Saturday, August 25, 2007

Jews in Alabama, Episode #58

We give a recap of the past couple of weeks, including our "Swim & Pray at the J" experience and Sophie's first week back at preschool. We got a little political this week, at a lunch for the local chapter of the National Jewish Democratic Council, featuring Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL). We celebrated eight years of marriage this past Wednesday with a night out on the town!! Raya's getting a team together for the NCCJ Walk as One, and there's a little controversy at our synagogue over a group for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender Jews. 44 minutes, 24 seconds.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Jews in Alabama, Episode #57

On this Atlanta-riffic episode, we talk about our trip to that giant traffic jam of a city. We visited the Georgia Aquarium, the new World of Coca-Cola (we discuss the New Coke fiasco), and the Imagine-It Children's Museum. We enjoyed excellent dinners at Max Lager's and Atlanta's Hard Rock Cafe, and had an amazing breakfast at The Flying Biscuit. No trip to Atlanta would be complete -- at least for us -- without a visit to IKEA, and we discuss our purchases from the big blue store. Raya gives an update on her health -- all good news -- and her ongoing battle with the Birmingham Water Works. We close with a little reminiscing about our experience at the Atlanta Olympics, some 11 years ago. 55 minutes, 6 seconds.