This was my post from the Herzl Alumni Blog this month. Check out the rest of what past Herzl staff have to say at http://blog.herzlcamp.org.
Throughout my tenure on staff, there has been one standard: Shabbas is best celebrated with Ross Tulman. Of the 60 Shabbatot I’ve experienced at Herzl, at least 27 of those were spent sitting across from my aforementioned partner in crime. Sometimes tradition is important, and we had our Shabbas traditions indeed. Sure we would wear our Bon Jovi outfits, or send a camper on a “mission” to steal an extra challah bag, or even demonstrate to the entire chadar the right way to eat a Matza Ball (they’re bite size!) … but the best tradition? The Shabbas Sandwich. I reached out to my good friend Mr. Tulman, and he agreed to make public his genius creation to the world. Warning: Consumption of Shabbas Sandwiches may be hazardous to your Minucha.
When choosing your 3 slices of challah be sure to choose pieces from the middle of the challah, or else you will wind up with an uneven sandwich
Spread BBQ sauce, Honey, ketchup and/or mustard evenly on the top piece of challah and on the bottom piece of the challah (leave the middle piece plain)
Place the potato wedges on the bottom piece of challah to make a rectangle
Place middle piece of bread on top of potato triangles (this part of the sandwich acts as the base)
Place chicken nuggets in a single file line on top of the middle challah. Do not stack…do not act treif at Herzl
Slice carrots in half vertically; place the flat side down on top of the nuggets
Place last piece of challah on top of the carrots to complete the sandwich.
I had a problem where i ordered the wrong Netflix movie. I mean, I needed the next disc of Mad Men Season 1 and accidentally had Jennifer’s Body listed first? Yikes, big mistake having that drek movie at the top of the list anyways … note to self, manage your queue regularly to keep from getting two awful horror movies at the same time…
Anyways, I called up the 24 hour customer service (only 2 minutes of wait time to get to a person). She barely even needed a reason and sent me the next disc automatically. Easiest customer services request ever. But to top it off, I was sent an email shortly asking me to answer just one question on the quality of my service. If all surveys were this easy, everyone would get more results. Thanks Netflix. (And you still wonder why it jumped up 25% in stock price this week?)
Slate magazine has put together another fantastic article. Somehow this website (www.slate.com) does a fantastic job of writing goofy yet interesting stories for a very specific audience. My facebook profile still links to the article Timothy Noah wrote on Camp Cultists.
This article is a nice lead in to the most anticipated day in Television history. Yes, I am looking forward to this Tuesday more than the television premier of The Beach, more than the final episode of the Wonder Years, and certainly more than the stupid Vikings-less Superbowl next weekend. Check out the articlehere to see their spiderweb of characters and how they all connect, its quite a nice teaser. Enjoy!
Why do I love Bon Jovi? Well, besides the obvious of course? Because I get emails from the official Bon Jovi store urging me to “Make a Memory” and purchase my loved ones Bon Jovi gifts for Valentines Day. Unfortunately, something tells me Dana doesn’t want a pink scarf featuring lyrics from Jon’s best love ballads, or an autographed Women’s Lost Highway Leather Vest, but the idea is still pretty cool. (p.s. Hey Dana, now you’re on my blog!)
Though to be honest, if I were a lady, I know I would love to get a Heart and Dagger Pendant necklace made from guitar strings that Jon and Richie actually used on tour. I mean, what self-respecting JBJ Fan wouldn’t want this!! I’ll admit I peruse the gift shop at www.bonjovionline.com regularly (heck, i recently got this shirt from his St. Paul concert for $10!). However, I still think the best gift on that website is the full set of shot glasses featuring the album art. If Buddy hadn’t destroyed my collection back in 2001, that would have made a nice addition…
I know I know, the iPhone and Android phones have had games and apps like this for years. But come on, its a new platform, a new phone, and it took a while for Palm developers to get to us. That being said, the new 3D games available on WebOS are definitely a wonderful treat and addition to my app list. With the new sdk that Palm recently released, the flood gates were opened to more innovative and intense games for the Pre.
Of course, the one that excites me most is the new Oregon Trail by Gameloft, but kids will love games like The Need for Speed, Glyder 2, Scrabble, Tetris and more. Check out the video above for just a few new games from Gameloft available for the Pre. They aren’t too expensive, but then again don’t go buying them all before the masses weigh in on what is and isn’t worth it…
Not trying to count any chickens before they hatch, but we have a big game this Sunday. A big game that, if victorious, could lead to a VERY big Sunday afternoon in on February 7th. There are talks in the midst about what to do or where to be if the Purple are victorious this Sunday. Get excited purple nation, #4 has indeed brought to the table everything we had hoped for (though admittingly, with reluctance at first). Attached a great video above that Jurisz found, which captures the sentiments and emotions. But, in other words … SKOL VIKES!!!!!!!!!
Although unexpected, i just recently finished the last project for my condo renovations. In 2008 I remodeled the kitchen, last fall I did the bathroom, and now … due to a discontinued choice of wood … have new wood floors in the apartment. Now I can hopefully stop dumping cash into this place …
HUGE shout out to Seth Ozer who did a fantastic job on this!
For those of you who don’t know, Ingrid is my partner in crime these days. We work together, we travel together, we drive together, we live together, we eat together, we cry together, we die together! We spend waaaaay too much time together, so she gets a special shout out here. Happy birthday Ingie, I asked all your friends to record their birthday wishes for you too, here they are below…
