short takes

[cellio]

My lilac bush is finally blooming! It seems like everyone else's did that a couple weeks ago.

Our congregation's annual meeting was tonight. I am no longer worship chair (term expired). For the first time in four years I have no official position of responsibility. It feels odd. I'm going to see if I can change that. :-) (I mean, an incipient sh'liach k'hilah ought to be able to do something useful, and official, around the place...)

I like this pitch for minyan attendance (forwarded by xiphias). Very talmudic. :-)

CNN reports: "An 86-year-old woman was jailed after police said she called emergency dispatchers 20 times in a little more than a half-hour -- all to complain that a pizza parlor wouldn't deliver. [...] She also complained that someone at the shop called her a "crazy old coot," Giannini said." Um, yeah, that sounds about right to me. :-)

Old news for some, but anyone who hasn't yet seen the UK memo about fixing the case for the invasion of Iraq should do so. (I first saw it via profane_stencil.)

Comments

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

Then again, you could take a year off and see what it's like to be a member of the congregation.

[cellio]

I have two propositions, one for the president and one for my rabbi.

Our associate rabbi will be leaving in a year; I asked the president about being on the search committee for his replacement. In addition to helping to influence a very important decision for our congregation, I'd get an inside view of the whole process, which seems useful.

I'm going to ask my rabbi if I can scratch the itch to lead services by participating occasionally in our Friday-night services. This is mostly not done by lay people, but I'm hoping he'll let me do so on an occasional basis. It's a passion of mine and I seem to have skill in it, so it can't hurt to ask.

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

She attacked the officer, too. She's not just crazy, but violent and dangerous. I'm fairly tolerant of crazy old coots, but have zero tolerance for those who initiate violence.

[cellio]

I agree. The phone calls were the acts of a crazy old coot; the later behavior is just plain criminal.

*sigh*

[dmnsqrl.livejournal.com]

or the sign of someone who is seriously unwell and doesn't have people who will ensure she gets treatment. Hopefully that will happen now if it is needed.

Re: *sigh*

[cellio]

Whether the violence was caused by mental illness or something else, it's still a problem (and in this case a criminal act, assault). Presumably that will come out in the investigation and, with luck, she'll get medical help if she needs it.