Yafo.

Made it to Yafo. And I live in a house like a regular Israeli. Cool, hunh? I live through an extremely bumpy four-hour flight to TLV from Barcelona. Do you know that there’s a special Hebrew prayer to say when there is air turbulence? Well, there is, and the nice Hasid sitting next to me Continue reading Yafo.

qotd

We travel because, no matter how comfortable we are at home, there’s a part of us that wants – that needs – to see new vistas, take new tours, obtain new entrees, introduce new bacteria into our intestinal tracts, learn new words for “transfusion,” and have all the other travel adventures that make us want Continue reading qotd

sleep

Massive and overwhelming reaction to returning home today: deep need for sleep. Nap at noon, wake up and it’s six. Find myself eating Paul Newman Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies by the handful. It could be worse…

Fences

I guess the only people who don’t like it are American AntisemitesLiberals. Sure keeps my friends a lot safer at home… Found over at Ariel Beery‘s blog: Whether you call them Israeli Palestinians, Israeli Arabs or Arab citizens of Israel, it seems pretty clear that they have come out in full support of the Fence.