short takes

[cellio]

I get my new car tomorrow. I should remember to take a CD of dulcimer music; when the salesman asked me what the heck that instrument case was (that I insisted on putting into the car to make sure it would be happy), he said he'd never heard of the hammer dulcimer. And I'll want him to show me how to operate the CD player anyway...

An interesting entry about making choices from sui66iy.

What's 'popcorn' in Aramaic? and other helpful phrases, including "I have eyes but I cannot see the subtitles. Can we sit closer?" (Guardian, by way of vonstrassburg).

tim_ posted lots of nifty, helpful information about vision and monitors and stuff, in response to my entry about LCD monitors. Thanks! I'm still digesting it, but I did want to note it in case others are interested.

I finished assembling my application package for the sh'liach k'hilah program tonight, so off it goes tomorrow morning. I hope they accept me. (I suspect they will.) The envelope containing my rabbi's recommendation letter is thick; too bad I'm not allowed to know what's in it. (When he hadned it to me he said something like "if you were allowed to read this I think you'd be pleased". :-) )