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I am home from work today but will soon be headed to synagogue to usher in the new year 5774. This is the actual year, had the world not started the count over again at the time of the common era. I like the calendar reporting events this way because B.C. is confusing. For example, one can be born in 254 BC and die in 198. So how old was the dude when he died? See what I mean? Not that anyone keeps track of dudes from back when, unless he was an angry Caesar (not the salad) who used his enemies as cat chow. Contrary to movie scenes, Caesar did not feed Christians to lions because he lived before Christianity--but I digress.
We celebrate Rosh Hashanah through the blowing of the shofar, a rams horn, to represent our call to worship. I've tried blowing into ram's horns but all I get is winded and drool down my chin. Kudos to those who can make them sound.
Also, last night, after services, we attended a wonderful party where we
dipped apples in honey as a symbol of a sweet new year. If you haven't tried this, I highly recommend an apple, bowl of honey, and a wet wipe to keep your fingers from sticking together like silk to Spiderman.
Most importantly, this is the week for us to reflect upon the year and seek forgiveness from anyone whom we have hurt, knowingly or not. So, if I did or said anything to hurt your feelings, please forgive me. Sure, God will forgive us, but he asks that we seek forgiveness from those we have sinned against first. It is most important that we forgive each other and work to get along among those we live with because that's what counts in the eyes of the Lord.
L'Shana Tova Tikva Tenu
Happy New Year to all those celebrating the High Holy Days.
Monday is Labor Day, which is a day in which we honor workers by not working.
Here is my favorite song on that topic.
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GBE2's blog topic this week is "Never." Here's my top ten list of things I would NEVER do.
1.) SCUBA dive
In
high school, I took a SCUBA diving class. When Mr. Lundt mentioned
the risks, I dropped the class.
2.) Become a US president
I know--powdered wig--humor me!
History
has shown that most US presidents leave office with gray hair. I'm
already working hard enough to cover the gray I have and don't need
more.
3.) Sky dive
If I wet my pants on the roller coaster, I don't think people would appreciate yellow rain from the sky. Which brings me to the next one.
4.) Roller Coasters
5.) Eat bugs and crap
I'm not into eating gross stuff, and it's probably not kosher anyway. Not that I keep kosher, but if faced with eating bugs, it would be a good time to start.
6.) Be on Survivor
Life has taught me that I'd be the first voted off the island, so I think I'll skip the show.
7.) Pierce a tongue
8.) Wear a bikini
Do I have to explain this one?
9.) Convert
Sorry dear friends. I know you pray for me, but I'm strong in my
Judaism and if that means burning in hell, let's hope someone supplies
sunblock in the afterlife.
10.) Get Published
Psych! Although it feels hopeless at times, I'm going to do it. I decided that even though Bompsy has been around the block more times than Lindsay Lohan (or should I now say Miley Cyrus?), it's a great novel and deserves a home.
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Between starting a new school year, making gifted referrals, parent meetings, and math workshops, I haven't had much down time this week. In fact, when one works ten to twelve hour days, it's tough to post or visit blogs. However, I am glad to learn that I am NOT stressed due to my passing the dolphin test by seeing identical dolphins in the photo.
Why don't you check out your stress level?
The
picture below has two identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on
stress levels at St. Mary's Hospital.
Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins are identical. A closely monitored, scientific
study revealed that, in spite of the fact that the dolphins are identical; a
person under stresswould find differences in the two
dolphins. The moredifferences a person finds between the
dolphins, the more stress that person is
experiencing.
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