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SlutWalks
June 21, 2011
The all-time winner of the Foot in Mouth Award is local Toronto police official Michael Sanguinetti who spoke to an assembled crowd at Osgoode Law School to discuss public safety issues. According Ronda Bessner, an Assistant Dean at the school, “He (Sanguinetti) said, ‘”I’m not supposed to say this, but to prevent being sexually assaulted, avoid dressing like […]
Grandma’s in the Basement (and Jr’s in the Attic)
June 20, 2011
If you start to hear strange noises from your attic or basement, don’t worry that you have been invaded by squirrels, mice, or zombies. Chances are more likely that it’s either one of the people who birthed you or who you, in turn, birthed. According to the Atlantic Monthly, which gets its data from a […]
When Lawyers Rise From the Dead
June 18, 2011
A Jerusalem rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a dog it suspects is the reincarnation of a secular lawyer who insulted the court’s judges 20 years ago. Several weeks ago, according to the Behadrei Hadarim website, a large dog entered the Monetary Affairs Court near the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim. The dog scared the […]
My Father’s Tallis
June 14, 2011
Life in the Boomer Lane’s dad was born in Poland, seven years before the start of World War I. In addition to the massive upheaval going on throughout Eastern Europe at the time, it was additionally dangerous to be a Jew. And to be a poverty-stricken Jew at such time indicated the potential for a very […]
Hotel Sex Scandal: When the Mini-Bar Isn’t Enough
June 13, 2011
Thanks to Newsweek, I have been alerted to what routinely goes on in hotels. According to the Newsweek article, a certain percentage of business travelers expect more than a mini-bar and little shampoos and conditioners. In order to help both innocent male travelers and innocent female room housekeepers traverse this hostile new territory, Newsweek provides a […]
If the shoe fits, you’re doing something wrong.
June 7, 2011
Thanks to my friend Barbara, I have been alerted to Kobi Levi’s “shoe creatures.” Kobi is an Israeli shoe designer who makes shoes for people like Lady Gaga. If you are an astute reader, the previous sentence should have you asking, “Renee, what’s with the ‘like Lady Gaga’ part? No one is like Lady Gaga. […]
How to Ride A Bike For 97 Years
June 6, 2011
Octavio Orduno is a 103 year old cyclist. He doesn’t compete in races. He merely rides his bike all day. He does so without his glasses, because he doesn’t like to wear them. His wife, exasperated by her failure to convince him to wear glasses, was at least able to convince him to switch recently to […]
An Award, An Acknowledgement, and a Pope for Dinner
May 31, 2011
Territerri of www.intomystic.wordpress.com just gave me the Versatile Bloggers Award. Territeri is special for a couple reasons, the least of which is that she has a repeating name (think John John Kennedy). TT writes about her life in a way that makes me want to grab my coffee cup, pull up a chair, and join in. […]
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The Incarceration of Mr Potato Head
June 23, 2011
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Today’s Washington Post reports the following: Harvard University,the home of really, really smart people, has just completed a 20 year long research project to find out exactly what makes people fat. Researchers studied 120,000 US men and women in their 30s, and 40s, and 50s to determine the effects of food, drink, exercise, sleep patterns […]