Category: Events and Life
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Finally home in Israel where we belong
Facebook’s well meaning year end round-up isn’t appealing to everyone. It is supposed to present an upbeat summary of a positive 2014 but 2014 wasn’t a positive year for many people. It was a terrible year for me in many respects and were it not for my family and where we have wound up, 2014…
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Trapani, time and transitions
Gina Trapani spoke at the XOXO Festival recently and I finally watched her talk. I’ve followed Trapani for years now and when she mentioned that she spoke at the festival (hadn’t heard of it before) on an episode of This Week in Google, I made a mental note to watch the video. She talks about…
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Philae landed on a comet and Bruce Willis wasn’t involved
You may not have been following Philae’s Twitter feed for the last few months but you probably saw the news that the European Space Agency’s probe has landed on a comet designated 67P yesterday. Touchdown! My new address: 67P! #CometLanding — Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014 This is a tremendous achievement: Jason Snell wrote a…
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The only thing complaining achieves
I don’t often come across people who complain a lot and are otherwise upbeat about life and their path through it. Rather, the only thing complaining seems to achieve is reminding you how unhappy you are. Instead, either do something about whatever you are complaining about or change your expectations to suit your circumstances. Sure,…
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“The idea is that you switch on your life”
Gus Silber has a terrific post titled “Wait, Slow Down, Stop: the Power of the Shabbos Project” which is really worth reading. We took part in the Shabbos Project last year, didn’t do it last week and I’d like to be part of it next year, perhaps. We’re not particularly observant (although that is changing…
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Shana Tovah Umetukah
We wish all our friends and family a safe and enjoyable Rosh Hashanah and a meaningful Fast
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