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HOT DOGS!

Slobbie — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:55:22 +0000

Hi Ellie,

Slobbie and Cart writing to say “Hi”. We miss you!

Yes there is far less dog hair around but we cannot get out of rooms without you opening the doors for us. We have been in the air conditioned bedroom for days. It was great. We did not want to leave the cool [...]

Global Update

Nathan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:15:36 +0000

So it has been a long time since I wrote regularly on this thing. I have no singular excuse, but a combination of a few. I thought it was about time to just post a general update to what has been going on in the last 4-5 months. A quick list:

I sold my first [...]

Happy Birthday Trees!

Nathan — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:06:54 +0000

Last night at USH we had a party for the birthday for trees, Tu B’Shevat. Please take a moment to say happy birthday to your favorite tree today.

The party was attended by a large group of people and we served home made pancakes, maple syrup from maine, and a collection of fruits corresponding to [...]

Covenant & Conversation

Nathan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:30:34 +0000

Sometime over the High Holy Days, Rabbi Scheinberg suggested to check out Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks‘ weekly podcast Covenant & Conversation. In general Rabbi Scheinberg’s reading suggestions are spot on and I had no doubt that a podcast referral would also we worthwhile. A simple synopsis of the references in this week’s commentary should [...]

Christmas Deliveries

Nathan — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:01:00 +0000

Another year and another Christmas Eve spent working for In Jesus’ Name and USH to deliver food and gifts to those less fortunate in Hoboken. Thanks to Idan, Mom, and Katie for helping out. I don’t have the energy to rant and rave about what is wrong with the world. I simply am amazed, again, [...]

The CitySearch Lesson Applies

Nathan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:01:53 +0000

I have been explaining this to people for years. It is really a simple concept especially to a scientist. We call it the impact factor; a measure of import the research published in a particular carries. There is one massive difference between scientific research and “net 2.0″ style commenting fever. You can see it in [...]

Speech to USH for Rosh Hashanah 5768

Nathan — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:44:47 +0000

My involvement with USH started when I decided to answer an ad in the shofar to help with the building. I thought, well I know how to fix stuff and am not afraid of dirt, so lets see where this goes.

That is how I bet Barry Grossman. He met me in front of the [...]

We Were Right, er Left!

Nathan — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:01:25 +0000

HAHAHAHA – Do a little dance, we were right:

After offering a bleak assessment of the Bush administration’s strategy in Iraq, Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said today that he was urging lawmakers and President Bush to change course quickly to protect a further erosion of [...]

Reason #379 Why Jews Stop Being Jews

Nathan — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:59:38 +0000

Look into the eyes of hate. These are supposedly our brothers and sisters. But there is no moral justification for detailed adherence to orthodoxy because of issues like this:

Jerusalem Police on Thursday arrested a 32-year-old haredi resident of Mea She’arim, who was caught in possession of an improvised explosive device, police said.

The suspect, [...]

Magen David

Nathan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:00:30 +0000

There is some bad flooding in hoboken. USH is no exception! The basement flooded with about 2 inches of water. I am here cleaning up the mess. This photo of the Star of David on the fence is taken looking out the window from the staircase. Yours truly was on a break and thought it [...]

This Is So Much Fun! Nuclear Annihilation & Climate Change

Nathan — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:20:32 +0000

G-d Bless Rand:

President George W. Bush’s most recent address to the American people on Iraq may be the scariest presidential message since Ronald Reagan announced that he had launched a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union. Reagan was just kidding. Bush is not.

Immediate reaction to the president’s speech has focused on the intended [...]

United Synagogue of Hoboken

Nathan — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:52:00 +0000

Late one night working on projects around the building. The Ark and Bima are grand and simply wonderful to look at. The building is called The Star of Israel as it belonged to one part of the now united synagogue. It really is a wonderful old building with creaky stairs, tucked away rooms, and [...]

My Yom Kippur – יום כיפור שלי

Nathan — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:21:00 +0000

Yesterday was one of the coolest days in my life. It was Yom Kippur and I decided this year to go all the way: Kole Nidre, Morning services, Neilah, and wrapping it all up with Evening services. All in all, about 500 pages of a prayer book in about 26 hours. It is a lot [...]

UPDATE: Do we need election monitors?

Nathan — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:43:58 +0000

Take a listen to today’s The Brian Lehrer Show (podcast):

Back to the Future, Mark Crispin Miller, professor of media studies at New York University and author, Fooled Again (Basic Books 2005) accuses George Bush of electoral fraud in Ohio

And if that is not enough, check out his blog.

Not bothered yet? How about [...]

Talmud Tidbit: The Jewish Version of an Oracle

Nathan — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:10:04 +0000

I want to share another fun tidbit from my reading yesterday. It has to do with consulting the Urim VeTumim. There are rules, this is Judaism, after all, there are always rules, about the proper method of consultation. However, the gist is there is a piece of parchment, given to Moses by G-d, with the [...]

Mexico w/Idan

Nathan — Sun, 18 Apr 2004 04:04:14 +0000

Idan has been traveling through Mexico for over a month and was around the Cancun area. I looked online and found a good deal to go visit him for a 4 days weekend. In total the trip would cost about 300$. I figured staying in a resort would give him nice break from his backpacking [...]

A Return to Prague

Nathan — Sat, 14 Feb 2004 04:43:23 +0000

The trip was originally going to be Anthony, Roy, Dan and me, but circumstances dictated that only Dan and I would be able to go. The day of departure came and we had arranged to meet at 11 Madison Park for lunch, hop in the car to JFK, and be off for a great weekend [...]

Locarno International Film Festival 2003

Nathan — Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:32:26 +0000

This trip has 2 parts – to hang out in Zurich and see my family members there and be at the ETH and then to go to the opening of the Locarno International File Festival in Locarno, Switzerland in the Kanton if Tessin.The few days I spent at the start of the week in Zurich [...]

Fall Trip Around Puerto Rico

Nathan — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 04:49:31 +0000

After a whirlwind tour of Italy and a few days at work, I took off for Puerto Rico early Friday morning.

When I arrived at the airport the lines were immense and I had no idea if I would make it on the jet in time. It left at around 4am for a 7am departure, [...]