I asked this question of the internet and I guess the point of view of polling has something happening and it looks something like this. Harris vs. Trump latest presidential poll numbers: Who is winning in swing states? It looks like it’s a close one. Too close to call. It seems that nothing has happened….
Playing with my phone here at 3:00 a.m. and it seems I have a new assistant. They say it’s name is Gemini. On the internet exactly the last few days were jokes from Saturday night live about Scarlett Johansson. I’m in love with her. It’s true. Actually, I’m not really in love with the 40-year-old…
Yokohama unexpectedly one the Japanese baseball championship this year. I followed them all year. I saw they had great potential. I thought deeply about why they were flawed in the way they were flawed and if they could ever overcome it. They were a third place team. Barely over 500. And the playoffs set up…
From Chabad.org: Matot-Masei in a NutshellNumbers 30:2–36:13The name of the Parshah, “Matot,” means “Tribes,” andthe name of the Parshah, “Masei,” means “Journeys,”. Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of Israel. War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of Israel, and…
It’s hard to say. Pretty much everything in the world is a little good and a little bad. Nothing is truly wonderful and nothing is genuinely so horrible. Well, there are some pretty horrible things with very little good in them and unfortunately, very few truly beautiful things that are not sullied in some way….
If you’re interested in reading the text of this week’s parsha, the weekly Torah portion, you can go to chabad.org. If you are a Russian reader or pretty much any other language, I’m sure there is a translator program available. This week’s portion is called Kedeshim (קְדשִׁ֣ים) which has the simple translation of you shall…
I have a couple of YouTubes to share from a pair of sources that seem to be very like-minded. The first is an interview with Sophie Scott-Brown. According to her biography from the Institute of Intellectual History: Dr Sophie Scott-Brown is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, where she teaches intellectual history….
Transportation stops: Disease control: Maximum lockdown on movement: Marijuana wins in the election: The president of course is all in because being outside in the fresh air is all we ever need. Putin is advised globally: The truth of the psychosis is made clear: It was getting even for being raped so many times that…
Welcome to our coverage of this year’s longest day celebration. The time according to the internet is 11:50 p.m. just before midnight. It seems a strange time to celebrate the Sun but that’s exactly what we are going to do. This being said, this is a fertility festival for without the Sun, we do not…
From Chabad.org Shelach in a Nutshell (Numbers 13:1–15:41) The name of the Parshah, “Shelach,” means “Send” and it is found in Numbers 13:2. Moses sends twelve (tourists) to the land of Canaan. Forty days later they return, carrying a huge cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig , to report on a lush and…
It is for a male and interesting thought to dwell on. Exactly how long do we need a mother? It might also be worth asking if the answer is no whether or not we need a mother from time to time? Or is it just that sometimes we need a mother and sometimes we don’t?…
Theo du Plessis is a minimalist. We are surrounded by the stuff that we think is so valuable and important, but take it all away and what is left? The real you is left. Or at least the journey to the real you without all the stuff that you think defines you. In this video,…
Many years ago, I had an opportunity given to me unexpectedly. I saw it like I was being granted a little nepotism when I moved to Oregon but suddenly, there was simply nothing there. Where I had expected being able to walk into a job, on arrival, there was simply no job to…
We live in the age of the political celebrity. I might be misstating this and the leadership has always been the single most visible element anywhere at least in places where totalitarianism is the accepted goal. It goes without saying that power is about power so again, I’m just saying this pop theme here. Political…
Well here is the thing, they decided to make marijuana legal in Germany. Here is what Google will get you if you can’t figure out how to do it yourself. What does this mean? It means that the children of the original Nazis have decided to decriminalize something that is a very pleasant thing to…
Essay I guess what I’m trying to say is like everybody, I love innovation and new ideas and new wonderful technologies that make our lives easier. I like drugs as much as the next guy if you want to look at it that way. But I’m talking about a world where our drugs and innovation…
I think in literature they call these Easter eggs. I don’t know why they call them that. They are supposed to be serendipitous finds that touch you in a way and that come back to haunt you later on. Yeah, it’s a literary device and that’s why I’m talking about it. But I’m just saying…
From chabad.org: Emor in a NutshellLeviticus 21:1–24:23The name of the Parshah, “Emor,” means “speak” and it is found in Leviticus 21:1. The Torah section of Emor (“Speak”) begins with the special laws pertaining to the kohanim (“priests”), the kohen gadol (“high priest”), and the Temple service: A kohen may not become ritually impure through contact…
While vying for the title of worst ecological peninsula on the planet Earth, the Tampa Bay Times have finally proven that the American dream was a lie, theft is simply proof of property after you blink and open your eyes again and acts of heroism are regarded as insignificant against the possibility of making Facebook…
I think we might need to create a new heading called nostalgia. I have some pictures in my head that are asking to be put together to make a very specific point about the use of alcohol in conjunction with anything. And it has to do with both playing sports and observing sports and living…
It seems as though teamwork from the female side of the field is causing quite a stir in the local restoration business. Despite threats of constant violence and economic warfare fought at levels only before seeing during American benevolence abroad, our pesky but resolute band of bodacious bicyclists have raised the bar in personal service….
