Category Archives: fun

Can you tell it’s a slow work day?

Posted on December 17, 2007 by howdoyoujew

Best news about Ann Coulter so far today (hey, the day is young, she could still get run over by a truck, which would eclipse this story): direct lift from the Subversive Cross Stitch blog: Seems that some truly subversive … Continue reading →


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Concert review: Jingle Ball 2007

Posted on December 10, 2007 by howdoyoujew

Local Top 40 station Star 94.1 (which is, yes, owned by ClearChannel, those corporate radio bastards) raises money for Becky’s House, a domestic violence shelter. The main fundraiser for the year is Jingle Ball, a multi-band concert that this year … Continue reading →


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10 Years? Felt like 10 minutes!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by howdoyoujew

Just had a fabulous dinner (at Bahama Breeze, in case you’re keeping track; excellent jerk-painted tilapia and terrific chocolate desserts) with Cousins Marc & Lynn and their boys who, conveniently enough for us this weekend, live in Orlando. Last time … Continue reading →


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On giving back, giving thanks, and not giving up

Posted on November 22, 2007 by howdoyoujew

We got up bright and early this morning to walk 5K in downtown San Diego to raise money for Jewish Family Service and the San Diego Food Bank. Felt good. Ran into many people we know, and saw the power … Continue reading →


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Playing around online

Posted on November 19, 2007 by howdoyoujew

My buddy Avraham has provided a lot of great intellectual (kosher) meat for me to chew on ever since we met in grad school way back around the turn of the 21st century (can you believe it’s been that long, … Continue reading →


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Blast from the past: Denis Leary riffing on the Mel Gibson DUI

Posted on November 18, 2007 by howdoyoujew

Thank you to Phyllis & Joel for reminding me of this gem: Back in July of 2006, Mel Gibson was famously arrested for drunk driving, and exercised his constitutionally protected right to free speech by unleashing a tirade blaming Jews … Continue reading →


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Movie review: Say Anything…

Posted on November 17, 2007 by howdoyoujew

What a fabulous festival of 80s wonderfulness: people driving cars without seatbelts, airplanes with “no smoking” signs that actually meant something, boxy cars from Detroit, and John Cusack early in his career. Cameron Crowe is a great writer and director … Continue reading →


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Movie review: Spider-Man 3

Posted on November 14, 2007 by howdoyoujew

1. CGI, fight scenes, SPFX, etc.: Awesome. 2. Dialogue: Are you serious? 3. Length: Holy crap, is this still on?! Could have been shorter by 45 minutes, easy. Overall: B- Up next: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (I’m … Continue reading →


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Quality time, and Spider-Man 3 pre-review

Posted on November 13, 2007 by howdoyoujew

We spent time tonight with E and S, good friends with whom we have a weekly dinner, rotating between our two houses. We were scheduled to go up to their house, but S called to let us know their laundry … Continue reading →


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Comics 2.0

Posted on November 7, 2007 by howdoyoujew

I’m pretty tired of the 2.0 thing, but I figure it’s good for search engine bots, and I’m not above using the technology to my advantage. The first section I always used to turn to in the paper (and still … Continue reading →


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