Comments on Ask not for whom the bell tolls…TypePad2005-05-01T06:26:54ZDavid Bognerhttps://www.treppenwitz.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.treppenwitz.com/2005/05/ask_not_for_who/comments/atom.xml/David commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5505209c688342005-05-03T06:10:31Z2008-02-14T04:35:42ZDavidhttp://www.treppenwitz.comSara... Glad to hear your holiday was enjoyable! Family is really what it's all about (IMHO). Tonny... Don't thank me,...<p>Sara... Glad to hear your holiday was enjoyable! Family is really what it's all about (IMHO).</p>
<p>Tonny... Don't thank me, I'm a giver. :-)</p>Tonny commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7e6188332005-05-03T03:55:00Z2008-02-14T04:35:59ZTonnyhttp://karbannesanel.blogspot.comyes yes, Sara is 110% right, i was laughing as hard as i could with my roommate behind me sleeping...<p>yes yes, Sara is 110% right, i was laughing as hard as i could with my roommate behind me sleeping while reading that. good to have you back Mr B. </p>Sara commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550524a0688342005-05-02T14:02:36Z2008-02-14T04:46:55ZSaraLoved the description of all the husbands at the ice cream parlor :) Pesach was great, a lot of work,...<p>Loved the description of all the husbands at the ice cream parlor :) Pesach was great, a lot of work, but so nice to be with family.</p>David commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7d8588332005-05-02T07:27:21Z2008-02-14T04:35:50ZDavidhttp://www.treppenwitz.com[note to self: don't write about husband trade secrets where wife might read about them!] Pearl... The fact that you...<p>[note to self: don't write about husband trade secrets where wife might read about them!]</p>
<p>Pearl... The fact that you used a WBK reference... and that I immediately understood it is a sad statement about our ages. :-)</p>
<p>Doctor Bean... It's good to be back.</p>Doctor Bean commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550520c9388342005-05-02T04:57:46Z2008-02-14T04:36:16ZDoctor Beanhttp://kerckhoff.blogspot.com[slurrrp] "Yesh honey. More eggsh. OK. What? Just having shome eyesh cream with the guysh." It's nice to have you...<p>[slurrrp] "Yesh honey. More eggsh. OK. What? Just having shome eyesh cream with the guysh."</p>
<p>It's nice to have you back, David. Between missing bread and missing blogs for a week, I was a wreck.</p>Pearl commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550520a3b88342005-05-02T03:34:39Z2008-02-14T04:35:46ZPearlhttp://wwwpearliesofwisdom.blogspot.comBaruch Habah... "Welcome Back, Bogner" -- just an updated version of the seventies "Welcome Back, Kotter" sitcom. In this case,...<p>Baruch Habah... "Welcome Back, Bogner" -- just an updated version of the seventies "Welcome Back, Kotter" sitcom. In this case, you're the wisecracking "teach", we're the class of needy students -- I can already figure out who's Vinny Barbarino and who's Horshak...</p>
<p>In any case, I'm looking forward to class...!</p>zahava commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7cf888332005-05-01T15:07:15Z2008-02-14T04:35:45ZzahavaUmmmm, honey?! LOVE the how-to deliver a good 'yes dear' seminar.... It was VERY educational! :-) Oh-and-by-the-way: another good trick...<p>Ummmm, honey?! LOVE the how-to deliver a good 'yes dear' seminar.... It was VERY educational! :-)</p>
<p>Oh-and-by-the-way: another good trick to having it NOT sound too smarmy is to NOT HAVE ICE CREAM DRIPPING OFF YOUR CHIN WHEN YOU SAY IT!</p>
<p>To quote you: "I'm not saying... I'm just saying!"</p>
<p>Oh, in case the rest of you were wondering... The kids and I checked out the new ice cream parlor today! It IS GOOD! :-) (Guess I can't be too surprised it drew such a crowd!)</p>David commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7fc988332005-05-01T14:33:50Z2008-02-14T04:36:18ZDavidhttp://www.treppenwitz.comJack... Nothing too deep here. Most of us were just being bone-lazy. I suppose it is only fair since we...<p>Jack... Nothing too deep here. Most of us were just being bone-lazy. I suppose it is only fair since we do most of the building and heavy lifting on Sukkot, right?</p>
<p>Maria... Trust me when I say the whole kitchen needs to be redone. The counters are covered (usually with paper or foil), the dishes (both meat and dairy) are replaced with ones used only for Passover, same goes for the pots, pans and serving utensils. Then there is the issue of the actual food. anything with leavening in it has to go (or at least be stored in an out-of-the-way place to be sold for the duration of the holiday). All new everything is bought. Think of a well stocked kitchen... spices, basic ingredients, condiments... EVERYTHING. Then there are the actual meals that have to be planned and prepared. All of this stuff has to be though of before the holiday begins! There are a million details that have to be thought of and I can't really blame my lovely wife that not everything makes it onto the first list. Of course, at the end of the holiday all the passover dishes, pots & pans, and utensils have to be put away until next year... and the year 'round stuff brought back out of hiding. Yeah, I'm a little ashamed that I joined the other husbands in the ice cream parlor... but it was GOOOOD ice cream! :-)</p>
<p>Kay... Thanks. I'd love to say we threw a few prawns on the 'barbie' (a specialty where you come from, no?), but kosher laws keep us from eating prawns at any time. Suffice it to say that anything that could legally be cooked on the grill <em>was</em> cooked on the grill! :-)</p>
<p>Val... Are you sure??? I'm just a so-so writer... but a disaster of a photographer! I'll try to post some new pics soon. Just as an aside, I am creeping up on the outer limits of my storage allotment so I may have to take down some of the older archives of the kids. If you want to download any to your computer... now is the time.</p>
<p>Steve... The trick to a well-delivered 'yes dear' is to not to sound too smarmy. If you sound like <a href="http://www.jerrymathers.tv/osmond.htm" rel="nofollow"> Eddy Haskell</a> you've gone too far. If you sound like <a href="http://www.tvacres.com/char_lurch_butler.htm" rel="nofollow"> Lurch</a>, then you haven't put enough feeling into it. I find that it helps to have a mental picture of <a href="http://www.tvland.com/shows/brady_bunch/characters/char2.jhtml" rel="nofollow"> Mike Brady</a> when I deliver the line.</p>
<p>Dave... I like both equally well, but since my older son was born during Sukkot, that one has a special place in my heart.<br />
</p>Dave commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e55052099288342005-05-01T13:29:11Z2008-02-14T04:35:40ZDavehttp://currentwindow.blogspot.comI've often mentioned that I prefer Pesach to Sukkot. On Pesach we need to prepare and drive ourselves crazy in...<p>I've often mentioned that I prefer Pesach to Sukkot. On Pesach we need to prepare and drive ourselves crazy in the weeks before. But once it comes, there's nothing left to worry about. You don't have any more chametz in the house, you can't mess anything up.</p>
<p>But on Sukkot, while there might be less preparation, there are too many things to worry about on the holiday itself - is the sukkah ok, is the lulav kosher, etc etc.</p>Steve Bogner commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7cf788332005-05-01T13:07:12Z2008-02-14T04:35:45ZSteve Bognerhttp://bogners.typepad.com/churchWelcome back! That image of all the husbands in the ice cream parlor is great - that is a great...<p>Welcome back! That image of all the husbands in the ice cream parlor is great - that is a great approach. And it reminds me of how long it took me to master the art of a reassuring 'yes dear'...</p>val commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7cfb88332005-05-01T12:53:44Z2008-02-14T04:35:45Zvalwelcome back... what 'blogread' habit? Man, I missed having a daily Treppenwitz to read! ;) Here's hoping that pictures of...<p>welcome back... what 'blogread' habit? Man, I missed having a daily Treppenwitz to read! ;)</p>
<p>Here's hoping that pictures of everyone will be included in the upcoming stories (hint hint hint!)</p>Kay commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503e7cf988332005-05-01T10:47:36Z2008-02-14T04:35:45ZKayhttp://www.kayoz.comWelcome back. Looking forward to the stories.<p>Welcome back. Looking forward to the stories.</p>Maria commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550520aa388342005-05-01T09:52:05Z2008-02-14T04:35:50ZMariahttp://hatshepsut.blogdrive.comI don't understand. How much stuff could you *possibly* need to buy? All I have to compare to is the...<p>I don't understand. How much stuff could you *possibly* need to buy? <br />
All I have to compare to is the Icelandic Christmas, and we know exactly what is needed, which is always the same, not too complex.</p>Jack commented on 'Ask not for whom the bell tolls…'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e55052093f88342005-05-01T07:27:27Z2008-02-14T04:35:37ZJackhttp://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/The consensus seemed to be that if they were going to be sent out again anyway, the longer the interval...<p><i>The consensus seemed to be that if they were going to be sent out again anyway, the longer the interval between stops at home, the fewer trips to the store they would have to make.</i></p>
<p>Men after my own heart. I think that this is an instinctive move we make to protect ourselves from threats we encounter doing the hunting/gathering thing. ;)</p>