Cattle Call

On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the open casting call for the upcoming Hugh Grant/Sarah Jessica Parker movie, ” Did you hear about the morgans?”. It’s supposedly about an urban couple who has to be put in the witness protection program and...

Jews and Amish Unite!

So this is not the most recent of content but I thought it applied to my general themes, so I feel the need to include it. Haaretz reported on a field trip in which a bunch of Amish got a tour of Crown Heights as given by the resident ultra-orthodox Jews. What a sight...

things worth mentioning

Found a couple of articles out there in the world that relate to my quadrant of interests, aka queers, jews, babies, acting…. on the upside of life, Vermont has joined Iowa in the list of places more enlightened than California. Although my smart friend Jeff did...

I’m moving to Iowa?!

okay, c’mon what kind of universe are we living in in which Gay folks can get married in Iowa, but not in California?  HUGE victory- but still….a little absurd, no? I hope California feels properly chastised and motivated to get with the program in terms...

Sikh Soul Train

Doing some Pre-Passover cleaning in the house I just moved into, turns out even if dirt is old, it comes off if you scrub at it enough. It’s a satisfying way to feel invested in my new space and Jewish at the same time.  As to the title, above, I had the...