Since Nathan (Jewish, but not to Lubavitchers) and Christopher (not a Jew, but frequently mistaken for one) have weighed in on this topic, I figured I’d throw in my two shekels. So: As a Jew (even the black hats have to admit it), I’m completely opposed to any celebration of Christmas. No tree, no Santa …
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What Almost Made Me Cry Today: Nipple Edition
It’s 3:45 in the morning, and I can’t sleep. Neither can Sasha—we’re both jetlagged after a remarkably smooth 14-hour flight home from Taipei. (She slept!) Which means it’s playtime! Sasha’s brought home a singing green caterpillar (a gift from her cousin), and she happily stomps on it, producing musical bleeps and blurps while I sip …
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Droolworthy iPhone Apps (Literally!)
In Slate, Michael Agger writes about how the “wooden-toy crowd” is embracing the iPhone as a device for toddlers: Most parents try to walk a more subtle, self-serving path: seeking out “educational” apps. Developers are on to us—there is a lot of kiddie crap lurking in the iTunes store. You pay 99 cents for some …
Bye-bye, Baby! (Again.)
At 5:30 a.m. this morning, I dragged my suitcase down to the ground floor of my in-laws’ home in Taipei and hailed a taxi to the airport. Trailing me were my wife, Jean, and daughter, Sasha, and as the cab driver loaded my bags into the trunk, I kissed them good-bye in a ritual that …