Fire and Food

Last week we went on a dinner outing to a Japanese Steakhouse called Wasabi. Wasabi is a Benihana type restaurant where the chef prepares your meal at the table. Unfortunately, the Flip Camera's batteries died before the meal prep began, so all I have is footage of us entering the restaurant and walking to the table. Fortunately, I also had the other camera with me. (Yes, I travel like paparazzi acting on a Lady Gaga wearing a meat dress tip on these outings.)

Here we are sitting at our table waiting for the chef.

The chef arrives.

The chef disappears in a pillar of fire. DeMille would have been proud.

The chef reappears to prepare our meal.

The ever-popular Onion Volcano.

Steak, salmon and chicken were our entrees of choice. We had a great time and a wonderful meal.

Bicycles and Chickens

We're getting in shape for bikini season. Spring is here, so summer can't be far behind, right? Some of you may have seen that red bicycle (large tricycle, really) sitting by the Ivy Room door. That bike was acquired because of someone's dream several years ago. (If you don't know about our Dream program...well, I guess that's a blog for another time.)

We decided to get the bike out again, pump up the tires and let people scare the staff and other residents by riding around in the hallways. (Nobody was really scared - it was all very well staffed and controlled.)There were several riders and I caught two of them on video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2oSwrz_xuk

Also - this is sort of two blogs in one - I wanted to share some video with you of one of our residents reading to some children. In case you didn't know, Menorah Park has a day care center for employees' children. We get visits from them twice a month. Usually we sing together. Lately, a couple of residents expressed an interest in reading to children. A match was made!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8zjhoRbF0E

In the Wilderness

Here's video from our trip to the Cleveland Zoo RainForest. The video is one of the longest I've posted, but it really zips by. I'm getting better at editing and I think this will hold your attention. There are a lot of quick cuts, and it's pretty amusing. So, go on. Give it a shot.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCmBCh_cRk8

Purim!

The photos and video speak for themselves!

Maybe this one speaks a little too loudly.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwgGSFRi07c

My three favorite lines of the day pertaining to my costume:

1) In the morning at home. Me (to my daughter Mariah): "Mariah, honey, please come here and help me with my tiara." Mariah: "Why can't I have a normal life?"

2) Rabbi Rosie Haim at The Temple Tifereth Israel: "Noah, you outdo yourself every year. Or, maybe you just out yourself."

3) An eight year old girl: "I have a REAL tiara at home." (pointing to my chest) "And I can tell THOSE are fake."

Oh Today We'll Merry, Merry Be...

Chang Sameach! Purim is just about here and we have been getting in the mood. One of our chefs, Matthew Bauman, held a Hamentashen baking session with residents in the Art Studio (which also has a small Milchig kitchen) the other day. I've got some photos and a 4 and half minute video montage to show you. (Be glad I've learned how to edit Flip camera footage - four and a half minutes may seem like a lot, but I really edited edited the raw footage. A lot.)

And here I am taking a picture of myself using the Flip camera to video the event (which you can see below). How do I do it!?

Thanks to David Walker, our Dietary Manager, who took most of these pictures. And now, here's the video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muoVTVsFkVc

Have a Happy Purim!

Winter Talent Show

Here's some footage from out winter talent show. We have one four times per year. I'll let the video speak for itself.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIbTldpAmec

Just Because...We Could

Here's some footage from out trip to the Polka Hall of Fame last month. Cleveland is, after all, the home of America's Polka King, Grammy winner Frankie Yankovic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvCCFtHOMr8

And now, for those of you who have seven and a half minutes to listen to Polka music, which I, of course, do not because I'm at work, here's a video of Frankie Yankovic performing a couple of Polka tunes including his biggest hit "Just Because." Enjoy it for me, will ya?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOPfRelGG8