I have a thought for American Jews that I want you to try to imbibe in the spirit it is offered—with an open mind.

Don’t try to tell Palestinian or Israeli people that “a 2 state solution” is what they should do. Why? B/c you don’t live there. Really, how is it our place to tell anyone else what their answer to their problems ought to be?

How about just advocating for whoever you think needs to be advocated for—and then let THEM say what they think should be the outcome?

i really have to laugh when i see orthodox jews accusing reform jews like my family of being “assimilated” but then i see them uncritically adopting unaltered christian-religious/politically right-wing talking points on, for instance, gender—that do not reflect Jewish thought. we have ALL had different aspects of local cultures rub off on us over the many centuries of our lives in golus; that’s normal & natural.

let’s not play these purity games when what we really need are meaningful discussions about what our minhagim SHOULD be.

challenge: furnish a ~450 sq foot studio apartment (not quite open plan) so that it has a bed AND a sofa/tv viewing area… no daybeds. even if i only have a twin bed, my sleep must be comfy.

my sofa must also be comfy af.

and i AM going to have a unified design, for once. tbh ikea has been my inspiration thus far, but i have not been inside an ikea in 20 years.

and there are none on this island.

i need to go test out their furnishings and see how they feel.

also i doubt my sofa is coming from ikea. i need a fucking plush small sofa

Even when something is someone else’s error, and it causes you to mess something up, if that someone is new in their job/anxious/at risk…it is worthwhile to say in an email “my bad, I messed that up, it was my error”

b/c that kind of thing can save them I feel like this is the kind of thing many of us simply do for other people without ever consciously articulating it, as kind of…worker solidarity? Or just…basic human decency?

potatoes

impurities trimmed

hand cut thin

seasoned (garlic, pepper, salt, some gruyere) & tossed

ceramic lined iron pan buttered

i am making potatoes au gratin to save myself into the pan we go

layer by layer

oh btw i forgot to mention i put “fresh” thyme in the potatoes but tbh it had been in the fridge long enough to get dry, is it still “fresh?”

anyway, potatoes, gruyere, potatoes, gruyere, and on we go

I started out to make potatoes au gratin.

I already knew that these white potatoes had been in my Dark Cabinet a while, but when I took them out to wash them, I noticed that some had begun to green.

Some people immediately toss any green potatoes. Some trim green bits… Some people are unaware of the entire concept that green tint in potatoes signals danger lol

In my case, I am lucky to come from a background w/ education in food science, so I know what to look for for chlorophyl vs solanine

HOWEVER— I will still trim the greenest ends.