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Me too Meno! Just paid cash for the Yellow Cab (because what if the person in front of me installed a skimmer?

But paying cash for everything is a lot… sometimes and a lot of times, credit makes more sense despite the risks…

Ummm.. I just swiped my chipified credit card to buy a bottle of water at a super high traffic kiosk… sat down, and then remembered the risks…

Emuna emuna emuna… okay the end… thank you

Does anyone [over age 10] actually practice the 5 Second Rule?

But I guess that the insistence to post articles about it has struck my curiosity to the point where avoiding it is not happening. I’m worried that it’ll make me annoyed at the protesters.

What is going on?

Yes it’s mama’s a miracle feeling!

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It also feels good when you are buying something that you really want, after debating the pros and cons of spending the money on this item (food), and find out that there’s a coupon for it when you get to the register! 😄

DY: Who taught you the rule, and/or where did you first hear about it?

WolfishMusings & Joseph: I thought the Queen was widowed, so it’s good news that her husband is alive and b’esrat Hashem will live many many many more long days.

Thank you ZD! ☺

Yes, it’s only November… true. The coldest has yet to come. Thanks for pointing that out too!

Thank YOU WinnieThePooh, Mammele, and From Long Island for your thoughtful and detailed feedback! ☺☺☺

WTP: Thanks for your validation ☺

You just pinpointed so much with your description of Jerusalem and Israel cold vs. NYC cold!

Yes you’re right; it’s the buildings that keep temps feeling warmer outdoors and indoors. In Jerusalem last year, I was a popsicle walking down the pretty vacant street towards the lightrail. And once we got to the house, it was still freezing. I had to wear sandals in the house 24/7. It was a first floor concrete home, with ice cube tile flooring.

So yes, I’m guessing it’ll be a different kind of cold.

Are they really?

So your very-into-Mahjong-playing friend is also a gamer?

What if you know someone who plays Candy Crush? Is that person also a gamer?

Sometimes I play Mole Word or Sudoku (once a month on avg if I remember). I do it as a brain exercise. Am I a gamer?

Is anyone ever going to be the King?

I guess it makes sense that she gets more attention because her status is higher.

Thank you… and yes, I don’t read up on the Royal Family. Just noticed an article, about their 70th anniversary (Baruch Hashem), when I was skimming through other news.

Last year, before I went to Israel, my family told me to bring a coat because it was cold. I reluctantly brought my warmest jacket/coat, purchased just for the trip.

And omgosh… in Jerusalem, it was freezing!!! I don’t remember what temperature that was though.

Does anyone know if NYC now-ish is colder than Jerusalem last Chanukah?

Thanks everyone!

Omgosh… so I don’t need a winter coat? There’s a website that tells you if you need to wear a jacket today and/or tomorrow, even in Israel.

But it’s confusing because what is a “jacket”?

DovidBT… no one is saying that.

You know, I learned something really amazing growing up from a video game.

My sibling was playing a mystery spy video game where he had to figure out clues to get to get keys to move to the next room, and then the next level.

He was really good at it, and I used to just watch. Sometimes, I would play too.

One time, when he left the room, and put the game on pause, I wasn’t supposed to touch anything. But, I wanted to try. For days, he was stuck at some high level, trying to figure out how to get there key.

So, I was a novice and didn’t know the rules. After clicking on a bunch of objects or something, I just went to open the door, and rhe door opened! Just like that. No key.

My sibling came back to the room, astonished.

How did I find the key?!

Huh? I just walked to the door and pressed the button. That was it. I made it to the next level.

Lesson: Sometimes the door is open for us, but we may be so used to jumping through hoops that we don’t realize that we can just walk right in without a special key — just turn the knob, just like that.

There’s likely many more lessons that I learned from that game. Anyway, some video games help sharpen your mind. You learn how to work with your friends too. Granted, yes, there are other ways to learn such lessons.

But still, not all video games are violent.

Sadly, the games many kids play today are violent, though.

Wow Health, thank you…. I didn’t even consider skin cancer.

Not all melanin spots become malignant.

But maybe more melanin spots, and a body that’s reacting to the high heat and humidity as it would to UV rays would increase the risk of skin cancer, just as it would if it was more exposed to UV rays.

Interesting.

Ummm, I’m not a gamer, but I will speak on behalf of gaming in general and say that we’re likely alive because of gaming, because someone somewhere is using a video game to ensure our safety in battle… because today war is fought by young men and women who grew up gaming… and there are gamers who live and die to ensure the freedom of their country… Thank you.

WTP: During the Mac to PC to Mac transitions… did you also switch your phone to an Apple phone to an Android and then back to Apple?