Friday, December 30, 2005

A Poem For The New Year

If we would begin each new day, as we begin each new year, and each new hour as each new day;

If we would begin each new minute as we begin each new hour, and each new second as each new minute;

Then for every second
Every minute
Every hour
Every day
of Every year, we will have endured,
Knowing that our journey and our destiny had become one.

- Anonymous

Thursday, December 29, 2005

The Final Frame

Truth continues to be stranger than fiction.

Ed Lorenz apparently fulfilled his life's mission here on earth when he bowled the third perfect game of his life. It was also his last. The other two were accomplished just last year during his regular league participation.

A colleague commented that Ed couldn't have written a better ending had he tried. I hope Ed at least had a chance to enjoy a few congratulatory beers from his teammates before he left for the big bowling alley in the sky.

Monday, December 26, 2005

All In The Family


Eva
Originally uploaded by walterhertman.
I found out today that Eva is due to become one of my brother's in-laws by next Autumn.

She let me snap this shot of her during a visit to his new home in Aldan, PA.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

A Christmas Visit


A Christmas Visit
Originally uploaded by walterhertman.
Had another great visit with my friends, the Hidalgo family, who came to NY on Christmas vacation.

I joined them on the last day of their trip for some action on the ski slopes and later, to Hershey Park, PA. I always enjoy our time together, and like to see how much the kids have grown.

Pictured are Cassidy, Brenda, Alyssa, and Orlando, Jr.(a.k.a. "Bongy").

Friday, December 16, 2005

The New Andy Kaufman?

Not really. But Ali G, (aka Sacha Baron Cohen) has created quite a stir with his latest antics . . . well, at least in Kazakhstan, anyway.

Cohen's ability to create many different personas has been well documented via his cable television show, particularly his best known alter-ego, Ali G, for whom the show is named.

It's evident that Cohen is a brilliant comic whose style echos that of the late, great Andy Kaufman, who was widely known for his portrayal of "Latka Gravas" on the television show "Taxi."

But the Kazakh government didn't appreciate Cohen's recent satire, in which he portrays a Kazakh journalist who attempts to learn more about Western lifestyles, while sharing the customs of his native land.

Read about it HERE.

From what I saw, the sketch looks to be pretty funny. Who said Central Asian governments have no sense of humor?