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Friday, December 24, 2010

Year End Thought-Positive Aspects of Mud

I was watching the news last night about the storms in California. Man, what a mess. Some places had 20 inches of rain and lots of floods and mudslides.

They showed a house-no one was hurt-where the mud inside was 4 feet deep. The owner was walking on the mud and he had to bend over not to hit his head on the ceiling. Which led me to think-Why not turn a negative into a positive???

What a great time to change ceiling light bulbs with compact fluorescents to save energy, replace the old ceiling fans and put in fresh smoke detector batteries. And it looked like the ceiling could use some fresh paint so why not do that also. No ladders or scaffolds needed, just reach up and do the work.

So as 2011 approaches lets be thankful for all of the blessings of the past year and remember that a house full of mud is half full and not half empty.

Monday, August 9, 2010

New Beginnings

Big celebration last night

Sada going off to Grenada for med school.
Sada, Susan T, Susan J, Rachel, Jacob, Emily and Jack (pop in from Maine). At Candle 79, vegan restaurant in NYC.

Lots of mixed emotions-Sada leaving NYC (bad) but starting on her vet quest (good).

A year ago Sada came to live with Rachel in NYC. Neither was in a good career position. Now Sada is off to school, Rachel at NYU. What a leap-what a change.

Jacob is still searching for his path which will keep him in NY for a while. I am sure he will take over Sada's early Sunday morning dog adventures but we will have to see.

Thank the world for the last year for us all to be able to hang out, eat at Saigon Grill and go to the dog show. This new generation of Moslers all look like winners and now have some family ties to hold on to. As good as it gets.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

YamulKap in the News

Manhattan man Seth Mosler's 'Yamulkap' takes an unorthodox approach to tradition
BY Erica Pearson
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 4:00 AM

Rosier/News, Linda Seth Mosler, inventor of the 'Yamulkap,' tries on his creation at site of his inspiration, Central Park’s Great Lawn.
This baseball cap is totally kosher.

A Manhattan man has invented what he calls the "yamulkap," a yarmulke with a brim like a baseball cap so religious men can get some shade.

Seth Mosler, 59, who is Jewish but not strictly observant, was walking through Central Park two summers ago when inspiration struck near the Great Lawn's ballfields.

He saw Orthodox kids throwing frisbees and tossing softballs, all wearing yarmulkes that offered no shade from the sun.

"I noticed they were hot and getting sunburned," said Mosler, a charter school business manager who lives on the upper East Side. There must be a way to wear a yarmulke and sun-shading brim at the same time, Mosler said he thought.

He cut up an old baseball cap as a prototype, then searched for a manufacturer.

"It could be a trendy thing to wear, but I think it will probably appeal to people who are already wearing yarmulkes," Mosler said. "Hopefully, word of mouth will get it going."

To make sure that the cap met religious standards, he consulted with two rabbis, one Orthodox and the other conservative. Both gave him the go-ahead.

"When you're talking about yarmulkes, you are talking about thousands of years of tradition," Mosler said. "But this has a practical purpose."

The yamulkap business has been a family affair. Mosler's 28-year-old daughter, Rachel, and her boyfriend, Nick, helped set up his Web site, www.yamulkap.com.

Mosler began selling the caps for $12.99 online about two months ago and has sold about two dozen so far, he said.

Reviews around the city were mixed. Manhattan mom Lea Haron said she thought the yamulkap was a little silly, since religious rules say wearing a baseball cap is fine, just so one's head is covered.

"I feel bad," Haron said. "I hope he didn't put too much money into it."

But others thought that the invention was great.

"It's a cute idea. For kids, it's wonderful, I think," said upper West Side Orthodox mom Chassida Landy, 32, as she tried the cap on 6-year-old son, Tzvi.

Landy said Tzvi's yarmulke can get in the way when he plays baseball or tag in Riverside Park.

"Sometimes when you play sports, it always falls off," she said. "It's just not comfortable; sometimes it slips."

Monday, June 21, 2010

World Cup Coach

I have been watching a lot of the world cup. Muted, of course, because of those bleeping horns. I love watching the coaches. They all seem to be 50 year old men sweating, screaming and pointing to almost everything that is happening on the field. It seems they really think they are in control of the game and what the players are doing. I am not sure they realize whoever gets the first goal wins and for the rest of the game you just kick the ball around and watch the clock run down which is hard because in soccer you never know how much time is left-that is a secret.
So back to the coach with a very concerned, focused look in his eyes who is yelling and waving his hands at the players. I wonder what he is saying. Maybe "get the ball in the bleeping net so I can go home", or "why are you all running around aimlessly and not doing anything" or "don't use your hands, use your feet!"
Whatever he is doing he sure works works hard. I think the good coaches should have one word names like Pele and Beckham and Kobe. Then they would be famous and get soccer talk shows. They would only have one guest and the show would be over.
Goooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Too Many Marathons

I heard yesterday that a woman has set the record as the youngest ever to run a marathon in all 52 states. I don't know who she is and I am afraid to look it up. She is probably 14 and started running marathons at age 2 by pushing her stroller to Disney World. She is also probably president of her class, practices the piano 6 hours a day, is a state champion gymnast and delivers meals to senior citizens.

I can't take these over achievers with these stupid records anymore. Like the youngest to kid to sail around the world blindfolded, the oldest person to climb Mt. Everest with a walker and the first golfer to get a hole in one while snorkeling.

Let's stick with running, jumping and lifting weights like the ancient Greeks in the first Olympics. The 2 year olds training to swim to Europe under water are just going to have to relax and take a nap.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Al Gore and the Band Saw

When Bill got caught with Monica, I don't think anyone would have bet that Bill and Hillary would be married longer than Al and Tipper. But here we are. It seems like Hollywood Al is moving on to his $8 million dollar global cooling solar energy hot air wind powered estate in LA and Tipper is staying in the 40,000 sq ft mini country house in Tennessee. Neither house uses any energy and together, by means of thermomandibular fusion, produce 47,000 pounds of ice every year which is transported to the North Pole by Balto the wonder dog who operates on canine solar cells. His bronze statue is in Central Park. Which brings up the divorce settlement which should be very interesting.

Al told us in his presidential campaign that he invented the Internet so that will have to be split up 50-50. He gets Google and Yahoo, and she gets Apple and Microsoft. That sounds fair. Neither want AOL.

Then we go to the Nobel Peace Prize. Have to cut that medal in half. Get out the band saw.

And then the Oscar for "An Inconvenient Truth". I guess they have to cut that in half also or maybe cut the head off or melt it down and divide it that way. And I guess he gets the first half of the movie and she gets the last half or maybe he gets the ticket revenue and she gets the popcorn royalties. Another ugly court battle. I would hold out for the junior mints.

I predict he ends up with Angelina after she dumps Brad. I understand that although Al has 4 kids he always wanted 27 so it would be a good match. Brad is very photogenic so maybe there is a future with Tipper.

In the end it is sad to see this happen. But when you invent the Internet and don't get credit for it how can you not be bitter and miserable to live with? And loosing the Presidency to George W? Time to move on. Mission accomplished.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Stop the Oil Gusher

This oil gusher is a real problem on the way to a major catastrophe. It has to be stopped.
I was watching late night TV yesterday and saw an infomercial for a magic putty that instantly stops all leaks. For $ 9.99 you get 5 rolls of putty and a tomato slicer and an onion chopper. So we have BP order 2 million of them which would give them 10 million rolls of putty. They work the putty into a ball to activate it and then inject it into the what was supposed to be the blow off preventer and there is a good chance the leak will stop immediately. That is what the infomercial says it will do. Crisis over. The 2 million tomato slicers and onion choppers can then go to the people who have lost their jobs due to the oil spill and they can put them on Ebay to make a few bucks back. BP can deduct the value of the tomato slicers and onion choppers from individual claims, minus of course the shipping and handling costs. This will make BP happy which seems to be the whole idea of the current cleanup process. If they are happy, we are happy.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Oil Leak and Dinosaurs

The gulf oil leak is a disaster and growing out of control. I heard today that there is enough oil in the under sea reservoir to continue to leak at the current rate for 100 years. Now that is a lot of oil.

I wish our government took this more seriously. Blaming BP is fine, make them pay, but meanwhile get the mess cleaned up. It looks like no one knows what to do except BP who also does not know what to do. Who gave them the permits to drill this thing? Who reviewed the environmental impact statement? Are they getting a cost of living raise this year? If this was a Seinfeld episode it would be funny but it isn't. What a mess of oil and ineptitude. The government is good at some things but not so good at dealing with environmental disasters.

But back to the point. If this oil reservoir is as big as they say it is-100 years at the current rate-where did it come from? Decaying dinosaurs? That is a lot of dead reptiles piled up. I am not a creationist and Darwin makes a lot of sense with amphibians to reptiles to mammals to apes to people. But how did all these dinosaurs pile up to create this much oil? I don't know where it came from but I know where it is going which is in the ocean and that is not a good thing.

Billions of dead dinosaurs now back in the primordial soup. It makes you wonder what will come out of the gulf with all this old DNA swimming around. Maybe it will congeal and reform into dinosaurs and they will walk out on land. Then we can herd them into the Grand Canyon and the Gulf will be clean. Whoa, I have to get to work on the screen play.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Mexico and Arizona

Big state dinner at the white house for Mexican President last night. Color guards, bands, food, must have cost $ 2 million. All had a great time.
But..
They are in a bubble in Washington after only 16 months in power. Apparently it slipped their mind that:
-17% of people in US are unemployed and can't afford McDonalds
-Europe is imploding which will hurt our economy
-Oil is leaking at a zillion barrels a day in the gulf creating the largest environmental disaster in history
-Over 60% of people in US like the Arizona law
-Holder, Napolitano and maybe Obama have yet to read the Arizona law, but are out there criticizing it
-Blaming Fox news is starting to wear thin

What is going to happen is a bunch of new Tea Party right wing/libertarians are going to get elected while the elite in Washington are eating gourmet fajitas. They are going to be pushing for a constitutional amendment to make abortion criminal, cutting all federal entitlement programs, trying to stop the health care bill from becoming enacted and working to bring us back to a conservative agenda.

All while the big party in Washington is continuing.

So keep your new found arrogance, keep denying that people in the country feel differently about things than you do and watch your opportunity to transform our society slip down the drain. You were up 3-0 is the best out of 7, and now you are at 3-3. Time to focus, but it seems the lights are too bright. Too late for a rousing speech-we have heard that. We need some action, commitment and understanding. That is tough to deliver from a Washington bubble.

Friday, May 14, 2010

YamulKap is not dead yet!!!

From The Forward
May 2010
http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/128040/

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Survivor May 13


I was away last week working
sorry
won't let it happen again

Here we go!

Russell Jeri Rupert colby sandra pavarati left

commercial: lincoln,robin hood,mcdonalds,sprint,snuggle,downey,crest,ghost whisperererer
back

can't stand pavarati and russell
they got an iphone
video's of their families-vomit
reward challenge
winner gets to visit loved one-vomit again
its like they were in prison-spare me-30 days on TV
get a life
let's play!
water bucket challenge
go rupert!
total bunch of morons
they look like LaBron getting a bucket
russel in the lead
Jeri wins!!!!!!!!! Yes-not Russell
life is good
she picked Pavarati and sandra to come with her
not russell!!!!!!!!!!
life is really good
commercial
dr scholls, disney,enterprise,clorox,burger king,dunkin doughnuts,cbs,cbs
back
lots of giggling on reward trip
enough already
eat and let's get back
unwatchable but I am watching
celtics update-20-14 Lebron who?
russell is really mad-convincing rupert and colby to trust him
don't do it rupert-he will dump you-moron
russell wants pavarati out

commercial:bryers,olay,old navy,mutual of omaha,fighter man 2,cbs,csi, letterman,ram trucks,verizon,youtube,toyota
back

all back in camp-whoop ti do
fake sleeping
rupert is sawing wood at 2 am
woke everyone up
breaking sticks with big boulders-they are all mad at him
ha! yea rupert!
Jeri sucking up to russell
back together
lied to rupert and colby-big surprise
immunity challenge-here we go
arms outstretched-holding up poles-whoa
like crucifixion
colby out
sandra out
russell out!!!!!
jerri out
17 minutes-whoa
aaagghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
rupert out
Pavarati wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whoa!!!!!!!!!
36 days
tribal next
commercials-sprint,flo tv,coppertone, dodge,dr pepper,cbs,csi,cbs
back-tribal

russell wants rupert out
drinking coconut water
from a coconut
they are all on katnip
pavarati is aggravating russell-about time!!!!!!!!
sandra has an idol to protect herself
here goes tribal
yak yak yak
voting:
sandra plays the idol!!!!!!!!!!!!!
panic!!!!!!!
rupert
sandra-not count
rupert
sandra-not count
Rupert out!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!! He trusted russell-he deserves it-MORON
Back next week
anyone who reads this is a true survivor!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Deficits Ruining the World-Not

Europe is melting down
riots in Greece
high unemployment
blame the deficit

Oil spill in US Gulf
blame the deficit

Can't get a good cup of coffee
blame the deficit

high unemployment in the US
blame the deficit

Democrats on the way to getting crushed in November
blame the deficit

almost a really bad car bomb in Times Square
blame the deficit

volcano in Iceland messes up air traffic
blame the deficit

disc problem in Tiger Woods neck
blame the deficit

It is like a tidal wave of nonsense but there is no one in power to stem the error of judgement and restore rational thinking

so hunker down for slower or no growth, buy bonds and gold, and just watch all of the experts on their tread mills blame the deficit

and when things do get worse because they are trying to cut the deficit and the deficit necessarily stays high they will blame Bush. We can thank him for that. A couple of wars, no SEC enforcement, financial meltdown, a bad scene in the superdome. I think we can blame him for at least 20 more years. So when things are bad till 2030, blame Bush. But after that, it falls on Obama and his deficit morons. And they get the blame till 2050.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Bail out Greece

I propose a new bailout fund for Greece and all or Europe
It is called the Bundesbank Assistance Recovery Fund

B.A.R.F.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

April 29-Survivor

Jt gone-Rupert depressed
Pavarati in charge
Russel suspicious-now that is good
Pavarati is laughing at Russell-now that is better
she is so evil-pure evil-I am cheering for her

commercialzzzz

Home Depot,McDonalds, Hyundai,Sprint,Zyrtec,60Minutes,CSI

back

whale swimming by

russell trying to trick candace-can't stand to listen to him
jerk
reward challenge-win food and see treasure island movie-whoopie do

commercial

sears,crest,chrysler,dodge,csi,mentalist, golf

back

heroes win-boring museum tour-where is the food and idol? amanda is looking around-watching TV-all of them bored
danielle found it in the popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!amanda saw her-danielle is laughing-they busted her and found it-big fight! amanda and danielle fighting!
calling each other psychotic! amanda gave it back to danielle-moron
raining
fire going out
danielle telling russell and jeri she has the clue to the idol
russell found it and is hiding it-he is so evil-keeping it a secret
danielle is a moron
russell telling candace he has the idol to get her trust
he is playing her
commercialzz
mercedes,applebees,dicks sporting,cbs.com,miami medical,tonight show,lexus,raymour and flannigan,toyota,

back

colby and sandra plotting
they think danielle has idol but russell has it
morons
sandra flossing her teeth with a coconut leaf
they are trying to get sandra to the heros
since theya re talking about getting russell out he is most likely not getting voted out
drat
immunity challenge!!! finally
doing a puzzle
pyramid house of cards
jerri 6 feet high
whoa
have to build it 10 feet tall
russell at 8 ft
jeri 8 ft
jerri 9 ft
jeri 9.5 ft
russell 9.5 ft
jerri wins!!! beats russell-yo mama
she is so smug-can't take it
I think sandra is going to be blindsided

commercials

cbs,sprint,macys,mcdonalds,cymbalta,furry vengence, lowes,csi,amazing race,cold case

back

whale again
jeri is so happy-vomit
russell wants amanda out
candace intimidated
sitting on the sand
pressuring candace
eating coconuts
russell yelling at sandra
he is nervous
rupert having a meltdown
needs to do yoga
now they want pavarati out
not bloody likely

they need jobs

sandra and candace coming to blows
Tribal begins! lord of the rings music
amanda's eyes are droopy
they all think danielle has the idol-they are wrong-russell has it

voting

major tension
russell plays the idol!
he is safe
amanda
amanda
pavarati
pavarati
amanda
amanda
pavarati
aaaghhhhhhhhhhhhh
amanda out!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but russell wasted the idol-moron
poor amanda
another hero gone
pavarati rolled her eyes at russell for wasting the idol

over
another productive hour
see you next week

Monday, April 26, 2010

Steven Hawking and Root Canals

Steven Hawking has had a life full of accomplishments and tragedy. He has suffered with Lou Gehrig's disease for over 30 years and has been sentenced to a life in a motionless body. Nevertheless, he has been one of the most brilliant astrophysicists of all time.
He has recently warned that if aliens reach the earth they will probably come here to take over. So we should not seek out life in the universe and close our shutters at night.
I would like it if the aliens arrived. I bet they would be on Meet the Press and Oprah and maybe The View. They would get lots of questions to determine their motives like:
paper or plastic
would you live in a house without stainless steel appliances
i-pad or kindle
coke or pepsi
twitter or facebook
Zoloft or Prozac

But maybe we would get lucky. Perhaps on their planet they were banned from working in the post office and spent all their time telling dental patients root canals will not hurt. So they have come here to dedicate their lives to improving the post office and using there celestial powers to make dental work painless.
So Steven Hawking may be right but I am hoping for a miracle.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

NASCAR

Watching the Talledaga today and the cars go really fast.
195 mph in a big circle.
They do this for a while then crash
then they get new tires and more gas
then back to the fast circle
then crash
then gas and tires
then circle again-then crash
then tires and gas
then race
then crash
they only turn left-never right-that would cause a major wreck
most of NASCAR is conservative right and republican
they have a prayer before the race for Jesus to protect them
must be hard for them to turn left all the time
maybe that is why there are so many wrecks

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Quiet Day

Quiet day today
but
things are picking up
got
a
new vacuum cleaner

Friday, April 23, 2010

Post Office Blues

I am on my way to the post office. There are always 5 windows open and 38 people in each line because nothing seems to be happening. No detectable movement of any kind. Some of the people working there may have died years ago. So how about making the post office free-no more stamps. You can mail anything anywhere for free. That would mean no more window lines, no more " priority is $ 1.92 and regular mail is $ 1.91 and insurance for priority is 25 cents and insurance for regular is 32 cents-what do you want to do? The answer is always " scream!" And I bet it costs 43 cents to design, print, sell and process a 42 cent stamp anyway. So now is the time to make mailing a letter or package free. Obama will be a hero to the masses and there will be no more lines at the post office. In fact the doors can be made into giant mail slots and as you walk by you just dump your mail through the slot. Rain, snow, sleet or gloom of night the mail slot is always open. And occasionally it gets where it is supposed to go.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

April 22,2010
Survivor-here we go

new blog feature-list of commercials

day 25
heroes are depressed-want a merge
uh oh-there is a treasure box
sandra is brusing her teeth with a stick
merge is on the way!
sandra is sneaking up on russell to try to find out the plan-no luck

commercials-old navy,outback steak house,Honda,Lowes,avatar, hallmark hall of fame movie

ok back

Pavarati is the queen, russell is the king- choke
JT thinks russell will help him-he is an idiot
box of food and pigs leg
new tribe name- Ying Yang (give me a break)
everyone is working-pavarati is on the beach
russell is sucking in jt and rupert-poor rupert-poor jt
they are so naive
sandra is telling rupert the truth about russell
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
now rupert knows russell is lying-aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

commercials
mcdonalds,sprint,allstate,mastercard,volkswagon,ace hardware,pga golf,Back Up Plan movie

ok-back

burning the eggs
pavarati looking for bananas-really planning a new strategy
following them-new plot against russell
rupert is warning them against russell
they don't know russell has idol
JT doesn't believe rupert -he trusts russell-moron

commercials
Its complicated movie,wallmart,outback steakhouse,Oceans,miami medical, letterman,animal planet,FIOS,toyota

back

pavarati is paranoid
pavarati told amanda she has an idol
they are lying to each other
and they have a secret hand shake

challenge for immunity
they have to climb a pole and stay on it as long as they can
climbing up on ladder-really high like 10 feet-notches every 2 feet
some staying high-some moving lower
sandra and colby out after 30 seconds
russell out
rupert out
20 minutes so far
amanda out
40 minutes
JT out
Jerri out-dehydrated (excuse)
1 hr 30 minutes
3 left
candace out-not tired for some reason quit
pavarati out
lets danielle win! Immunity! Villians in charge
day 27-camp tonight

commercials-sprint,lowes,Date Night,mercedes,lenscrafters,charles schwab,mcdonalds,burlington coat factory, csi,amazing race
that is 38 commercials so far
test at the end

on the way to tribal
sandra nd jerri on the block
no one knows what is going on except russell is in charge
he said he is giving idol to pavarati and voting for jt
now pavarati has 2 idols
vomit
amanda is lying to pavarati-she knows it-migraine
night time-tribal is here-lord of the rings music
rupert is mad villains are eating the bananas-danielle says too bad-I like plantains-get over it
banana war
ready to vote
here we go-no idea of outcome-Emily always guessed right
pavarati plays the idol!!!
no-gives it to sandra!!!!! and uses the other for Jerri!!!!!! The villians are in control!! JT is an idiot he gave the idol to them
Jerri-not count
Jerri-not
Jerri-not
Jerri-not
JT
JT
JT
He is out! moron! blind sided by null and null! that is why they are the villains! MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now villians up 5 members to 4 for heroes
can't take it-evil is winning!
back next week

Beak Job

You think you have heard everything


I just talked to Bettyrose about her pets. She has a parakeet and it pecks her with its sharp beak when she lets it kiss her. She took it to the vet and had the beak sanded down-sort of a beakectomy. It cost $ 25. But it did not help so she is bringing back the bird for a tune up-or a beak down. I asked if the bird needed a valium to get through the beak job, but she said it does not hurt. I hope the bird believed that!

So, all you future vets out there, there is a lot of cash in beakectomys-or beak jobs- so study up and take a few shop courses.
Martha's Vineyard Times-Robbery in Vineyard Haven

A gourmet thief with a discerning palate struck at Grace Episcopal Church Sunday.

"During the 11 am service, someone wandered into the kitchen and wandered out with one tray of lobster rolls," the Rev. Robert Hensley, church rector, confirmed in a phone call yesterday.

Although not the usual fare, the mini-lobster rolls were destined for the coffee hour spread after the service. They were a special treat left over from a funeral reception held at the church hall Saturday.

The galloping gourmet left ham and cheese sandwiches and veggie wraps behind. The tray that held the lobster rolls was a black plastic deli tray of little value, Mr. Hensley said.

The thief's stealthy kitchen caper was aided by the fact that folding doors between the church hall and sanctuary had been closed earlier to lessen noise when it came time for coffee hour preparations.

Given the thief's timing, Mr. Hensley agreed it is likely someone who knows the church schedule and its reputation for good food. The person would have been welcome to walk in and enjoy Grace Church's coffee hour hospitality, he added.