I had a dream a few nights ago that I was at temple, trying and failing to lead the service. I was on the bimah stumbling my way through the V'ahavta, which has always been my least favorite prayer in the entire religion. (Although I think the Tefilah Haderech should be banned, too.) It got me thinking about some things, and on impulse, I attended ( Read more... )

The temps here have been no joke this summer. Constant daily highs at/over 100° since June! I don't usually complain about the Texas heat, but this is too much even for me. My chocolate gets melty just from sitting in the cabinet, and once when I accidentally touched the seat-belt buckle in my car, I screamed out loud. A few other blurbs about the ( Read more... )