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That's right, Hanukah.  Yelena & I have updated our wish lists for the new holiday season.  So, buy us lots of stuff.

(The truth is it was hard to think of anything to put on our lists because we've already got everything we need.  I guess we're pretty lucky.)

Yes, Jews celebrate Thanksgiving. It's an American holiday, not a Christian holiday. There weren't Jews at the "first Thanksgiving" because the Pilgrims were all super-Christian, but there have been Jews in the New World since almost the very beginning. In fact, there's a rumor that Christopher Columbus' navigator was Jewish.

Anyway yes, Jews celebrate Thanksgiving. We also celebrate another holiday, Passover. You've probably heard of it; it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. Incidentally, Catholics celebrate something called "Pascha" at around the same time; Pascha is from the Hebrew word for Passover.  It's your Testament too.
How does this relate to failing the bar? Keep reading.

Coolest cell phones you can't get in the US - Forbes.com

I've been aware of this for some time.  So has anyone who's done regular business traveling to Asia or Europe.  I like that the article gave another nod to my own super cool smartphone, the Motorola Ming.  It's like two years old now and still getting attention.  And still not available in the US.

I didn't pass.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.

The California Bar will release the exam results on Friday at 5 pm.  I will log on to check my results at exactly 5:00, and so will 6,999 other applicants.  Which means the server will crawl miserably like a Republican candidate in 2008.  Last year it took my buddy Aaron about an hour and a half to get his results.