The birthday dinner with friends was nice, though in retrospect I should have started it at 7:30 rather than 7 'cause a number of people had to leave by 9ish ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, Tammy!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 
To all the graduates out there: You've done well. Enjoy today!

Keeping Shabbat in Norfolk, staying for the 1st seder, breaking yom tov starting when we drive back to WM sunday am. And my mother is driving down to WM.

Chag sameach, ya'll.

( Passover fluff (parodies of Hotel California and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air themesong) )

Happy new year.

Gay soldier (injured in Iraq) wants to serve openly.

Lots of work.

I'm back on campus.

( The year in review - that meme for which you take the first sentence of the first entry of every month )

The geminid meteor shower is tonight and, since the new moon was just a couple of days ago, it's supposed to be a good year for it.
Expected rate of meteorites for 10 U.S. cities

Sorry for the late notice - I just found out about this today.

Marriage Rites and Wrongs (Washington Post editorial, link courtesy of Emily)
Resident Thinker Given Free ( Read more... )

'Chrismukkah is...the 'state of mind' interfaith families find themselves in this time of year.' Oy.

An Alabama legislator is trying to prevent 'purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.'
And he has President Bush's ear
NY Times editorial (requiring a free subscription) on Bush's ( Read more... )

( A Christmas Carol by Tom Lehrer )