I mentioned a couple days ago that it’s traditional at Purim to act out the story of Esther. It’s also traditional to read or retell the story of Esther — and make lots of noise every time Haman’s name is mentioned, as though to drown out his name. Traditionally, noisemakers called “groggers” are used, but […]
2013 Goals
Last year I pretty well bombed on my goals list. I was making some progress — through about February. Sooo…trying again, and many of last year’s items are repeats on this year’s list. (I have never completed my entire goals list in a given year. But it’s usually less epic a fail than 2012.) This […]
Goals 2011
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. Really, a resolution is (more often than not) simply a recipe for failure. Instead, I set goals each year. What’s the difference? Resolutions are usually somewhat vague. “I’m going to lose weight this year.” Whereas a good goal is specific and measurable (and realistic, which resolutions may or may […]