The Symposium takes place over a week, and the holiday falls on the Thursday. Since people will be flying in, it makes things a bit on the impossible side. I'm checking for synagogues in the area, or providing a good solid kosher meal before sundown on the fast.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Sep 19, 2007 7:07:03 am PDT #1591 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Daisy Jane - Sep 19, 2007 7:07:49 am PDT #1592 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Google-fu has failed me! Does anyone know where this quote comes from? "Let's do it again soon...and then very soon after that."
shrift - Sep 19, 2007 7:09:25 am PDT #1593 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I should get something rich in Vitamin D for lunch. Seeing as how I'm not getting any sunlight.
Vortex - Sep 19, 2007 7:12:08 am PDT #1594 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The only way Nilly offended me was by not staying in DC longer. If you wish to rectify that by coming back for a visit, I will forgive you ;)
Daisy Jane - Sep 19, 2007 7:12:59 am PDT #1595 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Off to Houston y'all. Wish me luck!
Nilly - Sep 19, 2007 7:16:20 am PDT #1596 of 10001
Swouncing
paperdol, for what it's worth, I know of observant practicing Jews, even strict ones, who attended conferences and the like during this period of holidays, including Yom Kippur, and it was just fine.
Make sure that none of them has to give any lecture or host any panel or something like that on the day of Yom Kippur (starting from the evening before, of course, as you already mentioned) and there's no reason it won't work. It may even turn out to be an interesting experience - a different synagogue than the one they're used to, for example, is always interesting, and it's just for the one single day, too.
A meal before, a meal after, a place that holds prayers in a walking distance (and it may be a place that has a "minyan" only for the holidays, not a "regular" synagogue, too. Maybe you could contact a local "Chabad" representative for more exact details? I know that my friend B, who is now in Palo Alto, found a "minyan" for Rosh Hashana in Stanford, organized by Chabad, specifically for the holidays) - it should totally work.
Good luck, Daisy Jane!
[Edit: um, this "Yom Kippur" post was not meant for you guys to make me blush so much. I know that you realize this, and it's not that I'm not happy that, um, how can I phrase it, I seemed to not have stepped on many toes this past year, but - oh, I don't even know but-what. Never mind. Just thanks.]
DavidS - Sep 19, 2007 7:27:57 am PDT #1597 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hooray for Buffista psychology!
Kind of a fluff piece by psych standards, but still interesting.
Happy birthday, lori!
Happy anniversary to Ple and P.!
Emmett's been sick all week and I have to go collect him and his barking cough.
Dana - Sep 19, 2007 7:30:52 am PDT #1598 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was reading this article.
How many of you get flu shots? I never have, partly because I haven't had the flu since 1998, when I caught from a coworker I shared an office with.
msbelle - Sep 19, 2007 7:32:37 am PDT #1599 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Nilly, you have not offended me. Each year of knowing you is a pleasure.
DavidS - Sep 19, 2007 7:32:38 am PDT #1600 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Feedback from my editor:
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I haven't done a full read of it yet, but initial thoughts (aside from the fact that it's wonderful):
- The long quotes - I like these - let's keep them all in, if that's OK with you.
- Citations/endnotes: yes, I prefer the idea of having an endnotes section - could you get working on that?
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Of course, he's supposed to say it's wonderful, but it's nice to hear anyway.