Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Best Sabbat meal invite ever...

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Normally people call or email us to invite us to share a Sabbath meal with them. WE've hit a new high, however. Our friend, Gadi, sent u...

Kenyan e-commerce...

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Our Nanny is from Kenya . Her daughter is a graduating law student. Kenya was once a British colony so it maintains the tradition having l...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Boys and Girls...

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"Anyone who says there is no difference between boys and girls never had a boy and a girl," says my friend Paulie. Here, in a nuts...
Monday, May 29, 2006

Having an older sister....

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Poor Erez. Today, we took the kids to the pool for the first time. There are special swim diapers that kids have to wear underneath their ba...

Circle of Life...

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My grandfather's health has deteriorated somewhat significantly in a short period of time. In the past 5 months, he's been diagnosed...
Sunday, May 28, 2006

Little things that make a big impression...

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My wife is a master of details. She appreciates-almost too a fault-all of the little things that go into making an occasion special. She...

Keeping your head in the game...

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Athletes who are able to simply perform under pressure-filled situations are lauded for their ability to 'keep their head in the game....

Weddiquette....

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Back in the early days of the Web, there was a concept (and still is I suppose) of Netiquette: how you behave online. This was of particular...
Friday, May 26, 2006

The power of networking and technology

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About 6 years ago, I went to a panel presentation with one of the bigwigs in the Internet industry. We’re talking, pretty big here. At t...

Wedding sizes...

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I met a woman the other day who was stressed out about her upcoming nuptials. “It’s such a big wedding, I don’t know what to do.” “How...

24/7 economy...

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It’s a blessing and a curse. You can work wherever and whenever you want. You can be productive when inspiration hits you, but you can eas...

Bathroom blog readers...

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A friend of ours tells me that “now I don’t need to find bathroom reading. I just take my Treo in with me and read your Blog. It’s good st...
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

"Can Stanley come out and play?"

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My grandfather is a kid at heart. My grandmother tells a story of the kids in the neighborhood coming by when my mom was young, knocking on ...

Overnight Failure..

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There's a lot of pressure we all put on ourselves to "make it big" and fast. It seems that patience, perseverance, and day-in/...

Our Civilization is Performing Better Than You Think

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http://www.nysun.com/article/33159
Monday, May 22, 2006

The "Friends of Jer" (FOJ) mailing list philosophy...

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There are about 800 people on the FOJ list...they receive quarterly updates from me w/links to the blog, pictures of the kids, etc. There ar...
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Carrying it forward...

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I was rocking Erez to sleep tonight and it dawned on me that he could live to see the 22nd century. Granted, he'll be 95 years old, but ...
Friday, May 19, 2006

Bill Gates e-mailed me today...

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No, he really did. One of Tamar's students from Hebrew school answered the essay of question of "A person who is repairing the worl...

Riding the bike...

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One of the things that Europeans do better than Americans is the appreciation of the bicycle as a means of transportation. I just came back ...

Protecting Your Assets...

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Tom Peters wrote a book called "The Brand Called You" or "Brand You" or something like that. Bottom line: you are your b...