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July 19th, 2009

06:48 pm - So Let Me Introduce to You... the one and only Billy Shears The Bursteinettes! Baby girl 1: born 9:20 AM 19 July 2009. 5 lbs 8 oz,17 inches Baby girl 2: born 9:21 AM 19 July 2009. 5 lbs 3 oz,19 inches The babies are adorable and wonderful; the parents are exhausted. Current Mood: exhausted Tags: the_things

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July 17th, 2009

09:31 am - Sad News for Boston-Area Mystery Fans Kate's Mystery Books to close as of 1 August. Current Mood: sad Tags: books, cambridge

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09:00 am - Greetings Happy birthday, chaiya! And best wishes for the coming year! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 15th, 2009

05:34 pm - Hey, lucretia_borgia! Weren't we just talking about this? Current Mood: amused Tags: boston, current_events, transportation, yo_someone

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10:55 am - Greetings Happy birthday, sharonaf! Happy birthday, joecoustic! And best wishes for each of you to have a wonderful day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 13th, 2009

08:49 am - Greetings Happy birthday, tiptoe39! I hope you have a wonderful day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 12th, 2009

05:03 pm - Back from Readercon I think I forgot to mention I was *going* to Readercon, but now I am back. However, I haven't read LJ since Friday at about noon, so please let me know if there is anything I need to see. Readercon was fun, and it was good to see people; if you were there and I missed seeing you, I'm sorry to have missed you. Current Mood: tired Tags: announcement, conventions

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July 10th, 2009

08:28 am - Greetings Happy birthday, batyatoon! Happy birthday, scarlettina! Best wishes to two lovely ladies for a lovely day! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 9th, 2009

08:40 am - Greetings Happy birthday, beckyfeld! I hope you have a good day and an easy fast!! I love you! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 8th, 2009

03:26 pm - For Those of You Who Wear Head Scarves... ...Cover Your Hair is having a 48-hour sale on tichels/head scarves. Current Mood: pleased Tags: jewish, shopping

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July 6th, 2009

02:58 pm - Clever... Very Clever (This will, I think, mostly appeal to osewalrus, but I hope it will appeal to others as well.) On Friday, I went out to our local grocery store, and while I was waiting to cross the street, I was passed by a car with MA license plate HCL HVL. It took me a minute, but I figured it out: "hacol havel" (הכל הבל) from Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) chapter 1 verse 2. So, cute plate. But no clue why someone might have it as their license plate. This morning, while talking to lcmlc, I figured it out: it's a vanity plate. And the most common translation of that verse is: Vanity of vanities, said Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Current Mood: amused Tags: jewish, language, silly

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08:19 am - Greetings Happy birthday, cshiley! I hope you have a wonderful day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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July 3rd, 2009

03:15 pm - Shabbat Menu for 3-4 July mabfan had his wisdom teeth out yesterday, so the theme of this week's Shabbat meal is "relatively easy to eat." We're alone for dinner and have one guest for lunch. So, here's what I made or am making for the meals: Tonight -- Challah and grape juice -- Corn chowder -- Ice cream for dessert Tomorrow -- Challah and grape juice -- Mixed berry soup (recipe from The Moosewood Cookbook) -- Baked ziti with three cheeses (recipe from Epicurious) -- Cheese pie (recipe from introverte) -- Baked squash (method stolen from beckyfeld) -- Ice cream for dessert At this point (T = Shabbat -4.75 hours), everything is made but the cheese pie and the berry soup. ETA: At T = Shabbat -3 hours (5:07 PM), DONE! Current Mood: busy Tags: food, jewish, mabfan, menus

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July 2nd, 2009

05:30 pm - Pudding Poll! (No Relation to Pudding Pops) Poll #1424342 Pudding On the Ritz Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All The recipe card for home made chocolate pudding should be filed under: View Answers C for chocolate 6 (11.1%) P for pudding 33 (61.1%) Both C and P, for pedantry/completeness 11 (20.4%) Something else (explain in comments) 4 (7.4%) Pudding? View Answers Chocolate! 42 (71.2%) Vanilla! 26 (44.1%) Butterscotch! 33 (55.9%) Tapioca! 14 (23.7%) Rice pudding! 22 (37.3%) Eh, I guess so. 1 (1.7%) No, thanks! 5 (8.5%) Narf! 29 (49.2%) Current Mood: silly Tags: food, poll

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01:43 pm - Due to the Continued Downpours Here in Boston... ...the Boston Globe advises readers on how to build an ark. I am, oddly, reminded of the winter of 1993/1994, during which the Globe measured the accumulated snowfall in percentage of height of Robert Parish (who is 7' 1" (2.16 m)). At the end of that same winter, the Globe ran a graphic showing the perceived depth of some of the resulting pot holes, again measured in percentage of height of Robert Parish. Current Mood: wet Tags: boston, current_events, weather

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July 1st, 2009

10:11 am - PSA for Those Working in Downtown Boston Today There will be a flyover by the Blue Angels (Navy fighter planes) this afternoon sometime around 1:30-2 PM. ETA: Flyover canceled due to fog and rain and other weather stuff. Current Mood: busy Tags: boston, current_events, psa

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09:38 am - Greetings Happy birthday, introverte! And best wishes for the coming year!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 30th, 2009

07:53 am - Greetings Happy birthday, donovanstitch! I hope you have a wonderful day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 29th, 2009

08:42 am - Greetings Happy birthday, sarsmicama! And best wishes for the coming year!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 28th, 2009

09:27 am - Belated Greetings Happy birthday, bluepapercup! Happy birthday, jencallisto! I hope you each had a wonderful day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 25th, 2009

10:13 am - Greetings Happy birthday, dkollin! I hope your day is wonderful! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 24th, 2009

09:13 pm - How My Brain Works mabfantold me that he ran into a friend of ours from shul on the T this evening. Apparently, our friend's teenaged son is off on a trip. Or, as mabfan said, "He says that Nathan's in Detroit." My first thought? "Thanks to good old reliable..." Current Mood: silly Tags: music, refugee_from_runyonland

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08:45 am - Greetings Happy birthday, starmalachite! And best wishes for the coming year!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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June 21st, 2009

06:36 pm - What They Said/What We Heard Scene: mabfan and gnomi are watching the ABC 6:30 PM news broadcast. The news reporter in Iran is talking about protests. Reporter: As rallies failed to materialize... gnomi: Israelis failed to materialize? mabfan: That's what I heard! I wouldn't expect Israelis to be there, anyway. Current Mood: amused Tags: current_events, how_we_talk

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04:54 pm - Greetings Happy birthday, cheshyre! And many happy returns of the day!! Current Mood: celebratory Tags: birthday

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