Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

I hate the cold winters in New York. I always did. But there is something about snow that makes winters bearable. Snow always signifies a "time out." Everyone has to readjust their schedules, back off into a slower speed, and stop and smell the snow (roses). Deadlines are off. You can use the time to catch up or refect as you see the snowflakes fall before your very eyes.



Snow also reminds me of my childhood. We didn't have computers then. We didn't have to check our emails 100 times a day. We went out and played without feeling we were missing something.



We actually fantasized. More time for it. Sometimes we pretended to be race car drivers as we slid down hills, angels as we traced our bodies in the snow and attention getters by throwing sneaky snow balls.



Now if I am away from Google Reader, Twitter, my emails and voice mails for more than 10 seconds, I feel I missed something.



I long to be disconnected without the addiction known as "wired."



Got to go.......the snow is falling outside but the demands are mounting up inside

Where Are All The Hillary Supporters?

My good friend Gary Arlen sent this blog along to me today thinking I would rest easier about Hillary. It is written by Jeff Rowan, son of the one-time "Dean" of Black political commentators in DC His son is a psychologist, a friend of Gary's... and now following in his father's footsteps part-time. Here are today's comments about the Dem primary.

http://jeffrowan111.tblog.com/

I love the way this guy writes. However, I dont think Hillary should bow out just yet. Stranger turn of events have happened.

A note to Hillary. Play it to the last possible moment. Rowan wants Hillary to raise the white flag the way Gore did.

This is politics

Mc Cain is going to go for blood

Andrea Peyser, NY Post Questions Obama Too

The New York Post endorsed Obama a few weeks ago. I was shocked when the famed NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser called to ask me why I was sending out a flurry of emails asking friends and family to give me specific reasons why they were voting for Obama. I had already received a few nasty emails back because along with my question was an article from a very radical Right Wing Internet newsletter that made some very drastic claims. I thought for sure I was doomed and was going to get clobbered by The New York Post. Yes, The following is proof that writers and columnists have the freedom to express their own opinions.



http://www.nypost.com/seven/02182008/news/columnists/uh__o___an_israel_problem_98223.htm


UH, 'O' - AN 'ISRAEL PROBLEM'

By Andrea Peyser

February 18, 2008 -- DOES Barack Obama have an Israel problem? The golden-throated senator has pledged unflagging loyalty to the Jewish state on his campaign Web site, and unequivocal support for Israel's right to defend itself. As far as his staff is concerned, end of story.
But an e-mail has lately flown through the in-boxes of hundreds of influential New Yorkers, mainly Democrats, that poses a simple question: Would a President Obama be good for the Jews?
That depends on whom you ask. And the one asking is not, as Obama staffers suspect, Hillary Clinton, but Lois Whitman, a public-relations executive and die-hard Dem, who's been blown away by the response - pro and con.
Issue No. 1: Obama can't shake his affiliation with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Chicago, the spiritual leader from whose sermon Obama took the title of his book "Audacity of Hope."
Last year, Wright bestowed an award on the Rev. Louis Farrakhan - the man who called Judaism a "gutter religion" and Jews "bloodsuckers." He declared Farrakhan one who "epitomized greatness."
But Obama has lately distanced himself from his longtime minister. He called Wright the night before his campaign launch last year to disinvite him from the event. Wright told The New York Times Obama feared "his Jewish support will dry up quicker than a snowball in hell."
Just last month, Obama declared, "Like a member of my own family, there are things he says at times with which I deeply disagree," a statement carefully applauded by the Anti-Defamation League.
Issue No. 2: Obama's had trouble distancing himself from Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, who claims the United States' special relationship with Israel is the result of Jewish pressure, not mutual good.
While the campaign admits Brzezinski has advised Obama, staffers insist his influence begins and ends on the situation in Iraq.
Is Obama good for Israel? Let's hope he leaves no doubt about the answer.
andrea.peyser@nypost.com

Strahan Acts Like A Two Year Old

Am I the only one to think that Michael Strahan's behavior at the mic during the Giants' Hero Parade in New York on Tuesday was a little juvenille? I have watched sports for many years and I have marveled at the respect most sports figures show to the competing team. I have often wondered if each team player was media trained because you always hear them compliment and say something good about the other side. Strahan was making fun of the New England Patriots and making gestures that just looked so unprofessional. He only made himself look foolish. I just couldn't believe my eyes especially with the ever so polite and reserved Tom Coughlin as his coach. Let's see how long that smirk is going to stay on Strahan's face. Where is his wife who he allegedly roughed up a few months ago?

NY Post Hids Hillary

Just love the way the NY Post announced Hillary's victory today. Below the fold it says "Dems Split." Talk about manipulating the news