About time.

This is from Curbed regarding a new Trader Joe's.

Coward

Ingratitude to one's nation, especially when they have been provided with so much, is something that I personally find despicable in a human being.

Which brings me to this piece of trash.




First of all I want to get something clear right now. As far as I am concerned, this man does not represent Muslims. True Muslims are peace loving people. I remember watching the History Channel on Muslims and learned that in ancient times, that when Muslims lived in a relative in peace in ares they controlled. The reason why is that the Muslims were actually pretty chill with people that were under their rule. Back then, Muslims let non-Muslims do live their lives as long as they did not attack Muslims and paid their taxes.

What I am writing about is ingratitude, selfishness and the choosing to hurt and destroy others out of frustration about one's life.

Here are some facts about this douchebag.



First all this piece of human waste wanted to get out of the Army.

Around 2004, Major Hasan started feeling disgruntled about the Army, relatives said. He described anti-Muslim harassment and sought legal advice, possibly from an Army lawyer, about getting a discharge.

But because the Army had paid for his education, and probably because the Army was in great need of mental health professionals and was trying to recruit Arab-Americans, he was advised that his chances of getting out were minuscule, relatives said.

“They told him that he would be allowed out only if Rumsfeld himself O.K.’d it,” said a cousin, Nader Hasan, referring to Donald H. Rumsfeld, then the secretary of defense. Relatives said they were unclear whether Major Hasan sought assistance from a private lawyer; then, about two years ago, his cousin Nader Hasan said, he resigned himself to staying in the Army through the end of his commitment.

An Army spokesman said on Sunday that he did not know the length of Major Hasan’s commitment. But for medical officers, it is typically seven years after graduation from military medical school, which would have meant at least into 2010 for Major Hasan.

There were a litany of options for this a**hole to follow where he could opt out of the military. Worst case scenario he could ask for sanctuary at a mosque. And if he had stuck out his toru of duty, he would he would have his wake up within a year.


Here is what really angers me.

Major Hasan was the oldest of three boys, all of whom helped in the family businesses before going off to college and professional schools. Major Hasan graduated with honors from Virginia Tech in biochemistry in 1995. His brother Anas became a lawyer and moved several years ago to Ramallah in the West Bank, where the family still owns property, relatives said. The third brother, Eyad, graduated from George Mason University and became a human resources officer for a medical research firm based in Virginia.

Against the wishes of his parents, relatives said, Major Hasan enlisted in the Army after graduating from college and entered an officer basic training program at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. He was commissioned in 1997 and went to medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., a selective and tuition-free program.

Here's the deal folks. When you join Uncle Sam's Volunteer Military, you volunteer with the understanding you are the property of the United States Government. Even after your tour of duty is up and you have left the military, you are still subject to being recalled which was reported by 60 Minutes.

And whether you are a cook for the military or a Navy Seal, you must accept the fact that you will be put in harm's way. You got a problem with that? Then don't join the military.

Besides the senseless tragic loss of human life, what also makes me angry is that this douchebag should have made peace with the fact that there was a chance that the armed forces would come into conflict with the Middle East, after all any child with a junior high school education knows that America bombed Libya.

He was given the best medical education in the field that is sorely needed in our military and now he was having second thoughts? He wasn't even going to be harm's way. And he was not even going to be pulling the trigger on other Muslims.

This did not have to go down this way. He could have been a contentious objector or he could have gone AWOL and jumped ship to Canada.

I am just so angry about this betrayal because this murderous piece of garbage got everything he asked from our country. Uncle Sam did his part but this a**hole did not have the balls to hold up his end of the deal and he had to kill and hurt innocent people in the process.

It is hard enough to be a soldier nowadays. They don't need this. They don't deserve this.

Somethings are best left unsaid

Since the economic crisis, a certain house of worship has been aggressively expanding their presence in New York City which also includes a membership drive and fund raising. During a recent service it was proudly announced that because of the personal pledges of certain high ranking members of this house of worship, they were halfway to their fund raising goal. This was no small feat especially in this economy since their goal is in the 8 figures.

Their objective of the announcement was to encourage more people to donate and that these numbers proved the economy was not an excuse.

Unfortunately this bit of news may have the opposite effect because at least one section, when the collection baskets were passed around, they were noticeably bare.

New Bern NC Home Sales

In the last 7 days there were 10 homes that closed in the Eastern region MLS which covers all of Craven, all of Pamlico, and part of Carteret Counties. Click the link below to view the homes that closed.

http://www.easternncmls.com/new/maildoc/a0072L8547.html

3-7

Took them long enough.

It's that time of year.

Yes. I have a cold. I felt something coming down on Halloween weekend and I am sure hanging out at Webster Hall did not help matters.

I will keep you posted.

Trader Joe's chatter

Recently I was at Trader Joe's on Central Ave in Westchester which is a far cry from the one in Union Square. It is definitely busy but you do not have to coordinate your schedule around the amount of traffic coming in.

The cashier and I were discussing the madhouse that the Trader Joe's in Union Square has become. He informed that he notices a lot of New Yorkers coming here to shop. It is a such in the proverbial butt to shop at the Union Square location so what a lot of them do is rent a car for a day and drive up to Central Ave Trader Joe's.

However, this trend has not gone unnoticed. The cashier informed me that Trader Joe's is looking at other locations in Manhattan to alleviate the stress in Union Square.

All I have to say is that this is best time for Trader Joe's to find a new location or locations. The commercial market is down and vacancies are everywhere. Any landlord in their right mind would give their left nut for a Trader Joe's and would give as many concessions as possible.