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Found it (Taken with Instagram at UWS )

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:33:17 -0700

Found it (Taken with Instagram at UWS )

Taken with Instagram at 100th & Broadway

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:07:07 -0800

Taken with Instagram at 100th & Broadway

Are you sick of highly-paid teachers?

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:27:00 -0800

For only working nine or 10 months out of the year, teachers’ hefty salaries are really driving up taxes. It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit. We can get that for less than minimum wage. That’s right. Let’s give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 minutes off for lunch. That equals 6 1/2 hours).

Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to babysit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day? Maybe 30? So $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, they only work 180 days a year; we’re not going to pay them for any vacations.

That’s $585 X 180 = $105,300 per year.

What about those special education teachers and the ones with Master’s degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75) - and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8.00 x 6 1/2 hours x 30 children x 180 days = $280,800 per year.

The national average salary for teachers is $50,000 per year. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students = $9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student. That’s a very inexpensive babysitter (and they even educate your kids!) What a deal.

Thank a teacher today.

2nd grade. I was Justin Bieber before Justin Bieber. (Taken...

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:10:44 -0800

2nd grade. I was Justin Bieber before Justin Bieber. (Taken with instagram)

Mini Soho (Taken with Instagram at Hot Studio)

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:04:16 -0800

Mini Soho (Taken with Instagram at Hot Studio)

Continuing today’s meat theme, here is President Nixon...

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:30:29 -0800

Continuing today’s meat theme, here is President Nixon holding a ham. Politics and meat. Yum. (Taken with Instagram at New York City)

Leo (Taken with Instagram at Hot Studio)

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:26:05 -0800

Leo (Taken with Instagram at Hot Studio)

Central Park (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:15:31 -0800

Central Park (Taken with instagram)

Snowy Soho

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:55:21 -0800

Snowy Soho

The GOP's plan for economic recovery

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:09:24 -0700

Ending domestic partner benefits, opposing stem cell research, limiting reproductive rights and legalizing concealed weapons. That’s the plan for the new GOP majority in my home state of Wisconsin.

Hi, I’m a Tea-Partier

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:12:27 -0700

Hi, I’m a Tea-Partier

Why can't I own Canadians?

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:34:00 -0700

In her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.

The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, written by a University of Virginia professor.

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination … End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God’s Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of Menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this? Are there ‘degrees’ of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14) I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I’m confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

Your adoring fan.

James M. Kauffman, Ed.D. Professor Emeritus,
Dept. Of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
University of Virginia

I love the Olympics #jrcelski

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:39:38 -0800

I love the Olympics #jrcelski

Rod Who?

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:27:41 -0800

Rod Who?

Photo

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:29:14 -0800

Support Leviticus 11:10 - Boycott Maine Lobster

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:32:00 -0800

On November 3, 2009, a small majority of the voters in the Sate of Maine decided that their secular state should be ruled by the book of Leviticus. They used the passages of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 to strip the GLBT residents of Maine of their basic civil right of marriage.

Since Maine residents believe that everyone in their state should be ruled by the book of Leviticus, and Leviticus 11:10 prohibits the consumption of shellfish, Maine Lobster is an abomination and therefore should be boycotted.

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Conservative columnist suggests treason to solve the "Obama problem"

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:37:20 -0700

Obama Risks a Domestic Military Intervention

By: John L. Perry of Newsmax Magazine

There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America’s military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the “Obama problem.” Don’t dismiss it as unrealistic.

America isn’t the Third World. If a military coup does occur here it will be civilized. That it has never happened doesn’t mean it wont. Describing what may be afoot is not to advocate it. So, view the following through military eyes:

# Officers swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Unlike enlisted personnel, they do not swear to “obey the orders of the president of the United States.”

# Top military officers can see the Constitution they are sworn to defend being trampled as American institutions and enterprises are nationalized.

# They can see that Americans are increasingly alarmed that this nation, under President Barack Obama, may not even be recognizable as America by the 2012 election, in which he will surely seek continuation in office.

# They can see that the economy — ravaged by deficits, taxes, unemployment, and impending inflation — is financially reliant on foreign lender governments.

# They can see this president waging undeclared war on the intelligence community, without whose rigorous and independent functions the armed services are rendered blind in an ever-more hostile world overseas and at home.

# They can see the dismantling of defenses against missiles targeted at this nation by avowed enemies, even as America’s troop strength is allowed to sag.

# They can see the horror of major warfare erupting simultaneously in two, and possibly three, far-flung theaters before America can react in time.

# They can see the nation’s safety and their own military establishments and honor placed in jeopardy as never before.

So, if you are one of those observant military professionals, what do you do?

Wait until this president bungles into losing the war in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s arsenal of nuclear bombs falls into the hands of militant Islam?

Wait until Israel is forced to launch air strikes on Iran’s nuclear-bomb plants, and the Middle East explodes, destabilizing or subjugating the Free World?

What happens if the generals Obama sent to win the Afghan war are told by this president (who now says, “I’m not interested in victory”) that they will be denied troops they must have to win? Do they follow orders they cannot carry out, consistent with their oath of duty? Do they resign en masse?

Or do they soldier on, hoping the 2010 congressional elections will reverse the situation? Do they dare gamble the national survival on such political whims?

Anyone who imagines that those thoughts are not weighing heavily on the intellect and conscience of America’s military leadership is lost in a fool’s fog.

Will the day come when patriotic general and flag officers sit down with the president, or with those who control him, and work out the national equivalent of a “family intervention,” with some form of limited, shared responsibility?

Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation. Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars. Having bonded with his twin teleprompters, the president would be detailed for ceremonial speech-making.

Military intervention is what Obama’s exponentially accelerating agenda for “fundamental change” toward a Marxist state is inviting upon America. A coup is not an ideal option, but Obama’s radical ideal is not acceptable or reversible.

Unthinkable? Then think up an alternative, non-violent solution to the Obama problem. Just don’t shrug and say, “We can always worry about that later.”

In the 2008 election, that was the wistful, self-indulgent, indifferent reliance on abnegation of personal responsibility that has sunk the nation into this morass.

Tea Party protester: “Barack Obama means...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:12:36 -0700

Tea Party protester: “Barack Obama means antichrist.”

President Obama asks critics of health care reform: “What...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:21:18 -0700

President Obama asks critics of health care reform: “What are you going to do?”

Misinformation and a lack of intelligence is a dangerous combination

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:26:00 -0700

Any parent who removes their child from school because the President of the United States is speaking to them is a sorry excuse for an American. And I disagree with those who say it’s because Barack Obama is black. It has nothing to do with race; it has everything to do with unfiltered, hypocritical partisanship, pure hatred and a lack of respect for the office of the President.

In their cubed Earth bizarro world, when the President says “work hard and stay in school,” the right hears “go have sex, we’ll pay for your abortion while our death panels kill grandma and grandpa.”

The right made excuse after excuse for a President who trampled on the Constitution for eight years, made up lies for an unjustified war that cost trillions of dollars and countless lives, used our government to incite fear in order to get re-elected, cut taxes when we couldn’t afford to do so, gave us rebates when they didn’t have the money, and virtually destroyed our economy. And the right is complaining about President Obama’s “stay in school” message to our kids?

I now see why right-wing whack jobs bring assault rifles to town hall meetings: when you lack intelligence and are misinformed, the only thing you can do is show how tough you are by making thinly veiled threats of violence.

Pathetic.