Matzo Balls, Now More Than Ever

Passover celebrates the ability to find meaning in hardship; to reach into the core of what matters. And that’s why the most enduring symbol of Passover is matzoh, a flat, unflavored cracker made of nothing but flour and water.

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Surviving Without Toilet Paper

Can we live without toilet paper? There may not be a living American adult who hasn’t at least once in their lives found themselves in a public rest room without toilet paper … and unless they’re still there, they survived.

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So How was YOUR Blizzard of '78?

The Blizzard of 1978 stranded thousands of cars on New England highways. Commuters slept in churches and movie theaters raiding vending machines for food. Planes were re-routed; historic homes blown out to sea. So, how was YOUR Blizzard?

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Ira's Rules of Order

There are people who enjoy meetings, but most spend their time doodling on the minutes they haven’t read; staring into cell phones, and otherwise thinking about everything in their lives that needs to be done instead of sitting in the meeting doing nothing.

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Winter Time is Hygge Time

When I think of Richard Nixon, I remember his habit of lighting a roaring fire in the the Lincoln sitting room, air conditioners churning, in the middle summer. Clearly this paranoid and embittered man couldn’t wait for winter to enjoy a bit of hygge.

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