When told that there is no need to add sugar to your newly-received latte because it is presweetened, be afraid. Be very afraid. Goo Gone is very effective for removing Silly Putty from the pocket of a pair of jeans. The “Petite” department in South Florida clothing stores is often geared more towards older women who have shrunk than younger women who have always...
I do not conquer jet lag very well. We returned to Israel on Thursday afternoon (noting from the airplane while in Israeli airspace that nearly every green patch within view was filled with parked cars and Israelis barbecuing and celebrating Israel’s Independence Day), and while I dropped from exhaustion shortly before 12:30am and woke up at 10am when the telephone rang...
Little One: “Mommy, is Grandpa coming with us to the carnival?” Mommy: “Yes, Sweetie.” Little One: “Why?” Mommy: Why wouldn’t he?” Little One: “Because very old people stay home.” Tweet
Dear Luggage, Having a great time in Florida. Wish you were here. I’m blogging from the beautiful city of Sarasota on Florida’s West Coast, having arrived this morning with the Little One. We flew to the US via Paris, and while we only had 20 minutes there, our luggage was fortunate enough to have spent the night. With any luck, it will reach us some time tomorrow...
“Am I different? Am I a different person from the one I was before we lost our first child?” This is what I asked my best friend recently, the person who probably knows me better than anyone, the person with whom I have shared memories that go back more than twenty years. It was something I’d been meaning to ask her for a while now, a question that had been...
While I don’t often write about the state of my attire (besides, one can only say so much about jeans and black tops…), I’m feeling rather pleased, given that my attire of choice today would definitely have to be Pajamas. Check out the article I wrote about my recent UN coup. Tweet
“Little One, when we fly to the US to visit Pa and Grandma next month, how many planes will we take?” “Three.” “That’s right! Very good! Where will the first plane fly to?” “Parrots.” “Ummm… Sweetie, that would be Paris.” “Ok, Mommy. Parrots.” He giggles. She sighs. Tweet
Late last week, I posted two blog entries about a rather disturbing error on an official UN web site. I mentioned the story to a journalist friend, who agreed with me that it was indeed newsworthy, and promptly wrote an article about the unfolding of these events. The article can be found in Hebrew on the Nana internet portal, and with any luck, I’ll post a translation...
Following yesterday’s post, I’m happy to announce that I received a follow-up email last night from my contact at the United Nations, letting me know that the text in question had been fixed. It now reads, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly mountainous country in the Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria...
Looks like the UN (or, to be more specific, the United Nations Development Programme) are at it once again. According to this link, passed on by friend and commenter Nicole, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly mountainous country in the Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Palestine to the...