A major milestone is now being reached in the something something household. We are currently in the throes of potty training, after an unsuccessful attempt was made last summer (resulting in copious amounts of urine being removed from various items that shall remain unidentified, lest you think twice about where to sit during any upcoming visits to our home). We’re...
I spent the academic year of 1986-87 in Israel, participating in a program from which two of my fellow bloggers are also past participants (and one of whom is even a current staff member). It was an exciting, unforgettable year, which began with me unceremoniously breaking my leg and requiring surgery (enabling me to learn all sorts of words that they didn’t teach us in...
“Welcome to Jordan and thank you for using UMNIAH GSM network. We wish youa pleasant stay in Jordan. For customer care inquiries please dial XXXX” This was the SMS text message that I received on Saturday morning as we drove along a trail known as the Peace Road, running parallel to the Jordanian border, deep in the Arava Desert between Moshav Idan and Moshav Ein...
Wow. Not only have I been tagged again, but I’ve been double-tagged for the same meme – once by Tololy and once by Stefanella (and I hope she’s enjoyed doing this meme more than the last one that I tagged her with). Before I get to the meme, though, I just want to toot my own horn a bit and point you towards an interview that I was asked to do for the website...
Several weeks ago, I received one of those “You know you’re a seventies child when…” emails, and one of the lines from this incredibly humorous and nostalgic list read, “You thought Olivia Newton John’s song “Physical” was about aerobics. And do you want to know something? That’s exactly what I thought it was about. I was...
In nations where democracy reigns and leaders are elected by the people, it has been said that the country is given the leadership it deserves. I’d always thought that this was an interesting concept, though was somewhat dubious about whether or not it always held true. Then I saw the video below, and suffice it to say, I no longer question how George Bush could have...
Growing up, I was probably the epitome of teenage angst, except that unlike Molly Ringwald, I rarely got the boy in the end. I was never the cute little flirty type (and felt really stupid every time I tried), and too shy to ever make my feelings known, I took on the role of everybody’s good pal – a role that stayed with me throughout high school and most of my...
Yesterday, I inadvertently introduced the Little One to YouTube, after he walked in on me fiddling with our home computer. In order to keep him from playing with the stapler and drawing on the desk, I quickly typed in the address and ordered him to turn and face the screen. Working our way through various clips of Sesame Street, Thomas the Tank Engine, and the greatly revered...
Every once in a while I feel the need to do an Odds & Ends post. For some reason that I haven’t figured out yet, I tend to shy away from writing short blog entries. That being said, I often find myself running across interesting tidbits of information or brief exchanges with the Little One that are quite bloggable, and yet, on their own, they don’t provide...
In previous posts, I’ve mentioned how interesting I find it when certain songs or artists are immensely popular on one side of the Atlantic, while that same artist has, for whatever reason, not achieved any level of status whatsoever on the other side of the ocean. While this is often true for songs sung in English, I would hasten to guess that it would be even more...