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So, I had my A1c tested today, and it came back with a 6.0! Not too shabby for someone with pancreatic cancer and only half a pancreas. This is the lowest A1c I've had since my initial cancer diagnosis over three years ago.

Zev

It's taken me far longer than I expected, but I finally finished Ki Sisa! While most parshiyos take me a bit over a month, this one took me 71 days to finish. Granted, I had Pesach in there, which shut me down for a bit over a week, but even so, in the weeks after Pesach, my writing pace slowed a fair amount.

Now, on to Vayakhel!

Zev

I had a good day of writing yesterday, getting close to sixteen lines done (which is well more than my average.

I also got to write another large letter. The next one will be in Sefer Vayikra.

Zev

This was for a visit to my oncologist and chemotherapy.

Don't worry... I'm not worried about it. I'm actually pretty happy with my insurance company. I'm sure they'll figure it out in the end. (And I have a backup insurance that pays for anything my main company doesn't.)

Zev

Shemos 33. Column 101. About two-thirds of the way through Ki Sisa (which, in this parsha, means I just started Revi'i :D ).

Zev

I finished column #100 this morning. Over 60% of the way done with Ki Sisa (and still only in the second aliya!).

Zev

Here's a short video of me writing yesterday morning. It's not exactly the best video in terms of quality (despite my having a degree in Television & Radio production), but here it is.

As always, comments and constructive criticism are welcome and appreciated.

Zev

Halfway done with column 100. Finished Exodus 32, began 33.

I also plan to post a video of me writing shortly. Keep an eye out for it.

Zev

Almost done with column 99 (and with the yeriah). Hope to finish it before Shabbos.

Zev

In the beginning of Parshas Metzora (in chapter 14, specifically), the word מטהר appears fairly often. In every case, the word has a chirik under the mem (מִטַהֵר) except for one place - in passuk 11, where there is a shva under the mem (מְטַהֵר).

The distinction is important because the meaning changes based on the vowel. The word מִטַהֵר (with the chirik) refers to the person who is being purified. With a shva, however (מְטַהֵר), it is referring to the kohen who is purifying the metzorah.

Zev