Israeli elections didn’t make a big difference. Neither the pro-Netanyahu nor the Anti-Netanyahu groups have a clear majority. Now we all wait while the politicians try to make deals to form a coalition government. If they can’t do it in the next 4 weeks, we’ll probably have another election. What a waste!
Adolf Hitler became a totalitarian dictator in Germany in 1933. He did it without violating any democratic laws then in force in that country. He managed it stages. Each stage involved eliminating some freedom or disposing of some political opponent. America, today, reminds me of his moves to power. The “Democratic Party” in the USA, … More Shades of 1933
Equity is a new buzzword being used to introduce restrictions on what Americans can read or memorialize. This is a picture of Charleston, SC, taken in 1865. Charleston was where my family lived during the Civil War. The damage was caused by federal forces that laid siege to Charleston from 1863.and is was why my … More About Equity
.That terrific storm is now just a memory. I look out the window and there is little to remember of the actual storm. Our acacia tree is gone. All the broken branches have been taken away. The snow has all melted. Most of the water has either evaporated or flowed away. It brings to mind … More Thinking Back
It started last night, I haven’t seen snow this deep for several years. We usually only get snow about once a year.Even then. it usually melts within 24 hours. Not this time! We have about 5 inches in the yard. Deep enough so that I can see our smaller dog go by because his tail … More Snow!!
The Israeli Government has just announced another update to our current lock down status. All restrictions are to be lifted by March 9th (if there is no deterioration in infection rates etc.). The entire country, indeed, the entire world, has been through ups and downs, closures and relaxations, and other restrictions for almost a full … More The End of A Tunnel – A Corona of Light
There is still no end to it. Iran sponsored a bomb at the Israeli embassy in India. No one was hurt. But planting bombs in another country is not the way you negotiate. Israel has made a very clear statement about what it needs from Iran. Get your troops out of Syria. Stop making a … More More Arab/Islamic Terror!
My daughter and her family will all be listed as having recovered from COVID19 today. My granddaughter, who brought the infection home from her Army basic training camp, has already been declared infection free and returned to her base. All of them got through the ordeal? with minimal discomfort. That’s the up side. The down … More A (Slightly Tarnished) Silver Lining
I’ve actually started writing this twice before. Both times, I decided I was too close to the events to assess them in as objective a manner as I would want. This time, I hope, my emotional response won’t interfere with my judgement. The demonstrations in Washington resulted in a tragedy. 5 people died. One was … More Washington DC, Jan 2021
From watching TV news recently you could get the impression that the CORONA crisis is over. My wife and I got our first inoculations, and so did thousands of others. But the population that needs vaccination numbers in the hundreds of millions. It is much to early to celebrate. The reports of deliveries of millions … More It’s a Long Way to the Finish Line
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