Lunch with Donna

Just back from lunch with Donna at the Boulder Tea House, which is built in the style of Boulder’s sister city, Dushanbe. Peter’s finished just now with his third exam, which he says was easy. So, I am off to pick him up and feed him properly and do all sorts of motherly things…. That’s Continue reading Lunch with Donna

Yup, the end of the world as we know it…

That’s what John@Argghhh! entitled this piece, and I think it might not be hyperbole. “What’s the one legal principle that keeps our democracy alive?” asked Mrs. Liebich in US History class in high school. “Ummmmm….” we collectively said, and hoped she wouldn’t pick on any of us, except maybe Leslie or Mitsu, who knew everything. Continue reading Yup, the end of the world as we know it…

Israeli history

One thing I love about Israel is the sheer amount of history you can run into in the course of a day, assuming you bother to talk to anyone. I have lots of friends here, so I talk to way more people than I usually do when travelling. I’m on the phone with my friend Continue reading Israeli history