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I went to last-day-Pesach services yesterday and ended up walking home with my rabbi (who lives in basically the same direction). That was pleasant; we haven't "just talked" much, as opposed to having an appointment or a class or whatever. I'd like to do that more; it's a real pity that he's extremely allergic to cats, which means I can't just invite him over for dinner or something. Gotta remember to do that some night during Sukkot. :-)
I think I have a pretty good handle on the Torah portion now, and brought it in today to run by my co-worker. Oops; it appears she does two-day holidays; I had forgotten. Well, tomorrow, then.
We've been working our way through the second season of West Wing and saw the episode with the "Dr Laura" spoof a few nights ago. Many of the questions Bartlet asked were similar to those in Dear Dr. Laura, which has been circulating on the net for a while. I wonder if this is independent development or taking a good idea and spreading it farther. (It's hilarious; follow the link if you don't know what I'm talking about.)
I was kind of sad to realize that it was faster for me to find that with Google than by looking around on my hard drive, where I know I stashed a copy. Has the time come when it doesn't make sense to save copies of things any more? (Not unless it's widespread; you don't want to get hosed by the single source disappearing.) I was actually looking for a date stamp (I wanted to know if it was posted after the West Wing episode), but even so, Google came to the rescue. I distinctly remembered the part about the pleasing odor (but not unto the neighbors), which surely helped. But someone should market search engines for the home market, y'know? :-) (It's a joke. I used to work for a company that had that technology but never marketed it in the US.)
Apparently I'm a mutant. All my friends complain about gaining weight during Pesach; I lost two or three pounds. I am not complaining. (And this includes the 2300-calorie day that included the first seder. That's half again my average.)
I think I have a pretty good handle on the Torah portion now, and brought it in today to run by my co-worker. Oops; it appears she does two-day holidays; I had forgotten. Well, tomorrow, then.
We've been working our way through the second season of West Wing and saw the episode with the "Dr Laura" spoof a few nights ago. Many of the questions Bartlet asked were similar to those in Dear Dr. Laura, which has been circulating on the net for a while. I wonder if this is independent development or taking a good idea and spreading it farther. (It's hilarious; follow the link if you don't know what I'm talking about.)
I was kind of sad to realize that it was faster for me to find that with Google than by looking around on my hard drive, where I know I stashed a copy. Has the time come when it doesn't make sense to save copies of things any more? (Not unless it's widespread; you don't want to get hosed by the single source disappearing.) I was actually looking for a date stamp (I wanted to know if it was posted after the West Wing episode), but even so, Google came to the rescue. I distinctly remembered the part about the pleasing odor (but not unto the neighbors), which surely helped. But someone should market search engines for the home market, y'know? :-) (It's a joke. I used to work for a company that had that technology but never marketed it in the US.)
Apparently I'm a mutant. All my friends complain about gaining weight during Pesach; I lost two or three pounds. I am not complaining. (And this includes the 2300-calorie day that included the first seder. That's half again my average.)
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