The electricity in our entire apartment runs through four 15-amp fuses. I just figured out that one of those fuses, (i.e. 25 percent of our unit's electricity) runs one outlet.

Wha?

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I suddenly have a craving for a Waldorf salad.

(In other news, we just survived a massive blizzard. How are you?)

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RAB: Abba, what letters are on your shirt?

A:Looks down, sees that his shirt says "Sputnik," in Russian. Hoo, boy.

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Is the term "gentile" offensive, or merely descriptive?

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RAB's vocabulary has started expanding, and she currently has seven words that she uses reliably, including "no," which just she just started using yesterday.

An amusing anecdote:

Yesterday evening, I was feeding RAB dinner, and she was happily babbling away to herself while she was eating. She stopped eating, and looked around the room, still ( Read more... )

Hi everyone.

Things here have been very busy, and I haven't had time to write things down. I'm actually dictating this using my new iPhone, because I don't have time to sit and type. Aliza's grandmother passed away last night and we'll be heading to Rochester for the funeral on Sunday. Understandably, things have been very hectic.

I promise that ( Read more... )

A Halloween candy idea for those that want to try it:

Marshmallows shaped like famous English diarists. I shall call them Samuel Peeps.

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Pickled brisket is amazing.

More later!