tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62254972230640346042024-03-07T15:08:11.522-05:00David in DC"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --- Albert EinsteinDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.comBlogger644125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-82681239881950076312013-01-22T08:19:00.001-05:002013-01-28T01:50:12.971-05:00Our Journey is Not CompleteDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-1886311060232936772013-01-20T17:25:00.001-05:002013-01-21T14:09:41.961-05:00Solving the Public Debt Issue for DummiesOK, everyone, please pay attention:
Raising the ceiling on our public debt is about paying bills already incurred.
By all means: Cut future spending. Raise future taxes. Do what Bill Clinton did to turn budget deficits into budget surpluses. It slows the increase of, then stops the growth of, and - eventually- reduces the size of the public debt.
Deficit budgets lead to burgeoning debt. They David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-4144472608150963652012-12-14T10:38:00.001-05:002012-12-14T10:39:12.875-05:00Festivus and the Law
Here are pics below are from my local Festivus Pole
And here's a cool story about a Festivus display in Deerfield Beach, Florida..David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-76626864014636272352012-12-11T08:08:00.001-05:002012-12-11T08:08:14.380-05:00My Friend, Don
Rock Hard Bagels is a fairly unusual rock band. Six middle-aged guitar, bass, mandolin and occasional tambourine players, a twenty-something keyboardist who makes what we play sound approximately like music and, until now, an 80-something accordionist.Like the Ramones (Joey Ramone, Dee-Dee Ramone, etc), despite being unrelated, we all took Bagel names. I'm Sesame BagelDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-34869411424951567652012-12-07T07:37:00.003-05:002012-12-07T07:37:28.560-05:00OMGIn the face of all the rotten stuff in the world, a friend commented yesterday that a lot dieties must be falling down on the job. I responded in a comment to the photo that led to the comment and realized I had the makings of an essay: I believe in a Diety. But not one who's intimately involved in our daily lives as an actor. Philospohers and theologians call it Theodicy - the question of how a David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-18125805514723335492012-12-02T11:43:00.001-05:002012-12-02T11:43:04.844-05:00'Tis the SeasonDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-26979680273542964722012-06-22T15:45:00.001-04:002012-06-22T15:46:25.744-04:00Bygones
I posted this picture of a friend on Facebook yesterday. It was at an event in our youth group days. You can see he’s quite literally passing a torch (or at least some fire) to me at an Installation Dinner near the end of his senior year. It was near the end of my junior year.
We’d wound up President and Vice President of the smaller of two B'nai B'rith Youth Organization chapters in town David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-42424791665713942182012-05-03T12:01:00.000-04:002012-05-03T12:01:26.748-04:00Charles Shultz Said...David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-89698641853759171992012-01-28T12:45:00.001-05:002012-01-28T12:45:56.193-05:00Mr. Jefferson Said ...David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-58788691004815661172012-01-27T06:12:00.002-05:002012-12-14T11:02:17.172-05:00Watchya Been Up to, DiDC?The 99% Declaration.
The points in the video are just a draft. I agree with some and not with others. I hope to be in Philly, on the Fourth of July to celebrate the final Declaration.
Check it outDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-75199070105531148932011-11-07T11:18:00.004-05:002011-11-07T11:30:15.013-05:00Rocket Scientists Do Stand-Up Comedy?Michel forwards funny stuff:"If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist."— Albert Einstein"Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything."— Greg Easterbrook"If your result needs a statistician then you should design a better experiment."— Ernest Rutherford"No one should approach the temple of science with the soul of a money changer."— Thomas Browne (1605-82), David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-76731504732130131152011-10-28T10:48:00.003-04:002011-11-06T15:22:57.529-05:00"Jew" and GoogleThe recurring issue of what pops up in a google search for the word "Jew" resurfaced on an email list I frequent. The perennial proposal of a petition to, or boycott of, google was broached. I think that's dumb. Here's a version of what I wrote:The google algorhythms work (at least in part) based on how many unique visitors a site gets, using a specific search term. The magic word here is David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-66935365453838656542011-10-07T12:34:00.001-04:002011-10-07T12:35:17.570-04:00Freedom Plaza - 10/7/11David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-4423288155890104662011-10-03T21:32:00.000-04:002011-10-03T21:32:33.741-04:00Redemption Song - Johnny Cash and Joe StrummerDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-86413538375470942132011-10-02T19:49:00.004-04:002011-10-02T20:05:42.931-04:00Taxonomy of a Flightless Birdhttp://boingboing.net/2011/09/28/taxonomy-of-big-bird.htmlDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-77047792982534042792011-09-27T12:55:00.001-04:002011-09-27T12:56:48.299-04:00Cat People Will UnderstandDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-86445402524467228522011-09-25T14:34:00.002-04:002011-09-25T14:37:21.712-04:00Sometimes, You Have to Go Right to the TopRE: Ubsubscribe/Update Keep In TouchDear Superintendant [Redacted]:I've tried a half dozen times to unsubscribe from a notification service about events at [Redacted Middle School], because my son is now a freshman at [Redacted High School].Apparently, other parents of 9th graders have had the same problem. The "footer" at the bottom of all of the emails says that one can unsubscribe by calling David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-70585365573678822312011-03-25T06:43:00.000-04:002011-03-25T06:43:48.963-04:00Adams Morgan, Washington, DCDavid in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-67811211750139113672011-03-18T19:22:00.000-04:002011-03-18T19:23:12.243-04:00Defense of Marriage?Some have religious or philosphical objectuions to homosexual acts. I get that. I think they're profoundly wrong, but I get it.However, I'm thoroughly flummoxed by how recognizing equal civil rights for homosexuals, including the right to marry, threatens heterosexual marriages. Are heterosexual marriages so weak that spouses will leave their heterosexual marriages in droves if they have the David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-28854654771266868132011-02-22T21:57:00.001-05:002011-02-22T21:59:01.047-05:00Solving a FaceBook DilemmaOK, here's the thing. My mom was a beloved kindergarten teacher. I've accepted friend requests from guys I grew up with who I know weren't my friends. Because I knew my mom had taught them, and I guessed they wanted to send her regards/find out what became of her/see if she was still alive/thank her or what-have-you.So far, my guess has always been right and I've been pleased to be able to David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-12716177064308131262011-02-11T11:13:00.003-05:002011-02-11T11:19:31.697-05:00Two Very Bad Valentine's Day IdeasHere's one.Here's another:David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-87414154725911615022011-01-10T06:26:00.000-05:002011-01-10T06:26:32.580-05:00Debbie Friedman Performs 'Mishebayrach' Live at LimmudLA'08David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-71884217371778427362010-12-26T11:47:00.002-05:002010-12-26T11:57:21.881-05:00A Bad Year? WTF?Rescue of a collapsing economy.Financial reform.An orderly drawdown in Iraq. Effective use of Predator drones in Afghanistan, Waziristan, Yemen, and anyplace else we could I.D. Al Queda. Fearless defense of unpopular Mosque-building near the Ground Zero strip club and Ground Zero off-track-betting parlor. Health care reform.START ratification.Abolition of don't ask don't tell.WTF have my peers David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-77659874182755481942010-12-24T09:03:00.002-05:002010-12-24T09:13:09.436-05:00Season's Greetings 2010This could prove helpful tomorrow if you're in some exotic locale like Tajikistan or Canada.Don't you think Encore Presentation sounds much better than rerun? In any event, for those of you celebrating it:Merry Christmas. And for everyone, I wish you happy, healthy, sweet and prosperous secular New Year.I harvested most of these from here:Merry Christmas (U.S.)Happy Christmas (U.K.)Gezur David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225497223064034604.post-71011774159603778332010-12-20T12:15:00.002-05:002010-12-20T12:31:08.940-05:00Thank a Service MemberIf you go here, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and have it sent to a service member deployed overseas It's free and it only takes a few seconds. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our troops received a bunch of these? Whether you support or oppose their deployment, the folks who volunteer to put themselves in harm's way on our behalf need to know we are support David in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254984194783456496noreply@blogger.com0