A very cool site. (The archive can be found here.)

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Why is it that I cannot listen to the fourth movement of Dohnányi's Sextet in C (op. 37) without being constantly reminded of the theme from Loony Tunes?

Today Terri and I attended the siyyum (completion ceremony) for hatam_soferet's Torah scroll, the first in recorded history to have been written by a woman. It was very nice, both for the occasion and for some worthwhile words delivered by various speakers. It was also odd, because our realty company is located in the same building. As a siyyum present, I've ( Read more... )

I came up with a new idea for a terrible cocktail over lunch on Shabbat. Muddle mint and sugar in the bottom of a glass, then add burbon. Top off with crushed ice and a healthy dollop of Heinz ketchup. Garnish with pickle slice.

It's called a McJulep.

zachkessin put this up on LJ some time ago, but it came up in conversation the other night and I thought it would be worth spreading the germ again. Enjoy!

The new winners are out for The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest!

Hat tip to smofbabe.

Do take a look at this instructional video, courtesy of outofnapkins.