Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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6 quickies from visiting for 3+ weeks in the States
Just because. There are some things I must remember. So the ’90s are back. This I swear, I was thisclose to buying Doc Martins with my adult money. I don’t feel old. I feel great. I guess I’m so over it, I forgot to get a doughnut? Obviously my T-Mobile customer rep, who was digging to find out why I’m…
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Warless, crimeless, murderless… trip highlights!
Since a shit-ton of wrong went down this summer – in Israel and across the world – I’m going to dedicate this post to the happy, quirky, tiny moments of the trip I took with the kids to visit family in New York this month. On my first day in Ameeeerica, I have now seen…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Ginger Project
Actually hung out with some pretty kick-ass gingers earlier this week (my grandmothers, in New York) but what I had in the end was a pretty kick-ass non-ginger trying it on instead. Week 35: Ginger Project Trying it on.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Silhouette
Week 34: Silhouette Coney Island.
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Nettles update: five months
It would happen eventually, Nettles. Your first wartime. So we did that and then picked up when it seemed like the end was close (I think one of the faux cease fires was during our flight?). The America trip. You’ve been smiling your way through it all – new family members, passing strangers, my childhood…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Ice
Week 33: Ice The ice is fake. The heat is real.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Quiet
So did you hear the one about the time a 15-year-old asked me about that pic I posted on instagram, and I told her excitedly how I had found my old Walkman in my childhood bedroom, and she looked at me with a sympathetic smile and asked me, ‘what is that?’ I hit play and…
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Fifty-Two Frames: App Effects
Oddly, I used less effects than usual on this one. Week 31: App Effects Lost summer.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Negative Space
‘Negative space’ – what a loaded term. Luckily in photography it’s an awesome concept. Unluckily in everyday life right now, didn’t have a of time to explore it. Went with the first idea that came to mind. Week 30: Negative Space Seeking: a partner
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Maybe there’s really no such thing as a ‘lone’ soldier
One thing I know about Max Steinberg z’l is he was a Jewish citizen of the world who took action for our people. Another thing I know about Max Steinberg z’l is that his actions brought together Jews of all kinds, pouring out from big and bigger rooms to comfort his mourning parents and siblings.…
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What we can learn about the ‘innocence of children’ from Goodnight Moon
So here’s something. I received a link to the following article today (thanks cuz); a submission to the New York Times Draft blog for writers. What Writers Can Learn From ‘Goodnight Moon’ Though I was certainly an English major, I’ve actually never, believe it or not, fully analysed an entire critique of Goodnight Moon before.…
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