As usual, I am procrastinating. I should be emptying out the dishwasher, filling up the water bottle, tying up lose ends on a project, and getting ready to run out the door to pick up my cousin at the train station. Instead, I’m looking up cheesy Rosh Hashanah clips on YouTube. I think you’ll agree that I haven’t done too badly… Shana tova to my Jewish...
While I do have a political post bouncing around in my brain, it’s not quite ready yet. In the meantime, I’ve done an interview for the excellent website for mothers – 5 Minutes for Mom. The interview can be found here. Oh, and the list of favorite blogs has since been updated (somehow I forgot to mention Shenanigans, written by the uber-talented Beth), but I...
“Put me the Beatles, Aba.” “Put on the Beatles for me, Aba,” I corrected over my shoulder, as we began our daily morning drive to the train station. “Put on the Beatles for me, Aba,” repeated the Little One. “Who are the Beatles,” asked the husband. “Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Ha-ree-sone,”...
Picture the setting, if you will. It’s late August, and a certain, medium-sized high-tech company is running an onsite day camp for the children of employees. The Little One is among the campers, and he’s the youngest of the bunch. Lunch starts early for the young campers, and their parents are asked to join them for the meal. I find myself sitting next to the...
My pregnancy with the Little One wasn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination. Once we managed to get past the genetic issues (though until he was actually born and shown to be defect-free, my suspicions never fully abated), I was hit with a number of other problems. There was never any escaping from the fact that my pregnancy was high-risk. All of my prenatal testing...
I’ve been following the latest brouhaha in the Anglo-Israeli blogosphere with some interest. Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) is sponsoring the upcoming International Jewish Bloggers Convention, due to take place next Wednesday in Jerusalem, and debates are raging about everything from the convention’s target audience to the list of scheduled panelists. Adding fuel to...
I’ve been a very bad blogger lately. Work issues have been sapping up all of my time and energy, and stringing scintillating sentences together for pleasure has been forced to take a back seat to the currently unfolding drama that I have yet to resolve. Until I manage to get my groove back (which will hopefully be soon), I invite you to take a look at the posts...
In an ongoing effort to update and improve the blog, I’ve created a new page of favorite posts. It’s still a work in progress, as it takes a long time to go through more than three years of posts. So far, I’ve included political posts such as this one, current events rants like this one, personal posts such as this one, and humorous posts such as this one. As...
Israel mourns the deaths of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, and cries for the Goldwasser and Regev families. Regular citizens are slowly making their way to the homes of the families, gathering quietly and lighting memorial candles. I sit at my desk, unable to concentrate, feeling a mixture of sadness and relief. At least the waiting is over, waiting and not knowing for more...
Oh dear, the twins were at it again. Those bratty, preteen girls (potentially the most dangerous and merciless of all living creatures, of course), standing less than 50 feet away, whispering to their bratty little friends, simultaneously casting furtive glances in my direction, smiling, laughing, and continuing to whisper. This little activity had been going on sporadically...