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Paula (Shalva Rachel)

I am here for Friends and Networking

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I love people with a sense of spirituality and a good sense of themselves. Love of Judaism and its practice (that doesn't mean only on holidays, either) is a quality of people worth knowing. Maturity, honesty and compassion are of paramount importance. Having a wonderful sens of humor and being an animal lover doesn't hurt, either.

My Blog

Bureaucracy sucks

Have I mentioned what my feelings are about bureaucracies?  They really suck; government agencies, in particular. I realize I live in the most economically depressed state in the countr...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:19:00 GMT

Reflections on the passing of another year

As my 61st birthday approaches (ah, too quickly), I feel I shoould examine what has occurred during the past year.  Am I a better person than I was a year ago?  Have my views of the world ch...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:28:00 GMT

You can never tell ...

My last blog entry was talking abut how I was getting used to being tethered to oxygen 24/7 and other things related to my then-current health.  It just sounded like bitch, bitch, bitch! Well, gu...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:28:00 GMT

Up to Now ...

My friend's conversion date is Friday at 1:00.  She will be done in time to attend Shabbat Rocks as a brand new Jew.  I am so excited for her.  the mikveh was probably the most profound...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:52:00 GMT

Life Certainly is Full of Surprises!

Well.  It just keeps getting better and better!  I was released from the hospital last week after suffering a massive coronary resultiing in congestive heart failure.  I am now tethered...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:59:00 GMT

Ain't Life a Bitch?

I guess I spoke too coon.  I was "released" from my new job today.  They said I wasn't picking it up fast enough ("it wasn't working out").  Yeah, like I can step into an industry with ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:51:00 GMT

So far, so good.

Well, I made it through the first two days at work!  It is a whole new realm for me.  I'm used to working with lawyers, not printers.  My supervisor is pretty nice.  I promise...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:46:00 GMT

Happiness 3

I hardly know where to begin.  During the past four days some pretty wonderful things have happened.  On Monday, I completed my conversion to Judaism; on Tuesday, I was offered a job (after ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:57:00 GMT

Happiness .2

Can you believe it?  In the past 28 hours I have done two things:  Converted to Judaism (the ultimate in importance) and gotten a job!  Let's hope happinesses comes like death -- in thr...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:38:00 GMT

Anxiety over Dip

I don't know what I was so anxious about ... it went off without a hitch.  Even the Hebrew was done well.  Now that everything is "official," it's really hard to take it all in.  Everyo...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:56:00 GMT