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The "Twilight" Zone

Hold your nose and join me for a literary analysis of a series that would serve mankind better as mulch in our gardens. Click HERE what it's all about...

 

  "Enlighten the Gentiles"

Yiddish words and phrases to amuse and confuse.
The latest entry explains a little about the expression Mazel Tov, and about a reason to use it. And you'll find the archives HERE . Read and enjoy...... 

 

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The Man (of the House): The love of my life. Severely addicted to books (that take up WAYYYY too much space in our house) and raw garlic. We've been married 15 years, but involved for many more. Long story....

Our Kids:
SC:  Age 14. Book addicted like both her parents. Serious, but with a nice sense of humor. Well mannered in the eyes of the world, but at home,it can be another story--she's a teenager(!)

JR: Age 10  I think of her as a Disney Princess's evil twin. All the eccentricity of both sides of the family wrapped up in a sweet little body and an adorable smile. People find her a darling. I do too, but I also find her exhausting!

The Beasts: Our 2 cats, both adopted from animal rescue. "Bart" is a big, solid black, total teddy bear of a cat. Our brown tabby queeen "Bella" is  in love with The Man, though she seems to like me too!

Me: Children's librarian by day, tired keeper of all of the above by night. When I think of my life, I think of Nicole Hollander (Sylvia)'s immortal line about things that are easier than combining a family and a career. Like swimming the Amazon covered in peanut butter....

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    November 2009



    Yet Another Cry That Will Go Unheard

    Tue, 11/17/09 10:21 A GMT-05
    Dear Parents of Toddlers:If it's a bright sunny day in November, just cold enough for a jacket, and you've got an active 18 month old little boy--or girl, how about taking them to the park?Why bring them into my small story room with nothing
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    Talking Turkey: Turkey Sausage, That Is

    Mon, 11/16/09 8:25 P GMT-05
    SC loves to take the leftovers of this for school lunches. The original recipe came from the "Desperation Dinner" ladies years ago, but my version is even simpler than theirs because I use a bag of frozen veggies rather than chopping anyth
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    Patron of the Day

    Fri, 11/13/09 5:59 P GMT-05
    The reference library on duty upstairs came down to tell us she'd tossed a guy out for watching inappropriate stuff on the Internet."It's just swimsuit models," he told her.It wasn't just what they weren't wearing. It was th
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    Bread Therapy

    Thu, 11/12/09 7:05 P GMT-05
    I am baking challah tonight by hand-- no mixer, no machine, because I needed to get my hands in the dough for therapy.I had a garbled phone messagecall (our phones are out of wack) from a mom who was upset about my behavior when she came in w/her 18
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    Clean House

    Thu, 11/12/09 10:07 A GMT-05
    I have a fantasy--and don't worry, it's not THAT sort of fantasy It's to have a lovely, GROWN-UP house.I mean, I'm going to be 48 come the end of the month. Shouldn't I have a living room that LOOKS like a living room? I know we h
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    Sniper

    Mon, 11/09/09 9:26 A GMT-05
    I wasn't blogging yet in the fall of 2002, but if I had been, I know I would have been writing about the"D.C. Sniper". And I'll never forget it.I'll never forget dropping SC off at school every day, watching the kids hurry in as
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    Keep 'Em Diapered

    Wed, 11/04/09 1:00 P GMT-05
    I just saw a book on the reserve cart "Diaper Free By 3" and once again wondered "WHY?"What is the obsession about toilet training at an early age?I know diapers are costly. I know diapers are a pain in the neck.But so is cleaning
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    Purple State Blues

    Wed, 11/04/09 12:27 P GMT-05
    Virginia is WEIRD. We have incredible wealth and the most grinding of poverty. Areas of rich diversity and other areas where folks still don't seem to have heard that the South lost the "War of Northern Aggression".I've lived here 2
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    Dear Darling Daughter,

    Mon, 11/02/09 8:31 A GMT-05
    Perhaps I AM meaner and stricter than all the mothers around here. Quite possible from what I've seen.But when I take you and Mr Wonderful to the mall and instead of staying there, you take the Metro into DC and "go for a walk" around t
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    Carrots For Halloween

    Sun, 11/01/09 8:56 A GMT-05
    Carrot cake, that is.Normally I'm a chocolate person--you can fill up a Halloween dish with candy and if it's candy corn and the like I'll just yawn.But JR and I had carrot cake this spring--at  Easter brunch, I think--and she's
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