Sic transit mundi... reflections on a snowy Sunday morning.

The irony of it all.

.

The irony of it all. The Franken/Coleman hold-up... big expense. I can't say I like either one of these guys, although Coleman now looks better with his daVinci veneers, and I have to admit I did vote for him. Although I haven't been following the recount that closely, I listen to the coverage... like a faint voice in the background. At first I agreed with Coleman: Franken should have conceded - that was immediately after the elections and before the recount. After the recount - Franken it turns out, is the winner (voters are dumb, aren't we?) - so wouldn't you think Coleman would concede?

.

But noooooo - even though he said in the beginning that if he were in Franken's shoes - he would have conceded. The tables are turned now, and the Republicans are insisting Franken stole the election. It is so 8 years ago when Bush beat Gore... and Dems complained for all those years how George stole the presidency. I'm not saying there shouldn't be contests and recounts and all that stuff - but there should be limits to the length of time spent in litigation, don't you think. Oh, oh, and when candidates are campaigning and embroiled in litigation, is that the work we elected them to do?

.

Bless my Jewish heart.

.

Call me crazy, but I will always side with Israel in the defense of their people against the chorus of Hamas terrorists, radical Islam, Persians and other Mohammedans whose main goal in life is to blow Israel off the face of the earth and impose their medieval religion upon the world. Of course I am not a hard-hearted Hannah when it comes to the Palestinians struggling for existence in Gaza either - it is terrible and horrible and awful. But I believe Israel when they insist that Hamas buries its defenses in civilian neighborhoods - in effect, holding Palestinian people as hostages. They do that stuff all of the time. Once in NYC Islamic terrorists targeted civilian office buildings and blew 'em up good. They tell me Islam is a religion of peace however.

.

SNM - Saturday Night Mass.

.

I can't leave this alone - I just have to comment on the music from the Mass of the Baptism of the Lord last evening. You like that heading? SNM - like SNL? I thought you would. So anyway, it was very entertaining. The cantor happens to have a magnificent voice - I'm not at all kidding - she sings as well as a young Julie Andrews, trouble is, she kind of looks like her too - from Sound of Music that is. You know the look, kind of nun-without-a-habit drab. But that girl can really hold her notes. The organist/pianist is also top-drawer-professional - his piano playing has a certain... flourish... think of Joanne Castle from Lawrence Welk. One of the hymns (I hate hymns - it sounds so churchy) was "Wade In the Water" and did they do it well. I really mean that - no sarcasm intended. When I was in high school, Ramsey Lewis Trio did the same song, I loved it and bought the album. As I listened to it, smoking my cigarette, sipping something. I day-dreamed I was in LA, watching sequined mini-skirted go-go dancers, writhing on the bar in Whiskey A-Go-Go, while I drank scotch and sodas looking all Steve McQueen like. But I am getting distracted. Anyway, the joint was rockin' last night. And I didn't even care - I decided it didn't matter.

.

There is so much more I could reflect upon... but I've caused enough trouble this weekend, so I'll end it here.