It’s been a tradition in my family to make a Jack-O-Bear for Halloween. Though they haven’t done it every year, my parents once again rose to the task this year. I had hoped to help my Dad carve it before I left Boston this week, but it seems to have been completed in excellent fashion [...] Read more »
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 »
So last week, my friend Becky turned 21 and said she drank so much the night sucked. In a few days, Sarah has her birthday, and she’s already bitching and moaning that it’s going to suck. 1st off, your birthday can only suck regularly if it falls on a holiday, like Christmas for instance. So, [...] Read more »