l#000524">Purim costumes</a>, or whether it's someone joking about my deep and personal interest in Jewish-Christian relations, or what.  Mind you, I am also excited about finally getting my KitchenAid Professional 6 in meringue white -- especially since Talmud does not come with an ice-cream maker attachment -- but then again the KitchenAid does not come with Tosafot.  </p>

<p>Really, I feel that I should apologize to my younger and more idealistic self for all this complacency.  I am perilously close to 