Tag Archives: heart

What’s The Point Of Plays?

Why do people go to plays? What can plays do that movies can’t? Are they like ugly girls in that they try harder? I need to know. There must be something special about plays. Historian Paul Johnson says in his … Continue reading

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My Party Invitations

I want to throw a Fourth of July party — it must happen! But I also want to have superb invitations, something that will get people to RSVP without hesitation (not an easy feat). Enter Carmody & Co. (www.carmodynco.com), the … Continue reading

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Daily Yid

Here’s my email interview with the author of DailyYid.com: * What can you tell me about yourself? i am a satamr chusid who is proud of my society and never plans to leave * What is your first language? yiddish … Continue reading

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JConnectLA Friday Night

Workmen’s Circle. 6:20 p.m. I’m the second person to arrive. It’s my first Shabbat in over eight years without my black undertaker suit. Instead I’m wearing this striped ill-fitting number I got for $20 from the Jewish thrift store on … Continue reading

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Feeling My Age

So three women in their twenties call me Saturday night and invite me to go out with them. I dress up in my Saturday night finest and after an hour or so of chit chat, they’re ready to hit the … Continue reading

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