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I saw this in Peter King’s Monday Morning Quaarterback column last week but forgot to mention it. Here is the text of a T-Shirt that they are selling in Boston right now:

A likeness of Johnny Damon on the front. On the back are the words:
Looks like Jesus.
Acts like Judas.
Throws like Mary.

I should buy one just to support the creativity that this person has.

getting back into the swing of things

I had a wonderful vacation. I spent the entire time at home and had fun with the family. Some of the highlights of the vacation include:

  • Going to the circus (a first for me)
  • A new bike for Rivky (she had outgrown her old one)
  • Tuning up my bike
  • Getting the gallery up and running again (OK so this wasn’t me per se. Thanks TJF)
  • Spending oodles of quality time with Malky and Rivky
  • Seeing Rivky’s third tooth come out

This fun ends tomorrow morning when I have to go back to the office and Rivky has her first day of school after the Passover break. The good news is that she is really excited to go back to school, this is because she will show her teacher the most recently lost tooth and get a tooth necklace in exchange. It sure beats having the tooth fairy coming around!

A Few thoughts on taxes

  • “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” —Justice John Marshall
  • What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.” —Mark Twain
  • “The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.” —Will Rogers
  • “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” —Ronald Reagan

Bullying of opinions continue

Here in America we aren’t allowed to have differing opinions, here is yet another example.

A bad day

My sister had a really bad day yesterday. First off, the previous night she had a call 911 because her youngest daughter started having what they thought were convulsions. Then yesterday my sister and brother in law went to their storage area at the apartment complex and discovered that all of their Passover dishes, utensils and equipment was stolen! This is the day before they were to have “only” 10 UCLA students over for the 1st Seder.

To get back to my niece for a minute, the doctor told them that it wasn’t actually convulsions since she was never unconscious and the reason that this happened was as a result of a fever and an ear infection in each ear. When I called my sister last night, she told me that the Adina was sleeping and now on anti-biotics to get rid of the infections.

That was one crisis down and another to go. What is my sister going to do about all of her Passover stuff being stolen? Luckily for my sister, my mother is now in LA and went and bought her all new stuff. When stuff like this happens, it really makes me think about getting renter’s insurance. I don’t think that many people who rent get that insurance but when something like that happens, it gets you thinking.

Ouch

You know that things aren’t going well when the celebrity that you invited to throw out the first pitch at your home opener decides to diss you. Michael Keaton did just that yesterday. The Bucs invited the Pittsburgh area native “Batman” to throw out the first pitch at yesterday’s home opener and before the Pirates got drubbed by the Dodgers, Mr. Keaton had this to say:

“I fear they will take advantage of the good will of the people who continue to show up,” Keaton said of the Pirates. “For my money, that’s disrespectful. At some point, you either have to write the check or do something and not assume, well, we’re OK and, ultimately, the franchise is valuable, anyway, like Donald Sterling did with the Los Angeles Clippers.”

I completely agree with what he said but of course, Mike is the the unique position to actually do something about it and see what he can do to get a share of the team away from the McClatchey/Nuttings axis of cheapness.

Michael wasn’t done yet:

Keaton also tweaked the Pirates with his apparel. Rather than wearing a Pirates cap to the ballpark, he wore a No. 86 hat in honor of Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward of the Steelers.

Maybe he is waiting to get in as a part of the group that we’re all hoping that Mark Cuban is getting together