Getting Your Point Across With Recipes
2017-12-28 – I have a friend who is a vegetarian. Well, more than a vegetarian. She is vegan. I’ve had various friends over the years who have been at various […]
Monthly Archives: December 2017
“Taxation Is Theft”? It’s Not the Only Thing
2017-12-25 – At this time of year we are awash in images of peace and goodwill, generosity and selflessness. Maybe it’s inevitable that we also are treated to their opposites: […]
Trump and the UN on Jerusalem—Both Fake
2017-12-22 – I arrived in Jerusalem just a few days after the 1973 war. My mission was to study Talmud in preparation for entering a rabbinical program the next year. […]
My Latke Recipe—Better Late Than Never
2017-12-20 – Hanukkah ends tonight at sunset, so you might not have use for this recipe until next year. But I made latkes last night and they turned out well. […]
Trump and Corker Really, Really Need the Tax Break
2017-12-18 – You really gotta feel sorry for real estate billionaires like Don Trump (President – R) and Bob Corker (Senator – R). They are just this close to finally […]
When the “Best” Words Are Banned, a Thesaurus Has Words that Are Better than Best
2017-12-16 – The Trump administration knows words. They have the best words. We’ve all been exposed to their words. But now, the administration has decided to take away some of […]
I’m a Big Tipper (And I Want My Tips to Go to the Servers, Not the Owners)
2017-12-11 – I’m a fairly big tipper. No, I’m not the guy who gives a $1,000 tip on a $45.00 check. I’ll tip $9 or $10. I tip 20% and […]
If We Can’t Have Minor Disagreements, We’ll Have Major Disagreements
2017-12-07 – One of yesterday’s Internet memes was a video of John Oliver discussing sexual harassment with Dustin Hoffman (warning: the audio is terrible). My first reaction to this was […]
Wrong-Way Medicine
My calcium was low last year and another doctor said I should drink more milk. I said “ick” (and eating lots of ice cream was not an acceptable alternative) so […]
