March 2011

In which I find out the source of 99% of my spam. Also, I eat a dosa.

March 29, 2011

What’s your idea of a good time?  Mine is bitching  about how much Philly sucks. But unfortunately, it’s started to unsuck for me lately, which is disappointing, because complaining is as much as sport for me as running (which I haven’t been doing too much of lately so I’m definitely going to fail my first 5k next week.) Maybe it’s the spring, maybe it’s the fact that Mr. B is here to add aesthetic to my life, or maybe it’s ...

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How Much Does it Take to Plan a Vacation? Two (Jewish Moms) and Three (Months).

March 28, 2011

This is my mom, on the left, and Mr. B’s mom, on the right. They are depicted here,  hunting for mushrooms. This weekend, though, they were hunting for bargains. Because, you see, my parents, Mr. B’s mom, and my aunt and a couple others are going on a cruise together in May. ( Mercifully, Mr. B and I can sense chaos from a mile away, and we opted out of this Fabulous Vacation Opportunity. )  But if you have never ...

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Friday Links

March 25, 2011

Did you know that I am now part of a Blog Bloc?  It’s part of my effort to better organize the Russian/Jewish content on my site.  You can find a list of bloggers here and a badge if you are such a blogger and want one.  But don’t worry. I’ll still write about Nutella, how much my family is afraid of third world countries, and various girlcrushes, too. By the way, I am part of a Russian-American Professional group on ...

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A Story about Sam, Izzy, and the Sandbox

March 24, 2011

Once, there were two brothers named Sam and Izzy.  Sam was the older brother and Izzy was just a baby, really, six or seven years old. Sometimes he asked Sam for advice, but usually he liked to figure things out for himself.   Izzy was extremely active and always getting into scrapes with other kids in the sandbox at the playground.  Sometimes it was his fault, sometimes it was their fault. Sometimes it was serious, sometimes it was just a ...

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The world is going crazy, so hopefully reading about my radon problems will cheer you up.

March 23, 2011

If you search my blog for hypochondria, you will get a plethora of entries where I think I have a brain tumor, neck problems, heat stroke, or the common cold.  And these are just the ones I blog about.  (Blogging with integrity.) So, I was delighted to find out that there was an actual explanation for my left arm being sore and twitchy: Radon! Let me back up. Remember how we’re buying a house? Well, part of the process of ...

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