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December 2004
New Books! Building my Jewish Library
Thursday, 30 December 2004 6:16 P GMT-06
Tonight I splurged and bought four more books about Judaism. Lucky for me, you are encouraged to READ READ READ and have a jewish library. So I now have:Jewish Wisdom by Rabbi Joseph TelushkinThe Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism by Rabbi J
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Day two of Kosher
Thursday, 30 December 2004 2:14 P GMT-06
I am halfway through my second day of trying to keep kosher. The first day I tried I blew it immediatly with a ham and cheese croissant. This daily start to my morning has now been retired and replaced with the spinach and feta croissant. No
Eunike Baby Names
Wednesday, 29 December 2004 3:56 P GMT-06
My sister and brother-in-law are having baby number one this winter. Instead of going out on a limb and creating a name, they have gone with a classic name. It isn't in the top ten this year, but it is universally pronouncable and spellable. H
The Tsunami
Wednesday, 29 December 2004 3:35 P GMT-06
Ten meters of water. A great wall of water on a sunny morning. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be on a beach in Phuket this weekend. Or on that train. Or to be there now, with funeral pyres burning and mass graves being dug.
Fantasy Football
Wednesday, 29 December 2004 3:31 P GMT-06
I don't know how it happened. I'm going to go with Beginner's Luck, but I won my all women's Fantasy Football League. That's not very fair, is it? Sorry ladies, but I quit paying attention to byes, injuries, stats, blah, blah, blah. I quit pa
Belief O Matic
Tuesday, 28 December 2004 6:02 P GMT-06
The Rabbi I have started working with offered that I should maybe do the Belief-O-Matic on Beliefnet.com. Maybe you should to...
My first Shabbat
Friday, 24 December 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
This afternoon I met with Rabbi Zedek to talk about learning about Judaism and conversion. It's been a long time coming and finally seemed like the right time to do more than read books and internet sites. To talk to a living, breathing rabbi.Yes
A bloody nose?
Wednesday, 22 December 2004 10:45 P GMT-06
How did my day end with me crying and my nose bleeding all over my living room floor? Ugh. For some reason I was frustrated most of the afternoon. Last night I had to cancel my ATM card, having left it in my rental car on Sunday night.When I go
the eulogy
Monday, 20 December 2004 10:05 P GMT-06
My grandma chose to pass earlier this week the same way she'd lived her life. On her own terms, when she was good and ready. How lucky was she to be able to say, "I've had a good life and I'm okay with this."Being sick wasn't Grandma's
home
Sunday, 19 December 2004 10:14 P GMT-06
I am back in Chicago after another weekend at home. This was my grandma's funeral. Oddly--it was a really nice time. What? It was a funeral, are we crazy?Nope. Unlike many other deaths, grandma took care of her goodbyes and business before
motivation to drive
Friday, 17 December 2004 5:21 P GMT-06
I have to get on the Damen bus within 30 minutes or so to start my five hour trip home. Why? Grandma's funeral is tomorrow. Priceline came through for me again and I have a car waiting at midway. Time to pack. Expect no blogging till next w
Cancel the Ball
Wednesday, 15 December 2004 4:11 P GMT-06
People are starting to talk about the cost of Bush's second inaugural ball.Here is an article by Rabbi Boteach about what Bush should do with the money. While I don't line up with the reverence for Bush that Boteach has, I have to agree that the ba
11:05 PM Central Standard Time.
Wednesday, 15 December 2004 3:39 A GMT-06
That's when my grandma said goodbye and passed away. She got to see everyone this weekend, well, most everyone. And then as soon as she got to her own apartment, she left.She didn't wait till christmas, but at least she didn't die in a hospital.
Favorite Christmas Carols
Tuesday, 14 December 2004 5:47 P GMT-06
Today I realized that my favorite Holiday Song could actually be a song about date rape. Sometimes I really wish I didn't have such a great knowledge of perpetrators, non-stranger sexual assault, and all that stuff. What's the song? "Baby, i
I thought it was just that night.
Monday, 13 December 2004 10:42 P GMT-06
When things are going well, seem special, perhaps I've used the word perfect... I have nothing to write about. But when the ASSHOLE tells me, "Uh, I'm sorry, I thought it was just that night."FUCK YOU.Fuck you and your stupid fucking mixe
The other side of the Barfight Debate.
Friday, 10 December 2004 11:54 A GMT-06
Other than Jay, I have found two guys who would hit the guy. Here are their responses.Bill--late 20's, married, commutes to Chicago for improv.I am most likely to try to provoke the other to hit me first, mostly due tothe legal implications if I h
Got the call.
Friday, 10 December 2004 11:52 A GMT-06
My mom just called. It's time to go home while I can still say goodbye to my Grandma.Fuck.
When I'm in my head, I'm not on paper.
Friday, 10 December 2004 8:42 A GMT-06
I haven't been writing a lot lately on here. My apologies. Excuses include working a lot, listening to too many Christmas Carols at work and not having brain space left for non carol thoughts, a very sick Grandma, a perfect moment with a 1980's s
The Bar Fight Debate
Thursday, 9 December 2004 1:21 P GMT-06
I know, I know. Some of you are probably shocked that I even asked the bar fight question. You know that I have worked against violence on college campuses, done rape crisis work, domestic violence education. Still, I had to ask. I even sent
To hit or not to hit.
Wednesday, 8 December 2004 8:49 P GMT-06
Here is the debate.You are a man. You are out with friends. Another guy in the group starts ragging on you. You guys are verbally at arms all night long. He is condescending and you are right about the argument. Finally, the guy gets in you
I'll see what I can do about a menorah.
Wednesday, 8 December 2004 5:29 P GMT-06
I said those words to my roommate last night. He is without a menorah and Hanukkah started last night at sundown. Since I was already planning on going downtown today, I offered to "pick up a menorah" for him.I thought it would be a sim
This is insane, so I have to share.
Wednesday, 8 December 2004 5:08 P GMT-06
I love the Brits. They love to vote. They love top ten lists of any sort. Cheesiest Movie Lines, Best Christmas recipes, Music, and what celebrities should star in the Celebrity Nativity Scene.Mary and Joseph will be played by...
Welcome to the Freak Show.
Sunday, 5 December 2004 8:41 P GMT-06
Last night Jay was nice enough to accompany me to my first of few holiday parties this season. As I mentioned earlier, Tim hosted at his amazing apartment in Edgewater. Jay and I spent some quality time circling the neighborhood looking for parki
Culinary Adventures.
Sunday, 5 December 2004 8:16 P GMT-06
With the current state of the price of a pound of tomatos, my tomato soup days are on hold. What does that mean? It is time to get creative in the kitchen. I won't settle for a burger at the Daily or the Gypsy Skillet from Le Sabre. Tonight I
I got new shoes.
Sunday, 5 December 2004 5:43 P GMT-06
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