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Another fall from grace. Another moment to reflect upon those who have been in positions of power, or positions of public admiration and fallen. Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and second in succession for the presidency, was sentenced to more than one year in prison for violating banking laws in a hush money scheme to cover-up alleged sexual abuses.

Recently the entertainment news has been full of Beyonce's film, Lemonade, which tells the story of Jay Z's unfaithfulness, her feelings and the decision to stay with him. Fairly interesting stuff done in a very artistic way. Thats not the lemonade I'm writing about today. My lemonade story does involve male philandering, but the heart of the story is quite different.

With the untimely passing of Prince this week, many musicians have been interviewed as to how  he influenced their career and music. What I find most impressive, however, are the numerous lay people who are speaking out about how his lyrics and music impacted them.  

We did not host this year.  We always hosted; tradition of sorts, and not just for Passover. Noneless, we joined my good friend Joshua for the seder he hosted with his wife Linda; I found myself rather relaxed with no carving and other related duties; we enjoyed the company and the food.

Can anybody say fantasy? This Marvel looking exoskeleton is actually real.   The prototype 'mecha-exosuit' called the NK-01 is a nod to the Robert Downey Jr Iron Man movies as it's been put together by a team who obviously love comic books and cartoons.   The coolest part is that it can be piloted by a person wearing the suit. They say not to get any Tony Stark ideas of fighting super villains, though. The Chinese firm, Future Wise, says that the suits will be mainly "entertainment performance" products.  

Jealousy is defined as feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success or advantages.   I think it's only human to be jealous.  And I admit to having harbored that feeling many times over my life. However, for whatever the reason, as I get older I seem to suffer those pangs far less often.   Maybe jealousy springs from my competitive nature and maybe it fuels my ceaseless drive, but it is nothing to be proud about.