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March 2005
Someone discuss this: Pope, Schaivo, Feeding Tubes
Thursday, 31 March 2005 6:14 P GMT-06
I haven't followed teh Schaivo case that closely. Or with as much distance as you can have, given it is on the news non-stop.What was the Catholic stance on the Schaivo case?Did the Pope ever say anything about it?Does the Pope have a living will?I
Category: Jewish Stuff
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Another foray onto Craiglist
Thursday, 31 March 2005 5:19 P GMT-06
I've been a CL whore this week. Posting about the things I put in the alley, posting about my bed (anyone want to buy it? $400 for a full loft bed!) and posting my fourth CL personal ad. In this one I requested being saved from JDate. Every
Category: Jewish Stuff Dating Stuff
"When Harry Met Sally" it ain't
Thursday, 31 March 2005 10:32 A GMT-06
My favorite on screen romance is between Harry and Sally in "When Harry Met Sally." Two longtime friends realize (after a minor disaster) that they are, in fact, perfect for each other. This is my fantasy. I don't want it to include a
Category: Dating Stuff
meh-aleph ad taf
Wednesday, 30 March 2005 9:45 P GMT-06
In Hebrew (according to Ronnie) that means "completely everything" or the equivalent of "from A to Z." I sent him a celebratory text message last night, saying that I had finished learning the hebrew alphabet--from Aleph to Zayi
Category: Jewish Stuff
Distraction: San Francisco, Summer 1996
Tuesday, 29 March 2005 3:04 P GMT-06
I found the official journal I wrote for my grant the summer of 1996. I worked for the Overseas Development Network on a project called Bike-Aid. Bike-Aid is now with Global Exchange and ODN is now JustAct.Here are a few things I wrote that summe
What can I shred?
Tuesday, 29 March 2005 12:25 P GMT-06
How long do I keep my bank statements?Shred 99 and before, keep 2000 to present?Anyone have this answer? Please leave a comment.
Does anyone not criticize strangers?
Tuesday, 29 March 2005 12:22 P GMT-06
Oy.Sometimes I love the internet and sometimes I hate it so much. I've been posting what I'm putting in the alley on Craigslist. And everything seems to be getting claimed. Books, bookshelves, clothes. Just let people know, put it out in an a
Category: Condo Stuff
odd find
Tuesday, 29 March 2005 9:56 A GMT-06
Last night I was going through another box under my bed. It had a lot of birthday cards from my 25th birthday--my last in Colorado. On the top of the pile was a set of papers, folded in half and crisp from maybe getting wet and drying. I opened
Category: Condo Stuff
Trying to pack a few more boxes
Monday, 28 March 2005 7:18 P GMT-06
Today I proudly told people of the ten pounds of photographs I threw away last night. Photos of the last day of ninth grade and other gems. I've just packed a box that I am prepared to get mountains of shit from whomever helps me move.I did not t
Category: Dating Stuff Condo Stuff
Can we be friends?
Monday, 28 March 2005 4:36 P GMT-06
Is it weird that I want to be friends with the people I've done business with on Craigslist? I just bought this guys bed and he seemed really cool. I kind of want to be friends with him. And the people that I met who were picking up my Adbuster
Replacing "awesome"
Monday, 28 March 2005 9:05 A GMT-06
Last night at dinner, Cathy and I decided that we have to remove "awesome" from our vocabularies. I realized that in the last two weeks I have said something was "awesome" to a mortgage broker, a real estate agent, a home inspec
Category: Condo Stuff
Huzzah for Craigslist
Sunday, 27 March 2005 5:12 P GMT-06
I posted a few things in the free section of Craigslist today and nearly everything is already gone. Including all my backissues of Adbusters. While they intrigued me in 2000, I haven't cracked a spine in over 3 years.I ran into the couple who to
Category: Condo Stuff
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Landlords
Sunday, 27 March 2005 4:52 P GMT-06
I went to a bookstore today and saw a good friend from college. It turns out that in the last month, he and his girlfriend and neighbor all had Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Logan broke into his neighbor's apartment and saved him and they were all h
How to downsize and purge?
Sunday, 27 March 2005 3:54 P GMT-06
I'm not talking about an eating disorder, I'm talking about packing. How do I get rid of these things I've been moving from apartment to apartment for the last ten years? One box contains the negatives of photos from the summer in Iowa, my return
Category: Condo Stuff
[Photo Album] Libby visits and we take two photos
Sunday, 27 March 2005 3:11 P GMT-06
My cousin Libby came to visit this weekend. We had dinner at The Daily last night and brunch at Leo's this morning. Then I remembered to snap a couple photos with the picturephone.
better place to meet men
Sunday, 27 March 2005 3:09 P GMT-06
Easter morning at Starbucks. While the christians are at church and all the shops are closed, all the jews go to the one open coffee shop in the neighborhood. Not that I talk to strangers, but it was a better scene than the Easter Egg Hunt yester
Category: Jewish Stuff Dating Stuff
Rabbinical Conversation: Terry Schiavo & Living Wills
Saturday, 26 March 2005 5:54 P GMT-06
Last night, instead of a normal sermon, our temple had a rabbinical and congregational conversation about the issues surrounding the Terrry Schiavo case. We avoided talking the specifics on this one case, but talked about how the jewish tradition c
Category: Jewish Stuff
Bad place to meet men.
Saturday, 26 March 2005 3:02 P GMT-06
I spent my morning at one place where I could be CERTAIN that I would not meet my future jewish husband.The Lincoln Square Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt.There was something incredibly funny to me about the situation. Nothing by married gentile
Category: Jewish Stuff Dating Stuff
Brown Line Closures--Finally on the CTA Website
Friday, 25 March 2005 11:03 P GMT-06
The CTA finally posted the closure information for the Brown Line.
Some observations
Friday, 25 March 2005 11:01 P GMT-06
Here are some things I've notice since I've started my jewish education.1. At first I thought my friend Jay needed a self-esteem boost. I took him to a party and every time he introduced himself he said, "I'm Jay, by the way." As if i
Category: Jewish Stuff Dating Stuff
The books that aren't going.
Friday, 25 March 2005 6:10 P GMT-06
I'm packing my books and of the hundred or so that will be going to the condo, there are a few that aren't going to make the cut. Anyone want these titles?Books on Dating and finding Mr. Rightthe little black book of Dating Ideas by Buzz Boxx (1996
Category: Condo Stuff
Party Review
Friday, 25 March 2005 10:03 A GMT-06
I spent so much time cleaning up from the party and running post-party errands, I haven't had a chance to review the night. It was fantastic. Before the party my phone kept ringing and I was thinking, "People, just come over, quit calling.&q
Happy Purim Everybody! Now Duck!
Thursday, 24 March 2005 9:50 P GMT-06
While Tu B'Shvat was my first jewish holiday since I started this journey, tonight was the first biggie. Purim. It is the holiday where we celebrate rest from our enemies--the story of Queen Esther, Mordechai, and the evil Haman. We eat Hamanta
Category: Jewish Stuff
Requested Recipes: Spinach Balls and State Fair Meatballs
Thursday, 24 March 2005 6:03 P GMT-06
Here are the two most requested recipes from last night. Savory Spinach Balls2 packages frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained, and squeezed.1 lg. onion, chopped fine6 eggs, beaten3/4 cup melted butter1/2 tsp. pepper1/2 tsp. garlic salt1 cup
90 minutes and counting.
Wednesday, 23 March 2005 5:31 P GMT-06
I just pulled two perfect loaves of challah out of the oven and am going to hop into a quick shower. I hope I get dressed before anyone shows up, cause I'm cutting it close.
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