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Jake

Things I Learned from my Dad, The Boss. 
  • Music is to be heard and seen
  • How to pray with Kavanah
  • I’d rather owe you, than cheat you out of it. 
  • All it takes to be a poet, artist, chef, etc. is a decision that you are one
  • Apologize after you get mad
  • Appreciate and enjoy community of any kind
  • Wear tie dye and vote Democrat
  • The difference between delayed gratification and deferred maintenance
  • Always include everyone 
  • How to make an omelet
  • To appreciate and savor older generations
  • The importance of eating pizza on hot nights in NYC and how to fold over a slice – after polishing off a pastrami sandwich earlier in the day
  • Independence – it is ok to go on your own when nobody wants to “come with”
  • Importance of proper grammar, spelling, and formatting. i.e. when to use an emdash or how many spaces after a period
  • When you just need to use butter to make things taste better
  • How to hold a drill
  • The appreciation of natural beauty
  • How to pack (and park) a car – big rocks first!
  • Good chips and salsa, fountain soda, spicy carrots and lengua  is the key to happiness
  • The importance of being passionate about the things that are important to you
  • Embarrassment is a choice
  • Know how and when to curse
  • The grandeur of the perfect sandwich and how to wrap it for travel 
  • Revel in your strangeness -- we all have some, so why not wear it​
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  • HOME
  • YESH
    • Yesh's Story
    • What's in a name?
    • The Logo
  • Spirit
    • Spiritual Direction
    • Jewish Spiritual Direction
    • J. Article
    • INDIVIDUAL
    • GROUP
    • Sage-ing Mentorship
  • WORDS
    • A Precious Heritage
    • Cutting Room Floor
    • The Blog
    • ETHICAL WILLS >
      • ETHICAL WILL Revisited
      • BLESSINGS >
        • Dedication
        • Prologue
        • Introduction
        • Journals
        • Insomnia
        • Nature
        • Pelicans
        • Subways
        • Connection
        • Revelation
        • Yeshaya
        • Points of View
        • Na'aseh V'nishma
        • Path
        • Disturbance
        • Cycles
        • Elul
        • Shofar
        • Forgiveness
        • Study
        • Legacy
        • My Dad
        • Benediction
      • References
    • Salt & Pepper >
      • Preface to S&P
      • Salt & Pepper
      • You've Gone
      • Brothers
      • A Friend Like Jim
      • Fathers Day
      • Password: shalom
      • Tekiah Gadolah
      • Following One's Dream
  • Art
    • ELROD SNIDLEY
  • Challah, etc.
    • Recipe
    • References
    • "CHALLETTE"
    • Babka!
    • Bagels
  • Contact