Last week was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the big one, the holiest day of the year that inspires even many casual, secular Jews to attend synagogue. For most, this … Continue reading ON THE RISING COST OF PRAYER
Last week was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the big one, the holiest day of the year that inspires even many casual, secular Jews to attend synagogue. For most, this … Continue reading ON THE RISING COST OF PRAYER
Technically, this is a big day of reflection and fasting and I’m not supposed to be working, just thinking about things like what went wrong last year, why you were … Continue reading ON ATONEMENT AND BAGELS
Today, I find myself on the road and as usual have nothing prepared, so I’ll just tell you what happened. We’re visiting family in Bothell, WA this week, and so … Continue reading ON RENTING A CAR AND WHY IT SUCKS
Welcome to Wednesday and one more blog post. This is the one year anniversary of http://www.kleimansays.com, and I am pleased to report that I didn’t miss one week! That’s right, … Continue reading ON FINDING STUFF OUT
Anybody out there have a dead body they need to get rid of? IM me. Now that I have your attention… The opening sentence in this post (above) will be … Continue reading ON THINKING ABOUT THINKING
I have a pretty good memory. I think. In any event, my memories are usually visual, like being in a certain place. For example, since it’s 9/11, when living in … Continue reading ON MEMORY, ON 9/11
I have a confession to make. I read the Daily News every day. The New York Daily News. I rarely read the NYDN when I lived in New York, my … Continue reading ON THE JOYS OF THE TABLOID
Happy humpday, everybody! I don’t like that expression, Hump Day. Or Humpday. Or whatever. It’s when we get over the hump, I get it, but the word hump doesn’t work … Continue reading ON BUNDTLETS AND BUMPER STICKERS