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About Onecakebaker

Author of a memoir called The Girl On the Wall, and working on a novel. Former Synagogue president, gardener, empty nester. Raising bees.

Just the President’s Speech

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Here is the speech I made at the Annual Meeting of Congregation Etz Chayim on June 9, 2013. Sunday June 9th Speech Thank you all for coming to the annual meeting. (Interactive section begins here) How many of you are … Continue reading →

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Best Annual Meeting So Far!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Onecakebaker

June 9th was the Etz Chayim Annual Meeting It was a great meeting. Perhaps it was the sacrifice of the smoked salmon, with accompanying bagels and fixings, Perhaps  the morning start time gave people more energy, or the fact that … Continue reading →

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For the Mothers of Male Babies

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Have you heard of intactivists? These are people who think that the foreskin is very important. A cartoon supporting their point of view was published recently in Norway and Jewish groups rose up to protest it and that’s how I … Continue reading →

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Musing from the top of the food chain

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I’ve been getting philosophical about my bees and wrote a whole essay about it. I’m looking for a home Any suggestions? This is how it starts. What do you think? Does it belong in the Hadassah magazine? Musing from the … Continue reading →

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What is comfort, and why is the limbic system involved so much with it?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Onecakebaker

What is the limbic system? The oldest part of the brain, what one of my therapists called ” the lizard brain.” And in driving us to the comfort of the lizard, it messes up our personal lives. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Discovering New Forms of Comfort

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Onecakebaker

When I was in my 20s, I discovered many new forms of comfort. Angora sweaters. Velvet dresses. Never mind that I bought them at discount and thrift shops, they were COMFORTABLE. I got a full-size bed–which was a big step … Continue reading →

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Why I crave comfort

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Onecakebaker

It’s the lizard brain. Evolution works likes a bad remodel of an old house. Instead of starting fresh with a new design, one change gets aggregated on another, in small steps, so that each stop of evolution looks almost identical … Continue reading →

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Why I mistrust comfort

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I think my father died because he was comfortable with his doctor. It’s not the doctor’s fault. I don’t know if the doctor urged my father to get a second opinion or see a specialist. He might have. In the … Continue reading →

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May 1st

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I’m comfortable being late.  But today,  I really made an effort to be more on time. How did I do? I met my buddies at 7:30 am on time, I got to the gym less late then usual (10:12 vs. 10:20) … Continue reading →

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Blogging Every Day in May

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Onecakebaker

The May topic for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month) is comfort.   I know comfort.  I LOVE comfort. But I know it can be dangerous.   Comfort can mean complacency.  Comfort can mean unconscious prejudice. Comfort can mean insulation.  Well, … Continue reading →

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