to my beloved eldest niece, judyrose1390! I hope it's a great day.

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Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday, dear talktooloose
Happy Birthday to You!

Here's hoping for a great birthday and an even greater year!

I spent Friday through Sunday in Ottawa, Ontario. As recounted elsewhere, my partner is a final year rabbinical student. She has a once-a-month gig as the spiritual leader of the Reconstructionist Congregation there. She usually flies up on Friday and back Sunday night, but this time we went together.( Read more... )

So, I haven't been on lj much. Sometimes I read, but not consistently and I haven't posted in a long time. I've been busy. My health is much, much better. As a result I've ramped up and am back participating in all my regular activities after trying to do the bare minimum (which is still full time job, part time job, parenting and volunteer ( Read more... )

If Brett Ratner had said "Rehearsing is for pussies" instead of "Rehearsing is for fags" would he still be producing the Oscars? Why or why not?

I present this lovely little poem based on part of the Noah story. It's by Emily Dickinson and it has the lovely lyrical title of "Poem 48 ( Read more... )

A Happy Sukkot to all who are celebrating. I've had a lovely holiday so far. A lot of folks - online and off - have been asking how I'm doing, so I figured it's time for an update. I'll link to this from facebook, too.
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An article in today's New York Times, "For Children of Same Sex Couples A Student Aid Maze" talks about financial aid both for children of same sex couples and for gay/lesbian kids disowned when they come out, in spite of the title referring only to the former. Since my kids are children of same sex couples and I was disowned when I came out ( Read more... )

Every year my synagogue, the Park Slope Jewish Center, has two Kol Nidre Services on Erev Yom Kippur. The main service is held upstairs and is attended by members and those who bought tickets. But a few of our members give of their time and effort (and miss the main service) every year in order to give an opportunity to anyone who shows up to ( Read more... )