The art of Zentangle inspiring the journey through a creative life. I am embarking on closing a personal chapter in my life. Endings can bring up many strong emotions, including conflicting feelings that can be both positive and negative. For the closing of this chapter, I wanted to celebrate the positive.

Monday, October 6, 2014. Sermon for Yom Kippur Morning, Beth Israel Synagogue, 10 Tishrei, 5775. I built my first sukkah maybe 15 or 16 years ago. Sarah would have been 5 or 6, Rachel 1 or 2. It was built out of 4-inch PVC pipe, held together with duct tape. I set out our festival dinner inside it and the thing promptly collapsed in the breeze. Sukkoth is, in our tradition, HaHag. And great will be the shalom of your בּ.

Overall, I think the mood in the US at that time was that Iraq was an unfortunate and cathartic exercise, but one that was by and large behind us. Like the previous Gulf War, we had routed an inferior opponent, and were ready to make amends and put the whole affair behind us.

My computer dvd drive is broken -. I have to wait for a new one. not in use until its fixed. I have done it! I did it last night, and it deleted -. I have capped the Extended Broadcast Series Finale of one of my favorite shows ever, FRIENDS.