So I cut out of Alexander Technique class early so I can arrive on time to my 12:30 pm Torah class. I curse at other drivers on the road, particularly one guy ahed of mewho’s stopped and waiting for the opportunity to turn left over double yellow lines to enter a gas station. As I charge down ...

(** I updated the FLOG below **) Yeah, I have a t-shirt that says that. :) Anyhow, I had a busy day of cooking and baking! FLOG to follow. I started off my morning by making some applesauce: I peeled and cut the apples into chunks, simmered them on low with a splash of water and a pinch of salt unti...

I hate people today. I hated them yesterday too. In fact, it all started the night before last. Madelene and I had just finished dinner and moved into the living room to watch rerun episodes of House. It was snowing outside and the newscasters had predicted a big snowstorm that ended up being nothin...

I’ve decided to add a fictional soap opera to my website. Here’s part one: I hit Makor on a Friday night. I was kicked out last year after a dozen women complained to the rabbi that I used sexual innuendoes. Tonight the dinner is at the home of friends of friends of mine. I feel that mak...

Thoughts; Breathing; Drinking; Eating; Moving; Sleeping: These are the six foundations of healthy living, according to a holistic nutritionist I know.  Given my spiritual background, when I think thoughts, I think prayer.  Not just at night;  not just in the morning: but moment-to-moment, ongoing...

We are all products of our environment. The recent environment in San Diego baseball has been one of winning. Since moving downtown for the 2004 season, the Padres have seen unprecedented on-field success. For the first time in franchise history they’ve enjoyed four straight winning seasons. I...

Sabrina bit into a rodent skull and cut her gums while eating a bowl of cereal. The 100% natural, premium gourmet nutty cranberry maple granola she was trying to enjoy was purchased at a Hannaford in Maine and manufactured by Bakery on Main. Aside from selling the rodent skull, both Hannaford and Ba...

Granola me! How can I make really really tasty granola? What granola recipes do you love love love? Where the hell can I find brown rice syrup in Chicago? I love granola, but I'm sick of spending $3.50 per box of the store bought time once a week. I want to make my own in large quantities to be stor...

There is crunchiness afoot in the frum community. When I was in college there was a type of person known as granola. A kind of hippy, all natural, hemp wearing sort who stood out in an era of clean shaven, short hair, preppy clothes, materialism and Reaganomics. There is definitely a community-withi...

What you don’t know could be undermining all of your hard work. You take a multivitamin and a calcium supplement and have cut back on chocolate. You’ve even started counting fat grams and reading food labels, setting yourself well on your way to being the picture of good nutrition. But i...