Each year on Yom Kippur I basically hide out in my apartment and sleep a lot, waiting for the sun to go down.  Last night on my way home from work, I ran into friends who gave me an extra ticket to services that are being held across the street from my apartment.  Getting up and going this morning at 9am sounded like a good idea.  But then I didn’t go.  I’ve also contemplated going to the closing service this … →

It was also a Tuesday, but it was a sunny and beautiful fall day in New York.  Today there’s rain.  At this time of morning I was still asleep.  I woke up to the Today Show as I always do during the week and the first thing I heard was someone calling in and describing a plane hitting The World Trade Center.  Certainly it was only a mistake…a wrong turn made, a small private plane gone off track.  As the second … →

So, I’ve been meaning to start writing again for ages and finally I’ve done it.  Unfortunately, in the process of upgrading to WordPress, I obliterated the archives from the last incarnation.  Ah well… good thing I didn’t say anything very interesting.  Also, keep in mind that this is a work in progress.  Some stuff is still wonkified.  Links not working, weirdness all around.  I’ll get to it.  In the meantime… Life around these parts has been pretty uneventful of late.  … →