In the famous quote attributed to Mae West, "Baby, I'm more man than you'll ever be and more woman than you'll ever get!"

This is what I would call a situation when someone "assumes" (makes an ass out of you and me) when they cull a mailing list name from dubious sources.

I'm sorry folks, Vogue may be a significant magazine in our popular culture, but I certainly don't go around being "that kind of guy"!!

On her radio show recently, Dr. Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura which was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative.

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Law and how to follow them.


1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2. The passage clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two differentcrops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Your adoring fan,
James M. Kauffman, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus"

It's nothing like the fall colors on trees one might see in the Northeast, but here in San Diego it actually happens on a much smaller scale...and it is still beautiful!

It really is bothering me these days watching different minority group in the United States working so hard to marginalize and Balkanize themselves from the rest of American society. This country was built on the sweat and brow of peoples from all around the world who decided to "get along" because they had to for a common economic good. Now, you have a small group of blacks continually screaming "racism, racism, racism" at every tip of the hat, which has now encouraged Muslims -- and now even Jews -- to force themselves on to what I call "professional victimization" in their quest to get their 15 minutes of fame.

Recent cases in point:

* The 6 Muslim clerics who tried to board a US Airways jetliner bound for Minneapolis who started acting up like would-be terrorists ready to commandeer the airliner. When the authorities took control of the situation, they immediately screamed "rational profiling." (Let's face it, Muslims these days don't exactly have a glowing reputation since 911.)

* A Muslim woman in Michigan who went to her gym and in the middle of the facility started doing Muslim prayers -- and when someone complained that doing Muslim chants and prayers next to the freeweights and Lifecycle -- she immediately trotted out a cadre of attorneys claiming "religious intolerance."

* All 15 Christmas trees inside the terminal at Sea-Tac have been removed in response to a complaint by a Seattle rabbi wanted to install an 8-foot menorah and have a public lighting ceremony. He threatened to sue if the menorah wasn’t put up, and gave a two-day deadline to remove the trees which had been a ten year long tradition at the international airport. All that this resulted in all of the holiday trees being removed.

She said that since this is their busiest time of year and they don't have time to add a fair representation of all cultures, her department decided to take down all of the decorations, review their policies, and decide if they need to make a change for next year. A spokesman for the Sea-Tac airport said in a KING-TV5 report, "Our focus is on customer service, getting our passengers through the airport, and we thought if we could take the trees down and avoid litigation because we don't want to litigate with this individual, we want to reach some kind of solution."

My solution for all of the naysayers and professional victims:

SHUT UP and SHOW SOME TOLERANCE FOR OTHERS, JUST AS YOU WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO TOLERATE YOU.

CAPICE?

My water broke.

Details and film at 11....