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America in 140 characters or fewer

ו' באדר ה'תש"ע (February 20, 2010) America

Last month I went to visit America for a couple weeks and I recorded the entire trip on the Twitter. Here are all my tweets, from the minute my vacation began to when I got back home. Sorry they’re in reverse order – I can’t find a tool that will export them from first to [...]

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My invention to improve the world

ט' באלול ה'תשס"ט (August 29, 2009) Good

I have a confession to make. Actually, it’s less a confession and more a declaration: quite a few years ago, I invented visual voicemail. I didn’t write about it in my blog at the time because I thought it was such a good idea that I didn’t want anyone to steal it before I could [...]

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PictureSync help has arrived!

כ' בניסן ה'תשס"ט (April 14, 2009) Computer

Almost immediately after writing here about my problem with PIctureSync, I got an email back telling me that the issue was caused by Apple’s hated and buggy OS 10.5.6 update, and that I should check PictureSync for updates and then restart the program. I thought I’d already checked for updates, but I did as instructed [...]

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America, part 2: endorsements

ט' באדר ה'תשס"ט (March 5, 2009) America

For travel between Manhattan and the DC suburbs: I endorse Tripper Bus. Having previously used Greyhound, all the Chinese companies operating from under the Manhattan Bridge, and Vamoose, as well as Amtrak and some of the airlines, without hesitation my one-way trip to Bethesda via Tripper was the most comfortable voyage I’ve taken from New [...]

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America, part 1: at a glance

ט' באדר ה'תשס"ט (March 5, 2009) America

Ever wondered what I do when I go to America? So have I. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how I spent my winter vacation. Day 1: JFK, Reagan, AT&T, T-Mobile, Chipotle, Costco, CVS, Lenscrafters, chicken tenders, cookies, Benny Lava Day 2: pancakes, online glasses shopping, Kohl’s, Popeye’s, Goodwill, AT&T, Buca di Beppo Day 3: Costco, [...]

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On Honking

ב' בכסלו ה'תשס"ט (November 29, 2008) America

Like Dave Johns’ mother, I’d say I’m not much of a honker. That’s partly due to my personality and partly due to the way I learned to drive, which included lessons in defensive driving that emphasized preventing and avoiding collisions instead of just making them noisier. There are situations, however, when honking is very, very [...]

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Year Four in Review

ט"ו באב ה'תשס"ח (August 16, 2008) Aliyah

Four years is kind of a long time, about 15% of my life, or the length of a generation in high school or university, or the amount of time it takes for a professional sports team to win a championship, start sucking, and then get good again (not the Redskins), or the term of a [...]

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Where I be (at)

כ"ב בסיון ה'תשס"ח (June 25, 2008) Aliyah

Where have I been for the past few months? Let’s see… As many people know, my job moved to Ra’anana last January, and as some people know, I’ve given notice to my employer that I’ll be leaving, at the end of next week, for a new job in Tel Aviv. The new job is also [...]

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Castro Resigned!

י"ג באדר ה'תשס"ח (February 19, 2008) America

Wow.

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Grading America: Culinary Highlights

ה' באדר ה'תשס"ח (February 11, 2008) America

Here are some of the wonderful foods I enjoyed on my recent visit to the United States: Breakfast ‘Nuff said. Bagel Bob’s Every time I go there, I get two plain bagels with butter, one toasted and one not; it’s been that way since 1999 and it will be that way forever. I love Bagel [...]

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