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Before I go on, I feel like I should say,
“And now for something completely different…”
In Jerusalem [...]

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Me:
Home from Israel since Friday morning.
Overcoming jet lag. Watching cartoons with my kids.
Photo:
The Western Wall of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem
(the only part remaining after its destruction in 78 A.D.)
The old man is an ultra-Orthodox Jew,
preparing to pray beside the Wall.

I haven’t forgotten y’all. I’ve got LOADS to write about.
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Next Week.

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Okay, so I’m in Israel. Which means I should be writing deep, meaningful, travelogue-ish, photo-filled posts about what I’m seeing and experiencing. Right?
Well, you’re right. But a) I have 10 minutes; b) this is the first time I have high-speed internet; and c) Do you remember whose blog you’re reading?
No really, I do want to [...]

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BUSYBUSYBUSYBUSY…
Today I have to visit the Apple Store’s Genius Bar. Because my iPhone has delusions of grandeur. Yesterday, I woke up from a nap to discover that my pocket-size iPhone thinks it’s an iPad, or at least the size of one. The screen has somehow zoomed in so far that I can only view 2 [...]

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This Thanksgiving was full of new experiences. In 15 years of marriage, we’d NEVER traveled for this holiday. Until this year.
With our regular dinner companions, my sister and her family, now living in Missouri, we knew this Thanksgiving had the potential to be very sad for all of us.
So what better way to deal with [...]

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I might have mentioned on the Twitter once or twice that we’re doing something different for Thanksgiving this year: Celebrating at the BEACH.
Yep, tomorrow my Beloved will cook turkey with all the trimmings in a high-rise rental condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
(Your jealousy is entirely justified.)
(I apologize for gloating.)
(Not really.)
So we’re looking forward to [...]

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After this drab, dreary, colorless day,
Let’s take a look at things that make me smile.
First, a maple tree from our yard (2 weeks ago):

Just lovely.
Next…
The infamous,
much-anticipated,
never-before-seen,
Waldorf-Astoria Ladies’ Room
Spycam Video:

Now you can tell all your friends how proud you are to know me.
Sorry/You’re Welcome

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One of my favorite things about air travel
(besides being seated in coach next to a  young 140 lb emo guy who orders a TRIPLE vodka and cranberry for a 2 hour flight)
is the reading material.
I know what you’re thinking: “That’s a stretch.” And you have a point. Airplane reading material IS only a couple levels [...]

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So here I am in New York City on the day after the New York Yankees won the World Series. I don’t pay much attention to baseball, normally. But a couple of my bloggy friends are …let’s just say… INTENSE fans, so I was at least aware of who the two teams were this year.
(Congrats [...]

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Day One in New York, A Diary
8:00 Wake up. Ahhhh…. Sleeping in. How glorious! New York City, here I come! Put on my pin-striped suit, nice blouse, accessories, high-heeled boots. I am CHIC. I shall conquer the world.
9:00 First meeting. I meet the Publisher at a major publishing house. She shakes  my hand and says [...]

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