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Just a Little More
We're nearing the end of the time when Frum Barbie will be a topic of conversation on this blog, but I cannot resist sharing some of Jen's latest amusements. Original post here. ETA: Jen's now put one Barbie up on eBay. Bidding lasts another 9 or so days--make your...
Vote, Baby, Vote!
Americans living abroad, you have no excuses. Even if you didn't get it together to request an absentee ballot or if, (like me) you actually did request one but it still hasn't arrived--you can still vote using the downloadable Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot. You...
More on Barbiegate
Dang, that picture of Barbie is absolutely making the rounds. It's on BoingBoing today, on RitualWell, the DovBear post has almost 200 comments (many of them quite tiresome for me to read, debating whether or not women can lay tefillin or not and the like), it's going...
Work is Its Own Cure (Except on the Days When It’s Its Own Disease)
Oof, Chapter Six is riddled with problems--not the least of which is that it's wayy too long. But I can't stand to look at it anymore and don't know what I should be fixing, which means that it's time to put it aside and work on something else for a while. Here's the...
FAQ Re: This Past Week
It's the "cranky feminist" edition of joyous announcements! 1. I'm not changing my name. 2. He's not changing his name. 3. I think I know how I want to deal with the kinyan problem, but no, I'm not saying. 4. I'm thrilled to get hugs and mazel tovs but 5. Can we keep...
Fringe it Up, Yo
There's a new listserv starting up for discussion of women and time-bound mitzvot. If you're interested, you can check it out here.
Andy Goldsworthy Interlude
In honor of Parshat Bereishit.
I Took My Bread Out Dancing
Around 7 tonight I went over to a friend's house so that she could show me how to make challah. I've never made it before, and it's time, and she's been doing it every week for years. Of course, I showed up, and we got talking, and then there was a last-minute trip to...
Baruch Oseh Niflaot
Evidently a monument preservation org is staging a poll for the "new 7 wonders of the world." They've narrowed it down to 21, and you can vote online for your favorite list. All I have to say is, the Sydney Opera House??? I don't think so. Not next to Stonehenge,...