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I sat all morning in the college sick bay Counting bells knelling classes to a close. At two o’clock our neighbors drove me home. In the porch I met my father crying– He had always taken funerals in his stride– And Big Jim Evans saying it was a hard blow. The baby cooed and laughed … Continue reading Mid-term Break
You know what I find most surprising about this day after Christmas? That it’s so normal. Everything has snapped back to the way it was a week ago, before most of the hysteria had set in. “How was your Christmas?” now replaces “Are you ready for Christmas?” as the desired season-specific greeting question. I sit … Continue reading the day after
Explosion kills two in Tel AvivAn explosion in Tel Aviv kills three people and injures more, but police say it is probably not a terrorist attack. [BBC News] I woke up to see this on the news. Jaffa, which is right next to Tel Aviv, is where Mordechai and Chaya live, so I had to … Continue reading watching the news
… and the world is starting to look closed-up already. You know, everyone hunched over and hurrying outside, and those in cars with the attitude of “We ain’t gonna open these windows for anything.” No more joy in the open world, no leisurely strolls. And this evening, my son tells me, “Hey, in three years, … Continue reading Monday in winter
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