You know you live in a weird neighborhood when you listen to the sounds outside and think, “Is that a tuba?” Then you get up and look outside to investigate, and not only is it a tuba, but about half a dozen other instruments and their players, which come randomly marching by your building. And ...

There is absolutely no possible way that this idea could backfire.

I have to pass along this small bit of genius. The fine folks at Television Without Pity came up with a completely brilliant recaplet of the finale. Since the recaplets are pulled as soon as the full recap is up, I screencaped it in case you miss it. For those who don’t watch Amazing Race: ...

Right-wingers obsessed with the War On Christmas will be noting that this charming display was put up by a Jewish family in 3…2…1…

The good news is that I’m finally not sick anymore, after two weeks of fighting off the Evil Cold From Hell. I feel a million times better, I have a lot more energy, and I just generally feel like a human again. The bad news is that now that I’m not concentrating on being sick, ...

This story in the Washington Post about the ever-escalating arms race for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs made me shake my head in wonder: Hundreds of New York bar mitzvahs cost $100,000 or more. Many top the quarter-million-dollar mark. I realize New York City is usually not the best place to start comparisons when talking about ...

It has come to my attention that Google is developing a Mac version of Google Earth. I’d like to take this opportunity to say goodbye to everyone for the couple of months after it’s released, because every time I’ve had the opportunity to mess with it on someone’s PC, I play with it for hours. ...

…I was six months from being born. But much more importantly, everyone’s favorite 6’5″ Utahn law student, Mark, was born. And in honor of his birth, a few pictures of him from our Adventures in EuroLand: The view I had of Mark for much of our trip. One of the many instances that caused us ...

I’ve turned into a total wimp since I moved here. I used to scoff at single-digit temperatures when I lived in Chicagoland. Those days, I’m afraid, are gone. I’ve spent the last couple of nights frozen solid because the temperature here dipped into the (gasp!) low 40’s. At night. The problem is, my apartment retains ...

Northwestern is going to be playing UCLA in the Sun Bowl, which takes place December 30th in scenic El Paso, Texas. I get back from Christmas in Connecticut the night of the 28th. Who’s up for a little roadtrip?