<p>Mini… Lol. I appreciate the info. I do…</p>
<p>The Parshat is Ki Tisa, when Moses descends from the mountain to find the people made a golden calf. P3T can correct me if I am wrong.</p>
<p>Xiggi, for first time, you have me confused. Elba was a organizer, but then spent millions in Neimans and US property and plastic surgery. How is that your team?</p>
<p>Bookworm, do you have any comments or opinions on this week’s Torah portion?</p>
<p>The CC cafe gives me more laughs and more education than any of the supposed entertainment threads I visit.</p>
<p>Learning about those who post starkers does give me pause…but whatever</p>
<p>Give it a rest.</p>
<p>Never assume someone else couldn’t go to town at your expense if they so chose.</p>
<p>Deborah T, what are you talking about?</p>
<p>[In</a> the pink - Telegraph](<a href=“In the pink”>In the pink)</p>
<p>I hope your gig isn’t in Arizona. ;)</p>
<p>This is what happens after the service.</p>
<p>Lol. Great video. Some people have a lot of talent.</p>
<p>Yup. Ki Tisa is this week’s Torah portion, so Exodus ch 30 v.11 through ch 34 v. 35. </p>
<p>Hold onto your gold cufflinks, dstark!</p>
<p>Lol…no jewelry. I know tmi. Lol</p>
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<p>My “team” is composed of people who like to blame the unions for most of our problems. I was just messing with DStark who sometimes resent my affinity to pepper his “economic” subject du jour with a bit of “union news.” And it is unfortunate that, like the Energizer bunny, the misdeed of union leaders are almost daily fodder. </p>
<p>This said, the case of Elba appears to be at a scale rarely seen, even in a country that has elevated public corruption to an art form. </p>
<p>Although totally irrelevant to this thread --although no less zany than pink shirts versus the Torah-- the news of the arrest of an “untouchable” will have deep national and international ramifications. Really deep!</p>
<p>Here’s the original pink shirt thingee:</p>
<p>[pink</a> elephants on parade - YouTube](<a href=“pink elephants on parade - YouTube”>pink elephants on parade - YouTube)</p>
<p>Given the number and oddity of Jewish sects, I wonder if there isn’t a pink shirt group somewhere. I would love to see a Hassid sect doing pink. </p>
<p>(To explain, a number of Hassid sects wear fur hats. It would cool to see them dyed pink.)</p>
<p>Mini, it is interesting that you posted those videos.
“Be afraid”.
I think anxiety for many people drops in their
50s and 60s. I have found this to be true. Don’t know about the 70s and 80s. I see anxiety rising in the 80s but I am not there yet.</p>
<p>I feel so much less anxiety than I used to feel and I think you do too.</p>
<p>The one thing that brings on anxiety is the synagogue because when I grew up, I could never be Jewish enough.
I am not blaming the congregation where I grew up because many were holocaust survivors. They had issues as they should.</p>
<p>It won’t be that bad tomorrow because the synagogue is 400 miles from my house. So I don’t care that much but I expect a pang or two. </p>
<p>That will be the time to think of pink elephants. Lol</p>
<p>Hey, I been dead once. Now I don’t fear much of anything. What are they gonna do, kill me? Been there, done that. It’s not so bad.</p>
<p>Hope it isn’t Arizona. You know who wears pink there…</p>
<p>Lol… No.</p>
<p>People in prison?</p>
<p>So we wanna find out if you were excommunicated…</p>
<p>Mini, lol.</p>
<p>It went very well. I had a few pangs. The young man who had the Bar Mitzvah was incredible. He is and will do very well and will contribute to society. He talked about donating to a cause he believes in… 
There was a lot of talk about empathy which I like. I guess Moses was trying to understand Aaron. Others understand the story more than I understand.
The clothes… There were a lot of pink elephants around. And blue and green and brown. Half the people wore suits. Some didn’t. Some didn’t wear coats.
I am glad I wore a suit because I am a relative. Pink worked well for me.</p>
<p>Driving 400 miles wasn’t that bad. I was speeding back and forth.
So Cal is a very different culture than Nor Cal. People talk as if Cal is one big monolithic place. Lol</p>
<p>I am glad I went. It was a lot of fun. I am glad it is over.
There were no cartoons.</p>