tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post114419565618055114..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Mars & Venus on Erev Pesach CleaningJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144702938109247002006-04-11T00:02:00.000+03:002006-04-11T00:02:00.000+03:00My husband pulled the same nonsense, only his was ...My husband pulled the same nonsense, only his was miluim and he's gone for 2.5 weeks!!! I hope that you bought your wife something nice at duty free...Alizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959156708374169449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144393023402996522006-04-07T09:57:00.000+03:002006-04-07T09:57:00.000+03:00my husband does as much cleaning as I do. I do th...my husband does as much cleaning as I do. I do the organization and charts though. He does some cooking too :-) Feel lucky Jameel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144368622607187232006-04-07T03:10:00.000+03:002006-04-07T03:10:00.000+03:00Hi People!I'm currently flying way over the Atlant...Hi People!<BR/><BR/>I'm currently flying way over the Atlantic ocean at 30,000 feet...and reading your comments is slightly scary! I didn't bring back any pesach cleaning stuff...or pesach food from the US.<BR/><BR/>However, I did get some totally cool stuff for the kids (as instructed to, by the Mrs.)<BR/><BR/>For now, the best present I can give is to help as much as I can when I get home. So, instead of blogging a new article, Im going to sleep so I'll be able to be as helpful as possible in the morning.<BR/><BR/>(is that grovelling enough?)<BR/><BR/>I'll be back blogging again next week (but only after the kida re sleeping, and the every day's pesach taks have been completed).<BR/><BR/>[right now, the Mrs. is definitely thinking to herself -- "yeah right, I'll believe it when I see it")<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom everyone!<BR/><BR/>JameelJameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144344005569363582006-04-06T20:20:00.000+03:002006-04-06T20:20:00.000+03:00If you really want to have some fun you can come h...If you really want to have some fun you can come home and explain how you were engaged in all of the really hard work, while she was able to take it easy at home.<BR/><BR/>And I can verify, I saw you working. He did, really, I was there.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144336671271019092006-04-06T18:17:00.000+03:002006-04-06T18:17:00.000+03:00Jameel,Some advice from a friend: Don't even think...Jameel,<BR/><BR/>Some advice from a friend: Don't even think of bringing home Pesach food (especially things that need to be prepared) unless you're willing to prepare it yourself. Over a campfire in the woods where you're staying 'cause you've been locked out of the house.<BR/><BR/>And it might be wise to skip the movie and practice your groveling on the flight home. It might come in handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144334288136556762006-04-06T17:38:00.000+03:002006-04-06T17:38:00.000+03:00To answer Anonymous above...There are TONS of kosh...To answer Anonymous above...There are TONS of kosher l'Pesach products available in the US that aren't available in Israel. For instance, anything made with cottonseed oil (which for some reason, some poskim in E"Y hold to be kitniyot). Also, there are many things which the Badatz doesn't certify for Pesach, not because they can't, but because they just don't want to. Also, in Israel there are tons of things that are labeled "kosher l'Pesach l'ochlei kitniyot", while in America everything's marketed toward Ashkenazim.<BR/><BR/>Jameel--good luck! I hope that the Mrs. isn't too hard on you when you get home.Scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911315552965685448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144319383365166562006-04-06T13:29:00.000+03:002006-04-06T13:29:00.000+03:00Eshet Chayil:Perhaps I was unclear. I was suggest...Eshet Chayil:<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I was unclear. I was suggesting that the cleaning product was for Jameel, not his wife, to use. First, I thought he could help a little with Pesach shopping while on his trip if there were some special items available in the states but not Israel, such as a non-perishable treat. Then, I was offered that he could not only procure a special cleaning product but also use it himself to perform Pesach cleaning upon his return. Perhaps his unfortunately-timed trip could be beneficial in some small way to the process of making or to his family enjoying Pesach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144296178810672982006-04-06T07:02:00.000+03:002006-04-06T07:02:00.000+03:00It's funny- my husband's away on a business trip, ...It's funny- <I>my</I> husband's away on a business trip, too! For the whole week, including Shabbat. Coincidence? I think not.<BR/><BR/>When I spoke with him tonight, he told me all about his fancy sushi dinner. (I had cold pancakes).<BR/><BR/>I'm saving the oven cleaning for nori boy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144284940053909162006-04-06T03:55:00.000+03:002006-04-06T03:55:00.000+03:00Are there any Pesach products that are available i...Are there any Pesach products that are available in the states and not in Israel? Seems counter-intuitive that there would be, but, if so, you could make a point of purchasing them. Maybe there are some cleaning products that you should buy, and then make good use of yourself upon returning home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144252594183231192006-04-05T18:56:00.000+03:002006-04-05T18:56:00.000+03:00Way too funny!I remember going to visit a relative...Way too funny!<BR/><BR/>I remember going to visit a relative visiting from Israel, he came down to the lobby of his Hotel whereupon he was stopped by the concierge with "Mr.M____, you have some packages." The concierge then wheeled out a luggage cart nearly filled to the top with boxes of shipped products. My relative looked at me and quipped: "Apparently, the internet is working!" <BR/><BR/>I guess when the kids get older, they don't bother asking you for things from the states. They simply order them online and have them delivered to your hotel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144252394641310712006-04-05T18:53:00.000+03:002006-04-05T18:53:00.000+03:00someone in my office put up a sign that says "Dust...someone in my office put up a sign that says "Dust is not chametz and your husband is not the Korbon Pesach."S.I.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03977365053978099138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144247636407855572006-04-05T17:33:00.000+03:002006-04-05T17:33:00.000+03:00That was the most guilty post ever... And for anyo...That was the most guilty post ever... And for anyone who had doubts, I can attest to the fact that Mrs. Jameel Muqata is a super duper tzadeket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144247492186842942006-04-05T17:31:00.000+03:002006-04-05T17:31:00.000+03:00Wow, lol. Ok first of all great post! But you crac...Wow, lol. Ok first of all great post! <BR/><BR/>But you crack me up.... It's like you know you are getting away with murder and can't say it outright so you put it out there in this roundabout way - making sure the Mrs. will get the idea that you feel bad and it was out of your hands but at the same time do I detect that you are enjoying this turn of events? Naughty!<BR/><BR/>Your wife seems like an amazing person, you are very lucky! I am sure you spoil her when you are around... spoil her VERY much!<BR/><BR/>Love the Mars/Venus angle. Although I personally don't believe in that methodology completely, it does make for entertaining reading!FrumGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938604279533529932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144246694940529622006-04-05T17:18:00.000+03:002006-04-05T17:18:00.000+03:00Rock: We're very proud of you! :)(though I didn't ...Rock: We're very proud of you! :)<BR/>(though I didn't even manage to do that either this year)<BR/><BR/>Elie: Wow...Kol HaKavod. Though the gantt charts, pie graphs, milestones and dependencies sound like a new product: Microsoft Pesach Project 1.0<BR/><BR/>(Thats one project you can't slip the deadline on!)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144246206421438342006-04-05T17:10:00.000+03:002006-04-05T17:10:00.000+03:00I ordered the matzas this year.I ordered the matzas this year.rockofgalileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939653236475167491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144244833315899672006-04-05T16:47:00.000+03:002006-04-05T16:47:00.000+03:00OK, you have encouraged me to come out of the (cle...OK, you have encouraged me to come out of the (cleaned) closet. I am the one mainly in charge of Pesach cleaning in my house! Of course Debbie and the kids do their parts, but I organize the whole shebang and do the plurality, if not majority, of the actual cleaning.<BR/><BR/>In defense of my masculity, I have the whole thing organized on the computer with charts, schedules, deadlines, etc. which is a <B>very</B> male approach to the job.<BR/><BR/>Debbie is definitely in charge of the shopping and cooking though!Eliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979263918394127210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144243140977430592006-04-05T16:19:00.000+03:002006-04-05T16:19:00.000+03:00Swiftthinker: Did my wife ask you to write that?!?...Swiftthinker: Did my wife ask you to write that?!?!Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144243052984430802006-04-05T16:17:00.000+03:002006-04-05T16:17:00.000+03:00TAFKAPP: I'm really really really not connected at...TAFKAPP: I'm really really really not connected at all to the non JBlogosphere...and I try not to ask the Mrs to proofread all my posts ;-)<BR/><BR/>Shifra: Yes, she is an amazing woman! I will do my best to sleep on the plane going home as much as possible, so I can be well rested and start helping the second I land.<BR/><BR/>Pragmat: Thats a really sore point... I wish our combination British Nanny/Babysitter/House Cleaner would come back from the UK. She was the best! Thinking about it now in retrospect, I wonder if it was our house that made her leave the country in the first place.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144242514429804742006-04-05T16:08:00.000+03:002006-04-05T16:08:00.000+03:00three out of three, not bad.I bet this conversatio...three out of three, not bad.<BR/>I bet this conversation is mirrored all over the world as we write.<BR/>Now where's your cleaning lady in all of this? Please tell me you have one...Pragmaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724757238921859366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144233173721699892006-04-05T13:32:00.000+03:002006-04-05T13:32:00.000+03:00Jameel, You'd better come home with something for ...Jameel, <BR/><BR/>You'd better come home with something for the Mrs. - even if it's just your well rested self ready to dive in and do anything and everything she needs you to do. Your wife must be one amazing woman.Shifrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326423616254438613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144228456376739622006-04-05T12:14:00.000+03:002006-04-05T12:14:00.000+03:00Oh my- So alongside everything else she has to do,...Oh my- So alongside everything else she has to do, you (one of the most hyperactive bloggers in the world, not just the jblogosphere) ask Mrs@themuqata PROOFREAD EVERYTHING YOU EVER POST?! <BR/><BR/>Mrs@themuqata deserves a VERY large gold medal! (Or the spa treatment idea of Bec's was a good one too.)tafka PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144222584481242402006-04-05T10:36:00.000+03:002006-04-05T10:36:00.000+03:00True...all true. Me: Dear, I need to go to Chul th...True...all true.<BR/> <BR/>Me: Dear, I need to go to Chul this week.<BR/>Her: When are you leaving and when are you coming back.<BR/>Me: Hmmm. Monday morning...coming back Tuesday night.<BR/>Her: In otherwords, you leave for the airport Sunday afternoon and will return home Wednsday afternoon.<BR/>Me: *thinks about it* - Yeah, more or less.<BR/><BR/>That seems to be the gist of most of my "I need to travel" conversations.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I took the car to the carwash. I'll bake the matzos. I'll show up to the seder.Litvshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298062565136162359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144220796561492672006-04-05T10:06:00.000+03:002006-04-05T10:06:00.000+03:00Must Gum: Of course I help...but it's impossible t...Must Gum: Of course I help...but it's impossible to use the words "help alot" compared to the amount of work my wife does.<BR/><BR/>Its not like I'm @ home now and blogging instead of helping clean for pesach. I'm away from home in my hotel room, blogging, when I should really be home helping clean for pesach.<BR/><BR/>Now that we've cleared that up, I'm going to bed.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144220460910286182006-04-05T10:01:00.000+03:002006-04-05T10:01:00.000+03:00I agree with most of the post Jameel. Especially t...I agree with most of the post Jameel. Especially the parts about us husbands who happen to take vacation often -- I mean, who travel on business so often. The conversation you have with your wife could easily be adapted for some of my conversations with my wife when I'm on the road.<BR/><BR/>However, when it comes to pesach cleaning and preparations, I think that I help quite a lot (as do some other men I know). I do help clean, and it's my job to kasher the entire kitchen. My wife always says, if not for me, we'd be eating chametz on pesach... lolMUST Gum Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275184914370002347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144219473654528242006-04-05T09:44:00.000+03:002006-04-05T09:44:00.000+03:00Women can be very Mars-like, and like most Israeli...<I>Women can be very Mars-like, and like most Israeli citizens, are very good shots with automatic weapons.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. :)Shtenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720234365015335571noreply@blogger.com