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Beauty can arise from tragedy

As the events unfolded, it was a story that could only be measured against the biblical account of Job. It was everyone\’s worst nightmare.

Delilah drives me wild

Hello, my name is Caroline, and I am in love with my car … there I\’ve said it.

The Dealbreakers

My blind date, Scott, likes college hoops, \’80s TV and helping others. I like his cute tuchus. I\’m thinkin\’ we\’d make a fine pair of Jews. We stray from the first date playbook and follow a Santa Monica dinner with a Main Street stroll. As we walk past yet a third unique boutique on our way to get dessert (that we don\’t want) and more time together (which we do), Scott says those three little words that can rock a girl\’s world. \”There\’s my car.\”

It\’s a PT Cruiser — washed and waxed today, valid registration, parked less than 12 inches from the curb. No fuzzy dice, high school tassel or pine-scented Playmate air freshener. The car doesn\’t scream \”show-off\” or \”shady,\” Speed Racer or gas guzzler. What it screams is middle-aged dad. More specifically — my dad.

The Sham of It

We\’ve just paid $3,000 for a new mattress.
\”It\’s not a mattress,\” the salesman sniffed. \”It\’s a sleeping system.\” His accent

SUV Ads Might Make Residents Squeamish

A new anti-oil television advertising campaign that is intended to needle the consciousness of fuel-guzzling SUV owners will be making a lot of local residents uncomfortable.

Pesach on the Autobahn

It was nearly midnight when Louis Roth\’s seder ended and we packed ourselves into my old Bug. My wife, Kyongcha, rode shotgun; Steve, my 12-year-old brother, shared the cramped back seat with a case of matzo and boxes of kosher-for-Passover canned goods from the chaplain\’s office. It was enough to supply each of the seven Jews in my U.S. Army signal battalion.

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