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01/04/2014 11:06 #58536
The gun showCategory: working out
01/01/2014 21:27 #58527
The last Jew in KabulCategory: religion
After the botanical gardens and dinner at Papaya, (e:paul), (e:terry) and I were talking about all these crazy things. This included scallops anatomy, St. James, Yiddish, and Ashkenazi (a group ofJews in Europe).
Paul sent me this amazing article about the last Jew in Afghanistan named Zablon Simintov. Apparently every Jewish person in Kabul, even his wife and kids, left for Israel during the Taliban and US invasion. There was even another Jewish guy in Kabul but he ended up passing away.
Despite a lot of people wanting him to leave, and the fact that his catering business is closing, he refuses to leave the country. he wants to maintain the synagogue and his heritage. In a way I can understand - he's already somewhat old at 55, his father and grandfather were rabbis in Afghanistan - why would he leave at that point? He's made it through well this far. It'd be giving up a lot if you asked me. I admire that kind of tenacity, even if I don't understand his religion.
Paul sent me this amazing article about the last Jew in Afghanistan named Zablon Simintov. Apparently every Jewish person in Kabul, even his wife and kids, left for Israel during the Taliban and US invasion. There was even another Jewish guy in Kabul but he ended up passing away.
Despite a lot of people wanting him to leave, and the fact that his catering business is closing, he refuses to leave the country. he wants to maintain the synagogue and his heritage. In a way I can understand - he's already somewhat old at 55, his father and grandfather were rabbis in Afghanistan - why would he leave at that point? He's made it through well this far. It'd be giving up a lot if you asked me. I admire that kind of tenacity, even if I don't understand his religion.
01/01/2014 19:21 #58524
The BotanCategory: garden
Hoping to warm up and not waste away in bed, (e:paul), (e:terry) and I headed out to the Botanical Gardens today. It was so humid, warm, and nice. It made me feel better for a bit.
I busted out the Canon for fun for the first time in a long time. I can't say I've used it regularly since getting my first smart phone over a year ago. The best camera is the one you have with you, right?
The vanilla cabbage patch plant.
Cute
Roar
What does Terry want for Christmas?
Little Shea's
This tree looks like it has a face.
Lots of babies.
Mirror shot!
Not sure what this is, but it smelled weird.
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I busted out the Canon for fun for the first time in a long time. I can't say I've used it regularly since getting my first smart phone over a year ago. The best camera is the one you have with you, right?
The vanilla cabbage patch plant.
Cute
Roar
What does Terry want for Christmas?
Little Shea's
This tree looks like it has a face.
Lots of babies.
Mirror shot!
Not sure what this is, but it smelled weird.
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12/30/2013 18:15 #58518
the Burning of the BritishCategory: buffalo
On my way home from work, I stopped at this huge bonfire I saw at Silo City. Today is the 200th anniversary of Buffalo being burned by the British. Today we're burning british stuff including a book of British royals. Sorry (e:mike).
I looked it up later and it's pretty crazy. When the British attacked, everyone in Buffalo and Black Rock tried to flee to Williamsville. Anone who stuck around got shot, including a Mrs. Lovejoy who insisted on staying to protect her dresses. They even came back on January 1st to shoot anyone who came back.
The story of the burning
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I looked it up later and it's pretty crazy. When the British attacked, everyone in Buffalo and Black Rock tried to flee to Williamsville. Anone who stuck around got shot, including a Mrs. Lovejoy who insisted on staying to protect her dresses. They even came back on January 1st to shoot anyone who came back.
The story of the burning
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Robert - 01/03/14 01:27
I was totally there! and i totally burned some princes di pics!
I was totally there! and i totally burned some princes di pics!
paul - 12/31/13 11:03
I can't even imagine the city being burned in the winter and then having to still survive.
I can't even imagine the city being burned in the winter and then having to still survive.
mike - 12/30/13 23:45
Why would you ever burn a book of British Royals! there could be tons of useful stuff in there! I have a Princess Diana etiquette book on my desk at work and when anyone has a problem at work we check WWDD (what would diana do) and oddly enough there is an answer to everything in there...."my access query won't work and this report is due in fifteen minutes"....Princess diana says simple pearls are classic and timeless.... it seems like one wouldn't relate to the other but it somehow always helps
Why would you ever burn a book of British Royals! there could be tons of useful stuff in there! I have a Princess Diana etiquette book on my desk at work and when anyone has a problem at work we check WWDD (what would diana do) and oddly enough there is an answer to everything in there...."my access query won't work and this report is due in fifteen minutes"....Princess diana says simple pearls are classic and timeless.... it seems like one wouldn't relate to the other but it somehow always helps
12/30/2013 00:07 #58515
Sick :(Category: health
(e:xandra), (e:paul) and I are all sick. I feel super achey and tired while Paul and Alex have terrible coughs and fevers. Paul and I napped half the afternoon away with crazy dreams. Mine involved bike routes, estrip, falling off rocks into the ocean, and college friends coming in for Paula's doughnuts. Weird.
(e:terry) was amazing and made us a delicious vegetable soup. I wonder if we just are a week late to what he caught last week. I hope it doesn't get worse, I don't want to take a day off and new years is two days away.
It's time for bed again, this can only help.
Edit for (e:tinypliny) : Paul told me you can change your post's background color! For future reference you just need a valid HTML color or color hex value in between like
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(e:terry) was amazing and made us a delicious vegetable soup. I wonder if we just are a week late to what he caught last week. I hope it doesn't get worse, I don't want to take a day off and new years is two days away.
It's time for bed again, this can only help.
Edit for (e:tinypliny) : Paul told me you can change your post's background color! For future reference you just need a valid HTML color or color hex value in between like
[bgcolor]#1E90FF[ /bgcolor]included in the post!
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metalpeter - 12/31/13 12:25
Cool I remember there use to be a way to do this and thought that with the Themes it went away :)
Cool I remember there use to be a way to do this and thought that with the Themes it went away :)
tinypliny - 12/30/13 15:49
Dammit. Why why why didn't I know this before!! *Accusatory eyes at (e:Paul)*
Dammit. Why why why didn't I know this before!! *Accusatory eyes at (e:Paul)*
tinypliny - 12/30/13 15:49
This is so cool. I almost want to go back and colour my 1000 posts rainbow. :-D
This is so cool. I almost want to go back and colour my 1000 posts rainbow. :-D
paul - 12/30/13 13:56
You can just use the HTML color value like "red" too.
You can just use the HTML color value like "red" too.
joe - 12/30/13 12:21
Thanks!
And I wish! I updated the post with what (e:Paul) told me! Just the [bgcolor] tags with a color hex value in the post.
Thanks!
And I wish! I updated the post with what (e:Paul) told me! Just the [bgcolor] tags with a color hex value in the post.
tinypliny - 12/30/13 11:29
How does this post become blue? Digital sympathy?
How does this post become blue? Digital sympathy?
tinypliny - 12/30/13 11:28
Hope you all feel better soon!!! :-)
Hope you all feel better soon!!! :-)
Its an interesting story. Sounds like a real stubburn guy. I could see myself doing it. I still think the strange part is his wife and daughters are in Israel.
From the wiki article on Jews in Afghanistan :::link:::