Zeh HaYom

I don't know where to start or end, wish I wasn't compelled to rhyme like friends, wish I could write in a linear way, knowing what I want to say, today, any day.

Today. Sigh. I finished 11 months of saying kaddish. And on my last day I was frustrated, as on many other days, about the lack of mindfulness all around - including me and my mind. I feel like I just got used to not zoning out and missing my cue. Now I'm worried that I'm going to say it tomorrow.

On Sunday I was trumped by an actual aveil in Shiva who came to Shul for minyan. Of course I wanted him to lead. Of course, also, I wanted several people to not go up to him and tell him he was going too slowly. Giant sigh.

Several students shared with me today.

I heard an interesting lecture tonight.

I gave an exam today, which included these questions:בעשרה מאמרות נברא העולם

ומה תלמוד לומר, והלוא במאמר אחד יכול להיבראו a. How can the question asked above be answered by using the theme we noticed in the first chapter of Breishit? b. How did we illustrate this idea based on how we paired up the days of creation? c. What is true about each pair of days as compared to the pair before it?

2. "There's no freedom in freedom. There's only freedom in structure." - Wynton Marsalis a. What 2 commands did G-d give man about eating from the trees of the garden? b. Connect the need for these two rules to the quote – from a great jazz musician – cited above. Explain.

Testing : 2 Haiku

They test my patience

I test their - I'm not sure what

We all act testy

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They test my patience

I test their - I'm not sure what

We each have our tests

Here's a question from the test that's kind of a brain teaser. Think about it:

4. a. What is the snake’s question to Chavah? b. How could what he said be understood to be true?

ON THE BUS LAST NIGHT

Out of little Ipod buds

his music explodes

the guy next to me

WORRYING ABOUT A RIDE: 6:43 AM

I'm a hitchhiker

to my colleagues and friends

damn you strabismus

Recently I linked to five good blogs. Time to do that again, but I don't have time, so I'll link to just one: Here are thoughts on introversion from some guy in Cleveland.