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Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 25th, 2010 10:50 am
Among the many things I am thankful for is the company and friendship of my friends both in real life and in cyberspace. Best wishes for a day of gratitude, feasting and families!
The Seven-Year Itch Cuts Our Friends in Half « N e u r o n a r r a t i v e
I wonder to what extent the findings of this Dutch study are universal or peculiar to Holland. I am reluctant to drop friends entirely, but my closest friends seven years ago are not necessarily the same now. I don't see quite the degree of overlap between categories of friends and acquaintances (our--mostly synagogue from two congregations--Brooklyn neighbors, friends and acquaintances; my literary--mostly poetry--friends and acquaintances; Shoshana's visual arts--mostly painting--friends and acquaintances; Shoshana's day job friends and acquaintances; our respective on-line friends and acquaintances--some of whom we've met and whose company we enjoy in real life; and our friends and acquaintances from childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood--some of whom we've reconnected with on-line and others we've stayed in touch with over the decades by older technologies) than the article predicts.
The Seven-Year Itch Cuts Our Friends in Half « N e u r o n a r r a t i v e
I wonder to what extent the findings of this Dutch study are universal or peculiar to Holland. I am reluctant to drop friends entirely, but my closest friends seven years ago are not necessarily the same now. I don't see quite the degree of overlap between categories of friends and acquaintances (our--mostly synagogue from two congregations--Brooklyn neighbors, friends and acquaintances; my literary--mostly poetry--friends and acquaintances; Shoshana's visual arts--mostly painting--friends and acquaintances; Shoshana's day job friends and acquaintances; our respective on-line friends and acquaintances--some of whom we've met and whose company we enjoy in real life; and our friends and acquaintances from childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood--some of whom we've reconnected with on-line and others we've stayed in touch with over the decades by older technologies) than the article predicts.
Happy New Year!
Our New Years Day/Shoshana's 50th Birthday on the Jewish Calendar party was a success; 25 friends celebrated with us. After the last guests left we cleaned up and went on-line where we found regrets emails from another half dozen friends. During the party we spent most of the time being hosts: introducing people, trying make sure that none of our friends felt neglected (especially those who didn't know most of the others), refilling food bowls and opening wine bottles, which prevented us from getting into long conversations. There were quite a few friends whom we didn't get to talk with at all, which we regret. Although we specified "no gifts" Shoshana received some nice presents anyway.
Last night we went to our friend Bella's for Shabbat dinner. We planned to drive, but the car would not start (needs a new alternator) so we took the bus. There were nine of us including Bella who served borscht, gefilte fish, salad, beet greens, winter squash, tofurkey, and stuffing. It felt like Thanksgiving. And when we thought we could not eat another bite Bella brought out a birthday cake for Shoshana along with chocolate babka and rugelach. Two other guests gave us a ride home. It was a very pleasant evening. I didn't get to bed until quarter after 2 a.m. We slept late and didn't go to shul. This morning our mechanic made a house call, started our car with a jump start, and his assistant drove it to the repair shop. We'll pick it up on Monday.
Our New Years Day/Shoshana's 50th Birthday on the Jewish Calendar party was a success; 25 friends celebrated with us. After the last guests left we cleaned up and went on-line where we found regrets emails from another half dozen friends. During the party we spent most of the time being hosts: introducing people, trying make sure that none of our friends felt neglected (especially those who didn't know most of the others), refilling food bowls and opening wine bottles, which prevented us from getting into long conversations. There were quite a few friends whom we didn't get to talk with at all, which we regret. Although we specified "no gifts" Shoshana received some nice presents anyway.
Last night we went to our friend Bella's for Shabbat dinner. We planned to drive, but the car would not start (needs a new alternator) so we took the bus. There were nine of us including Bella who served borscht, gefilte fish, salad, beet greens, winter squash, tofurkey, and stuffing. It felt like Thanksgiving. And when we thought we could not eat another bite Bella brought out a birthday cake for Shoshana along with chocolate babka and rugelach. Two other guests gave us a ride home. It was a very pleasant evening. I didn't get to bed until quarter after 2 a.m. We slept late and didn't go to shul. This morning our mechanic made a house call, started our car with a jump start, and his assistant drove it to the repair shop. We'll pick it up on Monday.
Happy New Year!
Our New Years Day/Shoshana's 50th Birthday on the Jewish Calendar party was a success; 25 friends celebrated with us. After the last guests left we cleaned up and went on-line where we found regrets emails from another half dozen friends. During the party we spent most of the time being hosts: introducing people, trying make sure that none of our friends felt neglected (especially those who didn't know most of the others), refilling food bowls and opening wine bottles, which prevented us from getting into long conversations. There were quite a few friends whom we didn't get to talk with at all, which we regret. Although we specified "no gifts" Shoshana received some nice presents anyway.
Last night we went to our friend Bella's for Shabbat dinner. We planned to drive, but the car would not start (needs a new alternator) so we took the bus. There were nine of us including Bella who served borscht, gefilte fish, salad, beet greens, winter squash, tofurkey, and stuffing. It felt like Thanksgiving. And when we thought we could not eat another bite Bella brought out a birthday cake for Shoshana along with chocolate babka and rugelach. Two other guests gave us a ride home. It was a very pleasant evening. I didn't get to bed until quarter after 2 a.m. We slept late and didn't go to shul. This morning our mechanic made a house call, started our car with a jump start, and his assistant drove it to the repair shop. We'll pick it up on Monday.
Our New Years Day/Shoshana's 50th Birthday on the Jewish Calendar party was a success; 25 friends celebrated with us. After the last guests left we cleaned up and went on-line where we found regrets emails from another half dozen friends. During the party we spent most of the time being hosts: introducing people, trying make sure that none of our friends felt neglected (especially those who didn't know most of the others), refilling food bowls and opening wine bottles, which prevented us from getting into long conversations. There were quite a few friends whom we didn't get to talk with at all, which we regret. Although we specified "no gifts" Shoshana received some nice presents anyway.
Last night we went to our friend Bella's for Shabbat dinner. We planned to drive, but the car would not start (needs a new alternator) so we took the bus. There were nine of us including Bella who served borscht, gefilte fish, salad, beet greens, winter squash, tofurkey, and stuffing. It felt like Thanksgiving. And when we thought we could not eat another bite Bella brought out a birthday cake for Shoshana along with chocolate babka and rugelach. Two other guests gave us a ride home. It was a very pleasant evening. I didn't get to bed until quarter after 2 a.m. We slept late and didn't go to shul. This morning our mechanic made a house call, started our car with a jump start, and his assistant drove it to the repair shop. We'll pick it up on Monday.
Our siblings and parents all had other plans this year, so we hosted our own vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. ( Read more... )
Our siblings and parents all had other plans this year, so we hosted our own vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. ( Read more... )
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