Challah for a dolla'

I made Challah bread for Easter! It was delicious, but so hard to braid! There must be some genetic Jewish grandmother gene that gets passed down to only the nimblest of fingered sisters... seriously. At one point, Michelle had to cut me out of the dough because I had somehow braided my arm into the loaf- up to my elbow!

But here's some pretty pictures. Eat your heart out!

Oh, and here's the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Shabbat-Challah/Detail.aspx

Be warned: You will have a LOT of dough to worry about! (Don't you wish that was the least of your worries.)

Shave & a Haircut

I've always been a bit confused by the difference between the pictures of Christ and the standard of dress missionaries of my church are required to observe. Back in the olden days, men of God could be Men of God and go farmhouse to farmhouse wearing their Fu Manchu's and Mutton Chops without people barricading themselves in their homes and calling the local constable (with those wind-up phones, apparently.)

Now-a-days, the likes of Joseph Stalin, the Unabomber, and David Koresh have given the facial facade a bad reputation. It's now commonly linked to the uneducated, the unclean, and the psychotic. Which is why I'm still surprised that contemporary pictures of the Savior still show him with a beard. Even though we subconsciously associate those attibutes to the living humans we encounter on the street, when we view pictures depicting the Savior those associations are not made. Which is why I couldn't help posting this:
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To set the stage, the wife and I got an email about our Stake missionary efforts (a stake is like a diocese for LDS). It was a survey asking us how we could best be assisted in sharing the gospel with our friends. Unfortunately, the good brother who composed the survey didn't catch the typo on the last question. I didn't send this one in, but I had to share!

I'd like to open this up to comments. What would be the best response to the last question? (And don't get serious on me. That's not what this is about! :0)