Friday, December 30, 2016

O Carnegie Deli Adieu

O Carnegie Deli, Adieu O Carnegie Deli, Adieu, we'll see no more of you. In year when so many noted others have left New Yorkers will soon become pastrami bereft. They'll no longer be able to fill their belly with huge piles of it from the Carnegie Deli piled incredibly high within fragrant seeded rye. So accompany me and shed a big tear for the heart attack food of yesteryear. HzL 12/30/16 Carnegie Deli, closing Saturday, serves its last sandwiches in NYC ... www.amny.com/.../carnegie-deli-closing-saturday-serves-its-last-sandwic... 2 days ago - New Yorkers and tourists are lining up to say goodbye to the Carnegie Deli. Marian Harper is the owner of the iconic deli. She inherited the restaurant from her father. David Verdini/Courtesy of Carnegie Deli "They know to come here hungry," says Harper. "They love the big portions. My father called it gargantuan sandwiches, he used that name." The deli's oversized portions and over-the-top attitude made it an essential New York experience. "The Carnegie is really the New York Jewish deli," says Ted Merwin, professor of history at Dickinson College, and the author of Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli. "It's a symbol for what I call the ethos of excess." Merwin says restaurants like the Carnegie Deli and its longtime rival, the Stage Deli, played an important role in American Jewish culture. http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2016/12/23/13_09_27-verdini_carnegie-deli-182-2--55_custom-013a37fd2cf43f277df8031cf2f91025281179b5-s1200-c85.jpg

Thursday, December 29, 2016

In Olden Days

In olden days I suppose that there must have been those who were equally murderous. More than a few were immortalized in glorious glow, centuries ago in iambic by Shakespeare in full heat, but I doubt much literary fame will greet Mr. Sheen's idiotic tweet of which the full text follows next: HzL 12/29/16 PS: And it won't require an encyclopedia to interpret the ensuing reactions from social media tweet was shared as the world reacted to the death of Debbie Reynolds It read: 'Dear God; Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please!' Some social media users vented by urging police to arrest the 51-year-old actor Others returned his death wish, saying Sheen should be the next celebrity to die By Gareth Davies For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 05:57 EST, 29 December 2016 | UPDATED: 06:53 EST, 29 December 2016 e-mail 8 shares 14 View comments Charlie Sheen is facing a massive backlash after he took to social media to pray Donald Trump would be the next celebrity to die. His tweet, which read, 'Dear God; Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please!,' was shared just hours after it was announced Debbie Reynolds had died in an apparent reaction to the latest huge name to pass away in 2016. The post caused fury among mourners of the actress, with users calling him a 'scumbag and a 'useless cockroach'. +4 Charlie Sheen attends the Snow Queen Cigar Smoker of the Year awards at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on December 12, 2016 in London, England +4 Charlie Sheen attends the Snow Queen Cigar Smoker of the Year awards at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on December 12, 2016 in London, England Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4073106/Fury-Charlie-Sheen-says-Trump-celebrity-die-prompting-backlash-web-users-calling-scumbag-useless-cockroach.html#ixzz4UEC0FCUW Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Real Estatin in america: More and More

More and More it's hard to ignore the increasing cost of rent to be a resident. Will things get better with a billionaire as president? Well, while I don't particularly want to shout it, but I must say I that I rather doubt it. So how will young people make a life and earn enough to support a wife? Not to mention seek artistic pleasure or other pursuits requiring leisure. For while it's bad enough to be poem-less it would be even worse to be homeless. HZL 12/27/16 About 2,910,000 results (0.58 seconds) Search Results Not surprisingly, California cities dominate the list of America's priciest cities. New York City, New York. ... San Francisco, California. ... Honolulu, Hawaii. ... Boston, Massachusetts. ... Washington, D.C. ... Oakland, California. ... San Jose, California. ... San Diego, California. More items... Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the U.S. | Investopedia www.investopedia.com/articles/.../top-10-most-expensive-cities-us.asp Feedback About this result • The most unaffordable place to live in America is… - MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com › Personal Finance › Real Estate › In One Chart Sep 30, 2016 - The most unaffordable place to live in the U.S. is not San Francisco or ... and San Jose — are moving from the pricey city center to Brooklyn, ... Priciest urban areas - 10 most expensive cities in America - Pictures ... www.cbsnews.com/pictures/10-most-expensive-cities-in-america/ Honolulu. Can of coffee: $7.32. San Francisco. Can of coffee: $6.04. New York (Queens) Can of coffee: $5.15. San Jose, Calif. Can of coffee: $6.58. Hilo, Hawaii. Can of coffee: $6.16.Stamford, Conn. Can of coffee: $5.18. Orange County, Calif. Can of coffee: $5.33. Washington, DC. Can of coffee: $4.93. Average rent: ... The 20 Least Affordable Places To Live In The U.S. - Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/.../the-20-least-affordable-places-to-live-in-the-u-s... Jun 24, 2016 - The 20 Least Affordable Places To Live In The U.S. ... San Diego homes may be pricey, but it's one of the best cities for jobs for millennials with ... The most expensive cities in America - Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-cities-in-america-2016-3 Mar 12, 2016 - Miami, Florida. 49th most expensive city in the world. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TIE) 46th most expensive city in the world. Honolulu, Hawaii (TIE) 46th most expensive city in the world. Seattle, Washington. San Francisco, California. Houston, Texas. Washington, DC. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the U.S. | Investopedia www.investopedia.com/articles/.../top-10-most-expensive-cities-us.asp Aug 9, 2016 - People relocating for business, new jobs or simply planning a vacation can benefit from knowing details about the most expensive cities in the ... Cost of Living Ranking in North America (USA and Canada). Updated ... https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/index/north-america 2016 Cost Of Living in US and Canada. What are the most expensive, and the cheapest,American cities? People also ask

Monday, December 26, 2016

A Belated Fishy Carol

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/sea-lion-christmas-band_wp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=231&h=154&crop=1 Here's wishing you a belated (pronounced berated) Merry Christmas. I think we'll have to take the word of those in Jappropriate Apparel that this is really a Japanese Xmas Carol and that the main performer of the Seal Band isn't just nosing after a small fish in the trainer's hand. 12/26/16 HzL Search Results A sea lion band in Japan is learning to play a Christmas carol | New ... nypost.com/.../a-sea-lion-band-in-japan-is-learning-to-play-a-christmas-c... 1 day ago - Otaru Aquarium in Japan is famous for these highly intelligent, musical instrument-playing sea lions. With the holidays around the corner, this rockin' sea lion band isadding a Christmas carol to its repertoire.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

An Irish expat's Xmas

‘In 30 degree heat you forget about Christmas jumpers’ Irish people overseas describe how they will celebrate Christmas this year An Irish expat's Xmas An Irish expat's Xmas When it's 30 degrees Centigrade in December that's Celsius not Fahrenheit, an Irish Xpat again begins to remember her childhood Yuletides bright but now, instead of dashing through snow, it's to the beach they'll go, all in their Kombi Van, according to plan..... Despite an emotional price, it's not too bad to miss the ice. ...and here in South Florid-a this year it's just as torrid-er, but Season's Greeting y'all, whether or not you'll need a shawl. 30 = 86 HzL, 12/24/16 about 21 hours ago Ciara Kenny 0 Dave Dillon: “We’ve a book called Kiwi Jingle Bells that starts, ‘Dashing to the bay, in a Kombi camper van, Christmas at the beach, the family master plan. . .’ ” Dave Dillon: “We’ve a book called Kiwi Jingle Bells that starts, ‘Dashing to the bay, in a Kombi camper van, Christmas at the beach, the family master plan. . .’ ” Previous Image Next Image Dave Dillon: “We’ve a book called Kiwi Jingle Bells that starts, ‘Dashing to the bay, in a Kombi camper van, Christmas at the beach, the family master plan. . .’ ” Sarah Rooney: “Only when I went Christmas tree shopping with my housemates did I realise the festive season was really upon us.” Seán and Aoife Corcoran in Doha: “Many expats who stay in Qatar attend special festive brunches, but for us a Christmas Day spent at home is sacrosanct.” Siobhán Nolan: “It’s wonderful to be wrapping your Christmas lights around palm trees in the sun.” Previous Images More Images oS Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Email App Share to Pinterest Dave Dillon, New Zealand: ‘My son can’t understand why Santa has such a big coat’ This will be my tenth southern hemisphere Christmas, but I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to them. Our four-year-old son is just mad for Santa and Christmas, but he’s growing up in New Zealand thinking that Christmas means summer holidays, going to the beach and cricket in the back yard. He doesn’t understand why Santa has such a big coat, or why Christmas stories invariably include snow. The Kiwis have adapted many of the Christmas fairy tales and songs to suit their climate. We’ve a book called Kiwi Jingle Bells that starts “Dashing to the bay, in a Kombi camper van, Christmas at the beach, the family master plan . . .” There is a lot to be said for a summer Christmas, though. I’ve established a tradition with the in-laws where we have an annual Christmas cocktail. It’s pretty enjoyable sitting in the hot afternoon sun drinking a mojito, with festive tunes playing and the tree twinkling in the corner. Who wouldn’t rather that to the rain lashing at the window? But the tree doesn’t quite twinkle enough when the sun doesn’t go down until 9pm. Last year I had some icicle lights around the patio, but my son never saw them because he’s in bed asleep long before they get turned on. The lights are one of the things I miss most. When I see photos of Grafton Street, I get serious pangs of homesickness. And don’t mention the pubs, and the pints, and ‘packages o’ Tayto’. But we’ve our own family here now, and we’re making our own traditions and memories as our son grows up living a fairly idyllic Kiwi life. Sarah Rooney, Melbourne: ‘Last Christmas was dominated by an inevitable sense of absence’

Friday, December 23, 2016

A SEASONAL THOUGHT ?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imgres&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi9j5r0pYrRAhWFsVQKHVbtD3YQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-europe-33153703&psig=AFQjCNFaRV4ioPEh_TuiP38IIIySQJihJg&ust=1482581846855411 A SEASONAL THOUGHT ? Oh if there could be less hateful invective and we could have a sense of perspective: By an exceedingly rare combination of proper temperatures, chemicals and gases life has arisen on earth and given rise to its proliferation over eons in often overwhelming masses. To study only some of its intricacies has required the diligence of brilliant PhD's working over several centuries. Yet trying to live in harmony here is all that is really asked of us: Without love, Life in our crowded-- yet still lonely-- sphere has become increasingly dangerous and, as we all fear, could even disappear. MORAL: Reconciling conflicts, with mutual respect and fun is easily said, but much harder done.

Friday, December 16, 2016

OUR NEW FIRST FAMILY

Trump's 'first family' approach to governing: How unusual? American history is full of first sons and daughters who did just about everything. But Donald Trump's situation appears unique. (Christian Science Monitor). OUR NEW FIRST FAMILY Human beings are such a complicated lot it's hard to know just what you've got after all those genes divide then recombine-- Sometimes it's horrible, others it's fine. John Quincy Adams is a case in point-- he was admirable yet his brothers stunk up the joint. It will certainly be interesting to see what will happen to our new first family-- or, to be correct, better make that" elect". Assuming we'll have a future, as well as alsoTV,think of all the shows they're going to see-- some offspring may be admired while others perhaps "fired" to reviews that could be either bad or gushin', depending on whether they're in English, Chinese or Russian? HzL, 12/16/16

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Smart Toys for Dumb People?

NZE BEAUTY Attenti a quei giocattoli smart "Così spiano i vostri bambini" Attenti a quei giocattoli smart "Così spiano i vostri bambini" Foto Sotto accusa due prodotti La denuncia: raccolgono info NZE BEAUTY Persuaders smart "toys So Spying On Your Children" Persuaders smart toys "So Spying On Your Children" Photo Accused two products The complaint: collect info https://www.repstatic.it/content/nazionale/img/2016/12/13/150759215-64afe3eb-6adc-4af7-a7bb-21fc31194850.jpg Nowadays you don't have to be an Italian scholar to read the newspaper. Nor do you have spend a hard saved dollar-- Here's the caper: Press the button (Premi il bottone)-- and you don't have to take a test because computers do the rest. (e non c'è bisogno di fare un test perché i computer fare il resto. HZLo, 12/9/16

Monday, December 12, 2016

Welcome to the Universe?

HTTPS://CDN.SPACETELESCOPE.ORG/ARCHIVES/IMAGES/WALLPAPER2/HEIC1509A.JPG Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour: Neil deGrasse Tyson ... https://www.amazon.com/Welcome...Neil-deGrasse-Tyson/.../069115724... FREE Shipping on orders with at least $25 of books. Temporarily ... $24.80 7 Used from $36.42 16 New from $24.80 1 Collectible from $130.00 ... Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson Paperback $11.89. According to popular astrophysicists whose outlook seems almost alarmingly cheerful, if TS Eliot was right in his long term thesis he should have have drunk at least another beerful and saved his premature tears. For while it's true that everything at length will go it would be billions of years before he could say," I told you so", since it will take that long for our sun to stop turning hydrogen into helium. Unfortunately, those once comforting many powers of ten are being drastically reduced by men And Mr. Eliot may soon be proven right in a long and deadly radioactive night. Welcome to the Universe? whether a blessing or a curse-- Even though knowledge is progressing, things just seem to be getting worse. HzL 12/12/16 THE HOLLOW MEN: TEXT OF THE POEM BACK NEXT Mistah Kurtz—he dead. A penny for the Old Guy I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Or rats' feet over broken glass In our dry cellar Shape without form, shade without colour, Paralysed force, gesture without motion; Those who have crossed With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom Remember us—if at all—not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men The stuffed men. II Eyes I dare not meet in dreams In death's dream kingdom These do not appear: There, the eyes are Sunlight on a broken column There, is a tree swinging And voices are In the wind's singing More distant and more solemn Than a fading star. Let me be no nearer In death's dream kingdom Let me also wear Such deliberate disguises Rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves In a field Behaving as the wind behaves No nearer— Not that final meeting In the twilight kingdom III This is the dead land This is cactus land Here the stone images Are raised, here they receive The supplication of a dead man's hand Under the twinkle of a fading star. Is it like this In death's other kingdom Waking alone At the hour when we are Trembling with tenderness Lips that would kiss Form prayers to broken stone. IV The eyes are not here There are no eyes here In this valley of dying stars In this hollow valley This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms In this last of meeting places We grope together And avoid speech Gathered on this beach of the tumid river Sightless, unless The eyes reappear As the perpetual star Multifoliate rose Of death's twilight kingdom The hope only Of empty men. V Here we go round the prickly pear Prickly pear prickly pear Here we go round the prickly pear At five o'clock in the morning. Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow For Thine is the Kingdom Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow Life is very long Between the desire And the spasm Between the potency And the existence Between the essence And the descent Falls the Shadow For Thine is the Kingdom For Thine is Life is For Thine is the This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep According to The Daily Mail, ex-Playboy Hugh is very frail. He's no longer, in their tale, feeling strong enough for chasing quail. So, a year older than me, at half past ninety he now thinks it heaven to be in bed by seven with only an old movie for company. But, he said indignantly, "I'm still not dead," unlike Bacall and Bogie who'll now sleep forever instead, though even they can still return electrically. as we watch their love burn magically. HzL 12/11/16 He was only watching The Big Sleep — he wasn't actually doing it. Hugh Hefner has insisted he is not dead. The 90-year-old responded to internet rumours that quickly spread over the weekend that he had popped his clogs. No Big Sleep just yet: Hugh Hefner responded to internet rumours he was dead with a very apt movie selection +4 No Big Sleep just yet: Hugh Hefner responded to internet rumours he was dead with a very apt movie selection He revealed via Twitter that he was actually watching the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall classic instead, TMZ reported. He posted a pic of himself alive and well with his 30-year-old wife Crystal, as well as a poster and scene from the 1946 noir thriller, based on the Raymond Chandler novel. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4021362/Hugh-Hefner-responds-internet-rumours-dead-apt-movie-selection.html#ixzz4SX19E8Ti Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Bah Humbug

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The AI Blues

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/C0SPhcCcFIzK36SRWKEh7R_sV2c=/0x0:1542x1028/1120x747/filters:focal(0x0:1542x1028):format(webp)/cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/50283745/otto-truck.0.jpg The AI Blues Today I've got the AI Blues, for no matter what I choose, something does it better than me both digitally and automatically-- which leads me to think I may soon soon go extinct and then perhaps die yet no person would cry-- for emotions would be banned and the music canned during a Service random to little fandom as cerebration ends in cremation, or under a plow. Anyhow, a Caterpillar tractor has no soul extractor. HzL 12/7/16 1.8 million American truck drivers could lose their jobs to robots. What ... www.vox.com/2016/8/3/12342764/autonomous-trucks-employment 1.8 million American truck drivers could lose their jobs to robots. ... Updated by David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com Aug 3, 2016, 8:40am EDT ... A convoy of level 3 trucks completed a journey across Europe earlier this year, ... to protect truck drivers and the many others who will lose jobs to automation and robotics in ... Shift to automation may prevent Trump from delivering on his jobs ... www.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-trump-biz-tech-automation-robots-jobs-2... Nov 9, 2016 - Shift to automation may prevent Trump from delivering on his jobs promise ... The automation of factories is a big factor for job loss in the U.S. ... by 2025, the operating cost of a robot that does welding will be less than $2 per hour, ... approximately 3 million truck drivers were employed in the United States in ...

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Humorous Longevity Poems

Humorous Longevity poems HL Harold Lehrer Reply| Today, 7:21 AM You; Wayne King (wck1953@yahoo.com); Sent Items; Inbox https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi5t9LCxN_QAhXIRSYKHR6pDtYQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdennysfunnyquotes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffunny-secret-to-longevity-photo-and.html&psig=AFQjCNEdR0U9rAz9ZVAW2OR2NpmAjmZ2QA&ust=1481112594783802 Humorous Longevity poems One might think that one's longevity whether it's of considerable length or else relative brevity might well depend on one's strength both anatomic and economic but wouldn't be a subject for levity. But--and it may surprise you -- this isn't true. So let me choose one or two and you could make that three or four or even, perforce, a Haiku but, of course, there are many more. HzL 12/6/16 by Kobayashi Issa Asked how old he was Asked how old he was, the boy in the new kimono stretched out all five fingers. by Mother Goose The Old Woman Under A Hill There was an old woman Lived under a hill; And if she's not gone, She lives there still. Longevity Humorous Poems | Longevity Poems About Humorous www.poetrysoup.com/poems/about/longevity_humorous_poems These Longevity Humorous poems are examples of Longevity poems about Humorous. These are the best examples of Longevity Humorous poems written by ... Images for humorous longevity poems Image result for humorous longevity poems Image result for humorous longevity poems Image result for humorous longevity poems Image result for humorous longevity poems Image result for humorous longevity poems

Monday, December 5, 2016

Aging and Death

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjX7fKwk93QAhVqilQKHe_FC3MQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweheartit.com%2Fentry%2Fgroup%2F14710191&psig=AFQjCNHcYIOLpjBfayGV8pgB4vSJiFQtTw&ust=1481030621068611 Aging and Death As we see our friends and neighbors aging from day to day, is it from meaningless cares and labors that their life dwindles away? Yet try as we might to weigh what we do, drink and eat and measure each delight against what might longevity defeat we will eventually enter that portal because none of us is an immortal except those like a Chopin, Mendelssohn or Mozart clever whose work was so fine that they live through art forever even when dying at less than thirty nine. As to a Moral I have none-- except to say-- on the way, please, don't forget to have some fun. Hzl 12/5/16

Sunday, December 4, 2016

In the good old days...

In the good old days you'd have been a fool to ridicule those who rule for they were not likely to forget and had many ways to make you regret. Even today, China's Xi JinPing might not find such hilarity amusing, Nor would North Korea's Kim Jong Un also consider it to be that much fun. We are fortunate to live in a society that indulges us such impropriety but as we satirize we should also realize that too often subtleties may get lost in translation* so perhaps we should be gentler to protect our nation and give the new guy some benefit of the doubt before clamoring to throw him out as some kind of joker or ridiculous slob, because being President is quite a hard job. hzl 12/4/16 North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un bans sarcasm | Fox News www.foxnews.com/.../north-korean-dictator-kim-jong-un-bans-sarcasm.ht... Sep 8, 2016 - North Korea's crackpot dictator Kim Jong-un has banned his people from using sarcasm in their everyday conversations in a fresh crackdown ... *Trump provoque un tweet-clash avec un imitateur Le président élu américain n'aime pas les parodies d'Alex Baldwin diffusées dans une émission populaire. Samedi soir, il l'a fait savoir. L'intéressé lui a répondu. (100+) (10+) Flash Actu Les derniers articles + de Flash Actu

Friday, December 2, 2016

A long distance call to Pakistan

Hello, is that you, Nawaz old boy? Just talking to you fills me with joy: In a remarkably candid readout of the phone call, the Pakistani government said Mr. Trump had told Mr. Sharif that he was “a terrific guy” who made him feel as though “I’m talking to a person I have known for long.” He described Pakistanis as “one of the most intelligent people.” When Mr. Sharif invited him to visit Pakistan, the president-elect replied that he would “love to come to a fantastic country, fantastic place of fantastic people.” The Trump transition office, in its more circumspect readout, said only that Mr. Trump and Mr. Sharif “had a productive conversation about how the United States and Pakistan will have a strong working relationship in the future.” It did not confirm or deny the Pakistani account of Mr. Trump’s remarks. The breezy tone of the readout left diplomats in Washington slack-jawed, with some initially assuming it was a parody. In particular, they zeroed in on Mr. Trump’s offer to Mr. Sharif “to play any role you want me to play to address and find solutions to the country’s problems.”* Fantastic, really fantastic and terrif-- That's how I feel about Mr. Nawaz Sharif. And I know that he's very smart too, for he's chosen not to be Christian or Jew, since in his faith and life it's considered on the up and up to have more than one wife -- all without a prenup. Of course, he still has buy them nice dresses as well as do whatever else impresses-- Did you hear that Ivanka? Now, please get me a Sanka. HzL 12/2/16

A Seasonal Tweeting

A Seasonal Tweeting Rejoice, rejoice, lift your heart and voice. For Republicans all over the Land, the Xmas Season is at hand, it's time to smile and not be bitter and wait for Santa's chirps on twitter. For He's got lots of gifts you will appreciate as he prepares to make our country great though let's hope there won't be too many scams or really terrible traffic jams because traffic is now bad enough and Santa's just beginning to strut his stuff. And just wait until you see me in my new Santa suit it was all made here tax-free and fits like a beaut. hzl 12/2/16 Report: Chris Christie looking at becoming GOP chair - Yahoo https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-chris-christie-looking-at-becoming-... 16 hours ago - Chris Christie, who lost his spot as chairman of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team last month, is reportedly eyeing a new job: ...