Category Archives: Life

Passholes

I thought of a new name for people who don’t obey the passing laws. You know, the jerks who do below the speed limit in the left-hand lane, for instance: Passholes. It can also be used for people who are … Continue reading

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Oh, yeah

I almost forgot about posting here. Long day. Drive up to NorVA and back. Much traffic both ways. Tired. Feet hurt. Writing like Hemingway in this post or something. And now I’m going to bed.

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Talk amongst yourselves

I’ve taken the day off.

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A busy day

Worked in NorVA today, met Barry Rubin and a bunch of other people for dinner tonight (including coblogger Soccer Dad) and had a simply lovely time. The drive home was not so great, except for the amazing lightning. Lots of … Continue reading

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Cat food issues

Hey, fellow cat owners. Anyone out there have any experience with your male cat developing crystals in their urine, that precursor to kidney stone? My vet wants me to put Tig on Hill’s C/D diet, but it has corn gluten … Continue reading

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For today, pictures

I’m tired of writing. Here’s a picture from my Sunday trip to Virginia Tech. And Tig. Shabbat shalom.

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I got nothin’

You all will have to fend for yourselves for a while.

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Busy, busy, busy

Let’s see… yesterday was work plus annual synagogue board meeting, where I was elected recording secretary. Today was work in NorVA. Tomorrow and Saturday, and next weekend, will be leading services while the rabbi and gabbai are on vacation. Yeah, … Continue reading

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Aunt Meryl Mode

I’ve been in Aunt Meryl Mode since yesterday noonish. My friends are out of town for their anniversary, and I have the two younger kids (11) under my roof while the older boys (17 and 14) spend the nights and … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Crap science: Pass it along! Found this via Yahoo! News. Gee, I wish I was paid as much to blog as the people who write crap like this. See if you can find the cause for their bad teeth. Can … Continue reading

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Ennui

I have blogging ennui. If only posts would magically appear as I read the news articles and think, “Yeah, that would be a good one for the blog.” Or as I read the news articles and think, “I really can’t … Continue reading

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Home again

And glad to be here.

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Family weekend

I’m visiting family. It’s a bar mitzvah weekend. So I got to enjoy the wonders of New Jersey traffic on a holiday weekend. SO glad I moved to Richmond nearly eleven years ago.

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Postus interruptus

Ever have one of those days when you have absolutely no desire to post anything newsworthy? Yeah, that’s today. FYI, the May book sale is coming to a close in eight days. But you can still get the ebook for … Continue reading

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A break in the action

Been fighting a stomach virus all week, while also working, so the blog went by the wayside today. On the other hand, the stomach thing seems to have really helped my writing. Chugging along nicely last night and tonight, and … Continue reading

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