When an apartment building in Florida collapsed Israel sent a rescue team to help find survivors. Recently, a 15 man team from the Miami-Dade County Fire and Rescue came to Israel to meet with the Israelis who had come to their aid, and to spend a little time training and discussing rescue and search techniques. … More A Sincere Thank You
This morning an Arab teacher, actually employed by the Jerusalem Municipality, took a gun and went to the Old City in the center of Jerusalem. He opened fire on people he encountered. His gunfire actually killed one man, Elyahu , who worked as a guide for tourists, both foreign and domestic, that came to the … More In Need of a Reality Check
I was recently watching a documentary series on technological progress..It reminded me of when I spent time investigating some ideas that were once considered cutting edge.One such idea was something I spent a lot of time on; identifying aircraft using narrow beam radar.This was over 40 years ago. Nobody had lasers back then.Computers had not … More Yesterday’s Technology
Many years ago I was a better than average chess player. When I was in the Israeli Navy I was the Navy Champion for the years 1973-76 and came in third in 1978. As you can see, that was a long time ago. After I was released from the Navy We moved to our present … More A Friend Visits
In a previous post I pointed out that media discussion about that portion of Israel that was once occupied by Jordan seems to assume that history started in 1967. There’s another aspect to this. people (and institutions, like the UN and EU) tend to also forget that resolutions that call for negotiations between Israel and … More In Need of an Eye Doctor
We live in a small cottage with a large yard. There are several trees and an area covered with grass We have a drip and sprinkler irrigation system to provide water for that area because there is NO rain here in the summer months. This means that the birds also need a separate source of … More A Very Thirsty Bird (or Birds)
It is now the the beginning of the Jewish New Year holiday season. I will probably not be posting again for a couple of weeks. Before I take a break I have two things I want to say. First, to all my Jewish followers, I wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. Second, To … More Jewish New Year
Since the book was released I’ve found more information which I intend to incorporate in a future revised edition. I’ve also found a few errors. This is an errata list to allow people who have the book to make corrections. Page 125 – The drawings are both for the starboard side. Here is the original … More Errata list for The Easter Egg Fleet
Recently there has been a lot of talk in diplomatic circles about trying to get Israel and the Palestinians to talk again. Reconstruction and relief in Gaza was at least part of the motivation. Jordanian King Abdullah II visited the US and also raised the issue. What everyone seems to be ignoring is that big … More Unfriendly Neighbors
We used to joke that insanity was hereditary, you get it from your children. The particular form of insanity that is appearing across America seems different. You get it from your local politicians. The specific item that caught my attention was the flight of the Democratic representatives to the Texas state legislature to keep a … More Insanity is Hereditary?
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