I'm very grateful that my job is flexible enough to allow me to leave a little early to get ready for the seders. Today I signed off at 4 and set to work getting everything set up and ready. We had an epic Zoom seder today, with four generations represented…
Passover is the holiday that resonates the most strongly for me. It is a time to recommit ourselves to goodness and justice, a time to recognize our privilege even in times of hardship, a time to teach our children our traditions, and a time to celebrate the family bond. It…
Today was sunny and warm, we had the windows open and could hear birds chirping. It made a big difference to my mood. Aside from a minor meltdown in the morning the kids were fairly cooperative and agreeable today which made an enormous difference - it was actually possible to…
I had my post-op appointment with my knee surgeon today. It was supposed to happen last week but it was canceled due to the coronavirus, but rescheduled for today via telemedicine. It was a little weird trying to get the webcam into a position where he could see my knee,…
In normal life, on a weekend, we would probably do a bunch of stuff. We might go to the zoo or the science museum. We might take the kids to the playground. We might do crafts or elaborate cooking projects. Occasionally we might clean the house. These days weekends are…
I've been thinking a lot about Passover lately, with the seders coming up soon. When I was a kid one of my favorite parts of the seder was reading the ten plagues. Something about them was exciting - maybe because of the portrayal in The Ten Commandments, maybe because they…
Really today has been basically fine. But I'm finding myself extremely irritable and on edge. Everything was going fine until the kids started fighting, and then it all went to hell. The kids had built a huge mountain out of the couch cushions (I hate it when they do this)…
Yesterday was really rough. I'm not sure exactly why - it wasn't like anything particularly new or different happened. I mean, the news was bad, but it is always bad these days, but it seemed like everyone in the house was on edge. The rain didn't help. My wife and…