Author Archives: Jill Foer Hirsch

My Ski Adventure Part II

So Bill still hadn’t ditched me by lunchtime, and he said that we were going to have to get on the chair lift to meet my family for lunch.  My heart was filled with terror…the legendary chair lift.  We pretended we … Continue reading

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My Ski Adventure, Part I

I think everyone knows by now that I’m a giant klutz, and no one would dream that I could learn to ski.  But my brother CJ and sister-in-law Lisa were taking all the kids out to Colorado for a ski … Continue reading

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Take It From Me

As noted yesterday, I have been known to listen to a conversation among a bunch of strangers and butt right in.  You don’t have to thank me; it’s important that I give of myself and enrich the lives of others.  … Continue reading

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A Little Story About Jack and Diane

I will admit that one of my guilty pleasures is eavesdropping in restaurants.  When Dan and I go out to dinner, I have to shush him sometimes to listen in on a neighboring table.  It’s not the nicest thing in … Continue reading

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I Drank the Kool-Aid

I have always been fascinated by the buzz words that fuel business.  Recently I was speaking with someone about a new process and she jokingly suggested we “storyboard” it.  I love that expression, and the concept, because we can take … Continue reading

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Meet Me at the Speakeasy in Gettysburg

I don’t want to dwell on middle age too much, but I probably will because it’s starting to get really noticeable.  Maybe it’s particularly bad for Baby Boomers, given the fact that we think the world revolves around us.  On … Continue reading

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Moscow Prequel: In the USSR Part 0

I promise that unless/until we go back to Russia, this is it for Tales of the USSR! Our trip to St. Petersburg several years prior was so different from our experience in Moscow.  Yes, we had to go through all … Continue reading

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Back in the USSR, Part II

We awoke on our second morning in Moscow to the happy news that our luggage had arrived.  Yuri and Ivan looked relieved to see we were wearing clean clothes and off we went.  Dan was eager to hit the Cosmonaut … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset tonight. Jews around the world will welcome year 5773 by eating a huge meal, going to synagogue, and sleeping until someone pokes them.  Rosh Hashanah kicks off the High Holidays, the … Continue reading

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Back in the USSR, Part I

Dan and I traveled to Moscow three years ago.  Moscow is not what I would call a charming city; it’s imposing with its Stalinist skyscrapers and 60’ high Kremlin walls.  Moscow has a look that says don’t f*** with me. … Continue reading

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