Archive | October, 2008
Live Blogging Cleaning My Room

Live Blogging Cleaning My Room

Boy, if that doesn’t get you excited, my loyal readers, I don’t know what will. Don’t the words “Live Blogging” just make your heart go aflutter? (What is the most mundane thing someone could “live blog?” Nothing makes me click on a link faster than “Live Blogging Toenail Clipping”. How about “Live Blogging Cell Division”? [...]

BREAKING NEWS: New Beginnings (Now WHERE THE #*!?$ DO I DRINK MY HAFUCH?!?)

BREAKING NEWS: New Beginnings (Now WHERE THE #*!?$ DO I DRINK MY HAFUCH?!?)

Ok, here we go. Let’s do it. Jumping right in. Shalosh, arba….VEH! Hmmm….this is tougher than I thought. I’ve known for a while that I was going to have to write this post without having put much actual thought into what I was going to say. While the suspense is presumably building, let’s dismiss what [...]

Sorry to Get Personal

But I think I just got caught by a co-worker as I was violently yanking out a nose hair. I’m moving back to America.

1000 Years of Culture, Down the Drain

1000 Years of Culture, Down the Drain

But first, I just wanted to announce that my friend Martin is performing in the 25th anniversary show of the Jerusalem Barbershop Ensemble this Wednesday night. The show begins at 8 PM at Shacht Hall in Hadassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus. Kolot, the Jerusalem Women’s A cappella group, are the special guests. And it’s only 25 [...]

We’ve Got Haveil. We’ve Got Havalim. WE’VE GOT IT ALL, BABY!!!

We’ve Got Haveil. We’ve Got Havalim. WE’VE GOT IT ALL, BABY!!!

Shalom to my loyal readers and to all newcomers to the War Zone! It’s a special post today, folks, my first time hosting Haveil Havalim, issue #188. This is the weekly “blog carnival” of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere, created by Soccer Dad and currently maintained by our friend Jack. I’m not sure why it’s called a [...]

‘COULD WE GET THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY?!?!’

‘COULD WE GET THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY?!?!’

Before we get started, this is a final reminder to come check me and other olim out tonight in the Givatayim Storytelling Festival in…where else? ACCO!!! (One of my wonderful friends who will remain anonymous bought the Dimona reference in the last post so just in case there’s any confusion, the Givatayim Storytelling Festival is [...]

Comedy Show Saturday Night: Elie Wiesel to Perform

Paying attention? Good. So if you didn’t read yesterday’s post, just a reminder to come out to the Storytelling Festival tomorrow night in Givatayim. You’re also invited to Jerusalem’s Off the Wall Comedy Basement Saturday night where I’ll headlining at 9 PM. If you’re ready to see the words “yiyeh b’seder” jump off the page [...]