My Lulav and Etrog Shake When I Walk

During Sukkot I like to wear this necklace.  I long forgot the artist’s name but after some clever Googling I found the artist’s site.  This special Sukkot design is part of the Images From Galilee collection by Israeli artist Angie Olami.  It’s really unique and lovely.  My chain is different and I don’t have the [...]

MAKING SHAKSHUKA….MMM…With photos

A food that is being consumed more and more on Sunday mornings in our home is Shakshouka (Shakshuka).  Shakshouka is a Middle-Eastern egg and tomato dish. It is a staple of Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and Israeli cuisine (Wikipedia.org). Shakshouka is an amazingly easy to make meal with amazing flavors that pop when you devour [...]

Los Angeles Fire in poorly shot photos :)

The fires in my local mountains are just horrid. The air is putrid. The sky is the color of dusty, dry dirt. I’m about 15 miles from the nearest fire which is pretty close air wise; not in any danger of course. I shot these pics with my new iPhone. Not sure the phone has  [...]

America Is Sending Toxic Waste to Our Neighbors in the East

A new report claims that cell phones may indeed cause brain tumors, and Brian Cooley is not surprised.

more about "America Is Sending Toxic Waste to Our…", posted with vodpod

Food and fossil fuels

more about "Food and fossil fuels", posted with vodpod

Grad School, a New Year, and Photos

I am trying to slowly wrap my brain around school. I get SO lazy over summer. I have not done anything super brain stimulating.  Look, you can even tell by my writing.  In the process of trying to get ready to ‘get ready’ I Googled my school and came up with some wonderful shots found [...]

16.2 miles in 3 days…Not bad for a newbie

 
Avi and I finally went for a nice ride on Sunday. First we had to load the bikes on the car, only our second time doing it and this time we were taking the freeway. Bikes w ere fine. The rack we bought on Craigslist is just fine except that it was missing two loose [...]

Made it home safely, cruise update

I’ve been back from the cruise for just over a week now.  I learned that although I may have little in common with my family, they are pretty good people.  I also learned that I will likely never take  a self imposed cruise.  It’s just not really for me.  I’m not one who lays out [...]

A cruising I will go, in July

I’ll keep it brief. 
Cruise.
20 family members.
No cheap internet access.
Won’t have my laptop.
Sharing cabin with a 6th grader and a 10th grader. (which I’m not complaining about, that might be the most fun!).
Plan on trying to work out each day (twice if possible -Yeah, I really need it. ‘
Should be fun and interesting. [...]

Ahhhhh, There she goes…right into the bush!

Rule #1: Get a bike you fit on! Yes, I’m a total dork. I shopped and shopped. Asked questions here. Asked questions at bike shops. I felt like the 14" Trek 7000 WSD was too small (what do I know, I’m a total newbie). I tried it with different seat heights, handlebar angles. I then [...]