Happy Rosh Hashanna

my dear prosers snd prosettes. this Friday, when the sun sets, will be the end of the jewish year. i am not an atheist but i am certianly not an observant man. but this holiday, is one of my favorites. like most holidays, a lot of food is involved. A LOT..honey cakes star the list.

but this year, so much has happened that we’d all have wished that it didn’t, so much suffering and ugliness, and so much more stands in the near future. it brings me to wonder if it is in any way wrong for EVERYONE to celebrate the END of the year. it needn’t be just this occasion. there are plenty of other holidays and festivals throught the world that celebrate an end to this year. the more the better , I say. the passing of this miserable excuse for a year, should be shared and repeated. and a new, better year should be welcomed and celebrated.

so here’s what you need. take an apple. preferably a real sour one. cut it up. then take a bowl of honey. dip wedges of this wonder apple in the honey. throw that in your mouth. done. as you masticate, you notice that the contrast between the unbearable sourness and sweetness gives a remarkable taste.

let the sourness and bitterness of the past wash away in a sea of kindness and joy.

to play it safe, you can drink something beside. my favorite would be Benedictine liquer. but brandy, whiskey, schnapps work well too. red wine will also work nicely.

but friends, don’t get beer involved. bitterness has no room in this event.

personally, i dont drink anymore. but i wish you joy...

as you are drinking, chewing, make a wish, not for yourself but for others, that the year that is coming, whenever it arrives, will be a better one. think hopefully; it will not be much to improve upon the last one.

and so, until the next new year celebration, which could be the Celtic Samchein , i wish you all nothing but happiness, health, love and satisfaction.

Incidentally, i just realized that this is my 500th post on this site. 500 is a nice, round number which does not mean anything more or less than 501 or 637. i plan to be as argumentative, tedious and annoying as before, regardless of the number of previous hack jobs I’ve done. i plan to continue to foment and set an example for mediocrity, crudeness and superficilality. if you enjoyed something i wrote, it is not a bad reflection on you. it’s perfectly acceptable to indulge in trash on occasion.

i hope you all stay creative , supportive and patient as i have learned from you.

be well, and happy new year again (it doesn’t hurt to wish this repeatadly.)