Equality in the Pursuit of Happiness
2013-03-27 – With the Supreme Court arguments about gay marriage come and gone, I thought I would give you my take on the subject. It comes down to this: I […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Out of Spite
2013-03-15 – Every few weeks I see someone post a kinda new-agey advice on Facebook that goes something like this: “If it doesn’t nourish your soul, get rid of it.” […]
Acting Naturally.
2013-03-11 – Yesterday’s blog about the similarities (or differences) in the bodily functions and behaviors of dogs and humans got me thinking about the debate over vegetarianism (in whatever […]
Lifting Your Leg
2013-03-10 – It’s a weird thing to walk into a public park and see someone peeing on a tree. Now I’ve peed on trees. But it’s always been in a […]
Yid and Yang
2013-03-03 – I have a young cousin who spends much of her time in Israel. She is very excited to be learning about Judaism and she posted a video called […]
Weather Mom
2013-02-27 – I always feel betrayed when the weather forecast turns out right. As I write this, the jury is out. The snow is falling. If it stops now, it […]
Three Cornered Hat
2013-02-25 – It is traditional on Purim to get so drunk that you can’t tell the difference between the hero of the day Mordechai and the villain Haman. It doesn’t […]
Some Body
2013-02-24 – Human beings seem to like to imagine living without a body. It’s like everyone had a body like Stephen Hawking, wracked by disease, nothing but a drag. Hawking […]
Extreme Negotiations
2013-02-22 – Oscar Pistorius says that he fired his gun through a closed door, “accidentally” killing his girlfriend, because he feared an intruder on the other side. I’m a little […]
I Might Just Be Steven Spielberg
2013-02-20 – Yesterday in the Metra station (in Chicago) a couple stopped me to tell me that I look like Steven Spielberg. I don’t see it, myself. But this has […]
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