Words of One Syllable Dept.
From Banterist – The Restaurant Inspector’s Nightmare: FILET MIGNON 8 oz. of grain-fed Filet cooked to order, accidentally dropped on the floor and served with caramelized shallots and a Bordeaux reduction.
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The value of speech
Economist.com | The European Union In central Europe, as in much of the world, knowledge of English has become a basic skill of modern life comparable with the ability to drive a car or use a personal computer. It would be too easy to say how this phenomenon is bad. After all, we have the … Continue reading The value of speech
My tallit
I got my tallit in Jerusalem, in Mea Shearim. Mea Shearim is the neighborhood where I first set foot in Jerusalem, and those of you who know Jerusalem can give a small shudder here. For those of you who don’t know the city: Mea Shearim is the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, just outside the old city. They … Continue reading My tallit
Jabberwocky
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the … Continue reading Jabberwocky
white pebble 