Category Archives: Family

A Day In Israel: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 – 13th of Tamuz, 5768

Posted on July 17, 2008 by howdoyoujew

0830 We got up and started getting ready for our day. This included a light breakfast for us and Hadarya. 0900 My friend, roommate, and rabbi Scott, called to tell me that Channel 10 News was covering the prisoner exchange … Continue reading →

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HDYJ Podcast: Episode 1

Posted on June 23, 2008 by howdoyoujew

So this newest version of WordPress I’m now running, after that wacked-out update, has this handy “add media” gadget right in the interface instead of relying on a plugin, so I’m going to try it with the already-recorded episode 1. … Continue reading →

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Kaiser Temperamental

Posted on June 5, 2008 by howdoyoujew

There’s that Kaiser joke I was looking for the other day… Anyway, I realized I forgot to post the proof of my daughter’s cuteness from that visit, so I needed to come back here, and I also got some more … Continue reading →

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Something…something…COMPLETE!

Posted on June 4, 2008 by howdoyoujew

I’ve been wearing a kippah full time now for three years, I think (somebody can check me on this; I’m pretty sure I have previously blogged about this), and that one little mitzvah definitely has me thinking more consciously about … Continue reading →

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HMO = Hellacious Medical Offerings

Posted on June 4, 2008 by howdoyoujew

OK, that was a stretch, but I couldn’t come up with a good Kaiser joke. I just need to vent my frustration at the situation I encountered yesterday when I took Hadarya for a physical and vaccination appointment. Now, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Punchline looking for a joke

Posted on May 20, 2008 by howdoyoujew

Yeah, yeah, so I’m a parent now, so that’s supposed to make me all “mature” and “grown up” and blahblahblah?! HA! We took our daughter to the doctor yesterday, as she’s had a rash on her torso for several days … Continue reading →

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Geeky, goofy goodness

Posted on May 15, 2008 by howdoyoujew

I am going to HAVE to experiment with some of our own pics (too few and far between, unfortunately, since I’m usually behind the camera, but they’re around), but ManBabies.com is a treasure trove of silliness. As is this collection … Continue reading →

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Brain dump, Tuesday night

Posted on May 13, 2008 by howdoyoujew

I have to blog a thousand things, but I’ll just keep this to the top that I’m able to think of, in no particular order, before my fingers get tired: The evil bastards who control the food packaging disaster that … Continue reading →

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A tiny little division…

Posted on April 28, 2008 by howdoyoujew

…of a major corporate behemoth, I know, but it’s still a cool bunch of people. Some years ago, Hallmark set up Shoebox to create and market humorous greetings cards. They also had a website in the early days of the … Continue reading →

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Shabbat shalom and happy bageling!

Posted on April 11, 2008 by howdoyoujew

Despite the name of the practice, bageling is a very appropriate Pesach activity. I was introduced to this charmingly named entertainment by a friend of my dad’s, who forwarded me the column below today. Happily, unlike in the case of … Continue reading →

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