Thursday, October 22, 2009
Renaissance Faire last weekend
If I take the time to think of cute captions these will never be posted... so sorry! The main thing to know is that we went with Deann and family, and it was 43 degrees. The last pic is of Xander's souvenir dragon.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Yesterday's fun
He likes to destroy Jonathan's creations more than he likes to build his own.Birthday gift from Bubby. This is why we hate her.
Snot-nosed child
I always swore I wouldn't have one, and yet here I am. Sitting at home with a little boy who has a drippy nose. No matter how often I wipe it, it still looks the same. How does this happen? It's a mystery, on par with Elvis, Amelia Earhart and the Bermuda Triangle.
Wish us good healing vibes, and send virtual chicken soup.
Wish us good healing vibes, and send virtual chicken soup.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Shabbat cuteness
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, I say.
Look, Mommy, I'm driving the car!
Everyone cheer for a heated house.Wednesday, October 14, 2009
I am going to cry
This is the weather forecast for tomorrow.
Suddenly global warming doesn't seem so bad....
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Six random things for your edification and amusement
1) Xander has two more front teeth coming in! This helps with the eating. And eat he does... bananas, pasta, cheese, crackers, apples, chicken fingers, you name it, he eats it. He must be on a growth spurt.
2) Thanks to said growth spurt, he's been sleeping 11 to 12 hours at a time. Can you see me doing my happy dance?
3) I read up on Samaritans because of the manuscript in the library (and because I was confused on Sheryl's comment on reading the language). They officially dated the manuscript to 1145 CE! The Samaritans are people in Israel who live as Biblical, and not rabbinic Jews (meaning they don't follow anything that the Talmud decreed, so they don't have the holidays of Hanukkah, they don't keep kosher, etc). Did you know that they used a paleo-Hebrew script, instead of the standard Aramaic script that we consider to be the Hebrew letters? I didn't know that before. The Encyclopedia Judaica article on it is quite boring, but Wikipedia has pretty pictures to explain.
4) Jonathan and I rented the Steve Martin movie Parenthood, and we sooo related. Then we felt old. :)
5) We recently celebrated our five year anniversary, yes? As of yesterday, I scrapbooked our wedding. I figured it was time. :)
6) And last but certainly not least - we've been trying to save money on utilities, but it was 58 degrees in our kitchen tonight when we were eating dinner. And would you believe, that baby just did NOT want to wear his hat. Jonathan finally caved to my demands and we turned on the heat. It's up to a whopping 65 and we're still bundled up, but ooohhhh it feels practically toasty...
2) Thanks to said growth spurt, he's been sleeping 11 to 12 hours at a time. Can you see me doing my happy dance?
3) I read up on Samaritans because of the manuscript in the library (and because I was confused on Sheryl's comment on reading the language). They officially dated the manuscript to 1145 CE! The Samaritans are people in Israel who live as Biblical, and not rabbinic Jews (meaning they don't follow anything that the Talmud decreed, so they don't have the holidays of Hanukkah, they don't keep kosher, etc). Did you know that they used a paleo-Hebrew script, instead of the standard Aramaic script that we consider to be the Hebrew letters? I didn't know that before. The Encyclopedia Judaica article on it is quite boring, but Wikipedia has pretty pictures to explain.
4) Jonathan and I rented the Steve Martin movie Parenthood, and we sooo related. Then we felt old. :)
5) We recently celebrated our five year anniversary, yes? As of yesterday, I scrapbooked our wedding. I figured it was time. :)
6) And last but certainly not least - we've been trying to save money on utilities, but it was 58 degrees in our kitchen tonight when we were eating dinner. And would you believe, that baby just did NOT want to wear his hat. Jonathan finally caved to my demands and we turned on the heat. It's up to a whopping 65 and we're still bundled up, but ooohhhh it feels practically toasty...
I love my class on Hellenism
Why Josephus, the Jewish Roman historian, thinks that the Jewish political system is best:
1) The Greeks vacillated between three sets of government:
Monarchy= rule of one
Aristocracy=rule of the elite
Democracy=rule of the people
2) The Romans tried to have a "mixed constitution" with all three. The Roman Republic fell. (Incidentally, the U.S. Constitution copied the Romans.)
Greek monarchy=Roman consuls=U.S. president
Greek aristocracy=Roman senate=U.S. Senate
Greek democracy=Roman assembly=U.S. House of Representatives
3) Josephus actually coined the term "theocracy." He thinks that the Greek and Roman systems didn't work and that best rule was one where you looked to a divine basis for governance. He follows Plato, who said in the Republic that the ideal society is ruled by a philosopher-king, and in case the phil-king is lacking, you have city laws.
4) According to Josephus, the Jews rocked because they had a High Priest as phil-king as well as Mosaic Law. Theocracy is found in the Bible, and is superior because the Jews still exist as a lawful society.
I don't agree, obviously, but cool logic! (You should also know that this class involved heavy discussion of Star Wars, including how the Republic is always the morally right underdog and how Caesar gets a bad rap as the Emperor Palpatine...)
1) The Greeks vacillated between three sets of government:
Monarchy= rule of one
Aristocracy=rule of the elite
Democracy=rule of the people
2) The Romans tried to have a "mixed constitution" with all three. The Roman Republic fell. (Incidentally, the U.S. Constitution copied the Romans.)
Greek monarchy=Roman consuls=U.S. president
Greek aristocracy=Roman senate=U.S. Senate
Greek democracy=Roman assembly=U.S. House of Representatives
3) Josephus actually coined the term "theocracy." He thinks that the Greek and Roman systems didn't work and that best rule was one where you looked to a divine basis for governance. He follows Plato, who said in the Republic that the ideal society is ruled by a philosopher-king, and in case the phil-king is lacking, you have city laws.
4) According to Josephus, the Jews rocked because they had a High Priest as phil-king as well as Mosaic Law. Theocracy is found in the Bible, and is superior because the Jews still exist as a lawful society.
I don't agree, obviously, but cool logic! (You should also know that this class involved heavy discussion of Star Wars, including how the Republic is always the morally right underdog and how Caesar gets a bad rap as the Emperor Palpatine...)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Totally made my day
I walked into the library to sit at my usual table, and was shocked - it was covered with an ancient looking manuscript with frayed edges, and a librarian was standing up over it on a chair taking pictures. Turns out it's a Samaritan manuscript that the library didn't know it had, so they're cataloguing it. There are two dates on it, so it's either from 1170 or 1391. Either way, I forgave them for making me move!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
One year old Xander
Birthday party last weekend! The things you need to know: the party was at a park, and it was a chilly 65 degrees. It was a good mix of people from HUC, Jonathan's work, and my home birth network, and we all schmoozed, ate cake, and watched Xander open presents. The biggest hit was a push-cart from Janelle - the boy was so obsessed with it, he wouldn't let go of it even to pose for pictures. He also spent the last 20 minutes of the party pushing around Jonathan's sister's dog, Winston, who was amazingly agreeable.
It's my birthday, I'm excited!
Mommy, Daddy, and me on my big day.
Usually they tell me not to stick my face into my food...
Okay, frosting is a very weird texture.
When I grow up, Claudia's gonna be my girlfriend.
Winston's a very cooperative doggie. I wonder if this will work on Simcha...
It's my birthday, I'm excited!
Mommy, Daddy, and me on my big day.
Usually they tell me not to stick my face into my food...
Okay, frosting is a very weird texture.
When I grow up, Claudia's gonna be my girlfriend.
You mean the wrapping paper isn't the gift?!
Winston's a very cooperative doggie. I wonder if this will work on Simcha...For more pictures of my birthday party (and aftermath at home, including the rocking horse from Mommy and Daddy), click here.
Deann and Justin gave me my very first car, and Daddy said that he felt like such a parent when he put it together for me. Check out my wheels!
Deann and Justin gave me my very first car, and Daddy said that he felt like such a parent when he put it together for me. Check out my wheels!
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