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Archive for March, 2007 - אדר / ניסן תשס"ז

food: almost there

By penny • March 31, 2007 - י"ג ניסן תשס"ז • Category: food

I wouldn’t call what I’ve “cooked” (the few nights I’ve been home this week) cooking or perhaps food. The waning days before pesach become a lesson in creativity. Especially if you are married to the world’s pickiest eater. The fridge and pantry have been somewhat cleared out to make room for pesachdik goodies.
Does anyone [...]



learning: Parshat Tzav & Shabbos HaGadol & Pesach

By penny • March 30, 2007 - י"ב ניסן תשס"ז • Category: judaism

This week’s parsha is Parshat Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36).
It is also Shabbos HaGadol. What does that mean? In five words: the last shabbat^ before Pesach. Here are a few different insights and other links to pesach things:

Torah.org
Chabad
Jofa
an online haggadah

שׁבּת שׁלום
^ yes, I mix sephardic and ashkenazi pronunciations all the time. deal.



tools: write it down

By penny • March 29, 2007 - י"א ניסן תשס"ז • Category: tools

Just a quick note that I believe we shouldn’t rely solely on our brains to help us remember things. Even routine little things.
Many before me have explained their forms and gadgets they use. Some days I’m ok with just my filofax, moleskine(s), and index cards. Some days I like nifty bubbles to fill in. In [...]



random: it’s 11pm do you know where your yarn is?

By penny • March 28, 2007 - י' ניסן תשס"ז • Category: misc

I don’t. Beyond the missing SwallowTail, I’m now missing a ball of Berocco Love-It (in Beatnik #3234). I still have a ball in Sailor #3263, but tonight it’s looking like a bright blue and just not very appealing. I want my somber colour…
I’m 99.5% done with the “commissioned” beanie. It’s much bigger. I [...]



travel, tools : google maps

By penny • March 27, 2007 - ט' ניסן תשס"ז • Category: travel

Honestly I don’t have much for you today (tonight?) Pesach prep and work and stuff… lots of places to write about but I’ve just not had 30 seconds to get it together.
Anyway, lots of neatness (mashups) with google maps.
I think my favourite (as I am a pedestrian the majority of the time) is Gmaps Pedometer, [...]



books: just a few.. and a lesson learned

By penny • March 26, 2007 - ח' ניסן תשס"ז • Category: books

A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines by Janna Levin, a Barnard Prof. An interesting short fictional account of the way Turing and Gödel’s lives paralleled and intertwined.
Two books by Robin Hobb which were supposed to be put aside for pesach reading. *sigh* I never learn. These were the first two in the Soldier Son [...]