Happy Hannukah, Hanukkah, Chanukah, however you spell it

Betsey had an Irish-Catholic-Hannukah party Friday night in Cola (Columbia, S.C.) that was really fun. Cool to hear Ben sing the blessings in Hebrew, and fun that he brought an array of yarmulkes for everyone to wear. Mine kept slipping off while I was cooking latkes, though. It's bad enough that I'm not Jewish and a woman and wearing one -- I really didn't want to drop it in the latke batter. Not really sure where the Irish-Catholic part came in, other than that's Betsey's background. Maybe it was the red potatoes.

Betsey's giant cat Cow was the party favor -- everyone was trying to get Cow to stop being a bastard and let them pet him, but several people, including Ben, came away with scratched hands for Christmas. I know better -- Cow hates everyone except B.

Anyway, hope everyone's having a Happy Hanukkah. Here's my favorite Chanukah song:

Put on your yamukah
Here comes Hannukah
So much funnukah
To celebrate Hannukah

Hannukah is: the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents
We have eight crazy nights

When you feel like/the only kid in town
Without a Christmas tree
Here's a list of people that are
Jewish like you and me:

David Lee Roth
lights the menorah
So do Kirk Douglas, James Caan
and the late Dinah Shorah

Guess who eats together at
the Carnegie Deli?
Bowser from Sha-Na-Na
And Arthur Fonzarelli!

Paul Newman's half Jewish
and Goldie Hawn's half, too
Put them together,
What a fine looking Jew!

You don't need to Deck the Halls
Or Jingle Bell Rock,
'Cause you can spin the dreidel
With Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock!

[Chorus]

O.J. Simpson [not a Jew]
But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew [He converted]
We got Ann Landers and her
sister Dear Abby,

Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish
Not too shabby
Some people think Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well, he's not, but guess who is --
All three Stooges!

[Chorus]

So many Jews are in Show Biz
Tom Cruise isn't but I think his agent is

Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Hanukkah
I hope I get a harmonica
On this lovely lovely Hanukkah
So drink your gin and tonica
and smoke your marijuanica
If you really really wannika
Have a Happy Happy Happy Happy Hanukkah