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Year In Review 2016
Year in Review, 2016
So what if I'm the only person in the blogosphere who still does this? This is a completely unbreakable tradition by now, damn it to hell.1. What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before ( Read more... ) -
And so this is how I pray
My G-d, keep my tongue from evil, my lips from lies. Help me to ignore those who would slander me...oh, fuck no, help me to have the courage to demand respectful language and thoughtful discourse. Let me be humble before all. Open my heart to Your Torah, that I may pursue your mitzvot. Help me to be kind, and help me to appreciate kindness. Help me ( Read more... ) -
Things I want to do in 2016
I think I'm only doing this since last year's list was so wildly...um...different from reality. But, what the heck. Definitely not resolutions. Not really goals. Just stuff I don't want to get lost in the pursuit of other stuff ( Read more... ) -
Year in Review, 2015
So what if I'm the only person in the blogosphere who still does this? This is a completely unbreakable tradition by now, damn it
all.1. What did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before ( Read more... ) -
The thing that has changed
I walked out, a few verses in to the Rosh Hashanah haftorah. (Dear Old-Line Urban Shul, why are we reading that in English, among all of our insane high-church affectations?) Penina mocks Chana for her childlessness, reduces her for her childlessness, tells her to keep her mouth shut during shul education discussions because of her childlessness-- ( Read more... ) -
Affirmation.
And sometimes you're losing your shit on the phone with one of the Aces, and she points out,
"Whatever. We'll all move to a colony in the mountains when we get old." And that makes everything okay. Or not really, but at least less un-okay. -
Maybe I Was Wrong
The MusicNerd has been living here for the summer, along with the Canine Niece. Just during the week, really, as Muse is enrolled full-time at a school down the street (and two hours from her current place, during rush hour). I keep saying it's the first time I've had a roommate since college, and then I catch myself (Is it good or bad that I've ( Read more... ) -
Stranger
I don't recognize this body ( Read more... ) -
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I had a plan, to keep it all together and to get it all done. It was held together by a thread and I knew one more crisis would cause it all to fall apart ( Read more... ) -
I think this much is true
I'm not particularly motivated by money. I mean, it's nice having some (for things like the completely gratuitous cab ride home from last night's HipHood party), but it's not a great way to assure my loyalty or determination. (Fact: The New Ringleader is actively and openly encouraging gratuitous raises and promotions, purely and openly out of fear ( Read more... )