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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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    Usually "I Scream For Ice Cream" But...

    « H E Just Plain Ranting :: LibraryLady :: email
    posted Wed, 08/10/05

    ...not when I have to have it at our staff "ice cream social" as served by our staff looney!

    A devotee of all eras but the one he is in, a WWII buff who has NEVER served in any branch of the service, he had the room all fitted with his authentic "soda fountain" dishes and glasses, INSISTED on scooping the ice cream for everyone AND insisted on playing 40s music on his cassette player.

    I might add that his entire desk is outfitted in 40s stuff, complete with an old time typewriter and fan he doesn't use, a stick of vintage chewing gum (well, the wrapper with some silver foil --I ASSUME the gum is gone) and some photographs that are NOT of his fiancee, who is NOT a pin-up type at all!

    He loves doing this "soda jerker" routine. I just leave off the "soda" and the "er". And I opted out of the social.

    Now usually I cherish eccentricity.  I'm not exactly the "salt of the earth" type by any means.

    As I'm sure those of you kind enough to read this blog have figured out by now(!)

    But this is not eccentricity. It's lunacy bordering on mental illness!

    That reminds me--have I defined mishegosse and meshugah yet for all you nice gentiles? I don't think I have. Guess it will be coming soon to this blog.

    Because this guy is both................................

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