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...time greatest movie we ever went to on Christmas was a revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Even though, technically, Jesus' birthday is the date in history that divides Christians and Jews, spending Jesus' birthday with Tevye and clan was our holiest holiday-film choice. Granted it is a little disconcerting on Christmas to watch a Russian official refer to the Jews as "Christ killers," or a gang of creepy gentiles boot Tevye and his fellow villagers from the only home they've ever known. Motel the Tailor complains, "We've been waiting for the Messiah all our lives. Wouldn...
Fiddler on the Roof is the perfect picture to see for a family with only teenage daughters. Tevye, who has no sons, sarcastically calls his five girls "five blessings." The film tracks the accelerating rebellion of the three eldest, all of whom choose to marry for love, thwarting the efforts of the cranky old matchmaker. It is my dream that someone will someday make a sequel. At the end of Fiddler, Tevye and his wife are about to take their two youngest girls to New York City. If the first three were such headaches in the Russian village...
...Predictably, insurance companies are not pleased with the new measures, claiming that obtaining permission for every transaction will send administrative costs through the roof - and could cut consumers off from potentially lifesaving clinics and screenings. "Increasingly, our health care system relies on information to flow between providers, hospitals, physicians and health plans," Kristin Stewart of the American Association of Health Plans, an umbrella organization, told the Washington Post...
...look forward to reviewing my homeowner's insurance the way I do to cleaning the gutters on the roof. Preventive care is a pain. It's amazing, though, how much trouble can turn up. Did you know, for example, that coverage guaranteeing you'll have enough money to rebuild your house is disappearing? That's what my Allstate agent told me a few weeks ago, and I was floored. Isn't the main point of homeowner's insurance to ensure that you can replace your house should it burn down...
...were available for rent 30 years ago; today there are 400. One reason for their popularity is that houseboating offers a novel way to see some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. Plus, houseboats offer family and friends an opportunity to be under way while under one roof--or rather, deck...