For the past week we have been having miserable weather. Oh, it’s not like we’re snowed in or anything like that. It’s just been constantly cold. Our temperatures range between 8 and 13 degrees /Celsius. That’s not really very cold compared to Europe or America. But it FEELS cold to us. The heavy layers of … More A Break in the Weather
Our two dogs are often a great source of entertainment. Yesterday was a cine example. We had let them out in the early afternoon for some fresh air and exercise. A little while later we heard the two of them barking like mad. They often bark at anyone who passes the house. When that happens … More Dogs and Friends
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
This week the section called Lech Lecha ( literally: Go to/for yourself) is read in Jewish Synagogues. For those of you who might not be familiar with the Old Testament, It’s the third section from the start and deals with the Lord telling Abraham to leave his former home and go to Canaan. Canaan, of … More An Inner Voice
I did a lot of things during my years in the military. One of them was collecting Intelligence. The US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence had a standardized program for having ships submit items that might have some intelligence value. During one tour of duty with the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean I ran … More Amateur Spy
We moved from Haifa to our little village (now a small town) just a little over 40 years ago. We didn’t think of ourselves as pioneers. That’s what new immigrants to Israel were back in 1880. We were just moving to a new home. We were going to a real house, with indoor plumbing, running … More Being a Pioneer 40 Years Ago
Today is going to be the shortest day of the year in terms of hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. With only 10 hours (approximately) I’ve got a lot to do. That means this post needs to be succinct. So let’s start with a quick question. Do you know where to locate planets in … More Seeing the Light From Far Away
When I was in the 9th grade there was a tradition at the junior high school I attended that the 9th graders would put on a play for the 7th graders. The play that was chosen was about a senior prom where the prettiest girl in the school expected to go with the handsomest boy. … More My Brief Career on the Stage
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