With so much negativity in the talkback section of my blog lately I find it kind of strange to be wishing you a happy new year, but after looking at my stats for the last few weeks, I realize that the negativity is from only 10 repetative commenters that cannot understand why I want to grow my hair long, or eat free food, but since on average 3000 unique people are visiting this site a day and not commenting I feel a bit better by doing this.
If I offended you in any way, I hope you will forgive me, or at least realize that life is a test and I have no idea if I am passing with flying colors or failing miserably (I am sure some of you have an opinion) but I life is good thank God and God has provided me with a talent that I can use to help people and hopefully make a living from someday.
I know I offend people, it runs in the family, my father is a outspoken critic of any thing left wing or too frummie as ar many of his siblings. But I hope you can realize that I am not trying to offend, I am just speaking my mind and exaggerating a little in the process to bring smiles to your faces. Obviously not everyone agrees – but isn’t that the point of blogging.
New Years resolutions:(I hope they aren’t all supposed to be torah related)
This year I want to write a book and get it published, I just got a literary agent and have been working on my outline.
I want to start learning Torah more often
I want to make a living from this blog and writing
I want to try and go to minyan more often
I want to use my influence for a better good – I like getting people jobs and work
I want to visit my mothers grave more often
I want to hang out with my dad more often
I want to appreciate and think about God more often
I grant mechilah to all of you and hope all of you can grant me the same
This is a great post heshy, i wish you a shanatova umetukah and a ketiva vechatima tovah…
oh btw in one of your post you said you were in sales infront of a computer all day, and in another post you mentioned you were in the car business., what is funny about that is my job is in sales in the car business.
i sell internet management systems for car dealerships. we have a single point upload system that sends our dealerships cars data and photos to 25 retail sites daily, build and maintain a website for them, give them a craigslist posting tool that allows car dealerships to post to craigslist with out writing ads, we use a template system that post with the click of a button. also we post autmatically to OVE.com Manheims site. we give them window sticker program, buyers guide program, buying order program, and a thousand other things for dealerships.. what part of the car industry are you in, something similar? or car sales?
either way i hope you make it writting- this blog is great and would love to see you make it for a living.
And to everyone that i have every said something negitive to or about- i hope you can forgive me…. i wish to have no offense coming into the new year and through my teshuvah process in general this year…
This is a beautiful post! As frumger said: shanatova umetukah and a ketiva vechatima tovah…
Shana Tova to all.
If you’re looking to hike more, join the Monsey Mountaineers !!
Shana Tovah and hopefully your resolutions will be successful.
Ksiva vachasima tova to all!
Heshy,
Have a great Rosh Hashana. Thank you for all you do for all Jewish people across the globe. Thank you for supporting me as well.
And… this is the best post I have ever read on your blog.
Gmar Chasima Tova.
ef
may hashem bless you with a sweet new year health wealth {spiritual and physical ] happiness and wisdom and may you be signed and sealed in the book of life
What a heartfelt post! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and l’shana tova.
Oh wow. I didn’t realize you lost your mom, as well. I’m so sorry. How long has she been gone?
My mom passed on July 4 (Shabbos).
I want to use my influence for a better good – I like getting people jobs and work
Hesh
Wow thst’s a tall task considering you’d have to find a job for about %90 of the commenters
nice one hesh
Nice post Hesh. Sorry about your Mom. I was one of those who wondered why you were so excited by free food and why you would voluntarily try and look like borat but I didnt consider my comments negativity. Was genuinly puzzeled thats all.
Anyway Shana Tova. I hope all your dreams are fullfilled, and if you cycle on shabat, u can come to my house for shabbat lunch any time u like and gorge yourself on as much free food as u like. (I live in flatbush).
Shana Tova to Heshy and all the commenters here!
5770 has already started out as a mixed bag for me. Got news that a family member in the US died and there’s no way I can make it to the funeral. That plus getting turned down for another job. OTOH, a new year is upon us and surely good things will happen too.