I guess I must really be a Bostonian now. Why? Because I grew up in New Jersey and always rooted for the Giants. They were my team – you know, LT, Phil Simms, Leonard Marshall, little Joe Morris – they were awesome and I was loyal – I stuck with them through the dark Ray Handley days and everything.
Once I moved to Boston, I kept my soft spot for the Giants, but I was able to justify liking the Pats because Bill Belichick had been the defensive coach for the Giants in the 80’s and through the 1991 Super Bowl.
But I was bummed on Sunday – how did that happen? How did I get to be so “Boston”?
February 5th, 2008
Check this out - video Tzvi is up on aish.com - it is surprisingly controversial - wow.
February 5th, 2008
I don’t know, but it seems to me that these people are taking this “save the planet” thing a little to far. In England eco-sterilization is all the rage.
“We do everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint. But all this would be undone if we had a child. That’s why I had a vasectomy. It would be morally wrong for me to add to climate change and the destruction of Earth.”
Maybe we should get rid of people all together.
November 24th, 2007
I knew it! Daniel recently sent me this article that confirms what I knew all along – coffee – with caffeine – is healthy, good for you, and should be a regular part of your diet. All these hippie punks talking smack about this important beverage should silence themselves. Check out these cool facts:
To name just a few [health benefits that come from drinking coffee]: Some Arizona researchers recently discovered that caffeinated coffee helps improve memory in older adults. A new study from the United Kingdom suggests that small amounts of coffee consumed throughout the day can increase alertness and improve performance on all kinds of tasks, including those that require hand-to-eye coordination and attention to detail. Preliminary studies suggest regular coffee drinking may lower risk of type 2 diabetes. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that people who drink a daily four to six cups have a 28 percent lower risk of developing this illness–which is fast becoming an epidemic in this country–than folks who drink less than two cups each day. Researchers arrived at those numbers by pooling the results of nine different studies from the United States and around the world. Speculation is that caffeine deserves the credit, though it could be an antioxidant phenolic compound called chlorogenic acid.
November 18th, 2007
I just heard on the radio today that Norman Mailer had someone read an obituary at his funeral that he wrote about himself years ago.
It is an important and powerful exercise we should all do - what do you want people to say about you after you are gone? If you can’t sum up your life in a slogan for your tombstone - write up a full-blown obituary. Being real with your mortality is a powerful tool to get focus about your goals and what is ultimately important.
November 14th, 2007
I posted this link to a late-80’s performance of Bruce Springsteen covering the Edwin Starr classic “War” on Retro Chicken – my music only blog. Bruce and his band sound great (I wrote over on Retro Chicken that I am pretty sure he is with the E Street Band) and the video rocks – except for the last 5 seconds. Just as the song ends Bruce makes this pedantic statement about war being bad – like duh Bruce, obviously war is bad – but war isn’t going to end just because you don’t like it. The only way to end war, or any other social ill which plagues our society, is to stop pointing fingers and assigning blame and to stand up and take responsibility.
Incidentally – this is exactly the message of “War.” According to Edwin Starr, even though the song was seen as an anti-Vietnam anthem – that was not the message at all. It is actually about the evil of “war” between friends, family and neighbors – about the need to start looking inward and solve our personal problems as a means to change the planet – now that is a message.
October 15th, 2007
No - I was not reading Vanity Fair - but check out their list of the world’s 100 most powerful people - 51 are Jewish. 51 are Jewish - can you dig that? Google, Mayor Bloomberg, Ralph Lauren - Jews are into everything and are everywhere.
If more people would start reading More Torah, I would be on the list too - tell your friends.
October 13th, 2007
I am not sure what to make of this. Columnist Ann Coulter said:
“We [Christians] just want Jews to be perfected.”
I mean yeah, Christians do believe they have the monopoly on religion and that their beliefs are the fulfillment of the promises of Judaism. If they want to believe that – fine, I think it is silly, but believe what you want. But I am surprised that Ann Coulter believes this, or is at least so vocal about it – I thought she was a liberal-hating conservative, not a bible-thumping fundamentalist.
Click here to see the whole article.
October 11th, 2007
An era has come and gone – we got rid of the couch. For those of you who have been to our house, and witnessed the slow death of the beat-gold thing – this is an auspicious moment indeed.
Remember when it was that huge new monstrosity, dominating much of the living room? And then it faded, and pieces start to fall off, foam was exposed and soon half was gone (“disappeared” by my wife when I was on a trip overseas). The remainder got thinner and thinner, and pieces of gold thread could be sighted around town – my son noticed that parts of our couch are in every significant Jewish building in Boston. Oftentimes parts of the couch would be stuck to my clothes or in my hair. And then the foam, and finally the wood were exposed on the second half – and now it is gone as well – unceremoniously sent away with Tuesday’s trash.
The couch was a generous donation from a wealthy relative, but it was too fragile and couldn’t survive. Good bye old friend – we’ll miss you.
The good news is we got a new toilet.
September 26th, 2007
Don’t ask me how I did it, but I found Madonna’s blog - chock full of Kaballah lessons and everything. Look at this link - it is a Kaballah lesson all about life being a dream (I didn’t have the patience to read the whole thing). Who is this lady’s rabbi?
I am going to be 40 soon - maybe Madonna could be my Kaballah guru - no?
September 25th, 2007
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