Nobody else does it. I'm sure, because I don't do it.

*hmph*

Further comments have been withheld to protect the innocent and the not-so-innocent.

I've decided for family sanity not to do the synagogue board thing. Disappointing, but practical.

I'll still try to help out, but I can't commit at the moment. Oh well.

...do it yourself ( Read more... )

Voluntarily, I've updated the website for three years. There's info that the bureaucracy just never hands over. For instance, the idea of putting employment info was warmly greeted, and an under construction icon just sat there on that page ( Read more... )

The order here is arbitrary:

1) Little spatulas, when dragged around the outside of each cupcake or muffin in a reasonably-oiled baking tin, are *extremely* helpful in getting them out while preserving structural integrity ( Read more... )

http://youtube.com/watch?v=co9qBme4Dgk

Daniel Gordis seems to have hit the nail on the head with this piece which appears in a number of places on the net:

http://www.ouradio.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/6778/

I'm impressed at Avril Lavigne's website, which has a link to "Charities."

Great job!

It's nice to see popular artists contributing and directing attention to those who need help. Relatively recently, Alicia Keys has been mentored by Bono to learn how to best work on charity.

Bono's been wonderful in general, as most people know.

So, my current view of the world is that my tummy's fine--that I've never had GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease). I've had rare heartburn episodes, but most of my discomfort over the last year and change has been asthma ( Read more... )

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