tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133260012009-11-22T08:05:57.067-05:00Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.comBlogger3445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-74502080808778435092009-11-19T12:42:00.001-05:002009-11-19T12:43:29.349-05:00

By Moshe Overworked and over-caffeinated are often words used to describe medical students on their surgery rotation. Such was my state of mind this morning at 7:15. I was on-call last night, got a few hours of sleep in the resident/student dorm connected to the hospital and was back in the hospital at 5:00am. So by the time 7:15 rolled around, I had seen a few patients, finished rounds with

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-28348931961967909412009-11-19T07:59:00.001-05:002009-11-19T08:00:20.746-05:00

"There is no growth in comfort, and there is no comfort in growth" - heard last night.

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-9233947903973765692009-11-17T21:38:00.003-05:002009-11-17T22:11:36.129-05:00

Did you ever find yourself feeling so critical, you wonder if maybe it's you that's the issue, not the rest of the world? I'm someone who always thought of myself as lesser. If the world was a story, I was never the main character. Happily, I graduated college with a new sense of self-respect. I found I was actually quite a good person, that I do have some talents after all (even ones I was

Erachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-57084915843193931322009-11-17T05:34:00.004-05:002009-11-17T21:14:32.030-05:00

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Moshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651270601906886319noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-66167350212822964212009-11-15T00:43:00.003-05:002009-11-15T00:46:10.147-05:00

(Hat tip: Benny) I thought this piece on InCharacter.org was fantastic, and think that a nice chunk of the readership here [if y'all are still around!] would enjoy as well... I apologize for re-posting in full, a rarity on this blog.These Foolish Things There are three kinds of fools: Real Fools, Professional Fools, and Unsuspecting Fools. The professional, a staple of Shakespeare’s plays, is,

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-50586478368072950882009-11-12T23:41:00.002-05:002009-11-13T00:07:43.421-05:00

Dear Mom, SIL, Vervel, and Serach:So... you know how y'all complain that we don't listen? Well - apparently, it's *not our fault*! It seems like instead, it might be Daddy's fault. (Woohoo!) We seem to have possibly inherited this little issue called "otosclerosis", which basically says that as we get older, this little issue with our ears gets much much worse.So... the next time y'all are upset

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-68192022380520528422009-11-11T12:39:00.005-05:002009-11-17T21:13:53.625-05:00

From hereWith no pogrom backlash after 9/11, no pogrom backlash after Bali, no pogrom backlash after Madrid, no pogrom backlash after London, no pogrom backlash after Mumbai, no backlash after countless other Jihad attacks, why would there be any reason to believe the reaction would be any different in this case? As we have written before, the West has already passed this particular civility test

Holy Hyraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704030181702087485noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-47422538286780701962009-11-11T11:55:00.004-05:002009-11-11T12:42:40.903-05:00

With Ezzie too busy to blog, there hasn't been that much Elianna and Kayla stuff on here in a while.I, however, have (too much) plenty of time to blog and I had the pleasure of hanging out with Elianna and Kayla yesterday. It's amazing how they've both gotten so big so quickly. The first time I met Elianna, she was only a little bit older than Kayla is now. Now she's old enough to grab my hand

Erachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-77212891940874202882009-11-10T12:53:00.002-05:002009-11-10T12:55:18.558-05:00

I figure Ezzie is not around, so why not help him out a bit.Interesting and important article here.BTW, this woman actually read the ENTIRE bill. I wonder how many of our representatives actually did that.

Holy Hyraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704030181702087485noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-54005954594843780522009-11-09T19:50:00.002-05:002009-11-09T19:50:00.372-05:00

Interesting article in the NY Times last week about parenting: As much as mothers want their partners to be involved with their children, experts say they often unintentionally discourage men from doing so. Because mothering is their realm, some women micromanage fathers and expect them to do things their way, said Marsha Kline Pruett, a professor at the Smith College School for Social Work at

harry-er than them allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957506180776134351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-16617912120999226242009-11-08T01:50:00.003-05:002009-11-08T02:34:25.698-05:00

(I'm sure Jon would appreciate this one.)Last night, we had a bright, handsome young man over for dinner. After dinner, he was calmly expressing his frustrations with different aspects of an organization he's involved with, seeking out advice as to how to best approach the various issues facing him and those around him. He noted that the largest difficulty they faced was the overall apathy of the

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-80772927058833097392009-10-27T12:57:00.000-04:002009-10-27T12:57:23.221-04:00

Ezzie asked me to repost this from my blog Many people on the internet write about financial responsibility, especially in the orthodox world. One just has to ask Ezzie for some of the more interesting statistics results from the Jewish Economic Survey to understand that a large number of young people do not know their finances. For a few people websites such as Mint.com help people keep track

harry-er than them allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957506180776134351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-90487772345913982892009-10-25T21:58:00.002-04:002009-10-25T22:03:22.783-04:00

Actions which are difficult if you've been smashed in the ribs by a 6'3/275 guy named Bomo while jumping to block a pass:MoveLie downHave little kids sit on you while lying downGet up after lying downBreathePick up little kidsWorst of all: SNEEZE!Ow.

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-91362561729492438332009-10-25T11:47:00.006-04:002009-10-25T20:59:56.995-04:00

As I sit here barely able to move (or breathe) with a very painful left ribcage, I can't help but think back to Moshe's postgame comments about our devastating loss about how we were a few inches from winning the game - which we lost 31-6. When we were in Los Angeles recently, Serach and I watched the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (not as bad as people say it is), and there was a

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-59113944155680214702009-10-21T18:49:00.004-04:002009-10-25T11:47:45.203-04:00

Yesterday Erachet and I were the recipients of a truly overwhelming act of kindness, an example of the Jewish community at its best.As new Heights-dwellers, we set out yesterday on our first expedition to the nearby Target (easily accessible by subway!) in search of apartment essentials and cereal at a decent price. Once in the store, of course, we discovered that we 'needed' a lot more than we

SJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085726186055340423whichwaySJ@gmail.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-30045347395507143522009-10-20T12:23:00.004-04:002009-10-20T23:04:07.150-04:00

Robert Bernstein, the founder of the Human Rights Watch, pens an excellent op-ed in the New York Times today:AS the founder of Human Rights Watch, its active chairman for 20 years and now founding chairman emeritus, I must do something that I never anticipated: I must publicly join the group’s critics. Human Rights Watch had as its original mission to pry open closed societies, advocate basic

the applehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756184353010645018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-8449617551480871922009-10-19T21:41:00.004-04:002009-10-19T21:45:10.498-04:00

Hat tip: XviFrom the description there: Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.For related content, please view the full "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" program at our website.My description: Just flat out cool.

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-30319242892569927482009-10-14T11:12:00.002-04:002009-10-14T11:19:13.549-04:00

(Hat tip: Harry-er) Good piece in the New York Times on sexual abuse (particularly of children) in the Orthodox Jewish community.Of some 700 child sexual abuse cases brought in an average year, few involved members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community — about 180,000 followers of Hasidic and other sects who make up the largest such cluster outside Israel. Some years, there were one or two

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-58888534992147018812009-10-12T05:04:00.007-04:002009-10-12T05:53:38.198-04:00

Funny lines heard over yom tov:Little boy to his father: "We're luckier than the goyim. They only have one day of nosh, and we have two - Purim and Simchas Torah."Sis-in-law to nephew, balancing on a chair he placed on a couch, who already lost a couple teeth in a fall recently: "Don't do that, if you lose any more teeth you won't be able to eat anything anymore!"Nephew (5): "It's okay, we can

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-48319809998834821372009-10-07T23:41:00.002-04:002009-10-07T23:44:39.719-04:00

...and rightfully so, it seems: (Hat tip: Vervel) At the sentencing last week of a bar mitzvah tutor and social worker convicted of sexually molesting two boys in Brooklyn, a New York State Supreme Court judge lashed out at the offender’s Orthodox community for “a communal attitude that seems to impose greater opprobrium on the victims than the perpetrator.”With his stinging critique, Judge

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-27363831338559670592009-09-30T22:34:00.003-04:002009-09-30T22:35:57.332-04:00

This is well worth the two minutes. Ridiculous(ly lucky), and the call is hilarious. Hat tip: OD.Mike Blowers calls Matt Tuiasosopo's HR... before the game. The pitch, the count, the place... crazy.

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-83248548441897646612009-09-27T01:35:00.005-04:002009-09-27T02:07:40.716-04:00

SerandEz & Friends would like to apologize to its readership for the dearth of posts lately, and again, we hope and believe it will pick up substantially as we get into November. Just to give people a brief update as to how some of us are doing:*Ezzie's new job is fantastic, and a large number of his friends believe it's the perfect job for him. He thinks it might be, too.Serach's really happy

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-15637908593118766912009-09-27T01:25:00.004-04:002009-09-27T01:31:53.676-04:00

Friday: (Scene: Elianna is standing on the toilet using a makeup brush and a cup to "paint" in the bathroom in the morning.)Serach: Elianna, please come down and start taking off your clothes so you can get ready for school!Elianna: Noo!!!Serach: Eliannaaa...Elianna: Go on the computer for a few minutes, Mommy. [resumes painting](A few minutes later - Elianna has locked the door to the bathroom

Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195SerandEz@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-75539397733581573722009-09-24T09:57:00.001-04:002009-11-17T21:14:47.163-05:00

Since Ezzie is now a big business man, here are some thoughts from my hospital's library.

Moshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651270601906886319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-59933094416618403492009-09-23T08:21:00.005-04:002009-09-23T08:57:04.340-04:00

I received an email about a very important workshop being held on Wednesday, October 14th on the subject "How To Protect Our Children." It is being held at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (125 E. 85th Street on the corner of Lexington) at 7:30 PM and is sponsored by the Sisterhood of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and the Sisterhood of Congregation Orach Chaim.From the flier:"Sexual abuse and

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