The Curious Jew

So my fabulous cloaking companion got married (that was one of the happiest weddings I ever attended, ever) in Lakewood, which meant that I ...

In the true version of Sleeping Beauty, all the fairies who are invited to Aurora's christening eat their meal off a special gold plate ...

Brilliantly dubbed (by an Anonymous witty person): My LaGuardian Angel ~ Well folks, today I flew American Airlines flight 382 into LaGuardi...

When Dr. Salk cured polio, one shopkeeper wrote on his storefront window, 'Thank you Dr. Salk.' If you had a storefront window, what...

Just the word 'Daddy' brings so many images to my mind. There are the recent ones, like you teaching me Chassidus yesterday, and e...

What does Herman Wouk's Inside, Outside , crinkle cookies and the command not to stray after one's heart or one's eyes all have...

With a huge burst of applause, we welcome you to...the Urchin and Taran Packing & Moving Service! Should you ever wish to ship all of yo...

With the combined help of Abergakames & Daughter of God, I am going to fly into New York, hang out in Queens, go to Manhattan, take publ...

crystal turquoise eye so blue evaporating smoke in chimney flue dreams disguised as beloved dust ashes coating blood like rust forgotten ech...

For the record, I always used to think people were saying: "Yes, they read me a shidduch." Now, that meant I was rather confused, ...

Good-Night by Seamus Heaney A latch lifting, an edged cave of light Opens across the yard. Out of the low door They stoop in to the honeyed ...

Holy crap, I'm a goddamned finalist! Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Seriously- was anyone going to tell me at some point? Or w...

*insert teasing* Dustfinger's theme song would be Fashion by Lady Gaga. Dress this girl in Dolce & Gabbana. *smile* Truth is, she d...

And so the day begins! Grandma decided to take Dustfinger and I to see BroadwayInChicago's " Mary Poppins ." (Well, first Gran...

A very true sentiment, prettily expressed. Therefore, my new statement. Tell me, God, why must everything remind me of this? Everything con...

TheOtherFauvent, I watched The Fall . It was exquisite. Dreamlike, tragic and beautiful all at once, exactly the way a movie should be. It m...

Today, after not sleeping well, I moodily arose to face the morning light streaming into my room. Rubbing my eyes, I checked the time, then ...

Random fact of useless knowledge: Someone ought to write a dissertation comparing House's love of Vicodin to Captain Jack Sparrow's ...

Getting boxes from garage: 20 minutes Packing stuff into boxes: 1 hour Transferring boxes to car: 10 minutes Driving to mikvah: 15 minutes T...

I used to party like a waitress ; now I am to be a Kitchen Queen (AKA Eilonwy .) My mother is under the mistaken impression that I'm get...