Today, there's more proof that The Wire--the obscure HBO series about Baltimore's drug dealers, cops, newspaper reporters that one day will get a lot of attention, mark my words, maybe even be called the greatest television series of its time (though some of us will always defend the superiority of a certain series set in New Jersey)--just won't go away. The Tumblr "Counting the Omar" has combined Omar Little--the stick-up man who robs drug dealers and stole viewers' hearts--with the Jewish tradition of counting the omer. Started by a Jewish day school art teacher in Ohio, "Counting the Omar" dutifully counts each day of the omer, adding a picture of Omar and a quote from the character. We talked with Amy (who asked that her last name be withheld), about the project. Where did the idea...

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