Archive for 'Musings' Category
Fifteen Years Ago Today (July 1994)
27 July 2009Second in the “Years Ago Today” series. See http://www.greenberg.org/archives/139.
Where were we in 1994? Oh yes, I was working for 3Com. That gig was 12 years long, so may be a recurring theme. Technology was so different, but we were seeing the shape of things to come. There was no World Wide Web. I was working [...]
Birchas Ha Chamah — The Blessing of the Sun
9 April 2009If you haven’t had your head under a religious rock these past few months, you’ve encountered the buzz about the Blessing of the Sun, which takes place every 28 years. A good explanation of this can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkat_Hachama
We went to Birchat HaChama on the beach in Boca Raton, FL.  The event was co-organized [...]
Inauguration Day
20 January 2009I’m pretty proud of us today. I have to say that I was proud of us in 2000 as well. Why? Because even as our country was being buffeted by conflict, and our executive was in doubt, NOBODY PICKED UP A GUN. The military did not take control, there were no riots in the streets, [...]
Matzoh Brei Recipe
7 January 2009Chanukah has passed, although Purim has not yet arrived, but this is provided early just to get everybody’s digestive juices flowing.. (With apologies to those who do not eat gebrochts on Passover.)
It’s from my father…
Grandpa Herman’s Fried Matzah (Matzah Brei)
2 eggs per piece of matzahBeat eggs. Rinse matzah with water and break into pieces.Add [...]
Ten Years ago Today (December 1998)
24 December 2008A friend’s blog led me to another blog, where I found that somebody had done a “Twenty Years Ago Today:” entry. I think it’s neat. I’m going to try a Ten Year version, then a Twenty. We’ll see how far back I feel like going.
Ten years ago today, I was living in San Jose, working [...]
Mumbai Tragedy
28 November 2008The situation in Mumbai doesn’t seem to have worked out as we had hoped. I was reading reports and holding out a bit of faith and hope, until I read “Boruch Dayan Emes” on CrownHeights.Info. That is a very final phrase. It literally means, “Blessed is the true judge”, and expresses the Jewish belief that [...]
An Ethical Quandry
30 October 2008The Los Angeles Times has been laying off staff over the past few months. Several of my favorite commentators and bloggers have been axed, including Steve Harvey and Veronique De Turenne.
I’m struck by the fact that I can’t complain about this. Why?
I don’t pay for a paper every day. I read it on the web.
I [...]
Homemade Tortillas
7 September 2008Since I started making dough, I’ve always wanted to make my own tortillas. We sometimes go to a restaurant in Old Town San Diego called Cafe Coyote, where the tortillas are made fresh on the grill right in front of the customers. Folks ordering food get these tortillas served with their meal, and others buy [...]
The Van Nuys Airport Public Observation Area
6 September 2008Today I took the bicycle on a short ride to the Van Nuys Public Observation area. You can see it on MapMyRide.com. The airport has this little known spot where you can watch the runway (at the north end.) It was recommended in another blog, belonging to the parent of a young flight student.
If the [...]
The continuing saga…
6 September 2008Well, here we are, still living in the trailer in Van Nuys — see photo in previous post. We’ve been here for about three months now. My gig in West Hollywood is enjoyable, the trailer site is comfy, there are lots of things to see and do in the southland. I’d like to do some [...]