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Published in The Judean People’s Front

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End of Year Round Up — The Best of Salsa

Indulge me one last listicle. My best of 2022. Here are my personal favorites from each month. Click on the links for those undiscovered gems. January A year that began with a certain influencer crying about abusive comments and comparing that to the holocaust, you knew the shark had firmly jumped…

Best

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End of Year Round Up — The Best of Salsa
End of Year Round Up — The Best of Salsa
Best

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Published in The Bad Influence

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What a Granny in a Checkout Line Taught Me That Buddha Couldn’t

All of humanity can be viewed in a checkout on a busy midweek lunchtime. Where Buddha taught patience dealing with the old and infirm, two old grannies were about to ruin my day. Some days I just run out of luck. The milk had been guzzled by the kids and…

The Bad Influence

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What a Granny in a Checkout Line Taught Me That Buddha Couldn’t
What a Granny in a Checkout Line Taught Me That Buddha Couldn’t
The Bad Influence

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Published in Microcosm

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God Save Our Queen

“I got a present for you, Luv. It was from your Nan. She meant to give it to you before…you know. She couldn’t wait for today.” Nan passed away last week. Nothing dramatic. She was old and died in her sleep. She was looking forward to the Jubilee. She loved…

Queen

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God Save Our Queen
God Save Our Queen
Queen

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Published in The Pub

·16 hours ago

My Job Didn’t Suck, Only the Manager Did

Officially on ‘Gardening Leave’ — I’m gone. My email no longer exists. I’m no longer part of any team. My existence at the corporation has been erased. Time for a new chapter. I thought I had another four weeks to prepare a leaving speech and slowly inform all my colleagues and friends of my departure…

Work

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My Job Didn’t Suck, Only the Manager Did
My Job Didn’t Suck, Only the Manager Did
Work

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Published in The Judean People’s Front

·2 days ago

And We Shall Make Offerings Like No Other Offerings Have Ever Been Made Before

Parsha Summary: Vayikra, which opens the book of Leviticus, G‑d speaks to Moses from the Tent of Meeting and begins His communication of the laws governing the bringing of the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings that are the central feature of the service performed in the Sanctuary. “And lo…

Torah

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And We Shall Make Offerings Like No Other Offerings Have Ever Been Made Before
And We Shall Make Offerings Like No Other Offerings Have Ever Been Made Before
Torah

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Published in The Judean People’s Front

·Mar 19

The Odyssey of the Red Ruby of Oblivion

Parsha Summary: Pekudei (“Accounts”) is the last in a series of five Parshiot (Torah sections) describing the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary built by the people of Israel in the Sinai Desert by Divine command to serve as “a dwelling for G‑d in the physical world.” It contains a) an audit…

Judaism

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The Odyssey of the Red Ruby of Oblivion
The Odyssey of the Red Ruby of Oblivion
Judaism

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Published in Dead or Alive

·Mar 16

Shit List of Japanese Film Genres

Smillew made me do it. — Smillew Rahcuef came to me in a dream and demanded my attention. He knew I couldn’t resist a man in a hat waving a purplish wand. He said the world of Medium was changing. Nothing could last forever, not even a Salsa meltdown on rye. “MILQUETOAST!” That’s all you’ll ever…

Bollocks

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Shit List of Japanese Film Genres
Shit List of Japanese Film Genres
Bollocks

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Published in The Pub

·Mar 12

The Remarkable Fortune of the Unremarkable Woman

Marion (born 1946) lived an unremarkable life. She was the only child to Sam and April, an unremarkable couple living an unremarkable life somewhere in an unremarkable town. Sam’s most distinguished feature was the presence of a mole situated on his left cheek. During summer, the mole expanded with the…

Short Story

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The Remarkable Fortune of the Unremarkable Woman
The Remarkable Fortune of the Unremarkable Woman
Short Story

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Published in The Judean People’s Front

·Mar 12

This Was Never in the Job Description

Parshat summary: “The Parshah of Vayakhel records the actual implementation of G‑d’s instructions on how to build the Mishkan (Tabernacle), recounted earlier in the Parshah of Terumah. Indeed, much of Vayakhel is almost an exact repeat of Terumah, the only apparent difference being that the details which in Terumah are…

Torah

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This Was Never in the Job Description
This Was Never in the Job Description
Torah

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Published in Microcosm

·Mar 8

Bourbon Biscuit Bathing and the Art of Rating Women as Biscuits

The truth lies somewhere in between. Theo always loved biscuits. It didn’t matter what type they were. The shapes and choice of wafers had him intrigued. With fillings held together by two halves or the way a biscuit would crumble, each shard delicately separating in the mouth. Theo loved everything…

Biscuits

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Bourbon Biscuit Bathing and the Art of Rating Women as Biscuits
Bourbon Biscuit Bathing and the Art of Rating Women as Biscuits
Biscuits

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