My grandmother used to tell my father (and, infrequently, me) that he had choices for dinner. The conversation would go something like this: Grandma: Do you want burgers, tuna fish, or chicken soup? Dad: hamburgers Grandma: We're out of hamburgers. Dad: Okay. I'll have tuna. Grandma: We're out of tuna. Dad: Fine. Chicken soup. Grandma: Okay. It'll be ready in 10 minutes. Tonight I went to the kosher...

mdyesowitch linked to this post about romance novel warning systems and I nearly spit water on my keyboard before I got past the second category of stories, so I had to share. (No really...I'm working here. Don't you see me working?)

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A good friend from out of town was in Boston this week for a conference. Friend, mdyesowitch , hoppie , and I went out to dinner together on Thursday night (otherwise known as the four hour chatfest) then he and I met up yesterday after the conference to go to the Museum of Science. For those of you not in Boston, we have a pretty lame science museum, but it has one really cool thing...

Jumpie: Emma, wake up. I need you. This is serious. Emma: I am awake. Jumpie: Do we have tweezers. Emma: Not up here, what's wrong? Jumpie: Why do we never have tweezers up here? Emma: Oh, not this again! Jumpie: I was in the garden today and you forgot to tick check me afterwards. Emma: I could use this pair of needle nose pliers to extract the beastie. Jumpie: Don't do me no favours . What do...

For them's as care *glances at mdyesowitch *, I added a couple things to my DeviantArt page yesterday. And ladyofdragons got into the "here...this is a bunch of stuff that is complied into a less than aesthetically pleasing configuration...maybe you can make it better" game yesterday - which means there will be more, because apparently I cannot be handed something random, slightly...

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Gacked from mdyesowitch Your Language Arts Grade: 100%   Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know "no" from "know." Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes). Are You Gooder at Grammar? Make a Quiz

My turn for a WFramingham moment. The other day I was telling mdyesowitch that I've been trying some of the salads at Panera Bread and that they're very hit or miss. The one I like the best has all sorts of fruit in it. Strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges, and something else. I couldn't for the life of me remember what that something else is. I knew it wasn't apples. it wasn't banana...

After a lecture by a local-area Rabbi on women's expression of prayer throughout history ( my notes on the lecture ), I thought I might see if there was a Siddur for the women's experience. So I did a google search and came up with http://www.artscroll.com/Categories/p11.html . Artscroll has one, I thought. Sweet. With Artscroll, I have the familiarity that comes with using the same Siddur I've been...