The Jews Are Infiltrating My Life. (This Is Okay)

When the Rabbi’s assistant is too busy, or out of town, or lazy, or whatever, I have to send out the Yahrzeit notices. A Yahrzeit is the anniversary date of someone’s death. Traditionally, you light a candle on someone’s yahrzeit, but the most important thing is to say the Mourner’s Kaddish, which is a special [...]

I’m Still an Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging (INTJ) Type

Every couple of years, I retake the Myers-Briggs personalty type evaluation test thingy. I do it mostly because I forget exactly what it says, but also because it can change over the years. Mine hasn’t changed yet - I’m still firmly entrenched in the Dominant Introvert quadrant. I think it fits me very well. I [...]

New Finished Objects on Flickr

I have some photos of my Xmas knitting up on Flickr modeled by the recipients (who also happen to be my family). (If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you can also see my latest Finished Objects in the “Windows” sidebar on my site).

Feeds? Hello?

My feeds aren’t showing up until days later - not just for my own site, but for lots of sites that I follow. It’s super annoying. Is it Google Reader causing the problems or am I just a low priority to the internet?

Not a Good Time to Make Decisions.

I find that this lull between Xmas and New Year’s is just about the worst time to make decisions and set goals. There’s that mad rush to finish things before the new year starts, to set some sort of purpose for yourself, and to jump into hastily made plans with both feet, and then be surprised [...]