Shalom El'ehem!

I notice that it has been a while since I've written anything so I thought I'd better get it out of my system. We are having our first winter storm of the year. As I write, ice falls from the sky blanketing the roads with class cancelling frozen death. Luckily, I had inservice training today so I am not out sliding around in the police car.

I'm getting out of classes tomorrow. It's nearing the end of the semester and I am super busy. I recently turned in a 16 page paper for my playwriting class. I spent the better part of the semester working on it (the bibliography had 18 entries). I was to turn in a ten page character study of the Biblical character of Jaconb tomorrow. It's typed and ready but classes are cancelled. Next week I turn in another paper for the same class; six pages on monologue in the Old Testament. I have the rough draft for almost one half of my thesis play.

And, just because I love to punish myself (and also because it is cold so I won't be running around much anyway) I have started learning Hebrew, which has been one of my goals since I finished college. I am still in lesson one, so I only know two complete sentences. The title of this post means, "The peace (good wishes) of God with you." I don't actually know how the accepted manner of transliterating the words so I'm doing the best I can. I also know the famous Shamah, which is: Shamah Is'rael! Adonai El'ohenu. Adonai 'had. (Note: What is spoken "Adonai" is written YHWH.) That is, "Hear Israel! The LORD our God, the LORD is one."

-Shalom!

If You Love The Red Sox or Hate Cancer

Check out The Lester Project, a new fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund. Here is the official description:

an official fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund! Upon learning about Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester's diagnosis, a group of four Boston-area college students/self proclaimed Red Sox fanatics from Northeastern, Suffolk University, Emmanuel College and Fisher College got together and decided to create silicone awareness bracelets (similar to the "LiveStrong" bracelets) and donate all of the proceeds to the Jimmy Fund, in Lester's name. What started off as a small project to be shared among friends has grown into a huge undertaking, thanks to the support of Red Sox Nation!

The Official Christmas List.

Here is my Christmas list for this year. (Bill and Saphronia have already given their gift so they are excluded. Thanks Willy and Phrony.


Bowler hat (like the one worn by Charlie Chaplin).

A Dictonary of Etymology. Needs not be specifically this one.


Beckett on Film series.