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AUGUST 4, 2016 | The Jewish Home
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A Chance Encounter It was Friday in Hawaii, and Matisyahu, the famous reggae musician, was buying a coffee. In the corner of the room stood a man, Alama Clint, playing on the ukulele. The song? Matisyahu’s 2009 “One Day” hit. While waiting for his brew, Matisyahu, wearing shorts and a plaid red shirt, joined in the singing, clearly enjoying the tune. When the song and the duet between the Alama and the musician ended, Matisyahu asked the man, “Do you know who wrote that song?” He then pointed to himself. “What? No way!” said Alama. “What’s up bro? You look different,” he told Matisyahu, who no longer is sporting a beard, as they fistpumped.
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Tub seem to enjoy the connections they’re making with their friends. They know they can step out to make calls, if need be, and Tyler has assured that the bar has a landline in case of emergency. “I’ve had one complaint from a customer, and it was that she got a [cellphone] signal. We moved her to another table.” Talking to the person you’re with is becoming so ancient that it’s almost cool.
The Smile Ball
Hate peeling onions? Well, these won’t make you cry. A new invention in Japan called the Smile Ball is going to keep the smile on your face as you prepare your fish, soup and salad for Shabbos. Regular onions release a gas when their cells are damaged by slicing, and that gas irritates people’s eyes and makes them cry. The Smile Ball onions release no such gasses, so they can be chopped with impunity. Even better? They’re also reportedly sweet like fruit when eaten raw. The price, though, can wipe the smile off your face. The Smile Ball onions will cost about $4.30 for a pack of two when they go on sale in supermarkets in Japan this fall. And that’s enough to make you cry.
A Seat of Jewels If you’re heading to this bar, you’re either talking or drinking but you’re not texting about what you’re imbibing. Steve Tyler of the Gin Tub in England has put silver foil in his walls and a copper wire mesh in the ceiling of his pub. These additions block cellphone capabilities, ensuring patrons are talking to each other instead of WhatsApping with their other mates. “I’ve seen it progressively get worse and worse and I thought, ‘I want to stop this,’” Tyler said. “I want people to socialize with the people they are with, rather than the people they are not with.” Those who are drinking at the Gin
When is a $6 chair worth more than $6? When it has $6,000 worth of diamond jewelry stuck inside. Years ago, Angela Milner-Brown, 50, and her husband, Angus, 47, bought a chair at auction. Not having the funds to have it reupholstered, it was relegated to the attic. Recently, Angus removed the