http://littlechickenmedia.com The Jewish Squawk Box Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:56:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This article was cross-posted with the Forward’s Sisterhood Blog. As if us single ladies didn’t have enough pressure to deal with. (No, mom, I would not like to meet the emcee from the Goldenblatt’s Chanukah party.) We now have this to consider: It’s not only our biological clocks that are ferociously ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2010/01/my-biological-clock-is-digital/ By Faigel Is it too late for a self-indulgent new year’s resolution post? Oh well! I realized my new year was off to a good start when I attended a New Year’s Eve party entitled “Hooch and Tits.” That’s right. The fact that it was thrown by my family is beside the point. Despite ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2010/01/%e2%80%9cwhen-i-grow-up-i%e2%80%99ll-be-stable%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/     This bit was cross-posted with the Forward's Sisterhood blog.   A post-Chanukah, pre-Christmas epiphany has guided me to a new understanding about Jews and Gentiles: While we both love a deal, there’s a difference in how we snag it.   I arrived at this inter-religious realization at the tail-end of this holiday shopping ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/the-jewish-gentile-shopping-divide/ By Faigel At Christmas Eve dinner my nephew sits to my right, staring at me as I pile potato dumplings, sauerkraut, and some sort of casserole involving Cheese Whiz (this is the Midwest, after all) into my mouth. “What?” I ask, annoyed. “You’ve got some gray hairs,” he ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/a-blue-christmas-indeed/ Home for the holidays. A phrase so simple, so idyllic and so normal. A phrase that so completely manages to bypass the family neurosis that comes with it. A quick Google News search of “family stress” reveals 9,769 hits. (As a point of comparison, fruitcake nets a mere 1,155 and eggnog scores 3,144.) Newsday’s ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/home-for-the-holidays-putting-the-oy-in-joy/ http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/holiday-hang-ups/ By Faigel One of the perks of being gay is that when you date someone, you stand the potential for doubling your wardrobe.  No matter how you slice it, this is aces.  Dating a jock? You’ll never run out of comfy t-shirts or ankle socks (how are socks always disappearing anyway?).  ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/new-love-new-wardrobe/ Only once did someone tell me I resembled Barbra Steisand. But once is enough. Telling a 29 year old that she resembles a 67 year old famous for her shnoz is enough to humble an ego fit for Alexander the Great. And my ego is more on par with a ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/funny-girl/ I am certainly not the worst gossiper on the planet. But I do generally like to talk. While I know there is a fundamental difference between talk (“Mom, will you please pass me a fork?”) and gossip (“Mom, can you believe the Goldbergs use plastic forks on Passover?”) the two ... http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/workplace-gossip/ http://littlechickenmedia.com/2009/12/getting-real-and-clairvoyant-with-the-bgf/