My wife and I are still at home. Our routine remains much the same. We play Scrabble on Sat afternoon, and often computer games on other days. I cannot play those games for very long. I’m just not that young. I’d rather read a good book. Speaking of that, I just finished “Beneath a Scarlet … More Corona virus – continued
My wife and I are both retirees, As such we are members of the most vulnerable part of the population. So we take the self quarantine orders seriously. The interesting thing about that is that , for us, it entails remarkably little inconvenience. We keep each other company, and we have our 2 dogs. Our … More Corona Virus – House Arrest
Not surprising that I should write again about the same subject is it? After all, we are still under a voluntary/mandatory quarantine. It’s sort of like house arrect. We went out the other day to a local market to restock on some essential food supplies. Overall, we’ve always kept a week plus of food in … More Corona virus – still
The worldwide pandemic is being talked about everywhere, so why not here? I’m only going to mention a few impressions, not repeat statistics and such. First, this disease is spreading so fast. Last month it was just beginning in China, now it’s all over. Because it has moved so fast and so far there is … More Corona Virus
About 20 years ago the Maytag Washing machine that we brought from the US broke down for good. I had repaired it twice myself (no big deal, just replacing the rubber belt that turned the drum) and we had it fixed once outside home (welding the belt wheel to the drum drive when the screw … More Our Maytag died
I love Opera. I often listen to taped recordings of complete operas with internationally known stars while working in my study. I’m especially fond of the most popular old ones by Verdi and Puccini. But I also like many many others. One that is high on my list of likes is Donizetti’s L’elisir D’amour . … More An Opera in Jerusalem
The Islamic Jihad sent two “soldiers” to plant an explosive device on the Israeli side of the Gaza line. Israeli forces saw them, opened fire, and killed them. This has resulted in a series of escalations on both sides. The terrorist group is allowed to operate freely in the Gaza strip by the Hamas governing … More Good Neighbors?
I mentioned the “Palestinian ” refugee problem previously. This is one aspect of the ongoing argument that appears to be easy to remove from the discussion. The Palestinian Authority won’t like it, but they have a lot of things they don’t like. Their position has always been that the only solution is to return all … More Deal of the Century – part 4
A major obstacle to reaching an accommodation between Israel and the Palestinians has always been Jerusalem. The Palestinians have claimed that all or part of the city is theirs and that it is their capital. The fact that they actually run their services from Ramallah doesn’t affect that claim. Even the UN partition resolution of … More Deal of the Century – part 3
One of the red-line conditions of the Palestinian Authority has always been the return of all “Palestinian refugees” to their original homes. But who is a “Palestinian refugee”? The original definition was set to include anyone who had lived in Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948. This conveniently eliminated the problem of Arab refugees … More Deal of the Century – part 2
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