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Passover for the Impatient

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorical Weirdness

My husband David and sundry other relatives will enjoy this.
A PASSOVER SERVICE FOR THE IMPATIENT.
By Michael Rubiner
Opening prayers:
Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.)
Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.)
Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we’re free. That’s why we’re doing this.
Four questions:
1. What’s up with the matzoh?
2. What’s the deal with horseradish?
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The McDades Are Coming!

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorical Weirdness

Through one of those felicitous Internet things, I just found out that Canadian Celtic/fusion band The McDades are coming to Chicago’s Abbey Pub, and my husband David and I might get to see them. I happened upon them at a Chicago Celtic Fest a couple of years ago, bought the CD, and have enjoyed it [...]

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Wii bowling at the retirement home

April 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Flickr, Moblog, Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA), Today

Today being the third Saturday of the month, some of us from the “nurturing” team at Holy Moly/St Nicholas were at Asbury Park for the ecumenical service we do. On my way in, I spotted this on the schedule board for the day: there we are at 10:30, in direct competition with the Wii Bowling.
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