Well the sequester is upon us. Are we scared? nervous? or does anybody really care?
More than the gore and abundant use of the N word, what struck me about this movie was the depiction of plantation life. To me, it was as if Tarantino rented a time machine and transported us back to 1858. Shown was the day to day operation of plantations and acceptance of slavery. It was chilling to witness the mostly unprotested day to day life along with the subjugation of the field and house slaves.
We have two "land-line" phones in our house. Originally, they were both through Verizon, a traditional telephone provider that traces itself to the break-up of the old AT&T. Years ago, we changed one of the lines to our cable provider and bundled it with Internet and cable TV. But we kept the traditional Verizon line.
There was some controversy surrounding the Academy Awards the other night involving raunchy humor.
The moment you have been waiting for . . . your name is announced as the winner of the most coveted accolade of your profession . . . over forty million people are watching and cheering you on . . . and then you fall UP the stairs. Yes, this was Jennifer Lawrence’s entrance to the stage at the Oscars upon finding out that she had just won Best Actress. Can you imagine that moment?
It happened again this week. A client questioned something I said by responding, “But I read on the internet. . .”
This is Purim, and it is a time for remembering and forgetting. It is sometimes confusing. For example we are told in the Torah that when God grants us safety from all our enemies "in the land that the Lord your God is giving you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven." Then it says in the next sentence, "Do not forget!"