*flails around*
moocowinthecityI only have seven more emails to send between tonight and tomorrow and I’m officially caught up on mail for the first time in as long as I can remember!!!!!! WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!
*flails around*
I only have seven more emails to send between tonight and tomorrow and I’m officially caught up on mail for the first time in as long as I can remember!!!!!! WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Apples & Honey
So the Jewish New Year is upon us! It’s a time for reflection, for thinking back over the past year and figuring out what we did well, what we didn’t do too well on, where we screwed up, what we did wrong and thinking about what we can do better next time.
It’s a happy time, even sitting on the bus as I made my way to Kibbutz Zikim to spend the holidays with my adoptive Kibbutz Family I felt relieved…sort of like tar, or gunk was just spiritually removing itself…on a non meta-physical level, it’s that time of the year where we get to forgive ourselves, our families, our friends, our colleagues and say “okay…clean slate everyone.”
The interesting part about it is that Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, while both religious in nature, don’t require God to function. Yes, those of us who are religious or spiritual are are praying to God in someway, for forgiveness. We are asking Him to write us in the book of life for a good and sweet year, one that was better than the last, one where we can overcome problems that had stumped us, one that will give us an opportunity to do better this time…but this is also a time when secular Jews feel they can take part in the celeberation as well and say “happy new year and I’m sorry” which is important too. It’s an annual day of reconciliation for an entire tribe of people who find themselves at all corners of the world.
So, Happy New Year to all! May it be nothing but a sweet, joyful, wonderful, healthy and prosperous year for everyone! L’Shana Tova uMetukah!
Apples & Honey
So the Jewish New Year is upon us! It’s a time for reflection, for thinking back over the past year and figuring out what we did well, what we didn’t do too well on, where we screwed up, what we did wrong and thinking about what we can do better next time.
It’s a happy time, even sitting on the bus as I made my way to Kibbutz Zikim to spend the holidays with my adoptive Kibbutz Family I felt relieved…sort of like tar, or gunk was just spiritually removing itself…on a non meta-physical level, it’s that time of the year where we get to forgive ourselves, our families, our friends, our colleagues and say “okay…clean slate everyone.”
The interesting part about it is that Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, while both religious in nature, don’t require God to function. Yes, those of us who are religious or spiritual are are praying to God in someway, for forgiveness. We are asking Him to write us in the book of life for a good and sweet year, one that was better than the last, one where we can overcome problems that had stumped us, one that will give us an opportunity to do better this time…but this is also a time when secular Jews feel they can take part in the celeberation as well and say “happy new year and I’m sorry” which is important too. It’s an annual day of reconciliation for an entire tribe of people who find themselves at all corners of the world.
So, Happy New Year to all! May it be nothing but a sweet, joyful, wonderful, healthy and prosperous year for everyone! L’Shana Tova uMetukah!
Yes, I know…I know…
I have a couple of thousand entries that I have to go through and unlock…that will happen over the coming weeks since I have a few days of vacation coming up…hold your horses :o)
Yes, I know…I know…
I have a couple of thousand entries that I have to go through and unlock…that will happen over the coming weeks since I have a few days of vacation coming up…hold your horses :o)
Love and Hate It’s All The Same My Way…
Okay, Yes…I know…I know…I love you, I hate you, we’ve been in a lovers spat for like…100 years…possibly more…you were open source, then you were sold to SixApart which was really just dramatic on your part, then you were purchased by the current group of people who have been having some kind of love affair with Frank…I’m not really sure, I’ve only been browsing the news updates…but yes, I’m moving back in…I’ve already sent a truck to pick up my stuff…
I know, I was angry at you…I said some things, you said some things, but I’ve missed the communities and friends we’ve shared…and the longer I’m in the army, the less serious I can take myself…and WordPress, while powerful, is way too serious…and since I’m often away from my computer for a long time, it’s nice to be able to update via cellphone…and, quite frankly…sometimes, like Regretsy, I need some whimsical fuckery in my life, and there isn’t enough of that with WordPress.
I’ll be pointing my domain name here shortly again too…I’m home baby…let’s not fight like this again…I’m tired…I’m tired of the fighting…and then the merging of Journal entries, the editing, the re-tagging…let’s let bygones be bygones and next time we fight, fuck it, we’ll just open up a nice little place in Santa Fe.
Love and Hate It’s All The Same My Way…
Okay, Yes…I know…I know…I love you, I hate you, we’ve been in a lovers spat for like…100 years…possibly more…you were open source, then you were sold to SixApart which was really just dramatic on your part, then you were purchased by the current group of people who have been having some kind of love affair with Frank…I’m not really sure, I’ve only been browsing the news updates…but yes, I’m moving back in…I’ve already sent a truck to pick up my stuff…
I know, I was angry at you…I said some things, you said some things, but I’ve missed the communities and friends we’ve shared…and the longer I’m in the army, the less serious I can take myself…and WordPress, while powerful, is way too serious…and since I’m often away from my computer for a long time, it’s nice to be able to update via cellphone…and, quite frankly…sometimes, like Regretsy, I need some whimsical fuckery in my life, and there isn’t enough of that with WordPress.
I’ll be pointing my domain name here shortly again too…I’m home baby…let’s not fight like this again…I’m tired…I’m tired of the fighting…and then the merging of Journal entries, the editing, the re-tagging…let’s let bygones be bygones and next time we fight, fuck it, we’ll just open up a nice little place in Santa Fe.
Quick Check In
Just a quick check in.
This trip has been wonderful, busy but wonderful! There’s a lot of new things on the horizon and lots of life changes coming up in August and over the next eleven months. Right now I’m listening to some music and getting ready for bed.
Next week, while I have the chance, I’ll be doing some travel reviews and catching up on emails when I have free time between New York City, hanging out with my friends and family for my last week in the US and general relaxation…and of course attempting to revive my poor, neglected-yet-still-loved, blog.
Now, however…I need to pass out.
Quick Check In
Just a quick check in.
This trip has been wonderful, busy but wonderful! There’s a lot of new things on the horizon and lots of life changes coming up in August and over the next eleven months. Right now I’m listening to some music and getting ready for bed.
Next week, while I have the chance, I’ll be doing some travel reviews and catching up on emails when I have free time between New York City, hanging out with my friends and family for my last week in the US and general relaxation…and of course attempting to revive my poor, neglected-yet-still-loved, blog.
Now, however…I need to pass out.