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American Sandwich Project: The Progressive Triumph of the Latke Latke

American Sandwich Project: The Progressive Triumph of the Latke

Kristin Devine December 3, 2021
Originally latkes were not American, but that’s the thing...send us your downtrodden and in exchange we’ll help...
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Weekend Plans Post: The Chauffeur’s Domino Mask dominomask

Weekend Plans Post: The Chauffeur’s Domino Mask

Jaybird December 2, 2021
Noticing something, remembering something, researching something.
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OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 5: How Do You Wassail Them Apples apple

OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 5: How Do You Wassail Them Apples

Bryan O'Nolan December 2, 2021
Your Ordinary Times Advent will be musical. Today's tunes are the “Apple Tree Wassail” and “Don’t Let...
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Mini-Throughput: Omicron Edition omicron

Mini-Throughput: Omicron Edition

Michael Siegel December 2, 2021
The TL;DR version on Omicron is: we don't know yet and anyone making definitive claims should be...
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Do Jews Even Live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey? Jews

Do Jews Even Live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey?

Jessica Epstein December 2, 2021
All this because of one young woman raising her voice, one person asking for representation, a movement...
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OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 4 Put the Lights on the Tree

OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 4

Bryan O'Nolan December 1, 2021
Your OT Advent Calendar this year will be musical. Today's tunes are the "Gower Wassail" and "Bring...
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A COVID Statistic That is Beyond Meaningless COVID

A COVID Statistic That is Beyond Meaningless

Michael Siegel December 1, 2021
There have not, in fact, been more COVID-19 deaths under Joe Biden than under Donald Trump. Eventually,...
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Choosing To Be Contrarian On “The Chosen” The Chosen

Choosing To Be Contrarian On “The Chosen”

Andrew Donaldson December 1, 2021
This is not a review on "The Chosen" because, like almost all Biblical adaptions for mass consumption,...
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What’s Normal After COVID? COVID

What’s Normal After COVID?

Dennis Sanders November 30, 2021
Life post-COVID is truly the undiscovered country, because COVID has changed society and we will be feeling...
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OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 3 Wassail

OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukkah!) Day 3

Bryan O'Nolan November 30, 2021
Your OT Advent calendar this year will be musical. Today’s tunes are the “Malpas Wassail” and “Ocho...
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Obsolete Philosophy: Stoicism and Judaism Theodicy

Obsolete Philosophy: Stoicism and Judaism

Jaybird November 30, 2021
If I were to rewrite it, I'd probably hammer on Stoicism, Early Christianity, and Judaism instead of...
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The Oyster Stew 2021-11-30 Movie 7121

The Oyster Stew

Clare Briggs November 30, 2021
Movie of a man and an oyster stew.
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Government So Poorly Administered It Can’t Even Spend Money Government

Government So Poorly Administered It Can’t Even Spend Money

Andrew Donaldson November 29, 2021
The rhetoric of governmental policy and the optics of "do something" governance are once again not adding...
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OT Advent Calendar (& Hannukah!) Day 2: Straddling The Line Between Wassail and Hymn hannukah

OT Advent Calendar (& Hannukah!) Day 2: Straddling The Line Between Wassail and Hymn

Bryan O'Nolan November 29, 2021
Your OT advent calendar will be musical. Todays songs are “God Bless the Master” and the English...
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The Eleventh Annual Mindless Diversions Unsolicited Shopping Guide Shopping Guide

The Eleventh Annual Mindless Diversions Unsolicited Shopping Guide

Jaybird November 29, 2021
Eleven (!) years of unsolicited recommendations. But, seriously, this year looks better than last year by a...
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Make Truth Self-Evident Again Truth

Make Truth Self-Evident Again

Becca Demosthenes November 29, 2021
It’s time to teach our children how to face reality, and that truth is still objective, whether...
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A Man In Search of a Shirt 2021-11-29 Start 3053

A Man In Search of a Shirt

Clare Briggs November 29, 2021
How to start the day off wrong.
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OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukah!) Day 1 advent

OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukah!) Day 1

Bryan O'Nolan November 28, 2021
Todays OT Advent Calendar songs are "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Moaz Tzur," also known...
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More Adventures of a Lost Golf Ball 2021-11-28 Golf g109 More Adventures of a Lost Golf Ball

More Adventures of a Lost Golf Ball

Clare Briggs November 28, 2021
"Hahaha he never touched me!"
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Seeking The Draft 2021-10-23 Handy 7164

Seeking The Draft

Clare Briggs November 27, 2021
A handy man around the house.
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