Category Archives: Holidays

Rockin’ Rosh Hashana

Amazing Avinu Malkeinu improv. Via Oceanguy.

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One Day

New Year’s greetings from Latma. h/t: Sabba Hillel.

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Lazy Rosh Hashana cat post

What was that? Someone asked where their Rosh Hashana Tigger post was? Here. Elisson sent me the spatula as a gift. It was Sarah‘s idea to see how Tig Hulk would look. (She took the picture, too.) Tig smash!

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A sweet and happy New Year

Something soothing as we go into the holiday. This is Gracie, who I call my Sweetness, sitting in the sunlight this morning. Appropos for the holiday.

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L’Shana Tovah

A sweet and meaningful new year to all of my Jewish readers. Blow the shofar, dudes.

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Have a Glorious Fourth

I never get tired of publishing this post every year. Happy Fourth of July to my fellow Americans, and to my fellow Americans in spirit. Two hundred and thirty five years ago, our forefathers gave us this: The unanimous Declaration … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July weekend!

Posts? You’re expecting me to work this weekend? Hahahahahahahahahaha!

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On this Memorial Day weekend…

Let’s remember those who gave their all for their country.

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Lazy holiday weekend post

I’ve been doing things that were much more fun than posting. Nate and I spent the evening and morning together, as he decided he wanted some solo time with Aunt Meryl. We watched the Green Hornet, which was rated PG-13, … Continue reading

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Let the long weekend begin

As my nephew is in his second day of the Crucible in Marine Boot Camp, Memorial Day weekend begins. I will never think about Memorial Day weekend in the same way again, now that I have a close relative in … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who read this blog. I am in NJ, preparing to take my mom out to breakfast. There’s almost no airplane noise in Richmond. At 1:45 this morning, I woke up thinking that a … Continue reading

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Happy Passover

A happy Passover to all of my Jewish readers. Chag Sameach! I hope your Seders are fun, interesting, filled with tasty food, and not so long that you wind up hungry again by the end. I’m at a friend’s house … Continue reading

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Obama’s Passover message: Still tone-deaf

Barack Obama simply cannot acknowledge a Jewish holiday as a Jewish holiday. The president of the world insists on co-opting our holidays for the world as well. And the tone deafness is particularly offensive, as the states currently going through … Continue reading

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Purim 5771

The New Persia Times Crisis in Shushan The United States is intervening diplomatically to forestall a rapidly developing crisis in the Persian Empire. Sources close to the government of King Achashveirosh have leaked information that the kingdom has sanctioned the … Continue reading

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A happy and safe new year’s eve

A happy and safe new year’s eve to all of my readers.

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