In celebration of Hannukkah with Adam Sandler

This is a song, that uh, there’s a lot of Christmas songs out there, but not too many about Hanukkah, so I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don’t get to hear any Hanukkah songs--here we go... sing along !

[A] Put on your [E] yalmulka, [D] here comes [E] Hanukkah

Its [A] so much [E] fun-akkah to [D] celebrate [E]Hanukkah,
[A]Hanukkah [E]is the [D] Festival of [E] Lights,[A]

Instead of one day of [E] presents, we have [Bm] eight [D] crazy [E] nights.
[A] When you feel like the only [E] kid in town with[D]out a Xmas [E]tree,

[A] Heres a list of [E] people who are Jewish, [D] just like you and [E] me:
[A] David Lee [E] Roth [D] lights the me[E]norrah,[A]

So do James [E] Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the [D] late Dinah [E]Shore-ah
[A] Guess who eats to[E]gether at the [D] Karnickey [E] Deli,[A]

Bowzer from [E] Sha-na-na, and [D] Arthur Fonzer[E]relli.
[A] Paul Newmans half [E] Jewish; [D] Goldie Hawns half [E] too,[A]

Put them to[E]gether--what a [D] fine lookin [E] Jew! [Esus] [E]
[D] You dont need Deck the Halls or Jingle Bell Rock[E]

Cause you can spin the dreidl with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock--both Jewish! [Esus]
[A] Put on your [E] yalmulka, its [D] time for [E] Hanukkah,

The [A] owner of the Seattle Super[E]sonic-ahs [D] celebrates [E] Hanukkah.
[A] O.J. [E] Simpson--[D] not a [E] Jew!

But [A] guess who [E]is...Hall of [D] Famer--Rod [E]Carew--(he converted!) [Bm]
[A] We got Ann [E] Landers and her [D] sister Dear Ab[E]by,[A]

Harrison Fords a [E] quarter Jewish--[D] not too [E] shabby!
[A] Some people [E] think that [D] Ebeneezer [E] Scrooge is,

Well, hes [A] not, but [E] guess who is: [D] All three [E] stooges. [Esus] [E]
[D] So many Jews are in show biz--[E] Tom Cruise isn¹t, [tacit]

but I heard his agent is. [Esus]
[A] Tell your friend Ver[E]onica, its [D] time you celebrate [E] HanukkahI [A]

hope I get a har[E]monica, on this [D] lovely, lovely [E] Hanukkah.
So [A] drink your gin-and-[E]tonic-ah, and [D]smoke your mara[E]juanic-ah,

If you [A] really, really [E]wanna-kah,

Have a [D] happy, happy, [E] happy, happy [A] Hanukkah.

By Adam Sandler (with guitar chords)

Is Every Snowflake Unique?

Thoughts of winter often drift to the perennial question: Is it really true that no two snowflakes are alike? The answer depends on how alike "alike" is, and the definition of a snowflake, according to Kenneth Libbrect, a physicist at the California Institute of Technology who studies ice crystals. At the molecular scale, there are so many ways molecules of water can combine to form a typical snow crystal that the chance of two being the same is close to zero, he says. At the optical microscope level, it's quite possible that two simple hexagonal crystals will appear identical. But at the level of larger, complex snowflakes — many, many crystals stuck together — the possibility of finding two that are alike is once again about nil, Libbrect says.

It's Been Three Months Since My Last Update

Sorry, I have been a little distracted !

This headline was from the most recent weekly industry publication. If the investment world is paralyzed by what is going on, it is no comfort to people like you and me to see headlines like this.

Fortunatley, I work at a company that is conservatively managed and is not having the financial ruin that is hitting so many other firms. For that I am extremely grateful.

But I see our investment advisors having to comfort their clients and reposition their assets if they can't handle the risk of the market. And helping them do that has been my mission. By putting a huge focus on financial planning with clients, our firm helps advisors educate clients on the front end, so when we see markets like this, it greatly reduces the liklihood of people making a "flight to cash."

OK, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My only other thoughts for this blog update is "I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THIS ELECTION IS OVER !" I am so tired of something on the news every day: