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In the Jewish tradition, we are currently in the middle of the Days of Awe, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah (the new year) and Yom Kippur (the day of atonement). By Wednesday night, we’ll be fasting, afflicting our bodies and souls to allow space for reflection and repentance. Yom Kippur has always been one  […]
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As many of you know, I’ve been embarking on a journey since last December to SLOWLY improve my running ability. This has been an interesting and daunting task; and I’ve been blessed with many companions who’ve been my supporters, fellow runners and cheerleaders along the way. As I was panting my way around the GSU  […]
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Two blogs ago, I made casual mention of the idea that the Internet has become a communal extension of my brain. I also toyed with the idea that maybe parts of my brain are beginning to atrophy — or perhaps to be reallocated to another purpose because of disuse. All thanks to the convenience of  […]
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And this time I don’t mean self-flagellation! I have to be honest, it’s been a rough few weeks for me motivation-wise. My energy has been spread in a lot of directions lately, both personally and professionally, and some days it has been all I can do just to keep up. I felt I was struggling  […]
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Ever wonder what you would do without the internet? I know people ask this rhetorically, and conversationally, all the time… but lately I’ve been observing my own ever-increasing reliance on the world wide web as a source of information and connection… and the psychology nerd in me is wondering, “What impact is this having on  […]
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You know, I almost didn’t want to do a blog this week, partly because – as always seems the case when I sit down to write – I worry that I have nothing whatsoever to say. The more positive reason, however, is that last week’s entry elicited so many fabulous responses from everyone. I didn’t  […]
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Welcome to the inaugural presentation of the Plastic Scissor Awards: an occasional (sporadic) tribute to those who fly in the face of convention, reason, and general good sense in order to follow their passions. To those who insist on learning every lesson the hard way, who shamelessly come back for more after getting their hearts  […]
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“If you’re going to _____, you might as well ______.” There are many ways to finish that simple verbal formula. For example, “If you’re going to shoot yourself out of a cannon to impress your friends on YouTube, you might as well buy a good life insurance policy.” Or, “If you’re going down with the  […]
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Don’t worry, this blog is not about to become another myspace page, where I just cut and paste things that I find amusing. It’s not the point of this, despite the fact that most of ‘youtube’ is WAY more interesting than I am. That said, I found this on my friend Cindy’s blog and I  […]
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