Monthly Archives: August 2023

1141 IF ONE IS GOOD…. 08-27-23

The noted scholar Israel ben Joseph, his mind always on the Holy Books, derailed himself by asking one question too many…… “If one is good, will not two be better?’ Wives. So, he had five. Two older than him for … Continue reading

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1140 TRUE BELIEVERS, ALL 08-23-23

The Conservative, longingly, looks back to a time that was, in his mind, pristine, imaculate, but never existed. and works to bring it into the present. The Liberal, ever hopeful looks forward to a time, pristine, immaculate, that will never … Continue reading

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1139 GO WEST FOR THE WINTER!!! 08-21-23

“…and I love my family… That being said….” is like the “but” midway in a conversation, for it’s what we say after the “but” that counts….. so, but, My Father was a Bronx boy, born and rye bread who wanted … Continue reading

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1138 THE REBBE SPEAKS OF TOILET SEATS…08-01-23

“It is good mankind meets to talk of toilet seats. For there are laws, unwritten, but nevertheless, laws. And, no, beloved, you had no part in their making…. but, nevertheless… Avoid your wife’s frown. If you must stand, lift it … Continue reading

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1137 TEACH HIM, LADIES! TEACH HIM! 08-03-23

(I read a love poem, dedicated to my wife, to a group of poets, most of whom were women. When I finished reading, one of the women cried out, “I want my husband to write a poem like that to … Continue reading

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1136 IT COMES TO THAT, FINALLY 07-31-23

I get it! It takes years to grow old but only a moment to know it. One night, you go to bed with your wife and the whole rest of your life as usual, stretches out before you, day after … Continue reading

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