I hope things are okay David.

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~~~ma like woah to the Zmayhems.

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Lots of ~ma to the Zmayhems.

I'm watching Network for the first time. I have no idea how I managed to not see this movie until now. I'm loving it so much.

I'm also getting caught up on the Jewish news blogs and getting very annoyed at people who are using "anti-Zionist" as pretty much an all-purpose "they don't think the way that we think they should think." I've seen it used to refer to Progressive Zionists -- a group in which I include myself, pretty much based on the beliefs that, of course Israel has a right to exist and to defend itself, but that the occupation is wrong, a lot of the IDF actions in the occupied territories are wrong, and that Israel should be working for peace. (I'd add that Israel should be working toward a two-state solution, but some other people who label themselves as Progressive Zionists would disagree.) I've also seen the term "anti-Zionist" used this week to refer to the Orthodox men who went to the Holocaust-denial conference in Iran and kissed Ahmadinejad. There are more words in the world! Use them!

(Sorry. Ranty.)

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Orthodox men went to a Holocaust denial conference?

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This is the most recent place I've seen them mentioned: [link] Note the use of "anti-Zionist" in the last sentence. There have been a bunch of other articles about them with more info, though. (That just happened to be the one that I still had open.)

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So they really attended? They weren't there to educate in some, "Yes, there was a Holocaust," capacity?

I mean, I know the point of your venting was the over-use of 'anti-Zionist' but I'm just sitting here completely boggled.

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There's a bit more info here: [link]

Even other Jewish groups (like the Satmar) that are against the state of Israel for religious reasons, and can really be classified as "anti-Zionist," are trying to distance themselves from these people.

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{{{ ZMayhems }}}

Kristin, I took a break today and ran a game but I will send you something tomorrow.

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I hope the emergency is over and it is just an adrenaline thing now, David.

insomnia is no fun

No it really isn't, Trudy. Sorry you were suffering.

Cool tattoo design, Cass. Very kundalini.

Thank you. It's even located correctly for the chakra - though that is happenstance and just what I thought suited me. Or kismet.

It's funny, but it feels fake because of the wee scab makes it feel on top of the skin and kinda crinkled, not a part of it.

(Don't tell, but I'm planning on getting everyone drunk enough that they don't notice the dirt I missed.)

(Don't tell, Lee, but I'm planning the same thing next month.)

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Heh. I was at a local small brewery a few years ago before xmas, and the guy who owns it was showing me his holiday ale, saying "this one's great for when family comes over, because it's like 11% and they won't know what hit them."

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