Below The Fold

It would have been 30, except Passover fell on Baur’s birthday last year, and we had already purchased the tickets to Vegas for it, before we realized the conflict. Don’t worry. Like a good Jewish mother, mom reminded me repeatedly over the last year about the transgression.
Regardless, given the choice between spending Passover seder with my [...]

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The Lawn guy mowed over the peonies last weekend. He didn’t get them all, but two of the five stalks were hacked.
I’m optimistic about their recovery, so I went out and bought a little garden fence to put around them. I can’t blame the guy too much, as I didn’t tell him ahead of time… [...]

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I think I may have discovered paradise this weekend.
It’s in my backyard.
I had my first inkling on Saturday night—As Amy and I whipped up Shrimp and Pineapple skewers, Chicken Skewers and Brisket on my new(ish) gas grill on the porch, as a few friends and family enjoyed beer in the waning afternoon light. Rockwell couldn’t [...]

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I found this at the Salvation Army on Saturday. Yes, that’s a black velvet painting of a matador. It’s about 2′ X 3′. It was marked $7, but they sold it to me for $5.63. I love it, despite the tine tear you can’t really see just above the bull. It’s one of the better [...]

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All kidding aside, the legacy of John Paul II, as it pertains to my people, is one of the most important facets of his papalship. Following is an excellent piece by Rabbi David Rosen, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, who is currently the Director of the American Jewish Committeee’s Department of Interreligious Affairs and of [...]

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