Category: general
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Little foreigner.
It wasn’t Koala’s first in-person Christmas tree (we were in Atlanta last November) but it was the first he got to touch. And grab. And pull ornaments off from. Oddly, it was in the Hong Kong airport. That makes him a foreigner on a few levels.
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First Australian… trip.
We’ve left Israel and arrived in Australia (253465 hours later). Don’t you think the sign should have been a koala?
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It Gets Better, Jew.0 (have to share, and keep sharing).
The It Gets Better Project, a series of videos by famous and non-famous people coming out on being hopeful for LGBT teens, has been catching attention around the social media corners I hang out in. But I wonder if, aside from the teens who need the support, the misguided/hateful/ignorant people at the core of the problem are…
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This is who we are.
Part 1: 9:46 pm Me: Lalalala bla bla bla. Friend: Oh, happy anniversary. Me: Oh, shit! It’s Tu B’Av! Part 2: 9:50 pm Me: Happy anniversary! I said it first! Huz: Oh, yeah. It hasn’t been five years already, has it? Me: It’s been four. By the way: We thought the extra bonus to getting…
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Zumba!
For a few years I kept seeing the word ‘zumba’ in my Facebook feed… Ahhh! Zumba! Just came back from zuuumbaaa!!! I <3 Zumba 4everz!!11!!1 And I’ve had no freakin clue what everyone has been saying. Last week, I got an email advertising Zumba on Sunday nights right here in cozy little Tzur Hadassah. So…
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Lemonade stand.
Walking in Jerusalem today, on HaPalmach street, I spotted a 6ish year old boy operating… a lemonade stand (!) Did you grow up in the 80s? I remember having ‘computer class’ in elementary school, which meant playing Lemonade Stand on an Apple II or Commodore 64 for 45 minutes while the teacher read a book. This…
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Fanning hatred on the 9th of Av.
Can someone explain to me how publishing an article about which Israeli demographic hates which other Israeli demographic is supposed to be appropriate for Tisha B’Av? Why so negative, Ynet? Why stir the pot of hatred and conflict and darkness? As a Jew who studied for years and years about Jewish history, as a student…
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Fancy bathroom lady.
Isn’t this lady really fashionable? I don’t identify with her. I wouldn’t wear a modern-art slanty skirt to an outdoor public bathroom. And shoulder pads are sooo 20 years ago. Also, I wouldn’t chop off half my head for the occasion. I’m just not that fancy.
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That’s a lot of Keret.
Have I mentioned that I totally dig Etgar Keret? In college I took a creative writing class that focused on ‘short short stories.’ Like, really short. Micro short. Blogger short. Ever since reading The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God I realized that this guy was doing what I wanted to be doing with…
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Toilet puppies.
I want a late night show or Saturday Night Live to do a fake infomercial advertising my latest great idea. So, you go to the supermarket, and you’re looking for the essentials, i.e., toilet paper, and you’re standing there in the aisle staring at your choices… The brand with the soft puppy on it, the brand…
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Weird egg.
Is this weird? I picked up a few things at the grocery today to bring home after work. I shoved the heavy bags on the floor of the car and then pondered what to do with the eggs. Ok, hold on. I don’t usually do the shopping, and when I do, I’m usually not alone,…
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Happy Israel Independence Day.
62-years-old and it’s starting to show. Here’s to keeping the smoke out of our eyes and the meat industry in business. Chag sameach, happy Yom Haatzmaut!