David Steinberg on the Tonight Show after he had been doing quite a bit of Biblical humor, subject to the flaws in my memory:

Yes, Johnny, I have been getting a lot of letters. I get letters from Baptist preachers saying, "Please do not make fun of the Jewish people. That's what we do."....I also get letters from Reform rabbis, asking me who Moses is."

I can't promise I'll actually follow up on any of these links, Hil, but I do appreciate the info. Keep 'em coming!

(My priority for my family right now is to keep us all from killing each other while we deal with having a newborn in the house during the coldest/darkest time of the year. Also I would really very much like to not be pregnant anymore. Really really really a lot.)

huh ... my mother was nominally Unitarian (she claimed to be, but preferred sleeping to going to Sunday services) but made it clear that religion was for stupid people, my father was atheist. They were shocked when I became Episcopalian. (My sister says she's a Druid ... which seems to be more acceptable to mom.)

When is your due date, Jessica?

December 31st! 4 more weeks!

I've heard really mixed things about the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School in Brooklyn. Officially, they're a secular public school with an emphasis on Hebrew language and the culture and history of the Jewish people, but most things I've seen seem much more "We're secular so that we can run on public money" than "We're secular because we believe in that as a philosophy." I haven't heard much about it lately, though.

(Yikes, just noticed the time. Off to teach.)

What a rough day, Ginger. Hope the little guy is ok. Lots of figuring it out~ma for Mr. Peabody.

December 31st! 4 more weeks!

Awesome! Come on, BABY!

You know, I think that's Mary Alice from Ace of Cakes due date too!

Vibing hard for no more seizures for Mr. Peabody, for Tikka and Hershey to stay in their own dang yard, for Peter the Cat to be healthy again, and for that careless vet to get his butt kicked.

Happy Hanukkah to everyone who celebrates it.

...and now for an abrupt subject change...

I so shouldn't be taking the time to post while to-do piles loom menacingly, but I had to share. I'm editing a user manual (for a high-flow gas valve, not even remotely interesting) but suddenly this one paragraph is reading like erotica and I can't get past it without tittering like a middle schooler. Seriously...

As Demand increases, the solenoid exerts more force on the flow tube assembly, thus stroking open the valve until it reaches the appropriate position while further compressing the return spring. As Demand decreases, the solenoid exerts less force on the flow tube assembly, thus allowing the return spring to stroke closed the valve until it reaches the appropriate position.

Thank you for allowing me to share (though it is just remotely possible that you all have been A Bad Influence on me).

Also, Hi Everybody!!!