Hi everyone!
Things have settled down a little and I've built a new web site.
Come visit at laurarosencohen.com
I've added a podcast interview component, the first interview with Barbara Kay is posted.
I've switched from Blogger to WordPress so bear with me as I work out some of the technical details.
Stay in touch!
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Goodbye Blog!
This evening at around 8:00 p.m, I finally put my feet up at the end of a very long day and once I finally had a few moments of quiet, I had a minor moment of epiphany. It occurred to me that I no longer want to maintain this blog.
I feel pretty liberated by my decision and I have a number of reasons that I'll share.
I've been running a blog for many years and I"m kind of blogged out. I spend way too much time reading stuff 'for the blog', saving articles, reading articles that people send me, and posting articles and thoughts.
Don't get me wrong, I love writing and feel compelled to write, it's not a choice-there's stuff I just have to get out of my brain and my soul and it has to flow through my keyboard to the world.
I just don't think a blog is the best vehicle for me anymore.
I have met some really amazing people through blogging, and it has been a lot of fun, but it never really took off as a lucrative venture. It was mostly a great place for me to vent my spleen and publish thoughts and pieces of writing that nobody else would publish.
Another consideration is that blog posts don't really accrue to one's professional portfolio or resume (or bank account). I hope to spend more time pitching and writing articles on more substantive topics and also on ventures that may be more lucrative and/or professionally rewarding because time is money and also our time on Earth is finite and I can't spend any more time on this blog. Like many other writers and creative types I have a list of projects and works in progresss I want to get done, and I ain't getting any younger.
One more minor consideration is that I'm pretty tired of having my ideas "liberated" by others. It's pretty easy to rip off an idea from a blogger and very hard to prove or trace. But believe me, I do see where traffic comes from-what country, what companies, what cities and I'm also very tired of feeling creeped out by federal government bureaucrats who pretty much stalk me on a daily basis. It's much harder to steal ideas from published articles (although I've also had plenty of ideas ripped off from pitches as well and that really sucks).
The other thing I worry about is that as I grow older, I have less and less patience for bullshit and belligerence and I'm less inclined to self-censor than I ever was. I don't want a blog post to be a gotcha moment for any random asshole. I have lots to say and will continue to say it but I'm pretty sick of watching the Internet Mob destroy lives. I'll always put my name to my thoughts and always urge others to do the same. The reason these disgusting mobs yield so much power, which is completely disproportionate to their numbers and even more disproportionate to their level of intelligence is because all the anonymous cowards who literally let them get away with it. So nuts to that times eleventy bazillion, million, gazillion.
I have lots of things on my to do list, but I'm getting older and I have a pretty heavy burden to deal with with my disabled child. My first priority is to my family.
I hope you have enjoyed this blog.
I certainly have enjoyed writing for you-wherever and whoever you are. For those readers I know personally through e-mail or otherwise, do stay in touch.
A special thank you to "C" in NYC who actually did send me a real, actual Hermes scarf after I drooled about them on line for so many years. I'll never forget that-thank you so much. Thanks also to everyone who sent a kind word when I shared, or perhaps overshared more personal life reflections and to the new friends that I made near and far.
Hopefully, and if I work hard enough, you'll still see my byline around town, perhaps even on different types of projects and forms of media. The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Shalom friends. See you around.
I feel pretty liberated by my decision and I have a number of reasons that I'll share.
I've been running a blog for many years and I"m kind of blogged out. I spend way too much time reading stuff 'for the blog', saving articles, reading articles that people send me, and posting articles and thoughts.
Don't get me wrong, I love writing and feel compelled to write, it's not a choice-there's stuff I just have to get out of my brain and my soul and it has to flow through my keyboard to the world.
I just don't think a blog is the best vehicle for me anymore.
I have met some really amazing people through blogging, and it has been a lot of fun, but it never really took off as a lucrative venture. It was mostly a great place for me to vent my spleen and publish thoughts and pieces of writing that nobody else would publish.
Another consideration is that blog posts don't really accrue to one's professional portfolio or resume (or bank account). I hope to spend more time pitching and writing articles on more substantive topics and also on ventures that may be more lucrative and/or professionally rewarding because time is money and also our time on Earth is finite and I can't spend any more time on this blog. Like many other writers and creative types I have a list of projects and works in progresss I want to get done, and I ain't getting any younger.
One more minor consideration is that I'm pretty tired of having my ideas "liberated" by others. It's pretty easy to rip off an idea from a blogger and very hard to prove or trace. But believe me, I do see where traffic comes from-what country, what companies, what cities and I'm also very tired of feeling creeped out by federal government bureaucrats who pretty much stalk me on a daily basis. It's much harder to steal ideas from published articles (although I've also had plenty of ideas ripped off from pitches as well and that really sucks).
The other thing I worry about is that as I grow older, I have less and less patience for bullshit and belligerence and I'm less inclined to self-censor than I ever was. I don't want a blog post to be a gotcha moment for any random asshole. I have lots to say and will continue to say it but I'm pretty sick of watching the Internet Mob destroy lives. I'll always put my name to my thoughts and always urge others to do the same. The reason these disgusting mobs yield so much power, which is completely disproportionate to their numbers and even more disproportionate to their level of intelligence is because all the anonymous cowards who literally let them get away with it. So nuts to that times eleventy bazillion, million, gazillion.
I have lots of things on my to do list, but I'm getting older and I have a pretty heavy burden to deal with with my disabled child. My first priority is to my family.
I hope you have enjoyed this blog.
I certainly have enjoyed writing for you-wherever and whoever you are. For those readers I know personally through e-mail or otherwise, do stay in touch.
A special thank you to "C" in NYC who actually did send me a real, actual Hermes scarf after I drooled about them on line for so many years. I'll never forget that-thank you so much. Thanks also to everyone who sent a kind word when I shared, or perhaps overshared more personal life reflections and to the new friends that I made near and far.
Hopefully, and if I work hard enough, you'll still see my byline around town, perhaps even on different types of projects and forms of media. The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Shalom friends. See you around.
Monday, July 16, 2018
The U.K Is Dead To Me
British schools are giving out spoons to girls in danger of being married off in sh&thole countries against their will.
This is Britain in 2018.
Absolutely disgusting.
UPDATE: Apparently this is a "Swedish" problem as well.
This is Britain in 2018.
Absolutely disgusting.
UPDATE: Apparently this is a "Swedish" problem as well.
Please, Democrats, Carry On Exactly Like This!
When I put this socialist gobbledegook through my Socialist Airhead to Normal English translator I get "Trump Re-Election Assured".
WEIRD!
WEIRD!
Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacks Israel, calls them the occupiers of Palestine.— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) July 16, 2018
When pressed on what she meant she struggled to give an answer and then admitted she does not know what she is talking about. pic.twitter.com/e3Uq1eupD3
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Near Death, Seeing Dead People May Be Kind of Chill
Chatting with the dearly departed? Who doesn't?
We asked him who he was talking to and he told us the Moloch Hamoves (the Angel of Death), and he was chuckling because the Angel said it's his time, but he wasn't ready to go. So they would chat about it.
My Zaidy wanted to make it to 100, but obviously his negotiations with the Angel of Death were not successful after he turned 96.
Still a good life, from escaping the shetls of Poland-imagine the fate that would have met him at Jedwabne, his home town, to being a tailor in Canada (Tip Top) and raising a family in Canada. He was a simple man who was very flawed, but pious and I remember him quite fondly.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
We Are Doomed
Canada is run by imbeciles.
Absolute imbeciles with bad policies and sympathies for terrible people.
Absolute imbeciles with bad policies and sympathies for terrible people.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
This Is So Cute: Norfolk Airport Police Take Excellent Care of Little Girl's Lost Stuffed Dog
Honestly, this story made me smile from ear to ear.
Well played, Norfolk Airport Police.
Hoping this little kid gets lucky as well.
If you want a laugh read through the comments. Seems like there's lots of adults still attached to their (grubby) stuffed animals. Very cute and very heartwarming.
Well played, Norfolk Airport Police.
Hoping this little kid gets lucky as well.
If you want a laugh read through the comments. Seems like there's lots of adults still attached to their (grubby) stuffed animals. Very cute and very heartwarming.
We lost our daughter's lifetime favorite toy today in Terminal B of Boston Logan, this adorable pink baby giraffe. Daughter is heartbroken. Name tag sticker says Thacher. If found, pls contact me! @BostonLogan pic.twitter.com/zKUBCJkS9Y— Erica Fletcher (@ericafletcher) July 8, 2018
The Evil Juice
I'm in a charitable mood this evening so I was moved by this humanitarian gesture.
But most times, I feel like this is a wasted effort. Will that mother, or family, or baby really remember the Jews that treated them or saved their life, or will they think we are massive suckers? I don't know.
I do know one thing. Real peace will be when Syrian doctors treat "Zionist" children in need.
Regardless, Jews being kind to Arab or other foreign (foreign to Israel I mean, and non-Jewish) children and saving their lives is not a news story in my view.
It's de rigueur for us.
But most times, I feel like this is a wasted effort. Will that mother, or family, or baby really remember the Jews that treated them or saved their life, or will they think we are massive suckers? I don't know.
I do know one thing. Real peace will be when Syrian doctors treat "Zionist" children in need.
Regardless, Jews being kind to Arab or other foreign (foreign to Israel I mean, and non-Jewish) children and saving their lives is not a news story in my view.
It's de rigueur for us.
Jews: Please Leave Europe
A few random nuggets from the antisemitic hell hole of Europe:
Germany sucks.
More from Germany.
France is awful.
More from France.
No Jewish future in Sweden (duh).
From the UK.
From Turkey.
Germany sucks.
More from Germany.
France is awful.
More from France.
No Jewish future in Sweden (duh).
From the UK.
From Turkey.
Two Good Ones On America
No, America is not a "nation of immigrants". It's a nation of individuals bound by creed.
Also, anti-Trump conservatives are wildly out of touch with the American electorate.
Also, anti-Trump conservatives are wildly out of touch with the American electorate.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Joy Is Illegal in Iran
This is so disgusting.
I'm heartsick over the dancer who has been arrested. Dancing is the body expressing the soul. It's glorious.
This is another reprehensible move by the Iranian regime.
I feel like we are getting closer to its end. I hope my gut feeling is correct.
I'm heartsick over the dancer who has been arrested. Dancing is the body expressing the soul. It's glorious.
This is another reprehensible move by the Iranian regime.
I feel like we are getting closer to its end. I hope my gut feeling is correct.
Listen to #ShaparakShajarizadeh who just heard that she was sentenced to 20 years prison4protesting compulsory hijab in Iran. She is the #WhiteWednesdays activist & the #GirlsOfRevolutionStreet #شاپرک_شجریزاده— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) July 8, 2018
لحظه شنیدن ۲۰ سال زندان#چهارشنبه_های_سفید #دختران_خیابان_انقلاب pic.twitter.com/8Kr3I75L2W
The U.K Is Dead To Me
England: a new case of Female Genital Mutilation happens every two hours in the formerly Great Britain.
I'm Confused...The "L"s Want to Take the "T"s out of LGBQTs, etc...
OK I'm not that confused.
I remember reading several prominent gay bloggers a few years ago urging "G"s to kick the "T"s out of the LGBT movement.
Anyway this is the ultimate result of having a victimhood hierarchy.
I remember reading several prominent gay bloggers a few years ago urging "G"s to kick the "T"s out of the LGBT movement.
Anyway this is the ultimate result of having a victimhood hierarchy.
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