Author Archives: mindless

Weekend was good. Saturday Chicklet stopped by on her east coast college tour. We went to Shabbat services, where unfortunately we didn’t mingle with anyone. (Despite their being a bat mitzvah that weekend, there weren’t many people our age.) Even … Continue reading →

Some of you may remember my first cell phone, the Treo 600. After a mishap on the Metro I bought a $17 EBay phone as a replacement. The phone served me well, but it was time to move on….to the … Continue reading →

As November comes to a close, I realize that I’ve done quite a few things that I haven’t blogged. Apologies to those who read this for updates on my life–I took this month as a decompressing time period. The future … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving! Almost 400 years ago, early settlers of this country met with a group of Native Americans to celebrate the mutual cooperation between the two groups. That was, of course, before these newcomers marauded and depleted the Native American … Continue reading →

Over the past week, I’ve been doing a lot of wallowing. My goal was to be productive by yesterday, but I didn’t make it. I’ve been extremely fatigued lately, as a result of both my physical and mental status. When … Continue reading →

Here’s something to put on your to-do list today: VOTE. Friend of mine from MIT is flying home to FL for a day to vote (her absentee ballot never arrived)–now that’s commitment. If you have trouble voting, here are some … Continue reading →

Thanks to J Levin for the Dean for America bumper sticker! My car is now fully restored. I actually saw a Dean for America sign in Arlington yesterday. I was momentarily puzzled until I saw a “Write In” sticker in … Continue reading →

A lesson I learned on the Dean campaign first-hand: Be careful with your emails. The Bush campaign also learned the hard way, as several emails accidentally sent to georgewbush.org (as opposed to .com) were released today. Among the most damaging … Continue reading →

With the Red Sox leading 2-0 in the 100th World Series, it looks like the “Curse of the Bambino” might be finished. I wanted to pass along this indepth history of the curse, which has some startling insights.