A pause for poetry

I have just returned to Israel more tired than I can remember in a long time.  Due to Ms. Irene, the hurricane, not me, my flights were all canceled.  No, I was not stranded in paradise.  I was stranded in Chicago.  Three days were spent in alternating phases of work-absence-anxiety-and-catch-up AND having a lovely time [...]

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Sexy (Scary) Food Scenes

Just Because I Like Them.  Enjoy. From Tom Jones.  Who knew Albert Finney was so amazingly beautiful in the early 60′s?  Incredible actor. One of the finest scenes from Tampopo – a stunning, poignant, and hilarious Japanese film all about food — and the society that surrounds it. Seems a more than a bit kitschy [...]

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Wine Facts & Fun

If I can muster the energy and discipline, I’m thinking of doing a weekly wine-oriented post. As I’ve been living and breathing nothing but wine, mostly trying to absorb as much knowledge on Bourgognes as fast as possible, I feel like I’m bursting. So without further ado: Fun things I’ve learned: Bourgogne wine families are, [...]

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Oh là là! Mme. Bruni Does M. Brassens!

I’ve not been able to write, and I’m still so stressed, I don’t really know how I manage to stay upright (most of the time).  But as I’ve been getting some adamant requests for more posts, I’ve decided to share some easy favorites of mine.  Videos, links, juicy awesome things to laugh and revel over. [...]

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6 Videos That Made My Week

Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating! And a very Happy Weekend to the rest!  Despite being Jewish, I miss Christmas, and being in Israel, I feel unashamed at saying so. It’s like I don’t have to be vigilant in guarding my religious traditions by not celebrating others’. I made egg nog, and I found Christmas [...]

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Happy weekend-ness!

Just a quicky – I’m in the “final” stages of my personal statement for grad school.  But I have seen some joyous hilarious videos lately, and I wanted to share!  Happy weekend! Ah… memories of summer on this cold winter night from the lovely awesome people at Improv Everywhere: This is old, but I only [...]

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When in doubt, put on your shoes

Kitchen chores, muppets, Ahmadinijan, cross-dressing. Life is interesting in Israel.

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Cheer Me Up?

I googled, “cheer me up.”  Here’s what I got: I am horrified by google, the internet, and humanity in general at the moment.  How can an internet search of the words “cheer me up” be such a dud?  Perhaps that’s the joke? The results are so ludicrous that they by default cheer up the searcher? [...]

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Life in six words: tragicomic genius?

I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this project or read these books. Created by SMITH Magazine, these books have work by celebrities and plebs alike. Great fun. Unique insights. Genius. Can you write a memoir in six words?

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Pretty Pictures, and oh yes, Some Great Links

I’m still in New Years mode.  My parents are still visiting in Israel.  As such, every day includes some sort of adventure, for good or bad.  I have so much interesting food and wine news and gossip to spread, but I just don’t have the time and energy. So, I’m making this particular post short.  [...]

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