So I’m watchin’ and I’m waitin’
Hopin’ for the best
Even think I’ll go to prayin’
Every time I hear ‘em sayin’
That there’s no way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day

Wednesday I watched the riot . . .
Seen the cops out on the street
Watched ‘em throwin’ rocks and stuff
And chokin’ in the heat
Listened to reports
About the whisky passin’ ’round
Seen the smoke and fire
And the market burnin’ down
Watched while everybody
On his street would take a turn
To stomp and smash and bash and crash
And slash and bust and burn

And I’m watchin’ and I’m waitin’
Hopin’ for the best
Even think I’ll go to prayin’
Every time I hear ‘em sayin’
That there’s no way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day

Well, you can cool it,
You can heat it . . .
‘Cause, baby, I don’t need it . . .
Take your TV tube and eat it
‘N all that phony stuff on sports
‘N all the unconfirmed reports
You know I watched that rotten box
Until my head begin to hurt
From checkin’ out the way
The newsman say they get the dirt
Before the guys on channel so-and-so

And further they assert
That any show they’ll interrupt
To bring you news if it comes up
They say that if the place blows up
They will be the first to tell,
Because the boys they got downtown
Are workin’ hard and doin’ swell,
And if anybody gets the news
Before it hits the street,
They say that no one blabs it faster
Their coverage can’t be beat

And if another woman driver
Gets machine-gunned from her seat
They’ll send some joker with a brownie
And you’ll see it all complete

So I’m watchin’ and I’m waitin’
Hopin’ for the best
Even think I’ll go to prayin’
Every time I hear ‘em sayin’
That there’s no way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day

Hey, you know something people?
I’m not black
But there’s a whole lots a times
I wish I could say I’m not white

Well, I seen the fires burnin’
And the local people turnin’
On the merchants and the shops
Who used to sell their brooms and mops
And every other household item
Watched the mob just turn and bite ‘em
And they say it served ‘em right
Because a few of them are white,
And it’s the same across the nation
Black and white discrimination
Yellin’ “You can’t understand me!”
‘N all that other jazz they hand me
In the papers and TV and
All that mass stupidity
That seems to grow more every day
Each time you hear some nitwit say
He wants to go and do you in
Because the color of your skin
Just don’t appeal to him
(No matter if it’s black or white)
Because he’s out for blood tonight

You know we got to sit around at home
And watch this thing begin
But I bet there won’t be many live
To see it really end
‘Cause the fire in the street
Ain’t like the fire in the heart
And in the eyes of all these people
Don’t you know that this could start
On any street in any town
In any state if any clown
Decides that now’s the time to fight
For some ideal he thinks is right
And if a million more agree
There ain’t no Great Society
As it applies to you and me
Our country isn’t free
And the law refuses to see
If all that you can ever be
Is just a lousy janitor
Unless your uncle owns a store
You know that five in every four
Just won’t amount to nothin’ more
Gonna watch the rats go across the floor
And make up songs about being poor.

Frank Zappa

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I have worked with Jim in many capacities, both as an advisor and advised. What really rocked me was our conversation this week on Word press and plug ins. Jim helped me crystallize a salient Internet solution to a problem that has been nagging at me for months now.

After modifying a script and noodling with the plug-in for a couple of hours I hit the jackpot. I am not talking about saving hours of work here. We are looking at weeks and weeks of work boiled down to a few hours. The espresso of page building. Tight, compact, elegant and a totally migration ready solution.

So it is with this post that I laud Jim and heap as much good karma towards him as possible. As I mentioned you can find him on twitter @fairminder and his site WebPageAdvisor.com is worthwhile checking out as is Jims advice. Jim has always understood the old axiom that we rise or fall together and has made teamwork with others job number one.

I could continue on with more glowing accounts of Jim Spencer, but will instead simply say that I really do think the world of him and respect him greatly.

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THE BACON TREE

Back in the cowboy days, a westbound wagon train was lost and low on food. No other people had been seen for days. Unexpectedly, they saw an old Jewish man sitting beneath a tree. The leader rushed up to him and said, “We’re lost. Is there someplace ahead where we can get food?”

“Vell,” the old Jewish man said, “I vould definitely NOT go up dat hill und down other side. Somevun told me you’ll run into a big bacon tree.”

“A bacon tree?” asked the wagon train leader.

“Yah, yah, ah bacon tree. Trust me. For nutting vud I lie.”

The leader goes back and tells his people that, if nothing else, they might be able to find food on the other side of the next ridge. “So why did he say not to go there?” some pioneers asked. “Oh, you know the Jewish folks – they don’t eat bacon.”

So the wagon train goes up the hill and down the other side. Suddenly Indians attack and massacre every one except the leader. He manages to escape back to where the old Jewish man is sitting and enjoying his drink. The near-dead man starts shouting, “You fool! You sent us to our deaths! We followed your instructions, but there was no bacon tree. Just hundreds of Indians. They killed everyone but me.”

The Jewish man holds up his hand and says, “Oy, vait a minute, vait a minute.” He gets out an English-Yiddish dictionary and begins thumbing through it. “Gevalt, I made myself ah big mistake. It vuz not a bacon tree. It vuz a ham bush!”

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2. Israel has not yet responded to the latest ceasefire proposal. Israel has demanded the end to all rocket and mortar fire from Gaza into Israel, the end of all weapons smuggling to Hamas, and the return of Gilad Shalit.

3. Israel ground operations in Gaza remain at a medium tempo. Israeli forces are operating in parts of Gaza City and other urban areas. A suicide bomber who approached Israeli forces was killed before he detonated his charge. Israel air attacks continue on smuggling tunnels, arms caches, and Hamas and other operatives firing rockets. Several Israeli soldiers were wounded. Palestinian fatalities are close to 1,000.

4. Hamas operatives continue to engage Israeli ground forces in small groups, with long-range sniping and anti-tank rockets, and with booby traps. Israeli officials have expressed surprise that Hamas continues to reserve large numbers of forces rather than undertake larger engagements. Fewer than expected Hamas prisoners have been taken.

5. Virtually all Hamas installations have been destroyed. Hamas senior leaders remain in hiding. Hamas’ command and control capabilities have been reduced but there are few signs of operatives abandoning the fight, defecting, or that the Gazan public has rejected the organization. But Hamas has forbidden the release of the names of operatives killed in combat with Israel.

6. Israeli officials released a video of a large caliber anti-aircraft cannon stored in a mosque. A report in a Gaza newspaper also indicates that children are being used as messengers by Hamas.

7. Approximately five Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel. Several fell short and landed in Lebanon. Israeli forces responded with artillery. Hezbollah again denied responsibility for the attack. Some analysts believe that Hezbollah may now feel compelled to begin continuous rocket attacks to support Hamas but below a level that would trigger a major Israeli reaction.

8. Hamas continues to fire mortars and rockets into Israel. Several long-range rockets struck Beersheva and Yavne. Almost 600 rockets have been fired since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead, over 10% of which were Grad (Katyusha) rockets with a 40 kilometer range. Israeli estimates suggest that over 100 long-range rockets may remain in Hamas stockpiles.

9. Israeli forces observed a three-hour pause in combat operations to permit humanitarian supplies – thousands of tons and more than 100 trucks – to be moved into Gaza. Olmert designated Minister Herzog to coordinate all humanitarian aid to Gaza.

10. Splits have emerged between Israeli leaders regarding the continuation of combat operations in Gaza. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has indicated Israel should immediately seek a ceasefire. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicates that Israeli operations should cease unilaterally since this would reinforce Israeli deterrence. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has indicated that operations should continue. Unnamed Israeli military and diplomatic officials suggest this split gives the impression of weakness to Hamas.

Around The World

1. An Iranian ship allegedly bearing humanitarian aid was again intercepted and turned away by Israeli naval forces.

2. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Egyptian officials and called for Israel and Hamas to undertake a ceasefire.

3. Egyptian President Mubarak and chief of the intelligence service Lt. Gen. Omar Suleiman returned to Cairo after briefing Saudi king Abdullah, who has now called for an Arab League meeting. In a challenge to Saudi Arabia, Qatar has also called for an Arab summit. Abdullah has also publicly expressed support for Egyptian ceasefire efforts.

4. Syrian President Bashar Assad called on Israel to halt operations in Gaza, alleging that “It’s planting the seeds for extremism and terror in the entire region.” He supported calls for a ceasefire that would include the end to weapons smuggling but indicated that this should be part of a “comprehensive solution” to the Middle East.

5. A diplomatic spat has emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and US Secretary of State Rice. Olmert stated publicly that he had convinced President Bush to abstain from voting on last week’s UN Security Council Resolution 1860 and that Secretary of State Rice had been embarrassed by this. State Department officials have angrily denied Olmert’s account.

6. Reports indicate that Hamas is expecting President-elect Barack Obama to call for an immediate ceasefire when he takes office on 20 January. Israeli officials privately express the same concern. The incoming Obama administration’s public position regarding the requirement that Hamas recognize Israel, renounce violence, and abide by existing agreements as preconditions remains unchanged.

7. In confirmation hearings, incoming Secretary of State Hilary Clinton indicated that no negotiations would be held with Hamas. She promised a new strategy of engagement toward Iran and Syria.

8. Bolivian President Morales has announced that his country is severing diplomatic ties with Israel. He called for Israeli leaders to be tried for ‘genocide.’ Venezuela, which expelled its Israeli ambassador last week, has asked that a temporary representative be returned.

9. Israel and the European Union have mutually agreed to temporarily suspend talks on upgrading relations.

10. A recorded voice message apparently from Osama Bin Laden has urged Muslims to undertake jihad to stop Israeli operations in Gaza.

11. Anti-Israel/antisemitic protests and attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions continue worldwide. A synagogue in Brussels was firebombed. A guard outside a Berlin synagogue was attacked. Dutch Muslims have announced a boycott of ‘pro-Israel’ shops. In Calgary Neo-Nazis and Muslims held a joint protest against Israel.

12. The student union at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies voted to ban a public lecture series by Israeli speakers. The series is continuing.
SUGGESTED READING

Steve Erlanger and Michael Slackman
Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed
New York Times

Yoav Stern
Hezbollah seeking to change the rules of the game
Haaretz

Khaled Abu Toameh
Heavy losses haven’t broken the Hamas regime
Jerusalem Post

Associated Press
Israeli pilot sorry about dead civilians in Gaza

William Douglas
American public backs Israel firmly in war with Hamas
Yahoo News

Bradley S. Klapper
ICRC: Israel’s use of white phosphorus not illegal
Yahoo News

Tobias Buck and Andrew England
Israel weighs options for a winning endgame
Financial Times

Martin Kramer
Sanctioning ‘resistance’

Jeffrey Goldberg
Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
New York Times

Dore Gold
The Gaza-Egypt Smuggling Tunnels Must Be Closed
Wall Street Journal

Daniel Schwammenthal
Europe Reimports Jew Hatred, The mythical Arab Street now reaches deep into Paris, London, Berlin and Madrid
Wall Street Journal

Felice Friedson & Hamza M. El Attar
The World’s Eyes in Gaza
Media Line

Noah Shachtman
Israelis Use Combat Cameramen to Justify Strikes on Schools, Mosques

Ezra Levant
Applying the “broken windows” theory to anti-Semitic rallies

Ben Harris and Joshua Spiro
Israel activists blending new, traditional tactics in PR battle
JTA

Truth be told I like shoveling snow, I consider it my outdoor workout, or Nautilus for free if the snow’s really wet and heavy. My commune with mother nature, the deep inhale of crisp, clean winter air, being one with the snow.

Admittedly, when my neighbor Brad purchased his snow blower a couple of years ago, I was intrigued.  Brad would fire up his beast, spewing unspent hydrocarbons into my pristine N.E. air, buzzing and blaring like a Harley soft tail on a tear.

Twenty minutes later he would be inside again all warm and toasty and I would first be getting to the walkway having just finished the driveway.  Occasionally Brad would swing through and do the walk for me in an act of pity plowing or just good neighborly relations. Always appreciated and sometimes a serious time saver.

Here’s the thing though, in my twenties I had a Norelco electric shaver for a while (triple head) and never found satisfaction in the feeling of cleanliness or closeness the electric shave had versus the razor, warm shaving cream and great care not to cut myself would render.  Since then I have graduated to a triple blade and use a glycerin beard softener.

Why am I talking shaving and snow blower’s in the same breath? This year I have used Brads snow blower several times and my driveway/walkway has always had remnant snow. A film if you will. The same kinda feeling/look electric shavers left on my face.

Not totally cleaned up but adequate. The snow blower just does not do as good a job as the manual efforts hand shoveling produce.  Good old fashioned hand to asphalt combat provides a much closer and cleaner finished product.

So, today when I went out to clean up after mother natures 8 inches of purity, I went with the shovel, weapon of choice. I huffed and I puffed and the kids kept getting snow on the driveway but after all was said and done, I have a marvelously clean and tightly paved path for autos and pedestrians alike to pass without impunity.  Sometimes there are no substitutes or shortcuts.  I still love winter and shoveling and I guess I  will always stick with a razor for shaving too.

I said, ‘Dust.’

And then the fight started
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My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She
said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds.’

I bought her a scale.

And then the fight started

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When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace
expensive… so, I took her to a gas station…

And then the fight started….
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After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social
Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s license to
verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come
back later.

The woman said, ‘Unbutton your shirt’. So I opened my shirt revealing
my curly silver hair.

She said, ‘That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me’ and
she processed my Social Security application.

When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social
Security office.

She said, ‘you should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten
disability, too.’

And then the fight started…

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My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept
staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a
nearby table.

My wife asked, ‘Do you know her?’

‘Yes,’ I sighed, ‘She’s my old girlfriend. I understand she
took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she
hasn’t been sober since.’

‘My God!’ says my wife, ‘who would think a person could go on
celebrating that long?’

And then the fight started…

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I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were alongside the road and
slowly the other driver got out of his car… You know how sometimes you just get
soooo stressed and little things just seem funny?

Yeah, well I couldn’t believe it… he was a DWARF!!!

He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, ‘I AM NOT
HAPPY!’

So, I looked down at him and said, ‘Well, then which one are you?’

And then the fight started…

To make the math simple, let’s assume there are  200,000,000  bonfide  U.S. Citizens 18+. Our  population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So  200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults

18 and up..

So  divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that  equals $425,000.00. My plan is to give $425,0 0 0 to every person  18+ as a We Deserve It Dividend. Of course, it would NOT be tax  free. So let’s assume a tax rate of 30%. Every individual 18+ has  to pay $127,500.00 in taxes. That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to  Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has 297,500.00 in  their pocket. A husband and wife has $595,000.00.
What  would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family? Pay  off your mortgage – housing crisis solved. Repay college loans – what a great boost to new grads Put away money for college – it’ll be there Save in a bank – create money to loan to entrepreneurs.

Buy a new car -  create jobs

Invest in the market – capital drives growth

Pay  for your parent’s medical  – health care  improves

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we’re going to re-distribute wealth let’s really do it…instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( “vote buy” )  economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.  If we’re going to do an $85 billion  bailout, let’s bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG -  liquidate it.

Sell off its parts.

Let American General go back to being American General. Sell off the real estate. Let the  private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up. Here’s  my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn’t.  Sure it’s a crazy  idea that can “never work.” But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast  Block Party! How do you spell Economic Boom? trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC .

And remember, The Family plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh…I feel so much better getting that off my  chest.

Kindest personal regards,

A Creative Guy & Citizen  of the Republic !

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