TobyA recent conversation with the lovely Alec MacMillen (Arabic speaker and traveler on his way to Jordan on a Fulbright at the end of this […]
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Love Like a Thunderstorm
I am really happy with the piece I published at elephant journal today, “How to Love Like You’re Caught in a Thunderstorm.” I wanted to […]
Oh, the Characters of Middlebury
One of my favorite things about working in restaurants is the unlimited entertainment potential of observing the characters that pass through. Middlebury, Vermont does not […]
New Articles on Elephant Journal
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/07/dig-to-the-bottom-other-lessons-i-learned-from-thrift-store-shopping-toby-israel/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/07/its-okay-to-be-a-jewbu-but-im-not-toby-israel/ Check them out! ~
Waiting for the Invisible, Part II
(I promised lots of pictures this time…) Watermelon flower. I think I am a little bit in love with these plants. It’s official, there is […]
“Paying the Rent”
It seemed about time to talk about what I am currently doing for money “to pay the rent.” As previously mentioned, I have five jobs […]
A Picnic Revolution
I’m starting a picnic revolution! Here’s how it came about: Yesterday, my friends invited me to an outdoor concert at Lincoln Peak Vineyard (about 3 […]
Snapshots of Living
Snapshots in words and pictures of the last three weeks of life in Middlebury– plant, animal, and human. (Disclaimer: All photos were taken yesterday, when […]
The Internets: A Story of Love and Hate
I may be the last person you would expect to see managing communications and social media outreach for a small business. Doggedly resistant to Twitter. […]
Waiting for the Invisible
I expect this garden will teach me many things this summer. Though garden is perhaps too tame a word to describe it– too civilized. No […]