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Six Months

April 7, 2024 Art Zemon

Israel flag

Six months ago, Hamas terrorists took hundreds of civilian hostages. 130 of those hostages are still captive. Yesterday, I listened to a mother describe her family’s experience on October 7, 2023. She lived in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the border with Gaza. After 19 hours hiding in the safe room in her house, with her […]

Mideast, Rants & Raves

Zuckerberg Did Not Apologize

January 31, 2024 Art Zemon

Mark Zuckerberg

Today, Mark Zuckerberg said, I’m sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered, and this is why we invested so much. There are three components to a real apology. Zuckerberg only did part 1. So let’s stop pretending that he apologized.

Rants & Raves

Clean Bicycle Chain

April 25, 2022 Art Zemon

clean bicycle chain

Do you remember the good ol’ days of childhood biking when the chain was something you didn’t want to touch cuz it was a greasy mess? Me too. Life was simpler back then. I have 350 miles on my “new” Masi Giramondo bike. I’m a smart guy and I’ve been washing my bike and cleaning […]

Bicycling, Rants & Raves

Dear Ford… About the Maverick

June 4, 2021 Art Zemon

Dear Ford, The Maverick is a fine car, like this. I owned one so I know. Except for that time when it trashed a water pump and I had to nurse it home from Michigan to Indiana at 2:00am and I missed a midterm because my car wouldn’t get me back to Ann Arbor, it […]

Rants & Raves

Trek Verve+ 2 Electric Bicycle

April 4, 2021 Art Zemon

I took the plunge and bought an electric bicycle a/k/a e-bike and holy cow am I delighted. I had forgotten how much I enjoy being outside on a bike. Having an electric motor to help me up the hills vanquishes all of the pain so all I have now is the fun and the aerobic […]

Bicycling, Fun, Rants & Raves

You Pay $0.00

December 17, 2020 Art Zemon

Medicare logo

My wife is on Medicare and had cataract surgery. We just got the statement of benefits for the first eye. Total you pay: $0.00 Yay socialized medicine!

Government, Health, Rants & Raves

Coffee Spice

May 27, 2020 Art Zemon

cup of coffee

Once upon a time, Rabbi James Stone Goodman introduced me to Turkish coffee in which he infused some cardamom. In today’s vernacular, OMG was that good! A few months later, I was listening to the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack and wondered what coffee was like in eastern Europe and Russia back in the day. […]

Fun, Rants & Raves

Dear White People

January 20, 2019 Art Zemon

Hannah Drake

I recently discovered Hannah Drake’s blog, WriteSomeShit. Believe me, she has some powerful shit to convey. For MLK Day, please take a few minutes to read her post, Dear White People, Before You Post Dr. King Quotes To Make Yourself Feel Good… Drake writes, …before you rush to Google on Monday to search for a […]

Cabbages & Kings, Rants & Raves, Tzedakah

Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds

October 13, 2018 Art Zemon

I visited the St. Louis Art Museum’s exhibition “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” back in May and took a few photos. Here are two of my favorites. You can see the rest in my Sunken Cities online photo gallery.

Rants & Raves

Chevy Bolt EV 10,000 Mile Report

June 1, 2018 Art Zemon

Chevrolet Bolt EV

I just passed 10,000 miles in my Chevy Bolt EV. In a nutshell, the car has been absolutely wonderful. I get in it, drive it, and plug it into the charger in my garage at the end of the day. Owning this electric car is downright boring; it just works. Driving it is an absolute […]

Ecology, Rants & Raves, Recommendations, Technology

We Will Not Yield

August 20, 2017 Art Zemon

Coexist image

I was deeply disturbed by the hatred visible in Charlottesville. I was deeply disturbed to hear Donald Trump equivocate on opposition to neo-Nazis and racists. After Trump was elected, I remember having a conversation with a friend, in which I told him about my fears. I knew that Muslims would be killed, simply because of […]

Government, Philosophy, Rants & Raves, Safety

Now is the Time

February 21, 2017 Art Zemon

clipart of people praying

Pray for our community and our country. More importantly, speak up to your friends and neighbors here on this Earth. Ask all of your friends to speak up. Our community and our country are descending into hatred. This is not the America that I believe in.

Rants & Raves, Safety, Tzedakah

Transgender in the Bathroom

October 4, 2016 Art Zemon

We Don't Care bathroom sign

This week included a watershed day for me: the first time that I knowingly used the men’s room with a transgender man. I followed a trans man into the bathroom and guess what happened: Nothing special. I used the urinal. He used a stall. I left. He left later (I presume, since I have seen […]

Government, Health, Rants & Raves

Shabbat Service with Nefesh Mountain

May 2, 2016 Art Zemon

Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg of Nefesh Mountain

Who would have thought that you could blend bluegrass music and a Jewish soul to create an incredible Friday night sabbath service? Nefesh Mountain can, and did, at United Hebrew Congregation. Check out the video below.

Fun, Judaism, Rants & Raves

Hurry up! Paint it again!

January 21, 2016 Art Zemon

Peeling paint

Have you ever wondered what happens when you spray paint something without thoroughly cleaning the metal first? You get to paint it again. When I painted the seat frames of my BD-4C airplane back on the 14th, I was hurrying to finish up in time for an evening commitment. Big mistake. Most of the paint adhered nicely but I […]

Bede BD-4C, Rants & Raves

Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder

April 15, 2015 Art Zemon

Worn out coffee grinder blades

We wore out our venerable Mr. Coffee coffee grinder. It made a lot of noise but the blades were so smooth that they would not feed the beans. Here is a photo (which you can click to see larger)

Rants & Raves, Recommendations

Goal Achieved: Lost 32 Pounds

February 17, 2014 Art Zemon

32 pound weight loss graph

  I have lost 32 pounds. 🙂 It took a year and I am very pleased. I used the Weight Watchers mobile app and self-discipline. I did not bother with the WW meetings. For the last few weeks, I have maintained my weight without following the WW program, just eating sensibly, so this morning I […]

Health, Rants & Raves

Our New Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car

October 19, 2013 Art Zemon

Mitshubishi i-MiEV

We just bought a Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car and boy-oh-boy is it fun! This little gem drives “just like a car,” costs about 3 cents per mile to run, has four doors (plus a hatchback), and is surprisingly spacious. Believe it or not, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the “big” car in our family, being 10 […]

Rants & Raves, Recommendations, Technology, Travel

A Graceful Exit from the Syria Trap

August 30, 2013 Art Zemon

President Obama is in a tight spot. On the one hand, he wants to appear strong and follow through on his “red line” statement. On the other hand, he wants to appear strong and not knuckle under to Congress’ disapproval of military action in Syria. The only choices being discussed are: a) Attack Syria, or […]

Rants & Raves

Just Ordered My WordPress 10th Anniversary T-Shirt

April 27, 2013 Art Zemon

WordPress t-shirts

It’s hard to believe that I have been writing this blog for almost eight years and that WordPress (the software which drives this web site) is going on ten years old. To celebrate both, I just ordered my WordPress 10th Anniversary T-Shirt.

Internet, Rants & Raves, Software

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