Sorry

Sorry, but I will take a little hiatus now. I have too many things to do around the house and just have no time to think and sit down and write, Hopefully this little intermission will not last long. By next week things should be back to normal.

Impeachment

Here is a political item. I think I understand a lot of the political motives that goes on today. I can grasp the reasonings of the movers and shakers who are trying to shape politics to their likings. But there is something I can not grasp.

Trump had and Biden has a common cloud hanging over their heads, and the name of that cloud is (was) impeachment.

During Trump, Nancy Pelosi was foaming at the mouth while trying to impeach Trump. Thankfully, she did not succeed. But what I don't understand is if she would have succeeded and Trump might have been impeached, according to the constitution the Vice President becomes the President, and that would have been Mike Pence.

Mike Pence was just as much of a republican as Trump was. Did Pelosi hope that all Trump's policies were to be wiped off the books, and Pence was to dance to her tunes? I don't believe this. And to change the entire then current administration was not going to happen. So what was the point of the entire circus?

Now, the republicans want to impeach Biden. This is understandable, quid pro quo (impressive, ha?). But then laughing Kamala Harris would become president. What change would be brought about by such a difference in top management. Everything would remain the same.

A president usually chooses a vice president as a running mate because that person underwrites the president's policies and the president can rely on his vice president's support. So, why are they playing this game?

  

Sunday

 The rabbi thing exhausted me, so I am taking the day off.

Rabbi

I am not a sexist person. I believe in equal opportunity for all, yet there are certain things that go against my grain. But regardless of the prevailing situations and the passing of time, I am entitled to my opinion, right?

Like, I am not very comfortable with a female urologist. Late last year I had a young lady doctor enter into me to check my prostates. I am sure I was one of her many patients, but for me she was the only female doctor who ever did this to me.

But this is a side issue. This was not what prompted to write the following. 

We are living in the 21st century. Things, morals, attitudes are changing with an alarming speed. If one does not agree with that person better get off the merry-go-round of life. I don't have to like what I see, but I will accept it.

To me a rabbi is a scholarly, elder gentlemen of the Jewish faith who possesses a great deal of knowledge and life experience. And I am sure years ago that the way it was everywhere in the world. But things began to change and now more and more women become rabbis. Well, this is so so. But what is not so so is that some of them are still very young but became ordained and now they are full fletched rabbis.

One of the reformed synagogues in New York live broadcasts their Holy Day and Sabbath sermons. Their chief rabbi is a Korean lady of mixed parentage. Their staff includes several female rabbis and a few female cantors. Yesterday at the closing service of Yom Kippur their youngest rabbi was making a long speech. I swear she was still in her twenties. 

Now, how can such a young person disperse wisdom and life experience to the faithful when she, herself has none? She could be a very nice person. Religious and an honest believer. But a rabbi? No way Jose!

Vacuum Cleaners

My lovely wife is a vacuum cleaner addict. At this time we have four (4) vacuum cleaners in our apartment. Her reasoning is as follows. We had a good one before but it eventually broke down. We tried to have it fixed but were told that it was not possible to get parts because it was quite old. So, instead throwing it out we kept it thinking that maybe we can use its spare parts if a breakdown will happen with the new vacuum cleaner.

Now, you have to know that my wife does not believe in getting stuff repaired. If it breaks down, get a new one. But I guess the vacuum cleaner is an exception. Now we have two. But the second one was not cleaning as smoothly and well as we would have liked it, she bought a new one (the third!). This is a Shark brand, we had one before and liked it. This one is also good.

But, and this is the BUT. She saw several ads about the robot cleaners, and also saw it in someone's house so, she decided to buy one. We got it yesterday, did not use it yet. One needs to have a degree in computer engineering to set it up but I think we will prevail and get that think working. But in the meantime we have four vacuum cleaners in our house. One for each room!

Yom Kippur

Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. On this day the Jews of the world atone for their sins and ask God for forgiveness. To enforce the seriousness of this day there is an all day fast that is part of this day.

The Catholics have confessions. During confessions that can be held whenever they feel the need for it, the faithful confess their wrongdoings and receive their absolution from the priest. This is done few times a year. In comparison, we Jews only confess once a year on Yom Kippur. Does that mean that we don't do too many bad things and once a year confession is enough? No wonder nobody like us!

According to the unwritten rule, over a certain age (being old and feeble) fasting is not required. I do fast because I am not yet feeble, and I want to have a clear conscious going ahead into the new year. Never know what awaits in the future.

Met Gala

On September 13, this past Monday the Met Gala was held in New York. This is not something that is marked in my calendar, but I know it because it was in the news. This is an event supposedly to help the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute. It is a charity event with tickets selling supposedly for $35,000.

This is a high social event where the rich and famous and politicians mingle and dyeing to be seen. Every celebrity wants to outdo the other and the dresses they wear boggles the mind. I don't know if they pay for their dresses or get them for free but in either case they look stupid. In 2019 Lady Gaga changed dresses several times during the evening just to show off. If that is not idiotic then I don't know what is.

This event is not for the common people. This is where being a classless society stopwho went to this  existing. If you are rich you come in, if you are not stay outside and gawk.

Now, there is this commie New York representative Ocasio-Cortez who went to this event. I don't know if she payed for her ticket or got it gratis. She wore a $30,000 white dress with red paint like writing on it saying Tax the Rich. She was showing off this dress, twirling in it like an idiot. I don't know what political statement she was trying to make but this was definitely not the place.

She claims to be socialist, but from where I stand she is as communist as she can be. Just doesn't want to admit it because communist is a dirty word in this country. This is how they all started. Rub up to the rich, Get their support and their confidence, then turn against them at the right time. But in the process enrich themselves as well.

I am sure Fidel Castro started his career somehow in a similar fashion but without the dress.