Amiram’s Observations

My wife and I took the kids to see “Up” yesterday.  My younger child is six, and he is at the point where he is almost ready to sit still for the duration of a movie.  “Up” is a wonderful summer children movie.  Only it isn’t a children’s movie at all.  Of course, all children [...]

My wife sent this poem and the preceding paragraph to me over the email the other day.  She sent it in Hebrew, and having read it, I realized that the original was written in English.  I looked it up and found it easily.  My wife didn’t send it without a reason.  She sent it because [...]

Do you feel the nasty looks when you get your midterm test back?  Do you find that you peers are disturbed by your consistent A+ scores?  Do you feel rejected by the “cool” guys when the instructor or teacher or professor mentions your name as exemplary student?  Do you get cold shoulders from girls who [...]