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My car suffers from a seasonal disorder. I suppose a 14-year-old car is allowed to have senior moments, but it's still inconvenient. In cold weather, the hatch will not stay up under its own power. This made unloading groceries last night challenging. This is definitely about cold and not snow. I don't know what causes it; it's been happening for a few years. Maybe I should rig some sort of prop to use in the garage; Marion used a broom to hold up the door of her minivan when it had a similar problem.
My copy of "Divine Intervention" on CD just shipped. Yay! This is a high-quality filk album, by Julia Ecklar, that was released on cassette more than 15 years ago, but is only now coming out on CD, remastered and everything. I'm looking forward to hearing it.
I need a copy of a soon-to-be-released DVD (for a gift), and the release date is only a few days before I'll need it. I don't want to rely on a mail-order place to get it to me in time, especially in December. Is there some place in Pittsburgh where I can count on getting it, ideally by pre-ordering and then picking it up on the release day? I am unschooled in the ways of shopping for current hot items. :-)
Tomorrow night is the company party. One of my co-workers is taking advanced Hebrew classes, and she knows my husband is an Israeli, so she asked if he would be there and said she's always looking for people she can converse with. I wonder if I should warn him. :-) (He was fluent at one time, but hasn't used it regularly since childhood.)
Tonight: last night of Chanukah. The fully-loaded chanukiah (aka menorah) lends a very nice, warm glow to the dining room when the rest of the lights are out. This year I am using the chanukiah that was a gift from my parents several years ago. (We have several -- I owned two and then we got two as wedding presents -- so I've been informally rotating.)
My copy of "Divine Intervention" on CD just shipped. Yay! This is a high-quality filk album, by Julia Ecklar, that was released on cassette more than 15 years ago, but is only now coming out on CD, remastered and everything. I'm looking forward to hearing it.
I need a copy of a soon-to-be-released DVD (for a gift), and the release date is only a few days before I'll need it. I don't want to rely on a mail-order place to get it to me in time, especially in December. Is there some place in Pittsburgh where I can count on getting it, ideally by pre-ordering and then picking it up on the release day? I am unschooled in the ways of shopping for current hot items. :-)
Tomorrow night is the company party. One of my co-workers is taking advanced Hebrew classes, and she knows my husband is an Israeli, so she asked if he would be there and said she's always looking for people she can converse with. I wonder if I should warn him. :-) (He was fluent at one time, but hasn't used it regularly since childhood.)
Tonight: last night of Chanukah. The fully-loaded chanukiah (aka menorah) lends a very nice, warm glow to the dining room when the rest of the lights are out. This year I am using the chanukiah that was a gift from my parents several years ago. (We have several -- I owned two and then we got two as wedding presents -- so I've been informally rotating.)
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Thanks for the info on your Hanukkiot, I knew you had one, but not 4! Judaica is a great gift and it is always good to know what your friends have.
BTW, I have URLs on two really fantastic Judaica shops in New Orleans. Really pretty stuff more creative than I've seen here. I'll have to get them to you.
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BTW, I have URLs on two really fantastic Judaica shops in New Orleans. Really pretty stuff more creative than I've seen here. I'll have to get them to you.
I'd be interested in seeing these.