My uncle Bruce and his girlfriend Alison who hosted Christmas dinner. This was the first time I’ve ever attended Christmas with my family. Forever the screwup, I tried to pickup Starbucks Gift Cards for my family on Erev Christmas. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what to get them, but that I was simply too [...] Read more »
It’s that time of year again; that time of year when we Jews trade in our menorahs for hanukkiahs and our guilt for gelt. Welcome to eight nights of lots of latkes and scads of soufganiot… or it would be, were I keeping up with the Cohens. This year, I get to play Passover’s four [...] Read more »
Dependence Day When I was young, I always heard people speak about their birthdays as if they were the greatest day of the year. Sure, Christmas offered presents and Halloween was full of candy, but birthdays were a very special day just for that person. Everyone would get together, play games, have cake, and it [...] Read more »
As today marks the first day of Christmas (the twelve days really do cum after), I figured I’d commemorate this year with my own special XXXmas tribute (with some help and inspiration from ): On the first day of XXXmas, Ron Jeremy sent to me A bottle of KY Jelly On the second day of [...] Read more »
Why is it that people can’t help but discriminate against us Jews during the holiday season? I went to The Sink for lunch the other day with a couple of friends. Besides getting some of the worst service I’ve ever received, on my way out I was greeted by one of the rudest, most ethnically [...] Read more »