It’s been fascinating to watch the exchange that’s been going on in the comments section from the piece that I posted last week regarding the conference in Herzliya. The comments are still trickling in – both here and on the cross-post over at Good Neighbours – and it’s interesting to see how the threads develop differently on each site. For the...
Growing up Jewish in the US, come holiday season, it is hard to miss all of the pre-Christmas festivities. As a child, I sat on Santa’s lap quite a few times. I’ve watched the Christmas specials (including the Christmas episodes of all my favorite shows) attended Christmas parties, helped friends decorated their Christmas trees, and even attended Christmas Midnight...
Over the past two days, I’ve been attending various sessions of a conference disturbingly entitled, “The Media as a Theater of War, the Blogosphere, and the Global Battle for Civil Society“. When I arrived yesterday after work, I joined a group of bloggers sitting in the back including Lisa, Yael, Rinat, and Allison. Having communicated with Lisa several...
Last night was the second night of Hanukah Hanukkah Channuka Chanukah, and shortly after lighting the candles, the Little One fell asleep. The poor kid was positively exhausted, having not slept at all during the day, so when he put his head on my lap and closed his eyes, we realized (and indeed hoped) that it would be the beginning of his night’s sleep. At eight...
So, after hours of pondering, tweaking, and contemplating tossing my computer (not to mention alternately badgering and complaining to Mr. Anglosaxy), I’ve managed to create a new look for Something Something. There’s still a bit of cleaning up to do, and I’m still trying to figure out how to add photos to the header without everything going totally wonky...
Greetings and salutations. I’ve just upgraded to Blogger Beta, so please bear with me as I work out the kinks throughout the day today. Eventually, all original lists, photos, icons, etc. will have returned to their usual locations. Patience is a virtue, so let’s see how virtuous I can be during what promises to be a somewhat annoying tweaking session. For now...
For as long as I can remember, I have been a fan of The Beatles. I had albums, singles, and photographs, as well as a funky, velvety poster on the back of my bedroom door, which remained there (along with the a-ha poster over the bed) until my parents moved house last year. Even when I was in elementary school, my account name for our school district’s computer network...
Do you remember, as kids, there would always be that one kid who was forever walking around with a sign stuck to his back that read “Kick me”? I think I must have one on my back that says “Meme me”, as I’m forever getting meme’d. This time, the culprit is Lisa, whose blog, by the way, has just been announced as the winning blog in the...
Whew! I must have just woken up from a very long, very bad dream. I dreamed that the President was accused of rape and sexual harassment, the Justice Minister was on trial for sexual harassment, and Israel went to war with Hizbullah (I mean, really! I had to dream that! How absurd to think that Israel would conduct an actual war with a terror organization!). I dreamed that...
Thanks to Beth for posting this funky little meme… If I’ve done it, I’ve bolded it. Things I’ve Done 01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins03. Climbed a mountain04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive05. Been inside the Great Pyramid06. Held a tarantula07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone08. Said “I love you” and meant it09...