“i post here because im bored”

bombmaniac, if you are so bored, why don’t you find something constructive to do with your time? I don’t know if you are a student on vacation or a working person, but there are many places that would gladly love to have you volunteer – such as old folks homes or senior centres or your own shul, as examples. Or you could take a class – even strictly for interest’s sake such as an advanced computer class or using your digital camera to the best advantage. Do you participate in any sports – this is the best time of year for that.

My mother A’H’ used to have a saying: “People who are bored are often boring, themselves.

Children children, no bickering please. I will not comment on the topic you are quibbling about, but I do appreciate the information that Health provided. Nuff said.

“A little bit of fun = years of regret and tremendous effort to get back on track…”

Don’t you think that she was “meant” to come back – it was in Hashem’s plan. Many of our youngsters who go off the derech completely do it for many reasons. However, many of them do it because they have been raised in such an insular environment that they feel like the odd man out. They learn about the “outside” world from a variety of places and begin to wonder about such mundane things as TV’s, movies, computers, etc. Then when they experience some of these things, they just grab on with both hands. I think that parents should (with a great deal of supervision) introduce some of these to their children so that they don’t feel like they are being left behind or left out. A couple of years ago I had a conversation with a young person who left the very frum life behind for just these reasons. He told me that he felt badly for his parents and siblings but he had to live his life in his own way. He told me that he couldn’t leave Judaism and his love for Hashem and for studying behind, so he became a Conservative Jew. After a few years, his parents began to understand that he was a different person that his siblings and began to sort of accept his choice. They began speaking and there was far more shalom in his family. They even began eating at his home as he still kept the same level of kashruth as in the home was raised.

My friends I must apologize – and only just this time

My poem yesterday re thumbs – didn’t even rhyme

I blame it on the heat wave

Which makes my brain misbehave

So now I am relaxing with water laced with lime. (the fruit that is)

“well…i know for a fact that YWEditor dislikes me… “

bombmaniac: Exactly how do you know this? Did you receive a registered letter stating his opinion of you? Because your posts have been edited or declined a few times means nothing. It has happened to most of us.

I think that sometimes a thread is closed because it has been analyzed to death. Sometimes there is only just so much to be said about a topic before it becomes stale. With the “cut fruit” topic, what more could have been said? All sides of the issue appeared to have been dealt with – often a lot more than once. I don’t think that the moderators go out of their way to make anyones life miserable – but they must be very objective and I am sure that there are guidelines that they must follow. OTOH, I have had my posts nixed more than a few times – I guess I must have crossed the YWN line.

Health: I just had depo medrol injections to both thumbs – check the Limericks thread for my “adventures in smoking” with Xylocaine in the thumbs.

Health – thanks for the info. I think that low dose Chantix and the patch together would probably help me. However, on the Canadian news on Tuesday, they said that a new, popular medication for smoking cessation (I presume Chantix) has shown to be dangerous in some cases and to tune in to the 11:00PM news for full details. Of course, I fell asleep and haven’t seen anything in the newspaper. Think I shall check the TV network’s website and see if there is any info there. Thanks for you interest.

Dear Dr. Oomis:

Your diagnosis is absolutely correct. It started about 5 years ago and I saw a plastic surgeon who put me on the waiting list for surgery (one hand at a time). In the meantime, I saw my rheumatologist and told him about it. He said that I should try injections first. He injected both of my thumbs and that was the end of the pain and the problem. About a month ago, I woke up and both of my thumbs were sore again. I had a routine appointment with the rheum a couple of weeks later and he said he will inject again. I have had a couple of episodes similar to what you described – almost like a charley horse. I looked back in my old appointment books and found that the injections he gave me were almost 5 years ago. So, hopefully these cortisone shots will last as long as the last ones – then I consider myself getting off very lucky. As I recall, the last ones weren’t too too bad. At least when I am driving home the thumbs will be frozen. However, I do have a meeting to go to tonight and I hope I can make it. Anyway, thank you so much for your good wishes. I really don’t need to worry about Shabbat – my freezer holds a treasure trove of goodies – I even have a spare challah in there and I made a yummy soup yesterday – I really doctored up the Manischewitz split pea soup mix with fresh basil and parsley from my balcony garden and a bunch of other veggies. Well, it is time to leave for the doc’s office. Hopefully, I will be able to type tomorrow and I shall update you. I really appreciate your concern.

Many things are just as common in the Jewish community as in the general community at large – they are just not spoken of or covered up. Drug addiction and alcoholism are very common, but you don’t often hear of it. I remember at least 20 years ago during the sermon on Yom Kippur, the Rabbi was talking about just this topic and then in a loud voice (I actually almost levitated from my seat) he said “I am sick and tired of visiting my congregants in the hospital who are there for alcoholism – the statistics would shock you.” So, why should the incidence of child abuse be any different?

Some people cannot even be “put under” with hypnotism. I am one of them. The hypnotist, who was an MD, tried for over an hour and I was wide awake. My own doctor (an associate of the hypnotist) told me afterward that he didn’t think it would work for me. They were trying to use this method for pain control, not smoking. I have tried several methods to quit smoking and nothing has worked. I did manage to quit for 3 months using the patch, but stupidly started again. I have tried the anti-depressant used for quiting – cannot remember the name, patches and Chantix. The Chantix did take away the urge to smoke. The urge was reduced during the second week of taking it – when the dosage increases and you are no longer supposed to smoke. However, the side effects for me were severe nausea and vomiting (on the higher dose) and the anti-nausea medication didn’t help. My doctor told me to quit taking the Chantix because he was afraid I would start to lose weight and because I am underweight, I cannot afford this. I think I shall talk to him again about trying it with a different anti-nausea medication. I do know a few people that were able to quit quite easily with the Chantix. I also know a few people who were successful in quiting smoking using a method called soft laser. I don’t know anything about it. The most important thing is that you really, really, really, really want to quit.

bombmaniac: Is it a coffee flavoured liquour that you want or an Irish whiskey flavoured liquour that you want? Or…are you looking for both? Baileys is definitely an Irish whiskey based product, while Kahlua is coffee based. BTW – I have a recipe for homemade coffee liquour which is very easy and extremely tasty. It is made with instant coffee granules, sugar and vodka (I think). I have made it before and it is great. If you want the recipe, let me know. If you make your own there is no problem with the hechsher.

Kshmo: you certainly ARE a piece of work! Love your answer – I am sitting here laughing out loud.

I have an extremely old Motorola flip phone. It does not take pix, it does connect to the internet and it does not text. I simply makes phone calls. I would get a newer, smaller phone if I could get one without all of the bells and whistles. I never have my phone turned on – I only turn it on if I need to make a phone call. It is a prepaid phone and I use the least expensive plan which is 100.00 card that is good for one year. Any unused time is then carried forward to the next year. I usually have at least 50.00 worth of airtime left over at the end of each year. The battery is amazing and I recharge it about every 2 months. My carrier is Rogers (Canada).

“how I would know which silver dealers are reputable”

You could do a web search on the business (there are often online reviews) and you can also check with the Better Business Bureau if they have had any complaints about the business.

Many years when the email about the Neiman Marcus cookies was in circulation, I did try the recipe. It was excellent, but it was a huge recipe. If you don’t wish to stand and bake cookies for several hours, I suggest you make half a recipe – at least the first time that you try it.

Wolf – I am with you. Most people in my family know who I am. Of course, they have no idea what The Yeshiva World News Coffee Room is.

happiest: Bravo to you for researching and posting this topic. Abuse ruins many lives and we cannot afford to lose one Jewish soul. It seems to be an idea from my Baba’s time that we must not report anything illegal done by a fellow Jew. In those days, things were whispered although most of the time, they were completely hushed up. Nothing bad was talked about – I remember when the diagnosis of cancer was whispered about and then, it was only referred to as “C”. We are in the 21st century and we must teach our children to be careful and what to do if they feel that they have been violated – in any fashion. Better to over-report than under-report or not report at all.

basket of radishes: I also agree with you that everything that isn’t antisemitic should be published. We have a lot to learn from each other, regardless of our Jewish background and type of Judaism that we practice (or don’t practice). I, for one, would love to hear from some non-practicing Jews and find out why they feel as they do. I would particularly love to hear from formerly frum Jews and find out why they chose the path they did.

Many people who are not “pretty” in the classical sense, still manage to be “head turners”. I believe it is a combination of their usually, outgoing, personality, their knack of innately knowing what clothing looks well on them, the way they carry themselves and their over all self-confidence. I have known many woman like this and the best way that I can describe them is “glamorous” .

Do the mods ever consult each other if they are unsure whether or not to edit or delete a post or a thread? Just wondering.

I have the JPS English/Hebrew Tanach. I purchased it a couple of years ago for a course that I was taking – it was one of the required textbooks. The one that I bought is very small and was easy for me to transport back and forth to class. I haven’t compared the translations from this Tanach to any other, but I find it highly readable and the translations make sense to me.

After reading the thread called “shhhhhhhhhh”, I think it would be great if their were a forum specifically for teenagers. Any opinions???? Shabbat Shalom to everyone.

Its Friday – again Shabbat’s here

The best day of the week,that is clear

Its Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

So in Shul please don’t shmooz

During Kiddush there will be time for cheer.

What kind of a job do you have that you have enough time on your hands to get bored?

I have always maintained that when service personnel say “how are you?”, they really don’t care – it has just become part of today’s colloquial conversation. I could say this is also true of being asked this by acquaintances, as well. They really don’t want to know. One day I would love to have the nerve to REALLY answer the question, for example “Well, my back is really sore today and they have changed my medication. Also my bank phoned to say they are foreclosing on my mortgage, so we will all be out on the street.” I wonder what the stunned reponse would be or, in fact, if the person had even heard what I said because the expected reply of “just fine thanks”, was not forthcoming. Popa, why don’t you try that one day and see what happens? “Have a nice day.” (another phrase that drives me batty). In fact, there are a few expressions that irritate me. When a waitress calls me “sugar” or “honey” I want to toss the coffee in their faces. Recently I was at a hospital for an IV infusion and they were having a lot of trouble establishing the IV (in fact they never did get it going because after the fifth jab, I called the whole thing off). A very young nurse kept calling me “sweetie” till I finally barked at her “you may call me Jane or you may call me Mrs. Doe, but stop calling me sweetie. I am not your sweetie – you don’t even know me and I am old enough to be your grandmother.” That was the last that I saw of her.