Any excuse for Congress to not ruin America is fine with me! Happy New Year!

L'shanah tovah

And may we all be here for the next.

Yaar, Happy New years! Charles, we are all brothers in arms here!

Thanks, Charles!

Actually, Rosh Hashanah literally means "head of the year." It's the New Year, and not a day of remembrance.
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement.

And may we never forget Israel's simple right to exist. Complicated for some but not for the rest of us.

Happy New Year to the Chosen Lizards.

Shana Tova, dear lizard friends!

Hey Lizards! Happy New Year!

Shana Tovah!

Warmest wishes to the Jewish Lizards!

re: #5 Amy

But you can get rid of your sin, however. Just takes a stream -

I reminded my wife it is Rosh Hashana. Her response, "Oh fuck, shit...I've been eating like a pig."

Today is her 32nd birthday, there were office parties.

Shana Tova 5769!

Shana Tovah, lizards.

/Do we get a bonus in our Zionist Conspiracy checks?

Happy New Year to all.

Finally, good news!

re: #13 kevinmumaw

See above. =)

We do have a jacuzzi tub. Does that count?

Shana tova - a good year.

. . . , and today my daughter, Shana, told me she's gonna have a baby!

Thx Charles and to all the wonderful Lizards !

As always, it is an honor and a privilege to be a member of LGF.

Charles, any thoughts , Stinkyisms or resolutions in this New Year 5768 from Lao Stinky ?

re: #21 outsidephilly

Congratulations to all!

re: #21 outsidephilly

. . . , and today my daughter, Shana, told me she's gonna have a baby!

So it will indeed be a good year for you!
Wonderful.

re: #21 outsidephilly

. . . , and today my daughter, Shana, told me she's gonna have a baby!

Congrats! Mate!

L'Shana Tova.

How about some music from a nice Jewish boy?

can I go OT yet?

re: #19 kevinmumaw

Works for me - but I am probably not a great authority on this - I have not been very good at adhering to the tenets of Judaism and I do not know nearly as much as I should. I started going to Temple with AH (who is much, much better), and I understand its important for my children. It hit me again at my nephews Bris last week - yet you see where I am tonight.

re: #23 Pvt Bin Jammin

Congratulations to all!

Thank you! We're all very excited! Shana was recenly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis; she and her husband didn't expect this little bonus, again, we are all thrilled!

Special thoughts for the IDF, and Jewish members of our Armed Forces.

re: #28 ggt

can I go OT yet?

Yaar, your going to anyway, wait a few and give it your best shot!

So... I'm not hip to Jewish tradition, do I get to kiss a pretty girl at midnight?
/

Happy New Year to the Jewish Lizards.

Coincidentally, and perhaps inspirationally, it's also St. Michael's and All Angels Day. Somehow the overlap of these two observances strengthens my optimism and determination for the days ahead.

re: #21 outsidephilly

Mazal tov!

L' Shana Tova, indeed!

re: #28 ggt

can I go OT yet?

I sort of did that - I couldn't wait to share the news!

re: #29 ArmyWife

Works for me - but I am probably not a great authority on this - I have not been very good at adhering to the tenets of Judaism and I do not know nearly as much as I should. I started going to Temple with AH (who is much, much better), and I understand its important for my children. It hit me again at my nephews Bris last week - yet you see where I am tonight.

I have a nice glass of Sauvignon Blanc on my desk right now. And it is my second.

Going OT:

Nice news today that the MOAB failed. Of course the current meme is "Republican hissy fit" changed 12 votes.

I was looking at campaign promises made by a candidate:

"We will crack down on mortgage professionals found guilty of fraud by increasing and creating new criminal penalties" 7/18/07 Washington

"I'll close the loophole that allows investors with multiple homes to renegotiate their mortgage in bankruptcy court, but not victims of predatory lending." 2/13/08 Janesville, Wis

"Obama will create a fund to help people refinance their mortgages and provide comprehensive support to innocent homeowners." Blueprint for Change

"When I am President, the first part of my plan to combat urban poverty will be to replicate the Harlem Childrens Zone in 20 cities across the country." 7/18/07, Washington DC

"As President, I'll create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund that would add as many as 112,000 new affordable units in mixed-income neighborhoods" 7/18/07 Washington DC

"I will also appoint a new Director of Urban Policy, who will cut though the disorganized bureaucracy that currently exists and report directly to me on how these efforts are going." 7/18/07, Washington DC

And the best for last:

Not pardon real estate developer Tony Rezko. Attributed to Obama spokesman Ben Labolt 6/5/08 Sun-Times. No wonder Rezko is talking his head off. ;-)>

re: #38 kevinmumaw

Well - here's to us and hopes that G-d has a great sense of humor.

re: #34 goddessoftheclassroom

Coincidentally, and perhaps inspirationally, it's also St. Michael's and All Angels Day. Somehow the overlap of these two observances strengthens my optimism and determination for the days ahead.

Goddess, we can use every bit of help we can get nowadays. Our leadership is in disarray and the news just gets worse...Arrrr!

re: #41 ArmyWife

Well - here's to us and hopes that G-d has a great sense of humor.

He does. And He passed it on to us. . .

May the Lord bless you and keep you
May he make his countenance to shine upon you
May he grant you Peace.

re: #41 ArmyWife

Well - here's to us and hopes that G-d has a great sense of humor.

Oh, clearly (He) does.

re: #44 lifeofthemind

May the Lord bless you and keep you
May he make his countenance to shine upon you
May he grant you Peace.

. . . , wonderful words!

re: #29 ArmyWife

you should be able to go to Tashlich tomorrow afternoon before evening services

re: #41 ArmyWife

Well - here's to us and hopes that G-d has a great sense of humor.

He does, He does

shana tovah to all my Jewish friends.

re: #34 goddessoftheclassroom

Coincidentally, and perhaps inspirationally, it's also St. Michael's and All Angels Day. Somehow the overlap of these two observances strengthens my optimism and determination for the days ahead.

Thanks, goddess. That gives me hope too.

Later mates, catch on the flip side!

Shanna Tovah to all my brothers and sisters and my non Jewish friends also.

Rosh HaShanna here in the US it's not as much fun. In Israel its like Christmas, shopping, dinners and parties, decorations, everyone is excited.

Shameless Spin-off plug or the Best example yet of why we don't want a Chicago politician in the Oval Office: "Cloward-Piven Strategy"

re: #24 reine.de.tout

Mazel Tov
Congratulations!

I'm glad Jan. 1st isn't a day of remembrance since every New Years day I can't seem to remember what the hell I did New Years eve, other than over-imbibing.

re: #37 outsidephilly

I lit up my nic --email me, will you?

May you have a New Year of peace my Jewish Lizard Family.

re: #54 cybermonk

Mazel Tov
Congratulations!

I think you got the wrong one. It's outsidephilly at 21 I think you wanted.

Happy new year!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ ...

Huh?

Oh.

Happy New Year my Jewish Lizard Friends!

blessings and warmest regards on the New Year.

A very happy new year to all our jewish friends.

/and I am out of here. Work sucks.

re: #52 cybermonk

Shanna Tovah to all my brothers and sisters and my non Jewish friends also.

Rosh HaShanna here in the US it's not as much fun. In Israel its like Christmas, shopping, dinners and parties, decorations, everyone is excited.

In my Russian class earlier this summer, we said in Russian what our favorite holiday was. The instructor asked me about Christmas. I said it was OK, but really just another day, and in fact, kind of a bad day since every thing shuts down. I had to admit, that is not the right phrase, that I was Jewish. Something I am pretty private about for obvious reasons. She looked at me like I was some kind of freak from that point on. She is a Kazakh and made it clear that the greatest insult in Russian culture is to call someone a Jew. I did Borat impressions the rest of the class. She hates Borat.

Wait. There are Joooos here?

/

The Houses of Rep. email is now working. Slow but working if anybody wants to email there Rep.
Sorry...off topic

From an ad that is on yahoo right now.

Presumption Fail

Check out the fourth ad.

Clearly, Lending Tree thought the bill would pass, and was already using that to sooth new customers into getting a new mortgage.

re: #15 Gang of One

Shana Tovah, lizards.

/Do we get a bonus in our Zionist Conspiracy checks?

*smile*

re: #66 Joan

*smile*

No, but since it is the first of the year, we do get a 3.4% increase in pay.

re: #31 ted

Special thoughts for the IDF, and Jewish members of our Armed Forces.

nice

An IDF request to permit Israeli soldiers to control the new high-powered radar that the US has deployed in the Negev has been declined, senior defense officials told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

The X-Band radar's arrival in Israel last Sunday was kept under tight wraps until it was revealed over the weekend by Defense News, an industry newsletter.

The system, which came in a convoy of 12 transport planes and together with a 120-member crew, has been set up temporarily at the Nevatim air base in the Negev and will be moved to a permanent site in the next few months.

The high-powered radar, known as FBX-T, will be hooked up to the US military's Joint Tactical Ground Station and, assisted by satellites, will be capable of picking up a ballistic missile shortly after launch at which point it can estimate the time and location of its impact.

Why thank you, Charles!

L'Shanah Tova to all here!

re: #65 Silhouette

From an ad that is on yahoo right now.

Presumption Fail

Check out the fourth ad.

Clearly, Lending Tree thought the bill would pass, and was already using that to sooth new customers into getting a new mortgage.

I can't believe they've let that ad stay up.

Some of you might remember my girlfriend died back in March and suicide was the probable cause,well after 6 months we finally got the autopsy report from the State of Tenn. M.E....yes this length of time is actually short,can take up to a year... she died of a massive heart attack and must have knocked a bottle of pills over while in distress making it look like she had taken her life.Her toxocology was clean as well as no alcohol present or any other substance.She was bi-polar and with the pills on the floor it sure looked bad...never assume anything,coincidence can lead to all sorts of conclusions.I was for 6 months a suicide survivor,and my heart will forever more go out to all who are,I cannot explain the hell in words...heart disease is not gender specific,she would talk of all the males in her family dying in their 40`s,her dad,grandfather,2 uncles and a lot of others...little did we know,she was 44 and looked and acted in perfect health and died of the exact same type of heart disease...sorry for the OT but wanted to set the record straight!

re: #41 ArmyWife

Well - here's to us and hopes that G-d has a great sense of humor.

If he didn't have such a great sense of humor, would he have made liberals? I mean, look at their events. Huge puppets, little puppets, drummers, people in orange suits, people in costumes, people on stilts, horrible pink costumes, inflated scrotums, and hags with breasts hanging down past their waists, etc...

That's terrible!

There is a neat little graphic about a 1/3 of the way down in that shameleess spin-off plug that is very interesting. I can't seem to copy and paste it for you-all.

help!

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

The reply/quote thingies are not working for me.

So, Reply to Silhouette's #65

She (I am almost certain Silhouette is a she) said;

"Clearly, Lending Tree thought the bill would pass, and was already using that to sooth new customers into getting a new mortgage."

Which is part an parcel the main reason I was against this whole deal. Give us five years, we'd be five times as deep.

This (for a conservative) defines the word dilemma, and gives another definition to "cognitive dissonance".

re: #71 gibsonz

{gibsonz} Glad you were able to share that...what a HUGE relief for you, so many questions answered. I know there is no joy in such a heartbreaker, but there is great joy in knowing the cuase of death was NOT by her own hand.
Thank You, G-d of all flesh!

re: #71 gibsonz

So sorry to hear of your loss. As much as a relief as the autopsy report was, I know it makes fresh lots of memories and feelings.

Take care!

re: #14 twincitiesgirl

Shana Tova 5769!

Let's party like it's 5743!

L'shanah tovah!

re: #75 freedomplow

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

My hope is that they will back off a bit and do something like Newt Gingrich proposed on Greta's show tonight.

re: #75 freedomplow

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

Get over it.
It's as "American" a holiday as Christmas.

re: #75 freedomplow

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

Nope. What's going on now is the old bum's rush.

Never ever do a deal under emotional pressure.

re: #75 freedomplow

Do you feel the same about Christmas? Easter? Just askin'

re: #77 Wishing

{gibsonz} Glad you were able to share that...what a HUGE relief for you, so many questions answered. I know there is no joy in such a heartbreaker, but there is great joy in knowing the cuase of death was NOT by her own hand.
Thank You, G-d of all flesh!

why?

do you believe him?

re: #30 outsidephilly
Will this be your first grandchild?

HNY! What year does this make it then?

re: #72 Outrider

Thank you. I feel better already!

Anybody having trouble with LGF? Hit reply? takes me back to the front page. ding somebody? takes me back to the front page.

Poop!

re: #71 gibsonz

I'm glad that terrible burden had been lifted from your heart.

re: #85 ploome hineni

Why what? Believe who?

re: #75 freedomplow

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

:D

it is not a Holiday for congress

only that the Jewish member will be absent

and I think they consititute a significant minority

....no one asked congress to take a holiday

re: #34 goddessoftheclassroom

Coincidentally, and perhaps inspirationally, it's also St. Michael's and All Angels Day. Somehow the overlap of these two observances strengthens my optimism and determination for the days ahead.

Michael the Archangel, in my own "faith tradition" he is the warrior prince, protector of the Jewish people.

Now that you mention it--it does give me hope! Real hope, not the slogan. Reminds me that one of the best things McCain has said in the campaign, IMHO, "Nothing is inevitable!" Our choices matter. Wow, I better watch Lord of the Rings. I'm getting sentimental...

re: #71 gibsonz

Some of you might remember my girlfriend died back in March and suicide was the probable cause,well after 6 months we finally got the autopsy report from the State of Tenn. M.E....yes this length of time is actually short,can take up to a year... she died of a massive heart attack and must have knocked a bottle of pills over while in distress making it look like she had taken her life.Her toxocology was clean as well as no alcohol present or any other substance.She was bi-polar and with the pills on the floor it sure looked bad...never assume anything,coincidence can lead to all sorts of conclusions.I was for 6 months a suicide survivor,and my heart will forever more go out to all who are,I cannot explain the hell in words...heart disease is not gender specific,she would talk of all the males in her family dying in their 40`s,her dad,grandfather,2 uncles and a lot of others...little did we know,she was 44 and looked and acted in perfect health and died of the exact same type of heart disease...sorry for the OT but wanted to set the record straight!

I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend! It must have been a really rough 6 months, thinking it was suicide. Thank g-d for modern technology and our ability to accurately set the record straight!

Tonight is as good a night as any to start fresh and move on...

Shana Tova ve Metuka!

Cool, a holiday. What's for dinner?

re: #71 gibsonz

Some of you might remember my girlfriend died back in March and suicide was the probable cause,well after 6 months we finally got the autopsy report from the State of Tenn. M.E....yes this length of time is actually short,can take up to a year... she died of a massive heart attack and must have knocked a bottle of pills over while in distress making it look like she had taken her life.Her toxocology was clean as well as no alcohol present or any other substance.She was bi-polar and with the pills on the floor it sure looked bad...never assume anything,coincidence can lead to all sorts of conclusions.I was for 6 months a suicide survivor,and my heart will forever more go out to all who are,I cannot explain the hell in words...heart disease is not gender specific,she would talk of all the males in her family dying in their 40`s,her dad,grandfather,2 uncles and a lot of others...little did we know,she was 44 and looked and acted in perfect health and died of the exact same type of heart disease...sorry for the OT but wanted to set the record straight!

I am so sorry to read your words. And you're so right, heart disease is NOT gender specific. Thank you for taking time during this period of grief to get the word out!

Also known as Yom Teruah, the "day of Blowing (the shofar, or ram's horn )". Celebrated in Messianic communities as picturing the return of Messiah at the last , or 7th trumpet mentioned in both the OT and NT. Shalom Shabbat to all who look for Messiah!

Since this thread is in honor of those of the Jewish persuasion -- can I ask a really stupid question?

Why is it spelled G-d?

That doesn't make any sense to me. I'm not trying to offend anybody.

Israel is a blessing to all of mankind.

A very happy Rosh Hashanah to those who are celebrating.

At least something good can come of this day.

re: #71 gibsonz

I am relieved for you. Warmth and good wishes being sent your way.

L'shanah tovah to all Jewish lizards. A welcome respite from the bad news, too.

Shana Tova

Gibsonz

Talk about death from a thousand paper cuts. You've been through hell.

My heart breaks for you.

re: #96 West Coast Freedom

Cool, a holiday. What's for dinner?

You've gotta wait for the cookbook to be finished!

re: #71 gibsonz

...sorry for the OT but wanted to set the record straight!

God bless you. I hope you will find peace.

Ugh, just saw a clip on Fox where Obama was exhorting dems and Republicans in Congress to "get it done."

Senator? You and your running mate are 2% of the Senate. Why don't you go to Washington and get yourself on the record?

Lots of "uhs," too. It'll be a delightful 4 years living through the Messiah's stuttering while the MSM keeps tellig us how wonderfully articulate he is.

re: #93 Joan

Michael the Archangel, in my own "faith tradition" he is the warrior prince, protector of the Jewish people.

Now that you mention it--it does give me hope! Real hope, not the slogan. Reminds me that one of the best things McCain has said in the campaign, IMHO, "Nothing is inevitable!" Our choices matter. Wow, I better watch Lord of the Rings. I'm getting sentimental...

Name of my daughter's school - St. Michael the Archangel.

re: #71 gibsonz

Some of you might remember my girlfriend died back in March and suicide was the probable cause,well after 6 months we finally got the autopsy report from the State of Tenn. M.E....yes this length of time is actually short,can take up to a year... she died of a massive heart attack and must have knocked a bottle of pills over while in distress making it look like she had taken her life.Her toxocology was clean as well as no alcohol present or any other substance.She was bi-polar and with the pills on the floor it sure looked bad...never assume anything,coincidence can lead to all sorts of conclusions.I was for 6 months a suicide survivor,and my heart will forever more go out to all who are,I cannot explain the hell in words...heart disease is not gender specific,she would talk of all the males in her family dying in their 40`s,her dad,grandfather,2 uncles and a lot of others...little did we know,she was 44 and looked and acted in perfect health and died of the exact same type of heart disease...sorry for the OT but wanted to set the record straight!

I'm sorry to hear about your loss...May she Rest In Peace and give you peace as well now.

re: #62 kevinmumaw

Her loss, I come from a Russian background too. the hatred still runs deep in Russia.

re: #75 freedomplow

As extremely unpopular as this must sound, it must be said. Rosh Hashanah is not an American holiday. Congress should be at work fixing the banking crisis.

Neither is Christmas..Some things in this world extend beyond borders..
/good luck on that Congress thing fixing the economy

re: #92 ploome hineni

I'm glad it's happening. It will slow everything down, and hopefully allow Pelosi to get over herself.

/wishful thinking