Archive for April, 2007

Nutrition 101: Fit For Life

Monday, April 30th, 2007

There are two ways in terms of food-intake to lose weight in today’s modern world: The first is the more conventional and consists of calorie counting. Reducing your intake of calories is guaranteed for weight loss. Healthier foods usually contain fewer calories- but not necessarily- and that’s why when people change to a healthier diet […]

Book Reviews

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

London Bridges by James Patterson:
Pretty good reading- highly suspenseful. Might be some holes in plot, i.e. how does Wolf get around with the people he knows and can sense betrayal from beginning. Very clear direct writing style. Gory enough for those who enjoy it, while still beingthe perfectly balanced thriller. Gripping enough for you to […]

Eating with an Israeli Family

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

I was the guest in Sorotzkin at a relative of my sister in law’s home for one Shabbos. The hosts were really nice, but I sensed they had a burning curiousity for what took place outside their little world and were eager for information. They peppered me with questions.
“How far is it to drive from […]

Yeshivish Lingo

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Here are a few terms which many people never even heard before. As yeshivish people we have labels for absolutely everyone. It’s the only way to know about a person’s over-all personality and hashkafah. If you say it’s just useless and hurtful gossip, take comfort in the fact that when these terms are used they […]

My Father’s Stringencies

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

My father is probably the straightest most litvishe person you will ever meet. As such, there are many things he is extremely medakdek on which most people take for granted.
He refers to the English calender as the Gregorian calender. If you ask him for the date and don’t specify that you’re talking about the Gregorian […]

Why Are Women In L.A. So Freaking Gorgeous?

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Ask any New Yorker, or for that matter, any person from a different state, and they will tell you that women in Los Angeles are just way prettier than women in any other place.
It’s enought to make an even above-average looking girl self-conscious about her looks. Women in L.A. make it seem so completely effortless […]

My Pet Peeves in Grammar

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

I do confess that when I blog my spelling and punctuation are not perfect. I also tend to be redundant sometimes- blogging does not allow much time for revising.
I, nonetheless, still do have a few pet peeves when it comes to grammar. When I see writing with these elementary mistakes it greatly annoys me.
Than vs. […]

How Did I Write So Much In 2 Days?

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

I actually didn’t. I simply copies and pasted posts which I had wrote earlier on my first site, evasnotes.net.
I had been trying to make a blog on blogspot for awhile already, but as my luck would have it, precisely on the days I wanted to use blogspot it wasn’t working.
When I was finally able to […]

Aggressive People Get What They Want

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

This is one of the most blatant rules you learn when you come from a big family. If you make a lot of noise about something you want you’ll get it. If you don’t nag and scream about what you want, chances are you won’t get it.
I have two sibilings who pretty much get everything. […]

Method to the Madness

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

One of my beliefs is that people almost never arbitrarily do things. There is always some sort of method to the madness.
When people ask you a nosy question, many times it’s more than just idle curiousity. When you ask someone to do you a favor and they tell you they forgot about it, I’m pretty […]