Update to "The Awakening"

This Sunday's Washington Post, Sunday Source section, had a road trip idea that left my mouth gaping. It took readers around little know parts of Downtown DC, past the Big Chair and over to "The Awakening". I was astonished to see the exact same pictures and trip ideas that I found off of Roadside America and from the TravelZoo Unleashed DC video.

I found this all to be very amusing. The back page of the Sunday Source had pictures from every stop on the trip, but the article only lists a few, not including "The Awakening".

I'm a little annoyed at the post and wish they would have attributed this better. When I look at their "Travel Deals" each week, I've already seen at least half of them a few days earlier. The post needs to shape up and show something special. With all this massive media house has up its sleeve I am surprised at the lack of synergy.

None-the-less, the Washington Post is an excellent newspaper and I continue to be a subscriber.

Mr. Politico Officionado

My friend "Josh" started blogging a little while ago about "Politics".

Josh's Political Musings

Find him at http://joshspolitics.blogspot.com/

We both worked for a Presidential Campaign in Iowa a few winters ago.

The whole episode began with doughnuts and great deli sandwiches and ended with sad defeat, booze (not me though) and a long, lonely drive back to Chicago. There was nothing but cold, flat Iowa in between.

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You might have noticed that I have been updating my Blog.

I figured that I needed to follow the advice of all my web 2.0 reading and up the abilities of this bad boy.

My favorite source for quick 2.0 reading is Transmitt.

Can you find everything? Some of it is pure code (it's in the source but I wouldn't know it was there or what it meant otherwise.....but it sounds kinda cool).

I am using Feedburner for all of you wonderful subscribers.

I am self-promoting (shamelessly I might add) through:

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Web 2.0 Poster

Amazing FooBar Poster
Originally uploaded by Orli Yakuel.

I've already printed this out and am looking for a frame for my desk.

"The Awakening"

The Awakening

Today was random. We went on an unscripted trip to the tip of the Tidal Basin, right near where so many of the national monuments are. We went on search for the little known larger-than-life sculpture, "The Awakening".

"Travel Zoo Unleashed" had identified this DC secret and no one we knew had ever seen or heard of the beast.

8 wrong turns, 1 badly printed google map, 1 near death experience and 1 hour later we were there.

Directly across from the Landing strip of the National Airport, "The Awakening" is an awe inspiring scene. Children picking a nose, grown men climbing an elbow, and almost no tourists....a local resident's dream.

No one should miss this outing.

Follow Ohio Dr. past the FDR memorial, past the Jefferson Memorial into West Potomac Park until the road loops around. A great source for our trip was Roadside America.

Video to be posted to YouTube shortly.

Kosher Taco Stand in LA

A few weeks ago I went to the World's ONLY Kosher Taco Stand.

Hooked up to the back of some guy's pick-up truck is a mobile Mexican cuisine establishment serviced by two very authentic Mexicans. For next to nothing you can be satiated with chicken or beef and a drink. Pretty sweet jumbo/large style.

Frank Caliendo - Pee in Your Pants Funny!

I've just rediscovered one of my all-time favorite comedians and wanted to share....Enjoy!

A Tribute to 1M - "Lecha" by Shekov

This video really brings us back to the Heights. Good job!

YouTuber Noah773

YouTuber Noah773

Noah plows through the trash of YouTube and finds the Gems.

http://noah773.blogspot.com/

Suitable for the Ten Days of Repentance

Usually the stories that grace these pages follow a pattern of: start, sadness, odd occurrence, hysterical ending. Today's post will follow said path.

Author's note: During these days of Awe, it is customary to review instances during the past year where G-d's hand had a clear play in the events of the day.

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A few weeks ago, this author landed at BWI airport, wife-in-tow, to go back home after a wonderful visit to a longtime friend (M&CL).

Flying Southwest at off-peak times and off-peak dates to save a few bucks - $160
Arriving too early at the airport, therefore requiring the purchase of essential magazines - $15
Remembering just in time to use a coupon to save $2 dollars at the parking lot - Priceless.

Pulling up to our apartment, we briefly decided to stop to get our mail at the front door before parking in our lot. Four minutes later, our car refused to start.

Click click click click click ZIP

Just as our insides were beginning to boil up and we started to search the car for our trusty AAA number, a white truck pulled up behind us.

AAA Battery Repair

It turned our, our county had but one AAA battery repair truck, and he happened to have been dropping of a nice old lady at our building JUST THEN. What could have been hour and hours of endless waiting, aggravation and possible sadness was averted with a 5 minute free battery replacement.

I'd like tot hank the Academy, the American (and Canadian) Automotive Association and the Almighty. Oh ya, and my wife, or course, for keeping me from getting all annoyed when the car wouldn’t start.

Have an easy fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur.

EUJS and YU Websites Attacked this Afternoon!

Anti-Israel hackers disabled these two major websites and redirected traffic to their own locations.

EUJS was replaced with the following message: "!!! Own3d by Team-Evil Arab Hackerz!!!, Israel Go to Hell" and an image depicting an Israeli flag being burned. This was also accompanied by a song "Allah Ouhakbar". Due to this attack, our server is down and we are unable to broadcast these images to you.

YU.edu was replaced with this (url contains profanity but actual site is clean)

Please be on the lookout for more web attacks and be vigilant in their protection

In DC...Reportine LIVE from now on (really just more often that before)

Welcome back ladies and gents.
Saying "it's been a while" would be an understatement. Since we last spoke, this author has gotten married, moved down to Maryland and has changed careers. Whoa! I know....I know.
To see a visual update from the wedding, watch the video

Fun note:
I got te chance to meet with Senator Barak Obama at a lunch yesterday. He was a great speaker and very curtious.


Check back soon for the latest links and happenings.

Dead Air

For three years, Dead Air radio has been a permanent fix on my listening plate. Broadcast live onlive every Tuesday night from 12-1 am on WYUR.org.

Zee and his crew have finally branched out into the mainstream, leaving their college days behind them.

You can subscribe to their weekly podcast which can be previewed by joining the mailing list.

Since going online December 1, 2005, they have had oer 4000 page hits, and 1500 subscribers to the podcast. Pretty good for zero advertising. Word of mouth through Facebook, comments on Digg and other guerilla social networking sites have propelled this team quickly. Don't let this hilarous show run away.

Interested in hosting the Facebook group at your school? Send Dead Air an email and they will hook you up! (contact@deadair.tv)

The Wandering Jew

Join me, your friends, your buddies, your aquaintances and all others in this innovative project:

The Wandering Jew

Add yourself to this map system allowing us to see just how far we have spread.

http://www.frappr.com/thewanderingjew

After a hiatus far too long, this author has decided to return to his humorous wastetime….story telling. These next few entries will personify the undeniable essence that is "Getting Daved". A number of new co-authors have been enlisted to chronicle the life of Dave, as well as to fill in the voids of this esteemed blog with as of yet unheard of Davings.

Please stay tuned, keep pointing to our site, and never stop dreaming, smiling, and telling your friends about us.

Many Thanks...... The DAVE

Numa Numa Dave

Long Absence. No explanations. Sorry.

Now, on to the Daving.

Ever since Gary, the Numa Numa guy from NJ went online, Dave had been sweetly pestered by his admiring fans as to the authenticity of "Gary".

"Dave, you are the Numa Numa guy....come on!"

Nothing Dave could say or do would sway the hordes, and as of last night it has become official:

Dave is funny, and can dance (but only slightly), but he is nothing but an impersonator.

Check out the Purim edition of the YU Commentator online or at your local bin.

WYUR Merchandise

In order to help the University's wonderful radio station, WYUR, a whole lot of stuff is now on sale bearing a new logo, with more to come.

www.cafepress.com/wyur

Also, don't forget to tune in Sunday through Thursday 7pm-1am for exciting live programming.
The rest of the time, great music is always being played.

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The Early Bird Gets Daved

Every week, Dave has to write a paper for a class, Contemporary Problems in Business. Three pages about the speaker can be cut and paste, which is sweet, accompanied by a few questions to sprinkle after the lecture. Dave finished his paper early Thursday afternoon, which, it should be noted is quite an accomplishment.

Dave went to bed early for once on a Thursday night, in order to awake early for the 8am shuttle to midtown. Dave likes to be early anywhere he goes. Being early can usually give enough time to iron out any mishaps that might occur at any time.

945am, Friday morning, a classmate asks to see Dave's questions to get some ideas.

"That's not the speaker, she is speaking next week! Quick, change everything!"

With only fifteen minutes left until the lecture Dave rewrote his paper, and now has one for this week. Unfortunately, Dave suffered a lot of well deserved embarrassment in doing the wrong paper.

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Ok...so Dave didn't really Get Daved so much here, but this story was on this author's mind. Help the site grow by submitting your own stories: yougotdaved@gmail.com

In Direct Relation

Nothing funny entered this author's email or came before his desk before the day's end...and so we are pleased to bring you a skewed look into Dave's way of thinking. Enjoy!

I am Peeing which is in direct relation to how much I had to drink.

I had far too much to drink today which is in direct relation to how much I ate.

I ate three "meals" today, all of which were eaten after it was dark out, which is in direct relation to my Thursday schedule.

My Thursday schedule includes putting on my pants and watching TV, which is in direct relation to the fact that I had nothing to do today.

I had nothing to do today, besides putting on my pants and watching TV, which is in direct relation to my filed efforts at finding an internship two days a week.

I failed in finding an internship which is in direct relation to the fact that every opportunity was unpaid.

Every opportunity which I interviewed for was unpaid, even though I really need hard currency, which is in direct relation to Hashem finding new ways to test me.

Hashem likes to test me (or poke fun in my general direction) which is in direct relation to my

"Getting Daved"