Disney

Disney is a money grabbing, anti people company. Never liked them and never will! They establish these "fun" parks where families can take out a second mortgage on their homes in order to pay the admission, and then they have to stand in line for the rides. 

Naturally, the so called celebrities don't stay in line and that is why they can promote these places. There was a deadly hurricane in Florida called Idalia. Every employer had the decency to close for the protection of their employees. But not Disney. They are foaming at the mouth for money and because of that they stayed open. Hell with the employees, hell with safety, hell with the public!

Here is one for the "hell with the public".                                                                                                    On August 31 they closed all Disney owned cable tv stations on Spectrum cable network. This includes all ABC television, ESPN stations and many other stations. No US Open tennis, no new season American football, no sport events. 15 million subscribers are left in the lurch. And why?

Because they can not come to a financial agreement with Spectrum, one of the largest cable company in this country. So, they took the so far unheard of way to get what they want: shut off people from their favorite channels. Spectrum, supposedly offered a financial deal that would have not been a burden to the subscribers, but what Disney wanted was to be a hefty increase.

Disney showed it true colors. They really do not care about people. All they care about is money. And that is clearly reflected in their park admissions and cable services. Another interesting fact is that the media is not giving much attention to this. I am convinced they are quietly enjoying this turn of events because anything bad that happens to the competition is always good.

I am convinced that whenever they will come to an agreement it will cost us more in the subscriptions because it is always us who take the brunt of any price increases. I don't know how long this will last but I do know it is extremely inconvenient. I wish there was someone with enough capital to try to break up this company because the way I see it they are getting too big for their britches. With their hands in every pot, they can get to control people's everyday life. And no company should have the fright to do that.

It is time for some entities to start taking Disney apart. They are getting too big and too dominant. And no company should be so large as to affect people's lives.

Weapons

 A never disappearing political item is guns. Comments about gun ownership can make or break the career of a politician. There are numerous theories about gun ownership in this country and every time a mass shooting happens politicians come out for or against it.

NRA claims it is not guns that kill people it is people. With such idiotic statement they want to justify gun ownership. Every mayor, governor or president have their own beliefs about gun ownership. Each and every one swears that under their authority gun purchases are becoming more and more difficult. Yet, the shootings keep continuing. They are not taking under consideration that bad people will always have the means to get guns.

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This was written in 1776. Today it is 2023.  247 years later we are still hanging on to an ancient document. I don't think this is normal.

The entire amendment should be stricken and outlaw all kind of firearms, except what is needed for hunting.

Mr. Z

I never made a secret about my feelings toward Ukraine and its people. I am not in love with Russia, but I am certainly don't feel sorry for the Ukrainians. I firmly believe that Mr. Z is playing on the sympathies of the western world, primarily of this country. Thus, receiving billions and billions of dollars in money, and in various forms of help. Regardless that by religion he is Jewish he is foremost a Ukrainian.

A little while ago I was listening to a non-American newscast where they introduced evidence that Mr. Z bought a multimillion-dollar mansion somewhere in Egypt. This house is in a ritzy neighborhood and was bought by his mother-in-law. Very interesting. Also this report showed high ranking military and civilian people having vacations in luxurious environments outside the country.

This is also interesting because there supposed to be a war going on and also there is some kind of restriction in place for men traveling out of the country. But I guess that does not apply to Mr. Z and his cronies. This report also noted that corruption is widespread there and with money people can escape military service among other benefits money can buy. 

Curiously, there is no mention of any of this in the American media. One has to look very closely on the internet to find any mentioning of this subject. I guess papa Joe is grateful for all the money given to his son and that is why he keeps rolling in the billions some of which find its way to Mr. Z's pocket.

Good country America!

Sunday 2

My wife and I this Sunday had a very busy day. It reminded me of bygone days when we (mostly me) were not sitting home twiddling our thumbs. Morning started with Abigail and my wife went off to the gym for a little workout, I don't know what a little workout does if it is not done regularly, but Abigail was the decision maker on this.

After that we went into Manhattan for brunch with a longtime acquaintance and a very good friend. The brunch lasted a good three hours. Talking, rehashing old memories, time just went by. Oh, by the way, the food was good, too.

On the way home we got tangled up with a huge demonstration that really crippled traffic in that part of the city, Because the UN General Assembly is here now, demonstrations were cropping up all over. Also this made parking almost impossible. My poor wife dropped us off near the restaurant and then circled around for 45 minutes until she found parking several blocks away. The avenues and nearby streets were all had parking restrictions so the famous and infamous politicians could move around without traffic hindrance.

The demonstration had to do with the environment: stop fossil fuel. Every Tom, Dick and Harry were there. It was a nice, sunny day so all had a good time. It took us quite an effort to finally get out of the City, but we did, on to home. At home we just recuperated a little then on to the next program.

We both like Andre Rieu very much. He is the Dutch musician who tours the world with his music and orchestra. Whenever he come to this area, we make an effort to see him. Sunday, he appeared in an arena with the capacity of at least 15,000 people and it was full house. The program was good. It just proves that there still are people who like good, sentimental music and not just today's loud and incomprehensible music. There were numbers when people got up and yes, they were dancing in the isles.

By the time we got home was 11 o'clock, the end of a full day. I would be lying if I said I wasn't tired, but it was worth it.

Sunday

 It is Sunday and I worked long and hard, I do deserve a day of rest.

The Menu

I received complaints about not writing of the food we eat. Well, to eliminate any complaints here is the holiday menu my wife prepared for Rosh Hashanah.

Friday Night

 Matzohball Soup                                                                                                                                         Veal with Roasted Potato and with Mushrooms                                                                                       Sweet Carrot with Honey                                                                                                                         Wine and Pomegranate Juice                                                                                                                   Honey Cake and Cheese Danish

Saturday Night

 Matzoball Soup                                                                                                                                 Lambchops with French Salad and with Rice                                                                                           Sweet Cucumber with Chickpee Salad                                                                                                 Slivovitz, Wine                                                                                                                                         Honey Cake                                                                                                                                               Fruit

Food was great and very filling. I love these holidays!

Shana Tova 

 

 

Shana Tova

We are entering year 5784 in the Jewish calendar. Man. how time flies. Not long ago we were pulling stones for the pyramids then walked across the Red Sea and now we are still here in this the world! Life is funny. We are like the Timex watch, "take a licking but keep on ticking".

And that is what we are, the Timex watches of this world. In this ensuing 5784 years everybody was trying to eradicate the Jews from this world. Did they succeed? No! Every time they tried, we came back stronger and with more determination. Maybe one day the enemies will realize this and will stop trying to get rid of us.

Maybe one day Muslims, Christians and all other religions or beliefs will learn to live together in peace and harmony. It doesn't need Utopia just the lack of jealousy. Because jealousy is the root of most of the problems.

Jews built a strong, thriving country in the sand. Now everybody is looking at them askew. Why? Why neighboring countries don't get together and instead of trying to destroy each other, try to learn from each other and eventually live in peace. Interestingly and slowly more and more Muslim countries realize this and attempting peaceful recognition, acceptance, coexistence  and cooperation. Maybe in our lifetime we might see this coming to fruition and Utopia will become reality, even if  in a limited way.

Anyway, to all my Jewish and non-Jewish friends I wish a healthy and prosperous New Year, Shana Tova. 

By the way, today Saturday is the first day of Rosh Hashanah.