Next up: on the fly, since numerous runners will be in West Virginia and possibly elsewhere, and will begin at Commonplace Coffee.
Yesterday’s Sukkah run was an attempt to correct the impression we got from last year’s, namely that all sukkahs (or sukkot, or sukkos, whatever – temporary huts built to celebrate the Jewish holiday of the same name) are made with PVC pipe and plastic sheeting. (Brings to mind the Hanukkah menorah run, but never mind.) They were: understated yet elegant at Temple Sinai, Martha Stewart-ish at Rodef, struggling to survive the wind and rain at Pitt, and non-Jewish and quirky at CMU, where we also had to dodge insanely speeding buggies. Aligning with our practice of ignoring “Do Not Enter” signs, we ran by a few gigantic mansions in the somewhat hidden Diocese-Bishop/Hillman Family neighborhood – not sure whose was whose. Excellent planning resulted in crossing paths with a Hasid carrying Lulav and Etrog (too complicated - look it up).
At coffee we actually tried and failed to get up and leave several times, and went over the complexities of title insurance, disease or lack thereof in Africa, plumbers we have known, what you can sell at synagogue gift shops, etc. Endorsements: for unputdownable books – Ken Follett, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth George, Philippa Gregory, Ann Patchett (and of course George R.R. Martin who at this point seems like a member of the group). Also: Defending the Caveman, at a theater near you - http://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/30207/defending-the-caveman – which we hope will soon be followed by: Menopause, the Musical - http://www.menopausethemusical.com/.
Shout-out to PtB, who is traveling and receiving honors in her native land.
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