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I’m Tired – Part 1
While my posts may sometimes offer my thoughts and vignettes of my personal life, I usually take them down after a few days as I am actually a very private person and don’t feel comfortable sharing much of myself in public. This is especially so in an age of keyboard warriors, cancel culture, and self-appointed…
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A Real Live Jew
A few years ago, my wife and I were staying at the Prima Kings Hotel in Jerusalem. While finishing up my morning prayers in the hotel’s small synagogue, I noticed a group of guests in their 60s or 70s coming off the elevator across the hall chatting in German. I briefly looked up and saw…
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YouTubeocracy
It fascinates me how many people have YouTube Channels about topics they are unqualified to discuss. I don’t spend a lot of time on YouTube, but being a foodie I have found it useful for recipes, cooking techniques, and fitness routines in a futile attempt to make up for the fact that I’m a foodie.…
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Comment Trolls
I don’t understand some people’s need to conquer the internet. There are over 8 billion people in the world. I don’t know how many of them have access to the internet, but I’m guessing it’s a lot. And yet there are people who have this need to challenge and “correct” every post, comment or article…
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The Jews
To wrap up 2022: If you believe any of the above, you’re anti-Semite. Happy 2023!
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Dr. Rabbi Google, Esq., Ph.D.
One of the more unfortunate consequences of the internet is that it has diminished – if not irreparably broken – any respect for expertise or authority in modern society. Doctors, lawyers, rabbis, scientists, etc. have all been replaced by Dr. Rabbi Google, Esq., Ph.D. I once observed someone arguing with two Ph.D. level scientists about…
From the corner table. 