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NDG, Wow, the activists are threatening the board? That’s terrible! But it’s all publicly posted? Even though you can’t usually post links on the CR, maybe you could tell me what to Google to find out more. Yikes.
I don’t know if the board could do that. But, yeah, it is ironic that the public school parents sued the board for something, and now they’re accusing the board of using too much money for legal fees to defend themselves in that lawsuit.
Princess leeba: Oooookayyy…
Uh, since both boys and girls post on the CR, is there any topic that we can discuss? I think I’ve seen a thread title about getting a mechitza here, but I haven’t actually opened it to look in.
princess leeba, Um, which comments are you referring to?
For the record, I like flowers because they look pretty and smell pretty. (Live flowers, of course; I’ve already expressed my opinions on cut flowers). It’s socially acceptable for women and girls to care about prettiness, but not so much for men to do so. Why that is the case is a separate issue.
Oops. Was that my fault? I just took offense at the “ask your husband” part.
As it just so happens, my husband IS Rabbi Plony, but DC had no way of knowing that. The idea that any random male is more knowledgeable than any random female is insulting to knowledgeable females.
Little Froggie, there’s no need to apologize. There’s a need for DC MUTU to apologize. I’m waiting.
DC MUTU, you make me angry! I have seen plenty of people making the point that halacha is not always simple and straightforward, but the appropriate closing is “Ask your rabbi” or “Ask your LOR” (with LOR an acronym for ‘local orthodox rabbi’). But “ask your husband’?!?! What if I was ch”v widowed or divorced? What if my screen name didn’t make it obvious that I was married? Suppose it was Little Froggie or RebYidd23 who mentioned making Borei Atzai Besamim on rose bushes? Oh, hey, since they’re men they obviously know all halachas inside and out, so there would be no need to tell them to double check. (Sarcasm.) (On the other hand, I only know them through the CR. Maybe they do know all of SHAS and Shulchan Oruch. Go know.)
I hope I’ve raised your consciousness.
Um, what do you do, just dump everything into a pot and boil it? I think my kids would rather go hungry. 🙁
writersoul, that’s my point exactly!
Did you ever walk past a blooming rose bush and take a deep breath? Ahhhhh…Borei Atzai Besamim! (With lots of kavana.)
But did you ever smell long-stem roses from a florist? They smell like chemicals and grass.
I think that cut flowers are pathetic. For 24 – 36 hours they look pretty, but then they start to wither and wilt and smell bad.
If the restaurant was heated, then I probably wouldn’t feel cold.
It depends on the time of year. If it was winter, I’d probably feel cold.
But how is it beneath one’s dignity to do honest work? And if, after all, SOMEONE has to do it, then what’s wrong with doing it yourself?
No way! I had to give my shadchanim a few hundred bucks, and that was almost 20 years ago. >:(
They were just this couple; the husband knew my chosson and the wife knew me, and they introduced us. They were amateurs.
I agree. I don’t think it’s right. But some people do it anyway.
BTW, I’m my own cleaning lady. Sometimes I wish I could fire myself.
Don’t forget to find out what is expected in terms of ‘shadchanus gelt’. Even the amateurs receive a fee.
I think my shvigger likes to clean. I like the satisfaction of seeing a mess transform into order, through my efforts and talent. But I hate to ‘clean’ because it never lasts.
To answer the OP: Some people feel that a job cleaning is somehow beneath them. Some people wouldn’t want Jewish cleaning help because they would feel guilty asking a Jewish lady to do some of the things that they ask their non-Jewish cleaning help to do.
I thought he was pondering TRANSLATING the opera, but acknowledging his inability thereto. Fact check, anyone?
How come it says that there are five posts? I only saw three. (Plus this one.)
Ever read Watership Down? Bunnies can be tough!
This is HORRIFYING! I only read this thread b/c my daughter wanted to see it! You people have too much time on your hands!
I remember that Steve Jobs and Wosniack wanted a name that would come alphabetically before ‘Atari’, which was the big computer name at the time.
I want one, too. I like cats. I always wanted a cat. Cats are cute.
But our landlord doesn’t allow pets. Oh, well.
ZD: What’s THAT supposed to mean?
NDG, you’re great!
I suppose that since different communities have different standards, then what it comes down to is different circumstances.
If your women are frivolous and would abuse the driving privilege so that they could do a lot of shopping and socializing, then it’s better if they don’t drive.
If your women are responsible and would use the driving privilege so that they could relieve their men of the need to drive them everyplace (or pay for car services) in order to do worthwhile things, then it’s better if they do drive.
My daughter told me this one:
What do a computer and a cookie have in common?
Neither one sneezes.
Isn’t she a comic genius?!
Gamanit: Only ONE TEASPOON of chocolate syrup? No way! A tablespoon at least!
My shvigger gave me this one:
Home-style gefilte fish
Ingredients
1 jar of gefilte fish in jelled broth
1 stalk of celery, chopped
Separate the fish balls from the broth, set aside. Put the broth and veggies into a pot and cook over a low flame until the carrots and celery are tender. Add the gefilte fish balls and continue to cook until warmed through. Tastes like homemade.
I believe that in cooking, one should cheat whenever possible.
Tastes vary. Sesame seeds have calcium.
There’s this song that my girls picked up in day camp. (Actually they each picked it up independently rom each other at different day camps, so it must be fairly popular.) I find it a bit strange:
In a cabin in the wood,
A little man by the window stood.
Saw a rabbit hopping by,
Knocking at his door.
“Help me! Help me! Help me!” he cried,
“Before the hunters shoot me alive!”
“Come little rabbit, come inside
Safely you’ll abide.”
The song has hand motions for each line, and the song gets repeated a few times, but with each repetition the words to the first line (and then the first and second line, and then the first three lines…) gets replaced with “Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm.”
Where IS this from?
Whoa, you scared me with the title; I thought you were going to complain that tznius standards are too strict.
We can only control our own behaviors. I wish more people would dress more modestly and with more refinement, but I can’t do anything to change their mode of dress, except to try to set a good example.
coffee addict: There is no way to ALWAYS know why a baby is crying. All babies sometimes cry for no discernible reason.
Q: What do you get when you cross a cow with a trampoline?
A: A milkshake!
Q: What do you get when you cross a frog with a rabbit?
A: A bunny ribbit!
Q: What do you get when you cross a street with a chicken?
A: You get to the other side!
Ooh, I’ve heard of capers, but I never looked up what they are. What are they?
Louis Sachar.
Ask your Rov.
Wayside School is fictional. Deal with it.
I never said that Hershey bars are better than cholov Yisroe’l candy bars, just that they’re not the same, and having grown up on the taste of Hershey’s, I miss it.
Well, I miss Hershey bars since I started keeping Cholov Yisroe’l. They are made with real milk. The Jewish chocolate, even the expensive ones, are made with milk powder and it’s just not the same. I miss good, cheap chocolate.
Comlink-X, how do you stop a baby from trying to look above or behind his head? (Or her head, as the case may be?)