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Or were you raised by wolves? © Jill Foer Hirsch and Universal Musings, 2012-2016. Yes, this material is copyrighted. That’s what © means. Aren’t you clever? This incredibly humorous and delightful material is my original work. And while I’m flattered that you want to copy some or all of the material, unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jill Foer Hirsch and 'universalmusings' with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Or else.
Author Archives: Jill Foer Hirsch
It’s All In The Wrist
Last Thursday night was our firm’s holiday party, and don’t be frightened, but I was responsible for the thing. Normally my assistant plans the whole thing and I just sign whatever she puts in front of me, but she abandoned … Continue reading
Unimaginable, Incomprehensible
The mission of my blog is to provide myself and others a little comic relief from the stress of real life. Tonight I wave the white flag on humor. Tonight there are hundreds, if not thousands of families and friends … Continue reading
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Meet Me At Le Club
As some of you know, Dan and I really love to travel, particularly to Europe. For many years our preferred carrier was Air France. As always, my first priority is food, and Air France serves some really decent chow. Almost … Continue reading
Happy Hanukkah To All, And To All A Good Night
I know many of you are getting excited for Christmas, but as you are probably aware my people are 3 days in to the 8 day Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hanukkah, rest … Continue reading
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Southern Comfort
Now that we’ve covered just a bit of Yiddish, it’s time to delve into a language called Southern. I live in Northern Virginia, where we speak English, but if you go just 90 miles south to Richmond, you are in … Continue reading
Everything Sounds Better In Yiddish
There are some Yiddish words you’ll need to know to follow this blog: Schmy = browse, meander; Schlep = lug around; Goyim = non-Jews (goyisha = behavior or habits of the goyim); Shiksa = goyisha girlfriend; Fapitzed = all dolled … Continue reading
Wide Awake
Some of you may find that I am a bit insecure. There are many good reasons for that. Let’s start with the fact that everyone in my family loves Dan more than me. They openly admit this, and in fact … Continue reading
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Meet And Mingle
It’s that time of year, back to back lunches, dinners, cocktail parties, and other assorted events. I will admit I love them all! I don’t usually have an actual life, but this week I went to a party on Tuesday … Continue reading
My Quiet, Studious Side
Kidding! I don’t have a quiet, studious side. I started young. I learned the word loquacious when I got my 2nd grade report card and wasn’t sure if I was being praised or scolded. My mom explained the word to me … Continue reading
The Real Deal
You know I just can’t resist listening in on conversations around me…so naturally while I was sitting in the salon the other night I was all ears. There were two women chatting right next to me, and I started hearing … Continue reading