Nov 18, 2018

The Jewish Treasure

What a great day, today I find a treasure. a batch of Jewish folk song performed in the Yiddish language with lyrics and with subtitles English translation. I am sure all of you will enjoy it and maybe you will be able to understand Yiddish after listening to these songs.
lets start fetching the list of links.

1. Hert oys gute brider (Mir voyle yingelekh) - Prostitution and white slavery in Buenos Aires.
2. Di libe fun a heylike mame - The Love of a Holly Mother - Yiddish singalong tearjerker tango.
3. Ikh vil zikh shpiln (I want to play) - a Yiddish theater song excerpt.
4. Lebedik Yankel (Lively Jack) - excerpt from a Yiddish hit of 1930.
5. Mayn vayb kumt fun zakopane (My wife's coming back) Yiddish lament.
6. Keyn glikn hob ikh dir nit tsugezogt (I Never Promised You Any Happiness) Yiddish snark (excerpt).
7. Khsidemlekh zingen (The Chasids are Singing) - Yiddish theater song tango (excerpt).
8. A kidushin ringele (An Engagement Ring) - Yiddish theater song.
9. Katarina (a happy song in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian).
10. In drerd dos shnayderay (To Hell with the Tailoring Business) a Yiddish singalong (excerpt).
11. In a hoyz vu men veynt un men lakht (In a house where you laugh and cry) - a Jewish brothel.
12. Af a maskn bal (At the Masquerade Ball) - a Yiddish theater song excerpt.

13. Der balegole (The Coachman) - A Yiddish Theater song excerpt.
14.Ikh un du a porele - a Yiddish love song (excerpt).
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Feb 3, 2018

The Bitcoin Rush

If you want to join the Bitcoin Rush, you should go mining with young kids. Their vision is clear and free of any "Brown Elephants".
Blockchain vs Ballchain

Jan 31, 2018

Micro Vehicles Museums

As some of you know I'm crazy about ancient cars, whenever I have an opportunity I walk into the nearest oldies cars exhibition or into a car museum.
Recently a friend of mine complete a five years project, restoration of his fathers micro car an BMW Isetta 300.

Micro Car Museum in Crystal Lake, Illinois Part 1

 
 Small Wonders Micro/Mini Car Museum in Crystal Lake Part 2

Microcar Museum Madison, GA

   

Feb 20, 2017

How To Lose Ten Pounds in 100 Days

   Everyone can make it, loosing ten pounds in 100 days. First hide your scale in the basement, you may weigh only once a week. Second stop chasing your target weight, make it easy, you will make it.
   I discovered the secret, no pills, no expensive powders and no hunger along the days.  
No need for complicated lists, just keep the rule "don't exceed the Two pound food per day".
  The second rule "One pound food per day, per 100 pounds of your weight"
Beverages: coffee max three cups, tea all kind but weak unlimited, only one can of beer, no booze.
  No need to sweat at the Gym or jogging, just keep the rule of Two pounds per day. 

Feb 7, 2017

The Best Things in Life are Free

During binge-watching Mad Men I stopped and checked for the great song "The Best Things in Life are Free" here is one of the top scene of that TV series. just take your time and enjoy it. if you still didn't watch it, go now.
Some Facts - Link

The Best Things in Life Are Free

There are so many kinds of riches
And only one of them is gold
The wealth you miss, remember this
Worthwhile things cannot be bought or sold

The Moon belongs to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to ev'ryone
They gleam there for you and me

The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
And love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free

The world has many sorts of treasures
And most of them you bargain for
But after all, such joys so small
Treasures real you always have in store

The Moon belongs to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to ev'ryone
They gleam there for you and me

The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
And love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
 

"The Best Things in Life are Free" (Jack Hylton, 1928)

  

The Best Things in Life are Free - Bing Crosby 

Dinah Shore - The Best Things In Life Are Free 1948

 


 

Jan 26, 2017

How To Save Ten Grands

A dozen years ago I traveled all the way down to Ushuaia to pick a two weeks trip to Antarctica. some misunderstanding canceled my booking and we stayed ashore. We enjoyed four wonderful days in the area, we should stay two more days. one afternoon we join a trip along the Beagle Channel a round trip of about 400 km. the boat was brand new and equipped luxury. we enjoyed the scene finally we arrived to the Penguins Island. 
 Source
On the way back, the sea rumbled and we respect Neptune for letting us return safely to Ushuaia. just to paint the picture I must tell you that all the bottles on the bar were smashed. I asked the skipper why they didn't canceled that trip if they had the weather forecast, but you know they must be used to that, and a dollar is a dollar.

Anyway today I watched some great photography expedition clips which make me happy watching them. so if you spare sixty minutes you will save Ten Grands and two weeks on board, time is money eh?.

A Joshua Holko Photography Expedition to The Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica


Here Richard Sidey share his photographs
Here Joshua Holko share his photographs

  

Nov 9, 2016

Presidential Election 1916 - 2016

Can you figure out the differences during the years how the people of the states vote.
R vs D Republican (Red) Democratic (Blue)
1916 Elections

1960 Elections - John F. Kennedy

2008 Elections - Barack H. Obama
2016 Elections - Donald J. Trump