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Purim at Adat Shalom was just spectacular. I participated in this year’s Purim Shpiel, mainly as King Ahasuerus. This role isn’t as large as it sounds — we had an ensemble cast of about 50. Everyone contributed their part and … Continue reading →

I’ve been disappointed with MovableType recently, but the DOS attack by spammers on my blog this past week was the last straw. I added CAPTCHA, but that didn’t keep them away. (I should note that MT was smart enough to … Continue reading →

Really, WaPo, if your mission is to inform, please stop writing ledes like: Interest payments on the national debt will quadruple in the next decade and every man, woman and child in the United States will be paying more than … Continue reading →

For the first time in years, I looked at how much interest I was making in my Bank of America accounts. It was appallingly minuscule, so I called BoA customer service to upgrade. As we were homing in on the … Continue reading →

Off to India, but here’s a parting gift; enjoy! ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through la casaAll the creatures were stirring, even stuffed MufasaFor on vacation in Spain, we were knocked to our kneesBy a post from the … Continue reading →

Working on this year’s version before I leave for India (!) … for now, I give you last year’s version: ‘Twas the morn’ before Christmas, and all through the SenateThe whole floor was astir, even both Bennet(t)sThe charts were hung … Continue reading →

An interesting NYT article from 90 years ago yesterday.

I know I’m probably expecting too much given today’s Food Safety Bill Debacle, but I have a message for my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill: Pass A Budget. There are a plethora of important reasons to pass a budget, but … Continue reading →

Fellow nerds, are you bored each Thanksgiving listening to relatives discussing the newest reality TV shows? If so, here’s a puzzler for you to do while everyone else is watching football. (Hopefully, you have a mathematically-oriented sibling like I do to … Continue reading →

Another set of fairly good predictions (and a great night for Dems/progressives): PA-12: I had Critz by +2, he won by 8. Major props to the Critz campaign and the DCCC — that was an impressive margin. KY-SEN GOP: I … Continue reading →