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Well, I was rather busy for the last two days, however, it was not enough to keep my mind from wandering. Dennis’ Yarziet was the 27th and it was difficult for me to focus on anything Thursday or Friday. The sad part was .. only 3 people mentioned Dennis from the Shul.

On another note, someone important to me had to make a very hard decision Friday. That decision was whether to unplug the life support or not .. they chose to unplug. Unfortunately, the baby did not have the strength to survive. I have always said and will always say … No one should ever have to bury their child.

More to come .. just be patient …

Shalom U’varecha | Peace and Blessings
JT

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Red Flag Warning

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1234 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST TO
INCLUDE MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

TXZ163-176-177-195>199-210>212-226-235-236-230000-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-JACKSON-MADISON-
MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
1234 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.

A COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED THE AREA. CLEAR SKIES WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 15 TO 25
PERCENT...NOT RECOVERING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
500 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-231300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
500 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN AND WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT.
A WIND ADVISORY MIGHT BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN ACTIVE UPPER LEVEL WEATHER PATTERN WILL PUSH A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS
ACROSS THE STATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND THEN AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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Veh!

I am glad that this project is coming to an end! All I have to do now is deliver the grant to the Foundation and it is over until we here in April whether or not we got it.

Now I have to get some of these other grants researched and start writing them.

I’ve posted a bit a news for ya to laugh at .. the 10 most memorable quotes of 2007. I am sure that there are more memorable ones out there .. but what the heck.

Ok, so I am not really a Johny Depp fan, but I must admin, Sweeney Todd looks like it is going to be a good movie. I will have to watch it and find out.

That’s all for tonight.. Tomorrow is a trip to Houston and ….

Shalom!
JT

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Dec. 20, 2007, 2:12AM | The Houston Chronicle Online
List of top 10 most memorable quotes of the year

Associated Press

The 10 most memorable quotes of 2007, according to Fred R. Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations:

1. “Don’t tase me, bro.” — Andrew Meyer, a senior at the University of Florida, while being hauled away by campus police during a speech by Sen. John Kerry.

2. “I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us.” — Lauren Upton, South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen USA contest, when asked why one-fifth of Americans cannot find the U.S on a map.

3. “In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.” — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking at Columbia University in New York.

4. “That’s some nappy-headed hos there.” — radio personality Don Imus, referring to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team.

5. “I don’t recall.” — former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ repeated response to congressional questions about the firing of U.S. attorneys.

6. “There’s only three things he (Rudolph Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11.” — Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking during a debate for Democratic presidential candidates.

7. “I’m not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating.” — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, referring to Vice President Dick Cheney.

8. “(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom.” — Sen. Larry Craig, explaining why his foot touched the foot of an undercover police officer in an airport men’s room.

9. “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” — Sen. Joseph Biden referring to rival Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

10. “I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history.” — Former President Jimmy Carter, referring to the Bush administration.

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Dec. 19, 2007, 12:11PM (Houston Chronicle)
Hearing opens on ex-KBR worker’s rape allegation

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A House committee has opened a hearing on a woman’s allegations that she was raped and detained while working in Iraq for a contractor.

Jamie Leigh Jones was in the House hearing room along with a second woman, Tracy Lee Barker, to tell their stories. Jones, who used to live in Conroe, Texas, says says she was raped by her colleagues and held against her will while working for KBR Inc., a former subsidiary of Halliburton and a large contractor in Iraq.

Several members of Congress have criticized the Justice Department and other agencies in the case. They say the agencies failed Jones by not properly investigating her claims.

The Associated Press does not normally name victims of sexual assault, but these women have allowed their names to be broadcast and published.

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Let’s see, there has been reports that a Military doctor performed a physical exam and determined that the woman had in fact been raped. From what I have heard in the press, the military did rescue her from a shipping container. What is there to investigate?

I’ll be watching this case with interest!

Shalom!
JT

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Ok, so I get up, do my morning duty and leave like a normally do.

As I am coming up on 1314 heading to work, I think to myself, I should take 59 into the city. I should have listened. There was a car accident down by the beltway, a car-b-que down by I-10 and another in the medical center. By the time I hear all this on the radio, it’s too late, I am less then a mile from 45 and it is too late to turn around. Needless to say, I was late to work.

Good news at work, I made the grade and improved my stats and the company is buying my lunch for a week. Some week, today and tomorrow, I am off the rest of it!

I get home, get something to eat and go to the fire station for training, guess what .. we’re training on a car-b-que!

Houston is interesting. I like to listen to Michael Berry on KTRH 740 on the way home and his topic today was the fact that the government thinks we need moer money for programs to help battered women. While I can agree with that, I think it is ridiculous where the government thinks that money should come from .. a $5.00 per person tax on the patrons that go to topless bars! Come on! What next? A tax on all bars? Oh, how about more tax on alcohol? No wait! How about we just increase the sales tax some more? Where will it stop?

Ok, I have moved the site and now in it’s “permanent” home, I lost the database connections to the old stuff and have to start again .. what do you think?

Shalom U’vrecha
JT

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