Sports Thought (Knicks)

I will attempt to give an accurate and not crazy exaggerated analysis of the Knick game from the other night.
I will start with the coach. There should not be anyone out there saying he should be fired! You want to argue he didn't properly rotate? Granted, I will give you that. But he got you here with the rotations. He got you 54 wins. They clinched an Atlantic Division title with him. 
No season should be dependent on a last game loss. That was desperation coaching. He was looking for anything that would work. He was looking for which 5 would cause the least damage. All in all - his job should be secure. He coaches a bunch of cry babies, psychos and senior citizens. More than that he doesn't play the game he is coaching the game. He can't get blamed for awful shooting performances.. lack of rebounding .. and horrible turnovers.

Now I will try to go name by name and tell you what I thought. 

There are three groups on this team that need to be discussed.

                                                                     Group 1

I will start with Novack.
He is a stationary three point shooter. He can not create his own shot for beans. He is a defensive liability and he is the worst 6'9 rebounder in the league. Now in terms of the playoffs.. in case you were wondering where he was.. he was injured. But don't worry he would have changed nothing.

Most similar to Novack is our 28 year old rookie Copeland. 
The only difference between the two is that Copeland can do a little more on offense. He can put the ball on the floor and attempt to get a shot for himself. Other than that they are the same. Another 6'8 player who can't rebound and certainly can not play defense. I don't expect him to remain a Knick.. He is under 30. We are not looking for young players like that.
Not to mention the freaking awful contract the Knicks gave him. But that is classic New York for you.

Next we have our 35 year old rookie Prigioni.
Prigioni is an exciting player. He brought a lot to the team. He doesn't have such offensive talent, but he never complains and is always hustling. You can count on him to start a run for them because he comes up with big steals at opportune times. He controls the game well, but he doesn't have what it takes to be a starting point guard in this league.

Fourth we have Amare.
Amare is well past his prime and we are all ok with that. He can score the ball. He should be on the second unit. A perfect fit. He will be upset I am sure, but honestly who cares? He hasn't played a season for the Knicks with out getting hurt. Whether its his knees, back or his hand.  Who in the world has two knee surgeries in the same season? Who in the world has both surgeries and comes back after both? Last but not least.. is he Jewish or not? What is this picture? That Yamulka really makes him look like he "flipped out".

 

Up next is Chandler.

Amongst my biggest wonderment's in reference to Chandler is why do you look so Lubavitch? If you put Amares Yamulka on him ... it would be like he walked right out of 770. Another question is why do you have to complain after every play? He slams the ball like a baby. How in the universe did he go from wining defensive payer of the year to be being an average big defender. He couldn't slow Hibbert down.. not even a little. He couldn't get a rebound off of anyone either not even his dumb tap-outs. You know what..  why the heck can't you score. Do something instead of belly aching for one minute. And by the way Neck Shmek. (I don't want to hear the excuses).

Then there is Kidd.
Kidd has a lot going for him.. some of his credentials...
1) Nearing 40 and still in NBA
2) 3rd all time in three point shots made... shooting .349% ( that is 1,988 out of 5,701 for anyone counting at home). 
3a) He didn't score a point in the second round of the playoffs! Not one!
3b) Didn't score in last ten games of playoffs! Went 0-17. 
4) He got a DWI before the season started. 
5) He gets hurt just about every other play.
6) Got signed by the Knicks for (wait for it) 3 years. That is messed up. 

                                                                       Group 2

Batting first in this group we have Raymond Felton.
You see Felton was great all season. Everyone can complain about his last game going 0-7 but all in all he was great for the Knicks. Who made it further LIN or FELTON? Felton is another player on this team who plays with heart. I don't have much more to say about him.

Next is Kenyon Martin.
This signing could have been the best Knick signing of all time. He was phenomenal. Martin played extraordinarily hard, brought great heart and allowed the "bigs"(they only had one) to take a breather when necessary. On top of all the rebounding and hustling.. he is great in the pick and roll .. olley oop game. More than all of that, was his countless drives to the hoop where he finishes so well with his left hand. I cant think of anyone who I have watched (besides Lebron) who can so well with the other hand. Especially when his offensive talent is atrocious. 

                                                                    Group 3
Now we get to.. Iman.
Iman.. more like Theman.(say it the same way). Anywho. Iman showed a lot of courage coming back from a rough injury. Giving up his body night after night. One of the best on ball defenders in the league. And this dunk was messed up.

His shooting definitely needs some improvement. But for once.. we have a young player with tremendous upside. No one else on the team is as competitive as Iman. "We failed"- Iman Shumpert. 

Next is J.R. Smith.
J.R. was straight up awful. But lets be fair, his whole career he has been inconsistent. Smith's entire mindset is wrong. He parties all night and hopes to play well during the day. He goes out the night before the game... get a good night sleep or be in the gym working on your shot. Worst of all the shenanigans he did this to himself. That flagrant foul derailed his entire series. J.R. should be taking a large percentage of blame. Not because he missed a million shots.. but because he had two huge mental lapses on defense. He let his player go back door twice .. resulting in two baskets. At the most crucial point in the game!

Last but not least Carmelo Anthony.
You see - most people are probably bailing 'Melo out because he scored so many points and the Knicks would never have gotten this far without him. But you know what .. I will not give him that out. Melo can score 50 points for heavens sake I wouldn't care. He sets a terrible example on the court. He complains after every no call. He cries about his shoulder expecting some compassion.. but he doesn't deserve any. He has been stupid and lying about his injuries all year. Starting with the whole knee draining stupidity. He turns over the ball and doesn't get back on Defense. Granted he is a ridiculous scorer, but because his game is limited to scoring he will never go the distance(until he plays with another superstar .. and then maybe he has a chance). He isn't good enough and doesn't make players around him good enough. Those two turnovers in the fourth were so crucial. Worse than that you see him lightly jogging back on defense. I understand if he didn't shoot the way he did through the first three quarters it would not have been a game.. but a scorer needs to get to the hoop and definitely needs to get to the line! Especially when his shots aren't falling - like they weren't in the fourth. Honestly I am fed up with him. Now he will cry about his shoulder more. 

This was the basic sum up of the entire Knick season. A bunch of babies. 
Ultimately .. who cares? They had no shot against the Heat!!

Enough Already

I seriously had enough of people who say to me "why don't you just blog about it.." it really gets on my nerves. 

More than than this:

My Shoe Shopping!

I know I am reposting this.. There has been an absurd amount of robots coming to my site because of this post not sure why!.. So I had to fix it up and repost it. Sorry.The other day, I took a couple of hours to try and finally find shoes I like. I have 2 pairs of shoes that are just about fully ripped but I have not found anything that I want to replace them with.
The first question I always ask when shopping for shoes is "what is better a nice shoe or a comfortable shoe"?
The second question I ask is "why do shoe companies sell shoes for anything more then $175.00?"
That is literally an absurd number to pay. I understand that price if when you are done wearing them you can return them and get a new pair.
The third question is "why are those shoes so expensive and not even comfortable?" For example there were these shoes for $250.00 that were a big brand... but they were not comfortable at all! The sole of the shoe hurt my foot. If I am paying that much money for a shoe they should have a massage machine built in.
Now that I am post Shana Bet (literally my second year ; in reference to the 2 years I spent learning in Israel) I basically only look for loafers. So now I need loafers but only in black of course. I guess you can call me a "flip out"(one who changes their lifestyle in a pretty dramatic way, towards religiosity, is usually what we call a "flip out").
So now I am looking for black loafers that look nice and are not so expensive.
When looking for this shoe you generally come across a bunch of the same shoes just from different companies. Some have some minor nuances that might scare me away.
These shoes consist of either a buckle of some sort in the front OR the penny loafer approach.
I took some pictures of shoes and would like to explain why I took a picture of them.

Ok. So here is our first shoe. This shoe has the buckle in the front. A nice look and it was comfortable  and it was a loafer. The issue here as two fold. One is the buckle just looks awkward. And secondly this shoe was around 200$ all you have to ask is who is buying this?!! - and why.

Ok.. this shoe has the right idea with the "penny loafer". The first issue is it's not a loafer. Second it is not black. Third it too was a good 200$




The reason I took a picture of this is shoe is because I was wondering who in the world is buying a shoe like this? And when do you wear this.. It reminds me of a mix between bowling shoes and Disco dancing shoes.

Now this shoe in theory has so much potential.  From the picture above you might never  have known all of the issues. Firstly they aren't black.
Second they are not loafers.
Third of all they hurt my feet when I put them on.
Fourth and most importantly this shoe is $250 WHY?!

This is the ideal shoe. It was very very comfortable. Reasonable priced. Nice "penny loafer". The only issue is... It is not black. 

Say it with me.. Who is wearing this type of shoe? We no longer ride horses for transportation. 

Just for your information this shoe/ boot is being sold for more then 100$.  What is this? Who is it for exactly?
I guess if  your going to the army... but that is about all! Who would put the time in trying to lace this all up every time?

Ok ..This shoe is so close yet so far. Lets go back to the drawing board.
Is it black .. Check.
Is it a loafer.. Yes.
Is it reasonably priced?.. I am pretty sure it was ok.
So what was the issue? I am not sure you can see but if you look carefully.. On the side of the shoe they made this new style up... where the bottom carries over onto the side. To me this is a big No-No. If we get rid of that and I would consider buying that.

Here is a shoe that just needs some help. This is a shoe that has some random nuances that calls for immediate attention. What are those white strings doing? What are the two holes on the side? Yikes. It is yelling help me.

Shavuos Joke

Why are there so few Shavuos jokes?
The answer is... They are all too cheesy.

There is a custom to eat dairy foods on Shavuos.

2 RSSICNCLA & 1 ICGEO

That is in English.. 2 Recent Sports Stories I Could Not Care Less About & 1 I Can't Get Enough Of

1) The whole Jason Collins "controversy". I honestly do not give a hoot. If he could play ball, I promise right now to the whole wide world he would be signed. He averaged about 3 ppg in the NBA. Now if he doesn't get signed it will turn into a gay vs the world thing. Stop talking about it. Last but not least, who cares about his sexual preference?! You're payed to play ball.. stop talking and do it.
2) Really? Everyone cares that much whether Mickey Mantle corked his bats? It was so long ago! There is basically no way to prove this..go back to covering Tiger, Lebron and Tebow.

I know .. if I don't care about them.. why in the world would you?

Now:
1) How in the world did Lebron not win MVP unanimously? I can not figure it out for the life of me! The one guy who voted for him.. knew all 120 people would vote for him. He said to himself.. I will become famous or infamous if I don't.

Finally, there has been reports of Kobe Bryant's mom selling off his memorabilia. I don't really care for the lawsuit.. I am totally perplexed though by .. the idiot WHO WOULD BUY A HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE JERSEY FROM KOBE BRYANT FOR 400,000. DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE???

2 Videos of the Week

Great Post Game Interview - you can not make out a word.

From Mo-dox to Yeshivish .. Ways to tell you made (or are making) the switch!

Every time I go to the dentist he tells me the same exact thing. It always starts with a joke :

What is the difference between a Kollel Guy and a Broken Television?

The answer is... nothing! They both don't work.

Here are a couple ways to know if you made a successful switch from modern orthodoxy to being yeshivish.

If you do some or most of these things... no one will think you are still modern.

1)Language— If you say words like: mistama, limaysah, epis, taka, grada, mamesh, gevaldicka, heliga, geshmak. In all contexts.. and to anyone. Or all in the same sentence.

OR if you no longer say full sentences, instead you say short phrases that have nothing to do with each other .. And you use more hand motions than words. 

You make sure never to smile or make jokes.

2)Learning/ Davening—the only time you learn on shabbos is when they do the mishaberech for tzahal (israeli army)..

You ask people who are learning “what are you guys learning? Followed by.. "nice.. what sugya you guys in"

No matter how fast or slow the davening was -you ask if the chazzan had a train to catch.

3)HAshkafah-The only two halachick discussion in your life revolve around yom haatzamut- and that it is still an obligation to wear a hat!

4)Children- Your boys wear the hebrew first letter of their name on their velvet yalmukas (in sparkles).

You take your kids on classic Chol Hamoed trips. 

Wednesday is always Dave and Busters.. thats because it is half off day. 

Or you go to the Bronx Zoo.. because it is free. 

You go to the  Mets game rather than the Yankees.(Because it is cheaper)

That is how you know your making it.

Sefiros Ha-omer Joke

Sefiras Ha-omer Joke

To the best of my knowledge, there is only one counting of the omer joke. ( Sefiras Ha-omer). The 49 day count from passover to shavuos.(The day we received the Torah).
The joke is:
A Baal Teshuva (one who returns to the religious path) comes home from a hard day's work and says to his wife " honey what is for dinner?" His wife responds "well, last night was... fish."


If you didn't laugh it is most probably because you are unaware of the law that states: You can not mention the number of the day we are up to. For if you do - you forfeit the ability to count that night with a blessing. In order to tell people the day we are up to we say "last night we counted..." ( whatever number the night before was"). 
What happens in the joke is that since the women has just returned to the faith she thinks everything during this time must be said in reference to last night... So she responds not with what dinner is tonight, rather what dinner was last night.


This, in case you were wondering, is what we call KILLING A JOKE.

Add One To My Life Theory

Anything that is supposed to be hot.. must be very hot. Anything that should be cold must be freezing. (Keep in mind with all my theories there are exceptions.)
For example under the hot...
Pizza. I can't eat cold pizza.
Under the cold category...
Milk.. Especially in cereal it needs to be freezing.

Arizona Dilemma

This has been in my draft box for a while now. I figured I might as well finish it.

First and foremost.. I love iced tea. There is something about soda that hurts my throat. I was never able to appreciate it. And water is so bland.

Second of all.. It makes no sense why these cans are only 99 cents. I was at a school the other day where a small bag of chips was $1. They took the 50 cent sticker off the top so they can mark it up by quadruple the price. You can barely get anything for a dollar anymore. I know .. you remember when gas was 8 cents a gallon. And pizza was a nickel. (when do you say 5, 10,  25 cents...? And when do you say nickel, dime, quarter?) 

Now here comes the dilemma...

The arizona on the left, the one we grew up with.. The one we love  (seinfeld reference from above) contains 23 FL. OZ.

Now 23 ounces is a tad much to drink in one sitting. But at the same time, you drink as much as you can and maybe you throw out the little that is left and say "that was well worth 99 cents."

On the other hand, on the right of the picture, we have the new Arizona bottle, which is only 20 OZ. It clearly says $1.00, so you lose a cent and a couple of OZ of Arizona- but you get the cap. 

Now the cap insures that if in which case you can't finish the whole thing right now, I can close it up and come back to it. I don't need to try and finish it one sitting like I do with the open can. You don't feel bad to leave it in your car because you put the cap on it. There is the added level of security we are all looking for in our lives.

On that note. The original can is great because when you are 

finished or feel that you are finished you just chuck it in the garbage. This bottle on the other hand.. Puts us in an odd predicament. Let me explain:

Now that you don't feel that you need to finish it in one sitting.. You are forced to carry it around everywhere you go. There is nothing more annoying than carrying around things you don't want to be holding. For example: when you bring a coat and it turns out to be a billion degrees. (If you are a seminary girl.. and you don't speak regular English anymore.. you would say "shmoiling"- which is up there on the most bothersome terms of the century). You will do anything not to carry not to carry that coat. You ask your friend to hold it for a minute and somehow "forget" about it for 30 minutes. Or for example ... you bring the umbrella.. banking on the fact that if it rains you look like the genius. But when it doesn't rain - you couldn't be more displeased carrying it. People ask you "why did you bring that?" -- My response : why in the world do you think I brought it? I hate questions like that. 

You call someone on the phone early in the morning or late at night and they pick up the phone.. You say "Are you sleeping"? Not anymore.. now that you woke me. 

Last thing to remember: 

Drinks that come from a glass bottle are the best. For example Yoo-hoo from a bottle is ridiculously good. (Whenever I hear yoo-hoo.. all I can think of is this Hey Arnold episode... below)

After that comes the can. Stop telling me this can give me cancer. 

In third place comes the plastic bottle. Stop telling me this can give me cancer too. 

And last and least favorite.. the paper boxes. (You basically are drinking the paper with the drink.)

Have you ever had milk from a glass bottle (from a milk man)? 3x better than your average milk. Milk is on the list of items that are supposed to be very cold. I can't have milk in my cereal at room temperature. (This is one of my Life Theories) The theory is.. anything that is supposed to be hot.. must be very hot. Anything that should be cold must be freezing. (Keep in mind with all my theories there are exceptions.)

Which would you rather? The standard 99 cents Arizona.. Which you are stuffed to the gills when you are finished with it? (Is my family the one in America that says "stuffed to the gills"? )

Or the new aged Arizona that has a cap. Granted it is convenient.. but it could be every annoying to carry around.

Let me know what you think!
I know I have a lot of spare time on my hands.
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5 Funny Movie Scenes (that you should know about)

These are 5 very funny movie scenes you must  be familiar with in order to understand me 60% of the time.... every time. 

Over Priced?

For anyone is who unaware- On the holiday of Purim we eat humantashin. Why? Not for this discussion but maybe because Haman.. the evil person in the story of Esther had a triangle hat.. and in order rid the world of Haman and things like that we eat him/it/them? As I am sure all of you know .. Jewish Holidays are all founded the same way.. They tried to kill us.. we survived.. now lets eat.
But in my Yeshiva they have what we call a "hefker counter". "Hefker" means (in english) ownerless. Basically people bring in food from their house and leave it on the counter rather than letting it go to waste. Hungry Yeshiva Bochrim (students) devour anything in sight.
I know I am a month late.. but I saw this on the counter and thought "this is definetely going on the blog".

You might not realize why this is so funny... look harder. (Say it in the Lion King Voice = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maARmxjj3f0 at 0:40)

Well ... the sticker on the box says it costs 399$. That is out of control. I don't care if it is 12 boxes for 399$- that is still insane. Who the heck is buying Humantashin for that much money. Are they made out of gold for gosh sakes?

Pesach Video (Passover)

With the holiday of Pesach (passover) approaching, I am sure some of you are waiting for my holiday joke...but for now I have a pretty funny video:

I'll trade you..

This phrase " I will trade you my.. for your..." is the way any good trade starts.

Trading is something that throughout our lives we do a lot of. We end up trading many different things. From our snacks that our mother's packed us, to our baseball cards. Some people even trade clothes. You make trades on your fantasy sports teams. You make trades with your stocks. I think you get the point, trading happens all the time.

This video is my all time favorite trading video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhwCI_oIfr4

The question I leave you with is, would you willing to trade any of your talents, right now in life, for a different talent. Not height, weight, or eye color. I mean talents.

I would be willing to trade for three different talents. But when I say trade, I mean to become pretty good at those talents.

1)Singing- Is there anything more enjoyable then listening to someone with a great voice. I am not talking about a broadway singer, I mean someone who is pleasant to listen to! To be able to sing and make harmonies, there is are not more enjoyable things in this world.

2)Dancing- Lets be honest here, when you see a good dancer ,wherever it is, you stop and admire that. You even say "do that again". I just want to be able to break it down! Some breakdance, freestyle maybe even a little waltzing.

3)Impressions- When you think of stand up comedians, they are always doing one of two things. They are either bringing up every day concepts and ridiculing them to the point where you say "wow that is so true" or "ya that aways happens to me". Or they do imitations and impressions. You know as well as I do there is nothing like a good imitation. We all know how great this guy was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBW7ysPcbT0.

All three of things you don't need props. You just need yourself and you can break it out.

What would you trade?

A Few Life Theories

I have some very odd theories that I live my life by.
1) I have shared with you this one before in this post.
It says :
Time of travel <  time of the event = everything is good

                                 BUT IF
Time of travel > time of the event = I am going to be very upset

If  Time of travel < the time of the event = it is a game time decision

Basically I never want to spend more time driving ... then the amount spent at the place I am going to.

2) I believe no one should use words while speaking that they can't spell. If you can spell it.. you can say it. 

3) This last one is a little complicated and requires some qualifications but...

I don't think people should be spending a lot of money on objects that will not be used and then needed to be thrown out. For that matter this theory is extended to objects that can do the same function for less money. Provided it does the same function and won't break because it is cheaper.

Here is a list of things I am talking about:

1) Shoes- I can't handle when people buy very expensive shoes... You wear them and then you need to buy new ones. In my opinion the 40-90 dollars range is fine.. 
I would be pro less then dollar shoes as well.. (You can look at my Post about shoes) provided they pass my test. 
A) They look nice.
B) Will they be long lasting.
more then that ( in my opinion) you are just throwing away money. 200-600 dollars is a bit out of hand.

2) Glasses- As long as the lenses are the ones you need... why does anyone need 300 dollar frames??!?!? I understand you would like to look nice but .. Come On!

3)Cars- Those really fancy ones.. not necessary.

4)Belts- All of them do the same exact thing! 
5)Watches- I can understand wanting a nice looking watch.. But they all tell the same time!.. There is a limit to how much one can spend on a watch. This one gets me. I am not saying a watch that will break.. but how far does one go!!

Education Dilemma Question #1

I hope to fill you all in on my life shortly, but take it for what it is- I am in graduate school pursuing a M.A. in Education. (Jewish education to be more exact.) 

The class I am currently taking is called "Dilemmas in Jewish Education". 

It is quite fun and informative actually. (Being it is my first real class with a professor.) (Sometime I will let you know about my undergraduate extravaganzas.)

Each week I need to read some form article, that the teacher sends out, and I need to suggest two dilemmas and a response to one of them. I will post my questions and I would love to hear your responses.

In an attempt to describe what he views as a “good school” Mr. Barth makes mention of the fact, that he feels “the principal occupies a more important position of leadership as the head learner, engaging in, displaying, and modeling the behaviors we want teachers and students to adopt.” (Barth, 513)

How do teachers go about teaching in a school where they don’t necessarily agree with the way the principal handles situations or do not totally subscribe to the “ideals” being set forth? Is it wrong to teach in such a school -where as the teacher you don’t personally agree with all that is taking place. 

Not So Original After all

As we approach the month of Adar.. we sing a famous song..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG_rGn5KfS0 ( the exciting part of this video .. is I know most of these freaks personally)

The words are MisheNichnas Adar marbim b'simcha. 
OR.. 

משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה 

The translation... when we enter the month of Adar we should add happiness..(be more/ extra happy)

The only thing is..
I thought we made up this tune??
I was sent this video.. which uses the same exact tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNpy6NoFFsk


Enjoy...
And make sure if you want to be extra religious say

"Ah Frelichin" (which means a happy one)

Favorite Purim Joke

How do you know the people from Shushan (the place of the Purim story) were deaf?
Because the verse says... Vayehi Bemey Achashverosh .. Who Achoshverosh...
If you are missing the joke the hebrew word used.. is "who" and they repeat the kings name.
Humorous- much better in person.

With more Purim stuff to follow.

Video of Day

I can listen to this all day. Amazing!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3O78qjcc5M
New Stuff!

Another 2 more things I can't do

1) I can not push non hole punched paper into a binder. I end up ripping the entire page. It is so difficult to make three semi good holes in a paper.

2) It is so difficult for me to read a sentence and follow it to the next line. I end up skipping a line.. or re-reading the line I just read a second ago.

Check the rest out here : Things I can't do

Finally putting my thoughts on paper. (Pun intended)

This may seem odd to most, but the way my mind works- interestingly enough is that whatever I use or see.. I have to ask a few questions and try figure out a few things.
These are the first few thoughts that come to mind.
A) How did they make or think of this. Sometimes it is sheer genius.
B) Why did they make it the way they did?
C) What bothers me about it.

I do this with just about every object I can get my hands on. Usually, it is quite difficult to understand how they made it. For example.. how anyone can think of internet, wireless internet and internet clouds. Who came up with that? How do you even try to make something like that? Brilliant...

Any who, while taking notes in class the other day, I had a few random thoughts about the paper I was using.
1)Why is there so much room on the top of the page.. (referred to as the header I think?) They should have just made more lines. People are always running out of lines.
2) I wondered if everyone is conscious about stopping before the red line. (At the end of a line). I am OK with it, I try to get as much in- on each line as I can. But people who love being extraordinarily neat would never cross that line. This is the defining line (all puns intended) if your notes are neat or not. Perfect indicator.
3)A similar thought, is whether or not you use the bottom most line on the page? Again, those who do use it, it makes the page look messy. If my options are to use that last line or to start a new page, I would use that last line any day of the week. Maybe no one uses that bottom line because it doesn't have a blue line under it? The openness of that bottom line throws everyone off.
That is what I wonder about paper.
I then started contemplating how I write.
I am so intrigued by... (drum roll please..) The way people hold their pens. Have you ever seen someone who writes with the grip of the pen by their pinky? Odd and fascinating- I know.
4)Do you know how hard it is.. to try and push a non hole punched paper into a binder? I end up ripping the entire page. Is it just me?

I cOnStantly WriTe upper case and lower case letters in the same word. Sometimes, I write script words right next to print words. I am not sure yet why. Anyone who knows feel free to send me your thoughts.
Also.. I pretty much diagnose myself with new problems daily.
Recently I told my mom I must have been semi dyslexic as a child. Of course no one was able to catch on.

I recently saw this test online, that totally convinced me that I was right about my dyslexic problem. These were the questions regarding reading and dyslexia. I was like wow, they know everything about me. For a good couple years of my youth I was able to check off all 14. Some of them certainly are still applicable. Like number 14, If I am reading across a page.. I sometimes lose the word and end up in a new line. Especially at the end of one line going to the next... I am brutal at that. I will be adding that to the list of Things I can't do.


http://www.dyslexiavictoriaonline.com/chofdyin.html (These questions are for 12 and under...and me).

_____1. Confuses verb tenses may mix up: see, saw, seeing.

_____2. Reads slowly and below grade level

_____3. Continues having many reading problems as they move through the grades.

_____4. Does not seem to understand what he or she has read.

_____5. Has difficulty hearing and repeating words of another language

_____6. Has problems understanding and spelling abstract words, especially those about time and place

_____7. Mispronounces or misreads many words

_____8. Decodes words too slowly while reading and loses comprehension

_____9. Has an inadequate reading vocabulary

_____10. Fears having to read aloud in class

_____11. Has difficulty remembering content just read in a story

_____12. Has difficulty remembering information just read in a list

_____13. Requires more time to read or answer questions than other students

_____14. Has difficulty tracking a printed line across the page

5 nothing worse thans

You may call me a little dramatic.. but I don't think there are many things worse in the world than trying to pour ketchup and the liquid comes out. Here is a list of a couple "nothing worse thans":

1)Wrong Text- Have you ever tried texting a friend something important about someone else.. and by accident because you were thinking of that person you texted the person it was about instead? This could be humiliating. You have two options.. either you can say "I meant to send it to you"and you play that card. Or you can do the "oops wrong person". Better hope it doesn't ruin your friendship- and hope you have a good explanation. 

2)TPKL- For all of you all who are unaware of what this acronym is.. it means The Pre Ketchup Pouring- Liquid. If this gets on my plate, I consider throwing out the whole plate. This ruins anything it goes near.

3)Burning the roof of your mouth. You know that feeling when the pizza is burning hot.. and you go for that bite... it is instant impact. You burned the roof and the skin comes off. This kills every time you eat and is a week ruiner.

4)There is nothing worse in the whole wide world.. than people getting married in Lakewood. When it is not a compromise. It is way too far- so stop getting married there!

5)Nothing worse than the smoking commercials. Where the guys holds the mic to his throat and says "I used to love swimming". Can't handle that.

I will try to add more to this as time goes on.

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Feel Free

I don't want you think that I lack what to post.. but I love being sent random stuff as well.

Funny pictures you take.. or videos you see.. or a joke you have heard.

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Role Models

I know I write a lot about all the things I truly despise. A couple of months ago, I was finally able to admit that I really liked something. Being that I drive a lot, and listen to way too much sports talk radio, I was listening to Colin Cowherd on 98.7 Fm (Espn radio), and after listening for a couple of weeks now, I realized he is by far my favorite sports talk radio host. It is quite unfortunate his voice is not the best for radio, but his points are right on the money.
At the time, he went on a little rant on how it makes zero sense that athletes and celebrities are our heroes! These people are entertainers who live fake and depressing lives! 
*He didn't say- but I was thinking* Many of them get married and get divorced instantly. Many of them end up being broke. Many arrested for DUIs and DWIs. Many of them are involved in some form of crime.
Heroes and role models are our parents, friends, and teachers. People who we want to emulate for the right reasons, people who we want to be around! People who care about others. People who want to constantly become better human beings. People who give back to the world. That is who we want our children to look up to. As Charles Barkley said " I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models."
Now this is a radio host I want to listen to. In my opinion he deserves a longer show. Instilling the values we need! Just a side point he can objectively admit Lebron James is potentially the best basketball player that ever lived. I understand as well as he does, that until he wins a sufficient amount of championships he won't be put in that category. But lets wait people- the day is coming!
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Explain this one?!

A couple of weeks ago, I spent my weekend by (Using the word "by" is very yeshivish. I am pretty sure proper English would be to write "at". Read my yeshivish post) a friend's house. He has three little kids. On the bathroom mirror they had this picture hanging. I stood there trying to understand. It says brush your teeth.. but then it has a picture of a pipe! I was lost. I tried going through what it could possibly mean. Are they saying brush your teeth and then smoke a pipe? Maybe they are going with.. Brushing your teeth cleans your teeth from smoking a pipe? It's a funny picture.

Tell me what you think the picture means.