Group Unearths Part of Ancient University

What do you want to bet they found gum stuck beneath the desks.

Group Unearths Part of Ancient University

When I was younger I wanted to be Indiana Jones. I spent the Summer of '85 in Israel. During my time there I purchased a leather bullwhip that I found in the Shuk in Jerusalem. It was probably my second week there. We entered through Jaffa gate and hadn't gone too far when I found it.

I only managed to smack myself with it twice before I got the hang of it. Just slightly embarrassing to whip yourself, but we'll save that for a later date. Hard to believe that it is almost 20 years since this grand adventure.

And speaking of embarrassing incidents

Researcher Dies After Accidental Ebola Jab

Can you imagine the eulogy: If he hadn't been such a prick....

The President is just a man

Kissinger tape: Nixon too drunk to speak with British PM

Kind of a scary article. Just another reminder that the people we call our leaders are human and prone to mistakes just like you and I. The problem is that their mistakes are not unlike those of pilots, bus drivers and doctors.

They screw up and lots of others ending up paying a serious price.

At some point we are going to have to redefine our expectations of the POTUS and begin something new.

A good work ethic

We hear/read discussions regarding the necessity and the desire to find someone with a "good work ethic." It is a highly desirable trait and one that has multiple definitions because it really is subjective.

Some people are good at sitting down at a task and just working at it until it is completed. They will not take a break or stop until they are done with what they set out to do.

Others just can't work that way and do what they need to do in bursts of energy, which is the way that I prefer to work. And then are those people that are just downright lazy.

But a good work ethic does not mean that the quality of work is always as solid as the desire and effort to work hard. Sometimes you are placed in situations in which you are just wearing the wrong hat, you don't have the right tools for the job. It requires a flat head and you brought a phillips screwdriver.

That being said I am placed in a position all the time where my clients ask me to do their work for them. None of them have the balls to come out and just ask me to do it, but nonetheless they do. It makes me crazy. I have enough work to do without those lazy bastards adding to my workpile. If I wanted more work I'd tell Dubya to step aside and begin my own reign of terror. Bwahhahah.

Madonna

I am growing more and more tired of celebrities who have let fame color their perceptions of their importance in the world. Madonna is one of those people. Just because you have talent and business acumen you cannot assume to have the same skills in other areas.

That is not to say that you cannot have an opinion, but I find her political views to be somewhat shallow and I find her involvement in Kabbalah to be irritating. It is a little offensive to see a person pick one aspect of your faith and exploit it for their own gain and that is how it comes across to me. I may be wrong, but I have little reason to think so.

I suppose that it is fair to say that neither Madonna or I will lose any sleep over the other's perception of each other.

She is 45, how long can she keep this charade up and when does she change and adapt to circumstances. Maybe she will and maybe she already has. It doesn't matter. If she feels so strongly about peace she can put her money where her mouth is.

Golf

Golf

Ok, who is up for a game of golf in Afghanistan? We'll play for a buck a hole. Just think you might be able to say that your Callaway 5 iron is the reason Osama is in US custody.

No really Mr. President I thought that my ball was in the sand trap and suddenly there he was, so I swung like Tiger and hit him like the Babe. It was beautiful. The sad thing is that I lost my lucky Titleist.

In other news gum is returning to Singapore and the Trident G-ds are pleased.

Gum returns to Singapore

Edited to add that I am finally learning how to do things more effectively here. Woohoo! I am kind of enjoying this whole thing.

What can you say?

I spent time debating on how crude I would get in my Blog, it is after all my public face. But then I decided that I feel like keeping it somewhat "real." Life is really chaotic and "crazy busy" now. My father has been ill for more than a month and locked up in a hospital in New Jersey.

If I spent any more time there I might be locked up to, but for different reasons. The fercockteh jughandles are idiotic and more trouble than they are worth. If I ever run for Senate and win I am cutting off their federal funding, or enlisting Tony Soprano's crew to run things for me.

Yesterday they took blood from my arm for a basic blood count. When I removed the bandage it suddenly became apparent that my arm was bruised and discolored in a coupld of spots. I am 35, what is the deal with this bruising.

Today at my basketball game I told the guys that I caught my arm on the rim and that they should watch out or I would rain a firestorm of dunks and points upon them. Ok, I can't dunk, but I did manage to touch the rim. Not bad for a white Jewish guy who stands 5'10 and weighs 230.

I may not be very athletic, but G-d did bless me with strength, an attitude and exceptional flatulence. You never know when you need the turbo to kick in. If I didn't mention it before I am a Taurus.....

Cranky Nonsense

It must be a Monday because I am just cranky and irritable. It is one of those days in which I feel like looking for a fight just so I can unload on someone, not nice but it is the truth. But like any other day it just means getting through it and things will get better.

And now for a chorus from Annie "The Sun will come out tomorrow..."

Screw that dumb redhead and that stupid song, send her back to the orphanage and tell Daddy Warbucks that the only gazillionaire with bigger hair trouble is Trump. The man should fire his stylist.