Phil | April 20, 2008
Saturday night was the first night of Pesach (be sure to really annunciate that gargled /ch/ at the end of the word; if you want to say it in English, it’s “Passover”). Given its first night priority, a Seder was in order. I was unable to find a Seder to attend, however. And by “unable [...]
Phil | December 31, 2007
Here’s to New Year’s Eve plans that don’t wind up panning out. This year, I was presented a variety of options:
a 24-hour movie marathon
a night of homophobia fun with my brothers and some friends
dinner and partying at a gay bar with a bunch of gay friends
All were such tempting and juicy options. Oh, but to [...]
Phil | December 26, 2007
In the spirit of continuing to chronicle the holidays as I experience them this year, it’s time for the “Day After Christmas” installment, wherein I discover that if there’s any day that can be considered the WORST day to do any shopping, it would be precisely on this day every year: December 26.*
Whereas the intent [...]
Phil | December 25, 2007
A little reflection…
Historically speaking, I usually spend Christmas in the fine state of Louisiana. There, I visit the extended family that does celebrate the holiday. Which means that every non-Jewish family member would get gifts, and I would gorge myself on all the food at each house we’d visit. Was this a problem for me? [...]
Phil | December 19, 2007
I made the mistake of going to the mall tonight. A final effort to finish out the Secret Santa extravaganza for the year. I headed over there about quarter to 8, and for some stupid reason found myself wondering if all the stores would be closing soon. When I pulled into the parking lot, however, [...]
Phil | December 4, 2007
If you ever wondered about who would be the absolute worst Santa Claus ever, let me spare you the trouble. You’re looking at him. See, we’re doing this Secret Santa deal at work. And when asked if I wanted to participate, I said sure! But my Jewish ass had no idea how the whole Secret [...]
Phil | November 22, 2007
My Thanksgiving was much better than my night-before-Thanksgiving fun. Robert and I were invited to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving today, and we happily attended. It was fantastic: excellent food, great company, good wine, good conversation, and fun games. We started eating around 2:45 or so (that’s a guess, I wasn’t paying attention to the [...]
