tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post7157152108944733499..comments2023-10-26T08:26:55.369-05:00Comments on Do Try This at Home: I Think Maybe Benjamin Franklin Was Jewish...but it was probably a secret. And then he observed Yom Kippur all year long. Or something.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439582294571462742noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-74530068978754995462009-10-16T17:22:21.458-05:002009-10-16T17:22:21.458-05:00Thanks Karim. I think.Thanks Karim. I think.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439582294571462742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-1165909642120995732009-10-04T19:08:35.303-05:002009-10-04T19:08:35.303-05:00Arizaphale - Funny! Yeah one of younger gal's...Arizaphale - Funny! Yeah one of younger gal's very first comments was "You still aren't supposed to be living together though!" Honestly, can't it be like a sin once removed or something? I have a ring!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439582294571462742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-37404344981584461532009-10-04T03:54:27.930-05:002009-10-04T03:54:27.930-05:00Ah hah! All is revealed. When I was an Anglican in...Ah hah! All is revealed. When I was an Anglican in a High Anglican Church (all the bells and smells) we were encouraged to go to Confession! They had a list of sins we were supposed to go through and tick off and tell the priest about....I only went once. When I finished my list (gluttony, pride, blasphemy) he gently pointed out that I had forgotten something! Apparently my mother had informed him that I was moving in with my boyfriend. I chose not to confess that even after the prompt....as far as I could see defacto relationships were not in the list of sins. Lots of gluttony though....oh yeah....Arizaphalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402602175460446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-63754092537759792462009-10-03T18:42:24.875-05:002009-10-03T18:42:24.875-05:00A Free Man - I think it just ***might*** be possib...A Free Man - I think it just ***might*** be possible to exit teenagerhood and retain some of the more playful qualities. Not that I don't do so myself a lot of the time, but you're selling yourself short! After all, the lives of two small humans are thriving in your hands. You must not be too all out immature! <br /><br />Janet - "I've turned into some crazed version of myself that I don't recognize or even like very much." Yeah, what's up with that?!?! :-0 Yeah, the cat thing was scary. I wrote a post but I had just barely put this one up so I haven't posted it yet.<br /><br />Arizaphale - I think I get the low blood sugar thing too. Last year I felt sick for like two or three days after it ended, and I almost decided against it this year. But I just cheated a little bit with a cup of coffee. On Ben Franklin - my understanding is that he was known for making lists of ways to improve himself & continually trying to do so. So that whole self improvement theme tied right in to Yom Kippur I thought. :-)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439582294571462742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-33504750962433447182009-10-03T12:53:42.923-05:002009-10-03T12:53:42.923-05:00"Look! How can I be SO proud and yet so exasp..."Look! How can I be SO proud and yet so exasperated by one little gal all at the same time?!?!?!"<br /><br />Because you're a mother !! :-D<br /><br />I would not survive Yom Kippur. I get low blood sugar. But I <b>am</b> truly sorry...especially for irreverence!!<br /><br />Now I'm going to look thick but...why the Ben F reference???? is it an American thing?Arizaphalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402602175460446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-89801343956261287902009-10-03T09:14:08.352-05:002009-10-03T09:14:08.352-05:00Oh, I can verify that life will not improve for yo...Oh, I can verify that life will not improve for you until you are completely thru the teenage years. Ours is 16, a senior in HS, and I may not survive the remainder of the school year. I've turned into some crazed version of myself that I don't recognize or even like very much. Of course, I love her to pieces and know (hope?) this is only a temporary thing! <br /><br />That is SO SCARY about Nimue! I'm glad he is safe now. Can't wait to see that post!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230118372789434756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29122639.post-83771568690929800662009-10-03T06:50:10.462-05:002009-10-03T06:50:10.462-05:00I can attest that 37 is not the end of teenager-ho...I can attest that 37 is not the end of teenager-hood. I'm hoping 38 is.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.com