OK, a huge post covering many topics in reverse chronological order. This ought to be fun.
I’m typing this on the laptop while sitting in my cousin Daniel’s room in Willmette, IL (Suburb of Chicago). I’m here to visit family, especially my Grandfather, whose health is not as good as it used to be.
Getting on my […]

Ya, I know, I’ve posted a lot of these, but I really like them. This one is from HE
If anyone asks you what the difference is between Christmas and Chanukah, you will know what and how to answer!
1. Christmas is one day, same day every year, December 25. Jews also love December 25th. It’s another […]

When I was in Mrs. Davis’ (Sue, not Debbie) class, she would always say things like “only 4 days until Santa comes”. I would always make the token objection that Santa never visits me. I finally found out why!
(Found in a /. post):
Santa Claus: An Engineer’s Perspective
I. There are approximately 2 billion children (persons under […]

(Stolen from a blog on Planet Debian)
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect […]

Sooooo….lets see, miscellaneous news items:
Max (the state president of my youth group) told me I got regional life. Regional life membership is an honor bestowed on those who really contribute to the youth group, and I am very happy to get it.
I was denied any financial aid to Cornell, due to assets. That’s what you […]

Sooooo… I haven’t blogged lately.
Wow, that was obvious.
Anyway, I’ve had a LOT of work lately. I had started a very detailed post about winter cultural the day after I got back…that was a month ago. When I say very detailed, I’m talking about 6-7 pages of single spaced text in word. I never ended up […]

Dear Benjamin,
Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell University! We are very pleased to be welcoming you to the new freshman class.
This electronic message is not your official acceptance notification. You should be receiving an official acceptance letter from us in the mail shortly.
In the meantime, we want you to know that we are excited at […]