short takes

[cellio]

I have half a large cantaloupe and more than enough fruit salad. So far, it appears my other options are blender drinks and sweet cold soups. I guess that shouldn't surprise me too much, but I wonder if I can do better.

Today's mail brought a membership appeal from "Toys for Tots Christmas Club". Oh, let me count the ways in which they have missed their mark... no, on second thought, let's not. :-)

I've spent the last month being a registered Democrat for tax purposes. (I'll fix it after the mayoral election -- err, "primary".) It should be fascinating to see what that does to the makeup of my junk mail.

A question occurred to me while contemplating a conference in England that ends on a Friday (not that I'm expecting to be allowed to go, but): If I get onto a west-bound plane shortly before Shabbat, and at no point during the trip am I in an area where it is already Shabbat, is that kosher? (It might not be smart, of course, as one delayed connection can ruin one's whole day.)

Note to anonymous coworker: if you only get the error after you've edited the code, and you can't produce it from the checked-in version, it is not my bug. :-)

Comments

[cellio]

I wouldn't risk it.

Oh neither would I -- if I go, I'll stay until Sunday. But it got me wondering about the alternate scenario.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Edge conditions are fun. I used to make my Rabbi loopy with them. :-)

Not being religious anymore, I'd go back to first principles - follow the purpose of Shabbat (a day of rest, and separation, and with rituals modified only as needed) and it'd be fine. Although the learned creativity of the Rabbinate in how to do so could be fascinating.