From teh FAQ at imohel.com:

Q: What is traditionally done with the excised foreskin?

A: The foreskin is an object that has been part of a mitzvah, and similar to an unusable Torah scroll or tefillin, it requires burial. A garbage disposal is not dignified and considered a disgraceful place to throw away an object of God’s imperative.

OMG, a garbage disposal? I mean, I can see if you're saying "throwing it in the trash isn't appropriate, it should be buried" or something, but...garbage disposal? Who would put it down the DISPOSAL???

It must have come up to be specifically mentioned like that. As a hypothetical question, one hopes.

The doctor asked me if I wanted the foreskin with one of the boys. Um, no.

My ability to form sentences not so good. Going to watch the rest of the game in bed.

G'night all. Sweet dreams.

Huh. Until I read that, I'd never even considered what they did with the foreskin.

the rabbi (or whomever wields the sharpened implements)

The person who does the actual cutting is called a mohel. (Pronounce "moil," approximately.) Generally, he's got rabbinic certification plus was trained by an older mohel; nowadays, a lot of mohels (but not all) are also doctors.

At the bris today, I think the baby's mother and grandmother and great-aunts were crying more than the baby was. (I don't know what the mens reactions were -- it was separate seating.)

(I don't know what the mens reactions were -- it was separate seating.)

Is that so the guys all have room to cross their legs as tight as they want?

Anyone around?

Hee. The seating is so that the men can see what's going on -- traditionally, it's said that this is because the mother wouldn't be able to handle watching her baby hurt. Although this time, I noticed that a bunch of the elementary- and middle-school aged girls went up to the balcony of the synagogue so that they could see everything clearly from there.

I'm here.

Hey. Tell me a story? Show me a cute picture? I'm in need of distraction.