1.        "I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me..."
This commandment is to believe in the existence of God and His influence on events in the world ^[25], and that the goal of the redemption from Egypt was to become His servants (Rashi). It prohibits belief in or worship of any additional deities.

2.        "Do not make an image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above..."
This prohibits the construction or fashioning of "idols" in the likeness of created things (beasts, fish, birds, people) and worshipping them.

3.        "Do not swear falsely by the name of the LORD..."
This commandment is to never take the name of God in a vain, pointless or insincere oath.^[26]

4.        "Remember [zachor] the Sabbath day and keep it holy" (the version in Deuteronomy reads shamor, "observe")
The seventh day of the week is termed Shabbat and is holy, just as God ceased creative activity during Creation. The aspect of zachor is performed by declaring the greatness of the day (kiddush), by having three festive meals, and by engaging in Torah study and pleasurable activities. The aspect of shamor is performed by abstaining from productive activity (39 melachot) on the Shabbat.

5.        "Honor your father and your mother..."
The obligation to honor one's parents is an obligation that one owes to God and fulfills this obligation through one's actions towards one's parents.

6.        "Do not murder"
Murdering a human being is a capital sin.^[27]

7.        "Do not commit adultery."
Adultery is defined as sexual intercourse between a man and a married woman who is not his wife.^[26]

8.        "Do not steal."
According to Rashi, this is not understood as stealing in the conventional sense, since theft of property is forbidden elsewhere and is not a capital offense. In this context it is to be taken as "do not kidnap."^[26]

9.        "Do not bear false witness against your neighbor"
One must not bear false witness in a court of law or other proceeding.

10.     "Do not covet your neighbor's wife"
One is forbidden to desire and plan how one may obtain that which God has given to another. Maimonides makes a distinction in codifying the laws between the instruction given here in Exodus (You shall not covet) and that given in Deuteronomy (You shall not desire), according to which one does not violate the Exodus commandment unless there is a physical action associated with the desire, even if this is legally purchasing an envied object.

 

I ask that you take one hour, thirty seven minutes and fifty seconds and watch how you (The American Public) are being censored by a secret group in Hollywood.

 

It is frightening that human sexuality is of greater concern, to the APAA, than violence is in American society. This is why Europeans laugh at Ameicans.

 

You will also learn how members of the clergy are influencing what comes out of Hollywood.

 

You will learn a great deal by watching This film is Not Yet Rated.

 

Cat's left eye was watering pretty bad and had a little bit of puss coming out so I hauled her to the Vet.

 

When the Dr. came in the room he picked her up and kissed her head before he looked at her. I thought that was one of the kindest things I have ever seen.

 

People like this are really great.

Tom Daschle...You pig. You make a 100,000 dollar mistake (tax return) and say it was a oversight! Please. How the fuck can you stand yourself?

 

300,000 dollars on a driver? Get the fuck out of here.

 

Obama.....You are not doing a very good job picking leaders right now!

 

Two more of my photos got published on Pollstar. 8-)

 

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Summary Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury ) Vote Number: 15 Vote Date: January 26, 2009, 06:00 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed Nomination Number: PN64-6 Nomination Description: Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Begich (D-AK), Yea Bennet (D-CO), Yea Bennett (R-UT), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Bond (R-MO), Not Voting Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brown (D-OH), Not Voting Brownback (R-KS), Nay Bunning (R-KY), Nay Burr (R-NC), Nay Burris (D-IL), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Cardin (D-MD), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Collins (R-ME), Nay Conrad (D-ND), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Nay Dodd (D-CT), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Yea Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Nay Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Nay Johanns (R-NE), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kaufman (D-DE), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting Kerry (D-MA), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea Kyl (R-AZ), Nay Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Nay Martinez (R-FL), Nay McCain (R-AZ), Nay McCaskill (D-MO), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Merkley (D-OR), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Risch (R-ID), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Yea Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Yea Tester (D-MT), Yea Thune (R-SD), Nay Udall (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-NM), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (D-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Not Voting Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---60 Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Burris (D-IL) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Ensign (R-NV) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hagan (D-NC) Hatch (R-UT) Inouye (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) NAYs ---34 Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Bennett (R-UT) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) DeMint (R-SC) Enzi (R-WY) Feingold (D-WI) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sanders (I-VT) Sessions (R-AL) Specter (R-PA) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS) Not Voting - 4 Bond (R-MO) Brown (D-OH) Kennedy (D-MA)

Rod....Just go ahead and resign and save the taxpayers some money.

 

Pilots use landing of Flight 1549 to seek better pay

Ousted Merrill Lynch chief John Thain spent $1.2 million redecorating his downtown Manhattan office last year as the company was firing employees, a person familiar with the project said.

Thain hired Los Angeles-based decorator Michael Smith, chosen by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to redecorate the White House, CNBC reported. Thain paid Smith $837,000 and his purchases included $87,000 for an area rug, $25,000 for a pedestal table, $68,000 for a 19th-century credenza, and $35,000 for a “commode on legs,” CNBC said.

These dudes have real balls. The American public is bailing these fools out right now. Really....Nothing surprises me any longer.

Too bad Ross Perot never got elected....He would not have tolerated this!

Do yourself a favor and watch C-Span sometime. You will see how much time is wasted by the Senate and House.

 

For instance, attendance at debates is not mandatory. What that means is that bills are being debated and the committee members don't even have to be in the chamber. I guess most of them are roaming the halls, sleeping with interns, text messaging interns about a fantasy, rubbing bollocks or trying to get over to see if they can brown nose Obama.

 

91 year old coots are part of the problem. Some were elected in the early 1950's. I say, "Get the hell off of my payroll!"

 

Here is our civics lesson for today:

 

A quorum call or call to quorum is a parliamentary procedure used to summon absent members of a deliberative body if a quorum is not present. Since attendance at debates is not mandatory in most legislatures, it is often the case that a quorum of members is not present while debate is ongoing. In many bodies, motions such as amendments, tabling, and recommitment may be approved in the absence of a quorum, provided no member then present objects. A member wishing to delay proceedings (for example, to allow other members time to get to the chamber in order to join debate) may request that the presiding officer determine whether a quorum is present. If a quorum does not appear to be present, debate is suspended, as the only business allowed without a quorum is to adjourn, recess, summon absent members, or compel their attendance if the body has the power to do so.

What happens after debate stops depends on the legislature in question. In the United States Congress, bells are rung in the various congressional office buildings to indicate to members that their presence is required in their respective chambers. Members of the House use the same electronic system as is used for voting to register their presence; in the Senate, one of the clerks will read out a roll call of senators, who indicate their presence when called. Because of differences in procedure between the two bodies, quorum calls in the House are fairly rare, but they are quite common in the Senate. In both houses, while quorum calls officially last fifteen minutes, the actual amount of time given is at the discretion of the presiding officer. A motion to adjourn for lack of a quorum may be raised after the quorum call if an insufficient number of members present themselves. However, if the business is especially important, the members present may instead move a call of the house which will force all members to attend.

This is a brilliant spoof on the real Gordon. Fucking amazing.

Awww Tim.

 

It is OK that you didn't pay your taxes. It was just $34,000.00 dollars. It was just a "careless mistake", you said.

 

I am glad that you apologized to the US Senate. Shove your nose up their (Senator's) asses so you can get the Treasury Secretary job and continue to make stellar decisions for the rest of us! Orin Hatch and the rest of you fools need to grow some balls and terminate this hearing.

 

FACT: Geithner failed to pay $34,000 in self-employment taxes from 2001 to 2004 for money he earned while he worked at the International Monetary Fund. He paid some of the taxes in 2006 after an audit discovered the discrepancy for the years 2003 and 2004. But it wasn't until two years later, days before Obama tapped him to head Treasury last November — that Geithner paid back taxes he owed for the years 2001 and 2002.

Toyota Motor has topped General Motors as the No. 1 automaker by global full-year sales, ending GM's 77 years on top.

 

Well this is not rocket science. In business all things hinge on what you deliver. Shit product = shit results.

 

I have always said that it may take a long time before results catch up, to you, but they will catch up.

 

The only reason it took 77 years is because politics helped shield GM.

 

Goodbye General Motors.

Rev. Lowery, Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson please get on with your lives and leave all races alone. Progress is being made without you!

"The war on drugs has been a utter failure", Obama told a panel.

 

Obama also said he inhaled. "That's the point" he told a audience in Iowa.

 

Obama was candid unlike Bill Clinton! Clinton lied everytime he opened his mouth. Clinton perjured himself to a Grand Jury! Clinton is a joke and so is his wife!

 

We may, finally, have a politician that has a brain and will use common sense. Finally!

 

I don't support Obama.....I don't support McCain or any other politician. I will support a person that uses common sense and will NEVER lie; however.

In 2 years the campaigning starts again. I hope a lot gets done before all of you go back on the road.

Tzatziki is my new friend. I also love hummus.

 

Maybe I am becoming a vegetarian.

I saw no value, in the website, when I first saw it, but, I am now a giant fan.

 

Twitter with me please. http://twitter.com/johnkurc

I didn't know that was possible. Wow.

 

The funniest fucking show on the telly is How Clean is Your House?.

 

Like always....The British rule. They have a winner. Kim and Aggie are brilliant. It amazes me how nasty some people's house are!

 

 

Tune in the BBC and check it out.

I still get excited when I get published.

 

 

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.

Dear Dr. Laura: 

Thanks for doing much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, & try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can.

When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other specific laws & how to follow them: 

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them? 

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7.    In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her? 

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is menstrually unclean - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense. 
 
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians? 
 
I have a coworker who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself? 
 
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination -  Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree.  Can you settle this? 

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there wiggle room here? 
 
Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die? 
 
I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves? 
 
My Brother has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of threads (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot.  Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? 
(Lev. 20:14) 
 
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Festivus will happen tomorrow.

 

Executive Summary
The holiday is celebrated each year on December 23, but many people celebrate it at other times, often to avoid the Christmas rush. The holiday includes novel practices such as the "Airing of Grievances", in which each person tells everyone else all the ways they have disappointed him/her over the past year. Also, after the Festivus meal, the "Feats of Strength" are performed, involving wrestling the head of the household to the floor, the holiday only ending if the head of the household is actually pinned.

• The Festivus Pole
  The tradition of Festivus begins with an aluminium pole. During Festivus, the unadorned Festivus Pole is displayed. The pole was chosen in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, because it is "very low-maintenance", and also because the we find tinsel "distracting".
• Festivus Dinner
  A celebratory dinner is shared on the evening of Festivus prior to the Feats of Strength and during the Airing of Grievances. The meal should consist of meat loaf or spaghetti in a red sauce. Drinking is encouraged with hearty beer, rum, bourbon, or wine. You can drink from a flask if you desire.
• Airing of Grievances
  The celebration of Festivus begins with Airing of Grievances, which takes place immediately after the Festivus dinner has been served. It consists of lashing out at others and the world about how one has been disappointed in the past year. Every household has its own traditions; in one house, the Airing of Grievances consisted of writing the grievances on the fridge in marker.
• Feats of Strength
  The Feats of Strength is the final tradition observed in the celebration of Festivus. Traditionally, the head of the household selects one person at the Festivus celebration and challenges that person to a wrestling match. The person may decline if they have something else to do, such as pull a double shift at work. Tradition states that Festivus is not over until the head of the household is pinned in a wrestling match.
• Alternative Traditions
  There are many variants to the Festivus proceedings, of course, and each Head Of Household may opt to alter the events or create their own to reflect the proper amount of ire present in Festivus Ground Zero.
  
  The Lords and Ladies Festivus Group of S.E. Kentucky, for example, start their holiday with the Circle of Fiery Curses which entails a small bonfire that participants stand around and, from the left of the HOH, walk forward and pick up a board or stick from the fire, hold it aloft, hurl curses at anyone or anything not present, and toss it back in the fire. If the stick goes out while they are cursing, the person must immediately toss it and shut up and their curse doesn't go through. The HOH goes last and must end their curse with ". . .and screw all your guys stuff too."
  
  The group also uses hammers during the Airing of Grievances, with each person standing and smacking the table with their hammer on particularly emphatic grievances. Any objection to a grievance may be answered from another member seated at the table by banging their hammer in turn. That person then has 5-10 seconds to jump up and stammer out a retort after which they must sit back down until the original griever is finished with their airings. This can, obviously, turn into near chaos and builds up a healthy appetite for the Feats of Strength.
  
  A referee is usually appointed to oversee the proceedings and may enforce penalties such as eating shrimp dipped in tapioca pudding or fruit cake smothered in mustard. Any punishment for rules infraction (one rule is to thank the Head of Household for maintaining a clean restroom and asking permission to use it with certain prescribed honorifics because cleaning a toilet is often a thankless job) must be within reason and may be matched by the referee or HOH to show strength of character.
  

The telly is on while I am editing photos.

 

A show called Whatever, Martha is on and it is too funny.

 

Martha Stewarts daughter watches some segments, of her mother's show, and makes fun of her mother show.

 

Where have I been? This shit is funny.