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Something I didn't know: Geddy Lee's parents are Holocaust survivors.

"The Great Schlep" is an effort to get Jews to visit their grandparents in Florida and convince them to vote for Obama. Sarah suggests threatening to withhold visits if persuasion doesn't work.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Seriously, though: I don't think Obama will win Florida. There is no way in hell all those little old Jewish ladies will vote for a schvartze. Even if he ( Read more... )

On this day, it is a mitzvah ("good deed") to get so drunk you can't tell the difference between "Blessed be Mordecai" and "Cursed be Haman!"

Last night, I had hamantashen (tri-cornered fruit cookies). Tonight, um ... actually, I'm not sure. I'm going to PB&J's for dinner and the boys are cooking dinner, and it's a secret. There will, however, be ( Read more... )

I got this email from Heeb magazine and thought I'd throw it out there for anyone else who might be interested. I went to the first Storytelling at the Star Bar a couple of years ago, and it was pretty interesting ( Read more... )

Study: Circumcision does not dull sensationIt's not like sensation has ever been a problem, but it's nice to know there's now clinical proof of it. The description of the test is hilarious: disposable filaments on the penis and the forearm while wearing DVD goggles to reduce "extraneous stimulation." Who knew the forearm is an erogenous zone ( Read more... )

The Internet is a wonderful thing. It's a researcher's/procrastinator's/stalker's dream. Just follow the links and they'll lead wonderfully far astray from where you started.

I caught an episode of Star Trek: Voyager this afternoon, one of the first with Seven of Nine. I hit the ST:V IMDB page to see if any of the cast has done anything since. The ( Read more... )