Monthly Archives: October 2005

Another thought on the 400.

All I want is to be like everyone enough so that I can be different enough to make a change.

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hiking EXTREME!

Took a small tiyul from Mevasseret to Yerush by foot. On a scale of beginner to expert it was an Israeli beginner level. A couple of hours, mostly flat but very pretty. The goal was the Lifta, a small natural … Continue reading

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Holy(land) crap.

so a bunch of us janglos were going out for a motzei shabbat romp in town, getting down, and we had a great night between Latin and Hip Hop. we were walking back to Yaffo street through the Russian compound. … Continue reading

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autumn leaves vs. Mediterranean seas

I miss autumn so much. It’s my first away from New York. I felt it yesterday as I came out of work – getting closer to the big revolving door, I felt this chill and it smelled like Thanksgiving… and … Continue reading

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Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. – C. Schulz

I never put this stuff up, but this seemed clever – 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.4. Name ten people who … Continue reading

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geshem reeshon, first rain

It’s a moderate rain on this first day of chol hamoed; maybe it’s the leap year causing shemini atzeret to be later or maybe it’s weather craziness everywhere. Religiously speaking, it doesn’t bode well when it rains in Israel before … Continue reading

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note:

another note on the israeli shopping mall experience: walking through crowded Zara and noticing the many bored, tired men waiting for their girlfriends/wives/crushes – whether american yeshiva student, arse, or charedi…

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