
do those media people know what a statistical error is? lol. they're lucky they can read the teleprompter.
just give the results of your survey, or test. i don't expect you to show me your statistics homework.
i'm especially annoyed at medical pharmacological papers. they go into intricate math/stat analysis with basically no bearing on the subject matter. the test itself was probably biased, skewed, rigged and damaged by incompetence. i just want the numbers. got it! if i want a math/stat course i'll go to my local college.
the authors need stroking and your approval. "you're so smart. yes you are. yes you sre."
you know of course that the so called probability distributions used are all made up like the tooth fairy. they only exist in the (brain washed) minds of people who can then teach. they need the job.
i don't mind a little discipline in presenting important matter but it is secondary to the collected numbers. the tail does not wag the dog, the numbers should be given first, then the sample sizes and my brain can evaluate the results. you can even call the sample size a cohort and then at the bottom that useless phd can put in his two cents.
just sayin'.
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just give the results of your survey, or test. i don't expect you to show me your statistics homework.
i'm especially annoyed at medical pharmacological papers. they go into intricate math/stat analysis with basically no bearing on the subject matter. the test itself was probably biased, skewed, rigged and damaged by incompetence. i just want the numbers. got it! if i want a math/stat course i'll go to my local college.
the authors need stroking and your approval. "you're so smart. yes you are. yes you sre."
you know of course that the so called probability distributions used are all made up like the tooth fairy. they only exist in the (brain washed) minds of people who can then teach. they need the job.
i don't mind a little discipline in presenting important matter but it is secondary to the collected numbers. the tail does not wag the dog, the numbers should be given first, then the sample sizes and my brain can evaluate the results. you can even call the sample size a cohort and then at the bottom that useless phd can put in his two cents.
just sayin'.
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Monday, September 9, 2013
THINGS I LEARNED THIS WEEKEND
obama is the worst.
obama is the best.
assad says, "huh?".
congress is the worst.
giants lost.
congress is the best.
miracle jets won.
obamacare will destroy the world.
so sad that giants lost to the dallas cowboys from (ugh) texas.
obamacare will destroy all business and communists will takeover.
jets' game finish was really great. go jets.
giants need improvement.
and you thought the weekend was a total waste.
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obama is the best.
assad says, "huh?".
congress is the worst.
giants lost.
congress is the best.
miracle jets won.
obamacare will destroy the world.
so sad that giants lost to the dallas cowboys from (ugh) texas.
obamacare will destroy all business and communists will takeover.
jets' game finish was really great. go jets.
giants need improvement.
and you thought the weekend was a total waste.
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
"DOWNFALL" II
the memoir's of traudl junge can be found in, "voices from the bunker". an excerpt from a review sorta' sums up my feelings about the movie;
" Junge was in her early twenties when the events she recounts in *Voices from the Bunker* took place and one wonders just how accurate her extraordinarily detailed memory can possibly be after all this time...and how much the authors credited with actually writing this book added to round out her account. One also can't help but speculate on how much revisionism Junge is engaging in, conscious or unconscious, to justify her past, although, for the most part, one gets the feeling that her account is pretty even-handed and no apologia for Hitler, Nazism, or herself. Her story of her escape from the bunker through the ruins of Soviet-occupied Berlin is riveting, the kind of episode that makes you forget to swallow for pages at a time until you realize your mouth is dry. Her avowal that she, like most Germans, had no idea that the Jews were being exterminated since most of the camps were located outside of an increasingly isolated Germany is partly credible and partly incredible. Could it possibly be true? After two years at the very hub of Nazi power, in the presence of Uncle Adolf himself...could she really have heard not even a rumor of the millions being exterminated?"
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i am fascinated by this movie as it depicts in a larger sense my beliefs in the craziness, ignorance, stupidity, and fantasy life of humans from jihadists to nazis to communists to religious fanatics of all persuasions.
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" Junge was in her early twenties when the events she recounts in *Voices from the Bunker* took place and one wonders just how accurate her extraordinarily detailed memory can possibly be after all this time...and how much the authors credited with actually writing this book added to round out her account. One also can't help but speculate on how much revisionism Junge is engaging in, conscious or unconscious, to justify her past, although, for the most part, one gets the feeling that her account is pretty even-handed and no apologia for Hitler, Nazism, or herself. Her story of her escape from the bunker through the ruins of Soviet-occupied Berlin is riveting, the kind of episode that makes you forget to swallow for pages at a time until you realize your mouth is dry. Her avowal that she, like most Germans, had no idea that the Jews were being exterminated since most of the camps were located outside of an increasingly isolated Germany is partly credible and partly incredible. Could it possibly be true? After two years at the very hub of Nazi power, in the presence of Uncle Adolf himself...could she really have heard not even a rumor of the millions being exterminated?"
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i am fascinated by this movie as it depicts in a larger sense my beliefs in the craziness, ignorance, stupidity, and fantasy life of humans from jihadists to nazis to communists to religious fanatics of all persuasions.
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Friday, September 6, 2013
MOVIE, "DOWNFALL"
watched the movie, "downfall", on netflix yesterday. its about the last days with hitler in april 1945. interestingly, it was difficult not to feel a human connection and feeling for the (bastard) germans and hitler in their bunker in berlin.
it is a german language film with subtitles based on the memoirs of his typist/secretary traudl junge. seems to be a reasonably honest portrayal of what occurred.
observing the architects of the wwii bloodbath up close sorta' obfuscates the damage they did by being responsible for the deaths of 2.5% of the world's population. even as you watch this is constantly on your mind.
excellent for its portrayal of human thinking. i'm sure most everyone like (bastard) germans are in their own personal fantasyland.
worth watching.
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it is a german language film with subtitles based on the memoirs of his typist/secretary traudl junge. seems to be a reasonably honest portrayal of what occurred.
observing the architects of the wwii bloodbath up close sorta' obfuscates the damage they did by being responsible for the deaths of 2.5% of the world's population. even as you watch this is constantly on your mind.
excellent for its portrayal of human thinking. i'm sure most everyone like (bastard) germans are in their own personal fantasyland.
worth watching.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
SMALL BUSINESS IS NOT FOR WHINERS
sorry, small business is not america. america is steel mills, auto plants, large tracts of housing, strip mining ..... i can't believe i'm writing this. small is for emerging or backward nations where they sell or barter to each other to survive. something like northern new jersey.
on the other hand some small businesses are lucrative and busy as hell but the floundering small business can be pathetic and the govt. and obama care is not the source of their failure. success lies in tenacity and ability and of course some government support in some manner. your success lies not in your stars but in yourself.
the destiny of this nation lies in an educated, high earning, and active populace.
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unfortunately, you can't let the deadwood starve..... and they usually are totally unaware that they are useless or worse. nevermind.
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on the other hand some small businesses are lucrative and busy as hell but the floundering small business can be pathetic and the govt. and obama care is not the source of their failure. success lies in tenacity and ability and of course some government support in some manner. your success lies not in your stars but in yourself.
the destiny of this nation lies in an educated, high earning, and active populace.
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unfortunately, you can't let the deadwood starve..... and they usually are totally unaware that they are useless or worse. nevermind.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
RELYING ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
if you are a syrian civilian and are waiting for anyone or nation to throw you a lifeline or to slow the murderous intent of the dictators, strongmen, and assholes, you have a long wait, all of us here must talk it over in order to reach the optimum and best decision and make the most money. hey, yes i know everyone (congress, potus, and harriet from queens,ny) is on vacation and do not want to be disturbed. don't you have any respect.
our motherland, england currently does not want to be involved. they sorta' vary erratically in their approach from the burning of wash. dc in 1812 to pleading for help in 1940. from neville chamberlain agreeing with the (bastard) germans to have peace in our time in 1938 to winston churchille who vowed to destroy the (bastard) germans in june 1940.
thats the way friends are. just a bit fickle.
(unsubstantiated) reports this morning are that israel is not holding its breath relying on the kindness of strangers. they are issuing gas masks and are demonstrating their rocket, missile expertise by launching a missile and then shooting it down with another missile. ho, hum. and i laughed when ronald reagan introduced the star wars program.
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our motherland, england currently does not want to be involved. they sorta' vary erratically in their approach from the burning of wash. dc in 1812 to pleading for help in 1940. from neville chamberlain agreeing with the (bastard) germans to have peace in our time in 1938 to winston churchille who vowed to destroy the (bastard) germans in june 1940.
thats the way friends are. just a bit fickle.
(unsubstantiated) reports this morning are that israel is not holding its breath relying on the kindness of strangers. they are issuing gas masks and are demonstrating their rocket, missile expertise by launching a missile and then shooting it down with another missile. ho, hum. and i laughed when ronald reagan introduced the star wars program.
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