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August 2008
Just keep walking.
Sunday, 31 August 2008 9:32 P GMT-06
Saturday I did my 10 mile walk and this morning I did an 8 mile walk (but really only went 7.3 miles, so I made it up later with a bike ride to Lakeview, up to Rogers Park and home). Friday I reached $2000 in donation and stopped soliciting for the w
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Surviving by Akira and Ellie Ohiso
Thursday, 28 August 2008 11:22 P GMT-06
Old timers in the J-blogosphere, like me, might remember Akira Ohiso who wrote the blog Sushi Kiddush and later Minor Fast Days. He is a Japanese-American convert to Judaism who worked with Holocaust survivors (and eventually got dooced for writing a
Looking for 110 more people.
Thursday, 28 August 2008 12:23 P GMT-06
Still chugging away with my fundraising for the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk. I set my goal at $3600 which is 200 people donating $18 each. Right now I need 110 more people to reach my goal. Can you donate $18 and get me one person closer? Or maybe donat
Why hello there, new reader.
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:22 P GMT-06
I've noticed a lot of new readers lately. Folks are Googling "leah in chicago" and finding me. I'm the one you're looking for, but I wonder what set you to looking for me. Care to let me know? Just one comment or email, that'
Great Quotes
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 4:20 P GMT-06
My new normal would be to tweet'em and forget'em, but these two short posts with quotes are two I don't want to forget.From Euan Semple a quote from Machiavelli, "It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry ou
Guest Post from Idan Gazit @ the IDF & Israel (via Boing Boing)
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 4:45 P GMT-06
My friend Idan Gazit wrote the most amazing comment on Boing Boing today and I thought it deserved to be a post all it's own. Since I'm currently blogging and he's a dormant blogger, I get to post it here. Idan and I have been friends o
Observing
Monday, 25 August 2008 11:21 A GMT-06
High Holy Days are sneaking up on us. I know because the only thing I listen to on my iPod these days is the Torah portion that I'll be reading on the first day. The turning of another year, plus some conversations that have happened offline, hav
6.7 miles, 9.97 miles and the lake.
Sunday, 24 August 2008 7:03 P GMT-06
Me: I don't wanna get out of bed.Internal Guilt: But you're in training.Me: My back hurts and my feet hurt. I'm tired, I wanna sleep.IG: You made a commitment.Me: I can start later.Snooze button from 7AM to 8:30AM (which meant I lost my w
Hello JUF & YLD folks!
Friday, 22 August 2008 8:22 A GMT-06
Months and months and months ago, I agreed to teach a lunch & learn for the professional staff at the JUF here in Chicago. Once August rolled around, I found out that it was the same day as the Edelman summer meeting and outing. So I stayed until
Holy donations, Komen!
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 9:18 P GMT-06
Last night, Amy Guth (who is raising funds for the St. Jude Marathon) took me on my first training walk and kicked my ass in a good way. We walked four miles in an hour and 5-10 minutes. That's a 16-17 minute mile, if you're keeping track. To
The Seven Wonders Ride
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 11:42 A GMT-06
If you want to know what it would be like to ride your bike across Illinois, but are like me and don't actually want to do it? Then follow along with Rick Murray (president of Edelman Digital, where I work) and John Mullin from the Chicago Tribun
If you need me, I'll be walking
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 8:25 A GMT-06
Well, there you have it, I was selected to be one of the Edelman team members for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day in Atlanta. I have a pretty intense training schedule over the next ten weeks, so if you need me, I'll be walking.Tonight Amy met me at Fle
A hiatus might be coming...
Sunday, 17 August 2008 11:38 A GMT-06
These days I find that I'm saving to draft and abandoning posts at a high rate. That happens when I have a lot going on in my life that I think should stay in my life and not online. This has been one of those months. Some of the things in t
Doing Stuff Offline
Friday, 15 August 2008 12:03 P GMT-06
A few months ago I was given the prescription "stop living your life online and go be with people in person." I took that advice to heart and have been trying to up the ante from an RSVP of Maybe to an RSVP of Yes. It must be working, becau
Nerdurday... or How I spent my Saturday
Sunday, 10 August 2008 8:04 A GMT-06
I got up later than expected on Saturday morning after a meaningful and hilarious Friday night. My plans changed at the last minute on Friday night and I wound up heading to Evanston for Shabbat dinner with my new friend Richard of the Israeli Wine B
This is neither here nor there
Thursday, 7 August 2008 10:53 A GMT-06
I found a document today written by librarians, for librarians listing 30 positive uses for social media and social networking. This is a great resource for anyone fighting their principal for open access to websites in a school district or just try
Send Light and Love
Tuesday, 5 August 2008 12:06 P GMT-06
The Jones and Thompson family need some light and love from you all. It's my dad's birthday and my aunt is having another major surgery. Light and love, folks, light and love.
Two Bits of Good News
Monday, 4 August 2008 4:49 P GMT-06
First things first, you should wander over to Extraface and tell Dave that you're damn happy he's going to be working at Edelman with me. He'll be in Atlanta and I'll still be in Chicago, but I'm so excited to have him on board.T
Building a Better Dating Site
Sunday, 3 August 2008 11:58 A GMT-06
After talking about all the things Jdate could do to improve the site and trying to use Twitter as a way to introduce my single friends to each other, it has come to this. I'm going to try to build a better dating site. Of course, I'm not do
eCamp Israel News
Friday, 1 August 2008 10:17 A GMT-06
When I was in Jerusalem for ROI120, I met Nir Kouris who is the founder of eCamp Israel. eCamp Israel opened for the first year this summer and everything I've heard has been amazing--but since camp is still in session, I'm having a hard ti
Podsafe Music + For Sale Sign
Friday, 1 August 2008 8:57 A GMT-06
It makes me cry a little, stupid cheesy music, but I'm excited to have my home on the market and more excited that I can embed the video on my blog! You know the drill, find me a buyer. In fact, find me two that fall so in love with this pla
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