כ״ח באדר ה׳תשס״ו (Tuesday 28 March 2006)

I voted!

כ״ח באדר ה׳תשס״ו (Tuesday 28 March 2006)

Voting is a big deal to me. When I was ready to vote today, I showered and shaved, brushed my teeth and put on nice clothes, including shoes (instead of sandals). Then I walked to the poll, about one minute away. There was no security except for one girl soldier and one girl cop, which [...]

A man of many beards

כ״ז באדר ה׳תשס״ו (Monday 27 March 2006)

I like growing hair on my face. In part, it’s a shortcut to masculinity, a way to feel manly without hunting, fixing car engines or playing touch football on the front lawn on Thanksgiving morning. It also reflects a certain hippy ethic-aesthetic, that we should keep what we’ve got and minimize attempts to alter, destroy, [...]