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Why I crave comfort
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
Why I mistrust comfort
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
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
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
Honey Extraction Report
Here is how I extracted honey from the three combs Rhona and I took from the hive in my backyard. Just so you know, you never take all the honey, just some. There were about 20 combs in the hive, … Continue reading
A New Year’s Day Plan
At last, a plan for New Year’s Day My New Year’s Day Party 2014 will be like my New Year’s Day Party 2013. This means that I have already planned NEXT year’s New Year’s Day Open House, and can finally … Continue reading
Rare Torah scroll written by woman on loan to Palo Alto congregation
Torah scroll is on loan to Congregation Etz Chayim through March 4, 2013, as described in the article below, published in the San Jose Mercury News on January 29, 2013. Rare Torah scroll written by woman – San Jose Mercury … Continue reading
Rare Torah scroll on loan to congregation
Torah scroll is on loan to Congregation Etz Chayim through March 4, 2013, as described in the article below, published in the Palo Alto Daily News on January 26, 2013. Front_Page_DailyNews
For 2013, A Marriage Agenda – Forward.com
For 2013, A Marriage Agenda – Forward.com. My mother shared Jane Eisner’s concerns–she pushed reproduction and liberal values, but marriage, she said, was “just a piece of paper.”
My post on The Giving Season on the Jewish Women’s Archive
Holiday Giving Published December 25, 2012 Today is Christmas, perhaps the ultimate holiday for giving, and I am reflecting on the act, ritualization, and commercialization of “giving.” In the past few weeks the media has been abuzz with commentary on … Continue reading
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