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Every Fog Has its Day
I have seen fog three times this week. Each time, this Carl Sandburg poem came to mind: The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. “Fog” by Carl Sandburg There is indeed beauty in fog, but there are plenty of other…
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The Cards Are Stacked Against Us
Hi there, greeting card companies! There are millions of Jews in the United States1, and I’m willing to bet that nearly all of us celebrate Hanukkah in some fashion. Why, then, do you put so little time and effort into Hanukkah cards? Every year, without fail, we’re disappointed to go…
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You Can Take the Boy out of Britain, but You Can’t Take Britain Out of His Vocabulary
The first time I told the Complimentary Spouse I felt “a bit peckish,” he looked at me quizzically and asked what he had done wrong. His response confused me. Why would he think I was accusing him of something when I only wanted a snack? It turns out that he…
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The Sounds of Hanukkah
It’s Hanukkah! Let’s celebrate with a few non-terrible Hanukkah songs. The first is “Puppy for Hanukkah” by the incomparable Daveed Diggs, best known for “Hamilton.” Neither Lucy nor Linus are Hanukkah puppies, but they get Hanukkah gifts each year. Linus doesn’t like to share toys, and Lucy has a flazéda…
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Turkey Pot, Turkey Pot, Turkey Pot Pie
The Complimentary Spouse usually takes care of all the cooking here at Camp David but, after watching him hard at work all day yesterday for Thanksgiving, I decided it was finally my turn to make dinner. I promise Principal Skinner’s recipe for steamed hams never crossed my mind. After researching…
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In Praise of the Thanksgiving Sandwich
My father, the wisest and kindest man on the planet, believes that any food worth eating can be turned into a sandwich. I take this parental proverb to heart every Thanksgiving. For as long as I can remember, I’ve eaten my Thanksgiving dinner in sandwich form. A Thanksgiving dinner sandwich…
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Songs About Bond, James Bond
Here are a few thoughts about James Bond theme songs. They’re in no particular order because, try as I might, I find it very hard to rank my favorites. You can’t talk about Bond songs without praising “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran. This one holds a special…
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Neat Tweets
Appropos of nothing, here is a list of some recent tweets I have enjoyed. First, in “30 Rock,” there are a few throwaway jokes implying that Sbarro, the restaurant chain, is actually run by the wealthy and powerful Sbarro family. In one episode, Jack is trying to convince his girlfriend…
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Go Go, JoJo!
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen “Dancing With the Stars” in the past, but I’ll sure as hell be watching tonight to cheer on JoJo Siwa, the first contestant to have a same-sex dancing partner. I can’t say I know a lot about JoJo.…
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The LGBTQ Revolution Will Not Be Minimized
There are two ways homophobes1 attack LGBTQ people: brutality and minimization. Brutality is the most obvious form of attack. It can be overt or implicit, violent or passive, emotional or dispassionate. When two men are beaten for holding hands in public, that’s brutality. When state legislatures ban trans girls from…
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