NOBODY
ASKED ME BUT.......
1)
You
really have to go to see THE GOLDEN LAND now playing at The Baruch
Ctr. For The Performing Arts under the auspices of The National Yiddish
Theater. You do not have to know Yiddish
to truly enjoy this wonderful celebration with 6 performers playing myriad
parts with wonderful music to boot. It
ends in December. Best to catch it now.
2)
How
great is it that Costco and other
retailers are now offering financial arrangements---mortgages, loans,
etc; and do not have government oversight as the banking industry does (for all
that good that has ever done)? I
suppose a Costco mortgage would require you to own at least 6 properties
===just like the cordless phones or toilet paper rolls the purvey.
3)
Hurricane
Sandy is done but the damage
remains. We, who have power and
amenities, should count our blessings and empathize with those unfortunate ones
who are now without homes, heat, and shelter.
Do contribute to legitimate places that offer help to those in
need. We, who are not in need, should
count our blessings and not curse a few days of, basically, inconvenience.
4)
A
tip of the hat and a great thank you to the MTA. I disagree, totally, with their insane fare
and toll hikes but I commend them for restoring the services as quickly as they
did. Kudos!!
5)
The
expenses in certain areas are truly out of line----this will take a
moment— I attended a local Town Board
meeting on this subject as a Library Board Member (ex Pres.) yesterday
a)The gist of many complaints was that why are not municipal employees
contributing to their pension funs, their medical insurance, etc; Why are they not taking pay cuts like so
many? I offer no opinion on that. I do
offer the presentation of it.
6) My
interest and appearance there was for local Library purposes ( I am on the
local board). The Library has been cut
10% in its fund request for 2013.
Without going into lengthy detail let me just say, and the Town knows
this, that it will not add even ONE CENT to the town budget since the
Libraries of this town have naught to do with the Town Budget---they are a
contractual agency separate from the Town.
7) But going back to The GOLDEN LAND---There was a scene wherein
I thought that I bet they do not know the old joke about Sean Ferguson (that is
the punchline) ---they did.. A whole
segment about Ellis
Island
and, finally, the immigrant says (when asked his name) Shoyn Fergesen---hence,
Sean Ferguson---I heard it years back about a golf game.
8) Do join me
on SUNDAY SIMCHA next week when you will hear some more
wonderful music for the upcoming holidays from the Idelsohn Society. Some real surprises there--- do join me on
TRADITIONS on Thanksgiving weekend for a special treat and also on Dec 9 and
Dec 16 when we do some pre-holiday magic and some most memorable recordings of
the year .
9) May you
all have a season of joy and not make it one of dashed expectations. Take it the way it comes---like LIFE.
