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under "things I wouldn't have imagined exist"
We have a stuffed plush Torah. It smiles at us. That was amusing enough, but it's got nothing on this. -
50 Book Update 2008
2. Seasons of Our Joy, by Arthur Waskow
The second book our rabbi recommended we read (and here I clarify that I'm converting; eeka's reaffirming, since she's already Jewish), this discusses the history, traditions, observances and new thoughts about the Jewish festivals and their cyclical nature. I learned there are holidays I hadn't heard of ( ( Read more... ) -
FINALLY
I have been trying to remember a certain book for years. I finally found it...
Outside, by Andre Norton
I read this when I was eleven and on an exchange program in France, the less said about which the better, but the memory of the book popped into my head a few years ago, and I could not find it for anything. I was pretty sure it was by Andre Norton ( Read more... ) -
I did not know that
TaB (the pre-Diet-Coke Diet Coke) has been around since 1963.
Huh.
This reminded me of Like Cola, which wasn't really very likable, but I'm amused that the article contains links to other well-known cola flops.
Which in turn reminded me of Chelsea, which I'm the only person I know who remembers, and how the hell did they get away, even for a short ( Read more... ) -
Shabbat shalom
I like our rabbi.
She was more concerned that I was frozen and flustered than that I was half an hour late for our meeting (damn lack of cabs); she reassured me that I'm on the right track, even though I haven't finished the books she told us to read a couple months ago and I know about five letters of Hebrew, and she justified the fact that I ( Read more... ) -
election fun
We were listening to Super Tuesday* results come in on NPR last night, and the commentators were talking about how determining what candidate gets how many delegates is like a three-dimensional game of chess ( Read more... ) -
is it really THAT cold?
Loki and Izzy are both on my lap. This makes typing difficult ( Read more... ) -
argle bleargh
It's been years since I've been sick enough to basically stay in bed all day. I got up about an hour and a half ago (that would be 3:30 PM, for those of you keeping track), checked some stuff online, sent out an e-mail to my students telling them they're off the hook for tomorrow (which wreaks havoc with my make-up lesson plans, but no matter), ( Read more... ) -
Life with Molly and eeka
Scenario 1 ( Read more... ) -
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I just caught myself trying to teach a violin lesson via GChat. While the student's at work, I'm sure.
Must. Stop. Teaching. Unnecessarily.
(Although she just told me she just played Twinkle for her officemates. Adult students are awesome.)