Videos for a Tuesday Night

Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease

Definitely one of the best bands of the 80s.  Still disappointed I missed their concert in 1990 in the LA Colessium.

Connie - Funky Little Beat

A great club tune.  Love this song too!

Maxi Priest - Close to you


Maxi Priest & Shabba - Housecall

BUNK ALERT!!!

Mad Cobra - Flex (time to have sex)

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2 more classes!!!

WHOOOO!!!!

I might get two more classes that would begin this Sunday/Monday!  Man I hope I do..if that happens, man!  I will be able to nail down my hotel accommodation's by the end of this month for sure!!!! WHOOOOOO!!!!  Man, this is just terrific.  On the downside - yeah I am putting in alot of hours....but the upside is Israel in September - so it's all worth it!

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Savor the end of the Clintons

Yep, it is happening tonite as I type this.  There are 3 primaries going on, Virginia, Maryland, and DC.  And they are all going to Obama hugely - no its a fucking route.  And, finally this will just about put a stake through the heart of Clenis and Hilary from getting the democratic node for President.  Tomorrow, we can worry about Obamessiah, but today, let's all drink a toast to the demise of one of the worst presidents since Dhimmi Carter.  WHOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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Ovid

One of my favorite Roman Authors is Publius Ovidius Naso.  He wrote primarily poems like Metamorphosis and hehe his erotic work Ars Armatoria (It claims to provide teaching in three areas of general preoccupation: how and where to find girls (and husbands) in Rome, how to seduce them, and how to prevent others from stealing them) and Remedia Amoris (In this poem, Ovid offers advices and strategies to avoid being hurt by love feelings , or to fall out of love, with a stoician overtone. Such strategies include: To leave your partner; What to do after you have left your partner)  These are all written for the male point of view, of course.  Ovid was so very interesting because he was eventually banished by Emperor Augustus to the Black Sea Coast (modern Bulgeria/Romania).  He was banished because he subverted the moral reforms of Emperor Augustus and rumored to have an affair with Iulia (granddaughter to the Emperor). 

One of the reasons I have a passion for history is the backstory.  History is so fascinating and Ovid is just a clear reason to show history is not black and white...but totally murky with sex and violence - usually at the same time.

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In Treatment

Has anyone seen the new HBO Drama "In Treatment?"  I just finally saw my first episode of it and it looks really interesting.  There are like 4 or 5 side stories each day focuses on a new patient.  The one I saw was based on a 16 year old Olympic hopeful who had a near fatal accident and the psychiatrist has to write up an evaluation.  It is very interesting going from situation to situation and how his thought process is.

Another episode - the next one is a couple having marital problems and she has gotten pregnant (they were having issues trying to conceive).  And now trying to decide if she should have an abortion or have the baby. 

So has anyone seen it?  If so what are your thoughts?

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Haveil Havalim #153 is up.

Haveil Havalim #153 is UP!

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ROAD TRIP

Yep, this is becoming the ultimate road trip!   So who else is going to go to Israel too! LOL

I take credit for starting the exodus!   MUST CREDIT ROBERT!    So who else is thinking about it! LOL

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CONFIRMED

Yep, Chris is going to Israel too!   

I just broke the news! hehe...

Now we are just waiting to see if one other person might be going to Israel.

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All Hail Ace

King of the Ewoks oops I mean bloggers.

He was given blogger of the year by CPAC  (Conservative Political Action Group).  When we found out he was given the award we were hoping that he would - well drop an F bomb...or talk about Thai Tranny Hookers..or Midget porn, or the best way to hunt hobos or something shocking...no instead he talked about the difference between the American Political system and European political system and how much he kissed Ron Reagan's ass LOL.  But his own blog cut him down to size since his acceptance by the always entertaining comparison of Ace to Ewoks (from Return of the Jedi) LOL.  Overall I found the speech pretty interesting and his resemblance to Ewoks and George Lucas always laugh worthy. LOL

Here is his speech.  Check it out.

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RIP Roy Scheider!

From Ace who has a clip of his best movie!

Roy Scheider Dead At The Age Of 75

RIP Chief Brody

You really only need to watch the first 30 seconds or so of this clip but it's all good.

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Obamessiah sweeps

From Ace!

AP Calls Maine For Obama

—DrewM.

It’s a clean sweep of the weekend for the Obamasiah.

Nebraska, Louisiana and Washington yesterday. Maine today.

Oh and he beat out Bill Clinton to win a Grammy as well.

Honestly, I thought the destruction of the Clintons would be more fun. However, given the content free appeal of Obama and the fact that McCain is going to be the Republican nominee, I am not enjoying it nearly as much as I had imagined I would.

Here is the problem, Obama is going to be harder to beat.  There is clear implaccible hatred of Clenis and the Senatrix from New York.  Hell her unfavorables are as high as her favorables.  But Obama clearly is going to become the front runner soon enough and while his followers cannot name a single damn thing he has done worth to be President, he is inspirational like a black preacher during the Civil Rights Movement.  You will have a young, vigorus black man running against a dotting bitter older than dirt white man who does not have the complete support of his party.  You tell me who is gonna win this battle?

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Old School Sunday

And you know exactly what that means!  Time for some old school Rap!   WHOOOOOOO!!!!

OOOh the low ride custom car show is coming to Phoenix!   Man that brings me memories of my Dodge Dart! LOL  and for that matter my 1959 Chevy Biscayne! Damn...nice cars both!

This week's selection starts off with:

LL COOL J - Boomin' system


Masta Ace - Sittin on Chrome


MC Breed - Ain't no Future


Damn too bad there isnt a video of the Square Dance Rap by Sir Mix Alot hehe....man that song is cool!

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My book list

I have started feeling back to normal.   So while I have been working on school I have also been finally cataloging my book collection.  Here is just a small sample of my books - which are probably my main prized possessions next to my PCs.

Book Catalog:

 

CLASSICS

Fourteen Byzantine Rulers – Michael Psellus

Chronicles of the Crusades – Joinvilleand Villehardouin

The Portable Greek Historians

The Agricola and The Germania – Tacitus

History of the Peloponnesian War – Thucydides

The Digest of Roman Law (theft, rape, damage and insult) – Justinian (Emperor)

Candide – Voltaire

The Campaigns of Alexander – Arrian

City of G-d – St. Augustine

Five Dialogues – Plato

The Meditations – Marcus Aurelius (Emperor)

Epitome of Roman History – Lucius Annaeus Florus & The works of Cornelius Nepos

The Metamorphoses – Ovid

On Duties – Cicero

Murder Trials – Cicero

The Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius

The Later Roman Empire (354-378 ce) – Ammianus Marcellinus

The Rise of the Roman Empire – Polybius

A History of the laceName>English laceName> laceType>Church laceType> and People – Venerable Bede

The Prince – Niccolo Machiavelli

The Age of Alexander – Plutarch

On the Nature of the Universe – Lucretius

The Histories – Herodotus

On War - Carl Von Clausewitz

The Federalist Papers – Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay

Uncle Tom’s Cabin or Life Among the Lowly – Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

ROMAN HISTORY

Rubicon:  The last years of the laceName>Roman laceName> laceName>Republic laceName> – Tom Holland

Roman Literature and Society – RM Ogilvie

 

PHILOSOPHY

Handbook in the History of Philosophy:  A Chronological survey of Western Thought from 3500 BC to the present – Albert Avey

The Everything Philosophy Book – James Mannion

 

ISRAEL

Israel:  From the Air – Itamar Grinberg

The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilzation – Josephine Bacon

Voices of the American Jewish Experience:  Jewish Times – Howard Simons

From Beirut to Jerusalem – Thomas L Friedman

The Jewish Book of Why – Vol 1 & 2 – Alfred J Kolatch

 

BYZANTINE EMPIRE

1453:  The Holy War for Constantople – Roger Crowley

Sailing from Byzantium – Colin Wells

 

 

GENERAL HISTORY

The Pessimist’s Guide to History – Stuart Flexner

Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of World History – Richard Shenkman

The Idea of history – RG Collingwood

Infidel – Ayaan Hirsi Ali

An Encyclopedia:  The Wines and Domaines of France – Clive Coates MW

 

 

US HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

The Politics of Congress – David Vogler

 

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Band of Brothers

Yep, it was on this weekend and damn it I missed most of it.  - but I have it on DVD so I am not too torn up about it.  If you have not seen this...you must.  Here are some clips:

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From Russia with Love??

From the King of bloggers (Instapundit):

PUTIN 0, DE HAVILLAND 1:

Vladimir Putin has announced that if NATO does not act in a manner more to his likely in future negotiations, he will take action to let them know he is not to be trifled with by unleashing an arms race.

So Russia (GDP $2.08 trillion) is threatening the EU (GDP $14.44 trillion) and USA (GDP $13.86 trillion) with an arms race?

Who says Russians do not have a great sense of humour? They are famous for it, in fact and this is a case in point. In effect Vladimir Putin is saying "if you do not start respecting me, I will bankrupt my country by producing large quantities of the same weapons that the Israelis consistently turn into confetti using western military technology." Oh saints preserve us!

Ouch.

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Friday Shopping

Friday tends to be my shopping day.   So, my boss and I went to the Biltmore again...I ended up getting my carry on luggage so now my luggage collection is complete.  2 large suitcases and one carry-on suitcase for my laptop and other essentials!  G-d I cannot believe I spent almost a grand just on luggage alone!  Then we went to borders, ya'll know how much trouble I can get in there....but I was good! hehe...I only got one book.   Since I was really bad at Macy's - getting my carry-on suitcase - since it was about $220.00. 

Well now I can work on the next phases of my vacation - hotel reservations and paying off the credit cards.   Also, I think I am going to convert some cash over to Israeli currency right before the trip with my bank.

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RIP Tig

Yesterday, Meryl Yourish suffered a loss, her fluffy Maine Coon Cat passed away after a bout with an illness.   Tigger was almost 11 years old. 

Meryl's blog has a huge significance with me.  It was the first blog I ever started reading (about 4-5 years ago) and it also helped me on the path of becoming more informed about events in Israel.  I still recall her posts about the Passover suicide bombing that happened 3-4 years ago.  When things get too serious on her blog she will start putting up posts of her cats, Tig and Gracie.   I am really sorry for her loss, and hope Tig is in a better place no longer suffering.

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Tasha's Techno Beat - in English

I think we all remember this clip!

This is a great clip from Tasha and Dishka - I really really liked the song and Tasha was able to help me download it.



On the way home from the Biltmore my boss and I were driving in my car and on the radio I heard a very familiar techno beat but I could not place it - the same feeling came over my boss - since she knows about the girls too and has seen this clip as well.    Well it hit me...HOT DAMN thats a song from the girls clip!  And low and behold it was - and it was in English!

Here is the song

Bass Hunter - Now you're Gone

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

For Chris - who has not seen the movie!   One of the best movies ever made!

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Economic Stimulus

Well, the Republicans have finally backed a plan to give every "Legal" American (I am sure some Illegals will benefit) a refund of sorts.  If you are single - like I am - we will get $600.00 back!  If you have a spouse or kids - $1200 + 300 per kid - that seems to be the bottom line.  They are hoping this will give a shot in the arm for the economy - and it will - to China's economy!  Well, in my case it will be to Israel's economy since we will probably have it in time for my trip! LOL.  This is such a stupid way of trying to stimulate the economy.  Instead they should fucking lower taxes or capital gains.  Instead we are going to stimulate China's economy with the purchase of TV's and other electronic goods that are not made in the US.  (Yes, I see a rush on HD or Plasma TVs in the future! hehe).  Anyway, I guess I should be supportive of this since I will benefit.   So, fine, I do - there I said it.  You bastards twisted my arm! LOL.  Anyway, I hope China puts this new found wealth to good use.

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