We often tell stories from the point of view of the hero. But heroes don't notice everything; examining a story from the point of view of the villain can be informative. Let's look at Harry Potter. 1/20

Embarrassing selection: a mevushal Moscato. But gotta drink it up to make space for real wines. Shabbat Shalom!

A well-placed drain.

RT @kidko92: @csoandy Would this be known as the Righture or the Leftpocalypse?.

But now we won’t worry about misplacing left-handed monkey wrenches on our job sites, and we’ll save so many hours of sending the new kid around looking for one.

Just started watching Ironheart. Can just, before I suspend disbelief, note that the whole premise is flawed? Some VC would 100 percent back her, thus completely obviating the financial problems that drive the storyline.

Let freedom ring.

There are three Great Legal Works in human history. First: Bava Metzia 59, in which the Sanhedrin scolds Hashem, telling Him the Torah is no longer in Heaven: that is, the Divine is not above the Law. Second: The Magna Carta, in which, after many tries, the barons constrain the.

It’s always offensive when a sitting @POTUS uses the term Shylock. It has always been an antisemitic slur, even if your teacher didn’t note that. Yes, England in Shakespearean times was a pretty antisemitic place, tropes like that were normal, when they weren’t just off.

While it may be generally the case, it’s not an always. When our kids were young (3 & 4?), we had seats together … until Lufthansa changed the equipment and scattered the four of us around the plane. We discovered this at checkin during the connection, and were told to take.

Got the flag up on our new house just in time for No Kings Day. Am I doing this right?!?!?

"Snatched from Hell, a prayer for peace." I might not remember @RabbiWolpe's exact words about the Threefold Blessing, but that phrase is going to always stick for me. I think there are too many people who profess to love peace, but have never experienced Hell, and thus pave.

Maybe the designers had a hot dog before being abducted?

“I’ve got an idea! Let’s kidnap some designers, force feed them Swedish meatballs, and make them design our new fall furniture!”. “What if they object?”. “Who will ever know?”

That feeling when you send out your newsletter, and think it might be time to run away from your keyboard. .

Will this work? Who knows. But @eastdakota is right: search has gone from marginal fair use (copy content to index it) to infringing exploitation (copy content to monetize derivatives). As a high-value content creator, I’m looking forward to how this plays out.

That’s a good use of a deep freeze, right?

I totally understand when you’re new to the neighborhood, half the dogs are a little defensive of their turf until they know you. But it would be nicer if one didn’t decide my yard was his turf. 😆.

Went up to my (third-floor attic) office to record @cisoseries while my brisket smokes. Below my office. My office smells delightful!.

Bedtime! Going to have a restful sleep knowing @TraegerGrills is working…

Time to start the new week after our first Shabbat in our new home. We managed to make a few rooms habitable, including what we’re dubbing the shteibel: our Shabbat-friendly chill zone.